Following up on the nervous paranoia of his 2001 horror item “Session 9” rather than the comedic humanism of his other work, director Brad Anderson’s “The Machinist” is an intense ...

The Machinist, the disturbing drama starring Christian Bale, opens in limited theatrical release on Friday. You can view an exclusive clip from the film below. Here's ...

The Machinist (2004) - Brad AndersonAn industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity Christian Bale took method acting to a whole new level in The Machinist ...

Christian Bale sheds some pounds for his new role in "The Machinist." Well, a few pounds would be an understatement; Bale's new look resembles that of "Ally McBeal's" Calista Flockhart. The use of ...

“A little guilt goes a long way,” says protagonist Trevor Reznik in Brad Anderson’s 2004 thriller, The Machinist, which uses guilt as its thematic bedrock. Shot for just $5 million, this is ...

In the years since the 2004 release of The Machinist, Christian Bale has grown candid about what it was like transforming his ...

Bale’s transformation for The Machinist in 2004 stands out as his most extreme. In his portrayal of an emaciated insomniac, ...

There’s committing to a role, and then there’s committing to a role. To play tormented, sleep-deprived factory worker Trevor Reznik, Christian Bale — normally 6’2”, 180 pounds — got ...

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