Added over 80 DVD screencaptures of Mamie’s appearance in Kimberly Peirce’s “Stop-Loss”, starring Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish. Please note that the caps contain spoilers. The film has been released on DVD earlier in the USA and now in most European countries, so make sure to grab your copy, the film is really worth its time, despite Mamie’s rather small screen time ;-) Among the disc’s special features is a making of featurette and deleted scenes.

Added a bunch new production stills of Mamie in “Stop Loss” to the Image Library, with many thanks to the great Riikka :-)

With “Stop Loss” being released in US theaters today, the Los Angeles Times has posted a very insightful review on the film. Four thousand Americans and counting have died in Iraq, and the litany of unsuccessful films about that part of the world – “The Situation,” “Redacted,” “Rendition,” “The Kingdom,” “In The Valley of Elah” among others – is growing as well. Do not add “Stop-Loss” to that list. “Stop-Loss” is a film that does it right. The story of a young American soldier played by Ryan Phillippe who resists an order to return to Iraq, “Stop-Loss” covers some of the same territory as those other features. The difference here is a quality of propulsive emotional intensity that pushes us over rough spots as it drives us insistently forward. An intensity that must be credited to director and co-writer Kimberly Peirce. The full review can be read here.

Yesterday, Mamie has attended the premire of her upcoming film “Stop Loss”. Also, two new clips have been added to the Multimedia section, a clip from the film and an interview with Mamie on the red carpet, talking about her role, her co-stars and her upcoming Broadway debut in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”.

While the buzz for “Stop Loss” and its theatrical release on March 28 is slowly starting, the official website has been updated with lots of new content, including more cast & crew information and Mamie’s biography. Head over for some new videos, wallpapers and pictures. Then, the extensive production notes on the film feature many quotes by Mamie on the making of the film and how she worked on her character. All parts can be read below. Mamie Gummer auditioned for the movie a year before cameras rolled, and the part of Jeanie appealed to her in particular. Her character was not featured in every scene but instead of returning home during her downtime, Gummer elected to remain in Texas.

Kimberly Peirce really knows how to talk to actors, to communicate in a way so that you instantly get it. She doesn’t even have to say very much – she’s been living with these characters for so long and is so passionate about the work, she knows exactly how to get to the truth of their story and how to bring us there too. This quality was especially helpful because, as Gummer points out, the fraught dynamics of Tommy and Jeanie’s relationship are never overtly stated but rather revealed through the story. “In these big group scenes, Joe and I had to do a lot of improvising to create a relationship without having written dialogue. Occasionally, Kim would just whisper something in my ear, a small note that would be so right on. It helped that Joe was a great actor and a great guy. I just loved, loved the story, this script, this girl, this part. It was so far removed from my little New York City self, to come down to Texas and live in this world. I came across and interview with an Army wife talking about adjusting to him being back and the challenges that she faced. That was very helpful. Jeanie grew up in Texas, Michele is her best friend, they all went to high school together. The guys came back to Brazos after basic training and it seems like it must have been a whirlwind relationship and courtship, they got married right out of high school. Living in Texas, spending time here, watching these girls was really something.

Many thanks to Mycah (my scanning hero! :-) for sending in this amazing photo of Mamie and “Stop Loss” director Kimberly Peirce from the March issue of Glamour Magazine (US). The scan can be found in the Image Library.