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It Ain't Fair
Hollywood Elsewhere —
It Ain't Fair Fox Searchlight is suddenly screening Crazy Hearts , the Jeff Bridges character drama that Hollywood Reporter columnist Steven Zeitchik has described as a country-music version of The Wrestler , and frequently -- two showings today and a couple more tomorrow and/or Friday, a friend reports. But so far no screenings are slated for the New York crowd. Or so I'm concluding due to a lack of response after writing Fox Searchlight's Manhattan p.r. crew this morning. L.A. Times columnist Patrick Goldstein ...
Fox Searchlight wearing a ‘Crazy Heart’ on its sleeve?
Awards Daily —
... RiskyBusiness says Fox Searchlight may be planning to pull a last minute jackrabbit out of its cowboy hat. Not to be outdone by cringe-inducing labels like the Jewish Precious, Crazy Heart is being called the Country-Western Wrestler. ...
Will 'Crazy Heart' Be Fox Searchlight's 'Slumdog Millionaire' For 2009?
:: The Playlist :: —
... ," starring Colin Farrell, Jeff Bridges , Maggie Gyllenhaal and Robert Duvall. The film chronicles story of an aging, washed-up country singer (Bridges) who finds inspiration through his relationship with a reporter (Gyllenhaal) while dealing with the rise of his protege (Farrell) and his own mentor ( Duvall). "Crazy Heart" was apparently not slated until next year, but RiskyBiz is reporting that without a Oscar hopeful Searchlight are now looking at bumping up the film's release to this fall in a last minute Academy bid. Footage of Bridges and Farrell performing (slash ...
‘Crazy Heart’ has the goods
In Contention —
... While it might be unfair to reduce it to a “country-music ‘Wrestler’” (as The Hollywood Reporter’s Steven Zeitchik did yesterday without having seen the film), that is nevertheless a pretty streamlined way of describing the narrative. ...
What's the State of Fox Searchlight?
Cinematical —
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With Miramax also facing tough times, it's a shame to see studios like these have an off-year, though there's time for a turn-around yet so far as Searchlight is concerned. Summer's summer release means the timing could work out to earn a push for Original Screenplay as a happy-go-lucky alternate to many dour contenders. This month's similarly light Fantastic Mr. Fox is an Animated Feature candidate at the very least, and -- according to THR -- the Jeff Bridges drama Crazy Heart is getting a last-minute test run of ...
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