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The Dude Goes Country and Gets Some Oscar Buzz

The Crazy Heart Poster & News / TK

Trade News | November 16, 2009 | Comments (25)

It’s no surprise that Crazy Heart hasn’t been on a lot of people’s radar. First of all, the title sounds like a tween romcom. But I can get past that. However, it’s also about country music.

Hey! Come back. I’m not finished.

It’s produced by the CMT network (Country Music Television).

Goddamnit, I’m still not done! Don’t you walk away from me.

No, seriously. It looks good. How good? Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall and Maggie Gyllenhaal good. That’s a no-shit cast right there — this ain’t no Lifetime movie. Here’s the official synopsis:

Bad Blake (Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. Bad also becomes the mentor to a contemporary country star, Tommy Sweet (Colin Farrell), while simultaneously struggling in the rising young crooner’s shadow.

Colin Farrell as a country singer? I say it’s worth seeing for that alone. I feel like Farrell’s been on something of a redemptive track after a couple of real stinkers ruined his credibility. He was absolutely brilliant in In Bruges, one of my favorite films of last year, and this looks to stretch him out quite a bit more. Gyllenhaal has always been a favorite of mine, and Jeff Bridges, well … I’ll watch Jeff Bridges clean his garage at this point. The early buzz has been remarkable, with Bridges even being mentioned as a potential Oscar nominee, and as such, Fox Searchlight is giving the film an early limited release (December 16th) to get it some extra buzz.

To sweeten the deal even more, the music was composed by none other than the legendary T-Bone Burnett who, if you aren’t familiar with him, well … you should rectify that. Like, now (He also worked on the music for The Big Lebowski, if that helps). Anyway, here’s the poster:

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Oh, and can we just skip right past the “country music sucks” and “Maggie Gyllenhaal is ugly” comments? No? Bummer.

(h/t to Slashfilm)


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Comments

Country music is ugly!

Maggie Gyllenhaal sucks!

I am a lobster!

Posted by: boo at November 16, 2009 10:39 AM

boo made me smile my hangover away.

Posted by: , (just , cause I'm tired of typing that other shit) at November 16, 2009 10:42 AM

I now expect that in two weeks there is news about a movie with The Dude cleaning out the garage, attacked by nihilistic kids on skate boards, were he is searching for a new carpet.

Narrated by a zombie cowboy.

Posted by: Magiel at November 16, 2009 10:51 AM

[redacted comments about country music]

Now, Jeff Bridges can play grizzled, but ain't nobody can outgrizzle Robert Duvall.

Posted by: branded at November 16, 2009 10:58 AM

I thought that was Diane Lane for a moment.

Anyway, "Honeysuckle Rose" and "The Jazz Singer" already exist.

Posted by: Jay at November 16, 2009 11:01 AM

A wizened geriatric paired with a romantic lead half his age? That's unpossible!

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at November 16, 2009 11:13 AM

The Dude looks like Kris Kristofferson in that poster, which made me think "why didn't they get Kris Kristofferson?"

I dare say that Kristofferson can outgrizzle Duvall.

Posted by: JH at November 16, 2009 11:15 AM

Ooh, I like that poster.

Maggie Gyllenblahblah was SO FUNNY in Away We Go. "And take your shitty stroller with you!"

Posted by: Julie at November 16, 2009 11:22 AM

I'm with Jay -- this looks like a lot of older movies cobbled together. I'll see your "Honeysuckle Rose" and "The Jazz Singer" and raise you a "Star is Born" and Tender Mercies." No thanks.

And on the superficial side, Jeff Bridges talks like he has a mouth full of shit, and Gyllenhall looks (and acts) like shit. I'm out.

Posted by: jimbob at November 16, 2009 11:34 AM

Bad? His name is Bad?!

Seriously, people are becoming lazier and lazier about coming up with interesting names for characters. Pretty soon we're just going to have names like "boy" and "baby" and "thing."

Posted by: commanderfunky at November 16, 2009 11:35 AM

Maggie Gyllenhaal is lovely.

I have nothing else to add, I just needed to balance out the unnecessary anti-MG comments with a superfluous compliment.

Posted by: Yossarian at November 16, 2009 11:51 AM

There have been talks of Bridges receiving a Best Actor nomination for this. I think he's due to win something. Hopefully it won't be like John Wayne's Oscar win though. The man deserved it, but Rooster Cogburn wasn't exactly his best role. Coincidentally, Bridges is set to play that character in the Coens' next re-make film.

Posted by: Chalupa at November 16, 2009 11:56 AM

Maggie Gyllenhaal has a lifetime pass from me for 'Secretary'.

Tell me she is not the love interest in this movie. By love interest, I mean actually having movie-intercourse, not just 'loving' him. I am only willing to suspend my disbelief soooo far when it comes to young attractive (easy, attractive enough) women banging grizzled old farts.
Hot old farts? OK by me.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at November 16, 2009 12:31 PM

"Oh, and can we just skip right past the... “Maggie Gyllenhaal is ugly” comments?"

...The Dude abides.

She looks nice in the banner pic.

Posted by: D-Day at November 16, 2009 1:40 PM

I realize MG is no Megan Fox...

I'll just let that soak in for a moment.

Anywho, I think a lot of us give her a pass for "Secretary" based on our willingness to be spanked by James Spader.

Or that could just be me.

Posted by: greer at November 16, 2009 6:28 PM

Maggie Gyllenhaal was not funny in Away We Go. She could have been, but her role was over-written and over-directed. I got it, they're hippies...

I think I'm going to watch the Dude tonight.

Posted by: Brenton at November 16, 2009 8:01 PM

I will see this movie.

That is all.

Posted by: Daniel Hall at November 16, 2009 8:22 PM

Who says grizzled can't be hot, Lwa'e'??

Posted by: ariadne at November 16, 2009 8:23 PM

I fell in love with Maggie in Stranger Than Fiction. She was so damn sweet.

And I agree, it's about damn time The Dude won an Oscar.

Posted by: figgy at November 16, 2009 8:49 PM

Sorry, I just don't like Maggie Gyllenhaal. (Despite liking Secretary.) To each their own. In the spirit of general sisterhood, I'll refrain from calling her ugly.

That said, I'd watch hot grizzled Jeff Bridges clean out his garage. And Colin Farrell as a country singer? WTF? OMGWTFBBQ?

Pretty soon we're just going to have names like "boy" and "baby" and "thing."

I have a friend who is about to give birth to a small male human. I'll suggest she name him Boy-baby-thing.

Posted by: MM at November 16, 2009 9:02 PM

Bad? His name is Bad?!

Seriously, people are becoming lazier and lazier about coming up with interesting names for characters. Pretty soon we're just going to have names like "boy" and "baby" and "thing."

Posted by: commanderfunky at November 16, 2009 11:35 AM

Too late! The Road already has "The Man", "The Boy", and "The Woman."

Posted by: JoeBlu at November 16, 2009 9:19 PM

I was under the impression that "Bad Blake" was is country music moniker. I doubt very much that his birth certificate says "Blake, Bad."

Posted by: kyle at November 17, 2009 12:56 AM

I have a friend who is about to give birth to a small male human. I'll suggest she name him Boy-baby-thing.

*snerk* Hee.

Also... Colin Farrell? Yesplease.

Posted by: Gabs at November 17, 2009 1:49 AM

Those of you who think Maggie G is ugly are very welcome to leave her to my tender ministrations. Pass the baby oil.

Posted by: embertine at November 17, 2009 4:09 AM

I am only willing to suspend my disbelief soooo far when it comes to young attractive (easy, attractive enough) women banging grizzled old farts.
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I am youngish and I have been called attractive, and I would totally bang Jeff Bridges, grizzled or clean. He IS the hot.

I wish I knew how to do italics.

Posted by: Cuca at November 17, 2009 11:05 AM





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