‘The Messenger’ serves notice about the casualties of war Nov 20, 2009
Their off-duty relationship amounts to a lost, Last Detail bender that culminates in their trashed arrival at the wedding rehearsal dinner of Montgomery s ex-girlfriend (Jena Malone) ... Starring: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, and Samantha Morton. (Boston Globe)
Army drama Messenger delivers fitfully Nov 11, 2009
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena MaloneDirector: Oren MovermanRun time: 1 hour, 45 minutesMPAA rating: R ... "The Messenger" is at its best depicting moments Will's tryst with an old flame (Jena Malone) now engaged to another man, a parent's turnabout from anger to deepest commiseration when he learns of his daughter's secret marriage and her widowhood in the same moment. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Abbie Cornish quietly makes a name for herself Sep 20, 2009
She had just started production on Sucker Punch, an all-woman action-fantasy with Vanessa Hudgens and Jena Malone, directed by Zack Snyder, who made 300 and The Watchmen. Campion s description of Cornish s preparation cracked the actress up. (Boston Globe)
New on DVD: Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' Mar 6, 2009
(And look, there's a then-unknown Seth Rogen bugging Jena Malone at the bus stop. A release that does pop on Blu-ray, surprisingly, is John Carpenter's original Assault on Precinct 13 (1976, Image, R, $30). (USA Today -- Life)
Mourning Becomes Electra Feb 23, 2009
Even worse is Jena Malone as Lavinia, the daughter whose love for her. father is rather too close for comfort. (New York Post -- Entertainment)