Isaach De Bankolé

...Control," a crime thriller that's not remotely thrilling but mesmerizes from the get-go. Isaach De Bankole (of TV's "24") stars as a mostly silent, stone-faced, unnamed loner who receives and exchanges tiny matchboxes containing pieces of...

In this article: Academy Award, Gone with the Wind, Sacha Baron Cohen, DVD, Jim Jarmusch, Bruno, Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara, Twilight's Robert Pattinson, and Bill Murray

...can't, it's list-making night). Dr. Stephen Sternbach from the Boston Psychoanalytic Society will introduce Jim Jarmusch's film, "The Limits of Control," starring Isaach De Bankole, John Hurt, and Bill Murray. The discussion will follow. The...

In this article: The Limits of Control, E mail, John Hurt, Jim Jarmusch, and Bill Murray

Doyle's spectacular but lived-in Spanish landscapes are supported by an amazing soundtrack from the experimental-rock trio Boris, and De Bankole's nearly wordless protagonist bounces off entertaining cameos from Swinton, Bill Murray, John Hurt,...

In this article: Jim Jarmusch, The Limits of Control, The Matrix, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Bill Murray, and Christopher Doyle

...variety of reasons, few of which have anything to do with the art of telling a story. Bankole flies from Paris to Madrid, where he checks into the Torres Blancas, a cylindrical apartment block chosen by Jarmusch and Doyle because of the fun...

In this article: Jim Jarmusch, The Limits of Control, Tilda Swinton, Christopher Doyle, Le Samourai, The Big Sleep, John Hurt, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Paz de la Huerta

...about a crime that's never specified. It is stylishly shot, but remarkably little happens. Isaach de Bankole portrays the film's main character. "The Limits of Control," with Isaach de Bankole, Alex Descas, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Luis...

In this article: The Limits of Control, Jim Jarmusch, Tilda Swinton, Christopher Doyle, Hiam Abbass, John Hurt, Bill Murray, Broken Flowers, and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

What's the deal with the two espressos, you ask? In Jim Jarmusch's "The Limits of Control," the indie filmmaker's star, Isaach De Bankole, is a sharp-suited mystery man who makes clandestine assignations in Spanish cafes with a cast...

In this article: Jim Jarmusch, The Limits of Control, Paris, Gael Garcia Bernal, New York, Caffeine, John Hurt, and Tilda Swinton

...of Jarmusch's camera and say weird things. A lone man in a sharkskin suit (played by French African actor Isaach De Bankole) encounters each of them while on an undefined criminal mission in Spain. He must rely on these strange people to lead...

In this article: The Limits of Control, Tilda Swinton, Jim Jarmusch, Bill Murray, John Hurt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Stranger Than Paradise, and Broken Flowers

The Limits of Control (R for profanity and graphic nudity) Jim Jarmusch directs this surrealistic crime thriller about a mysterious loner (Isaach De Bankole) with trust issues making his way across Spain to pull off a job. Cast...

In this article: Tim Daly, Michael Keaton, Jim Jarmusch, Zoe Saldana, Battle for Terra, Ice People, Anne Aghion, Breast cancer, Hatice Aslan, and Eldorado

...my notebook as I struggled to stay awake. Even more ponderous than his first film, Permanent Vacation, the film follows robotic Isaach de Bankole on some kind of diamond-smuggling mission through Spain not reacting to eccentrics Tilda...

In this article: James T. Kirk, Spock, Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek, Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine, Starfleet Academy, J.J. Abrams, The Wrath of Khan, and Enterprise