Features
Thursday, February 11 2010
Hungry Heart: Maggie Gyllenhaal
The most-recently Oscar-nominated Gyllenhaal talks about why Jeff Bridges is sexy at 60, the dangers of falling for the wrong person and why Sissy Spacek rules.
Wednesday, January 6 2010
The Best Male Film Performances of 2009
Certainly, the multi-millionaire boy's club represented here is heavy on the dramatics and light on the more 'amusing' fare. But if you really give this list a meaningful perusal you'll see a few genre and jokester surprises along the way.
Wednesday, January 6 2010
The Best Female Film Performances of 2009
Some in the media would have you think it was a sparse year for women on the silver screen. One peak at this amazing list of 20 girl power performances will have you giving said sentiments a specious second look.
Reviews
Tuesday, June 7 2011
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses: 19 May 2011 - Helotes, TX
Bingham's soulful blend of blues, rock and country has made him one of the greatest crossover artists of modern times, able to appeal to a wide-ranging audience in a way few others can.
Friday, April 30 2010
Crazy Heart
Crazy Heart's whiskey drinkin' hard livin' Bad Blake is Jeff Bridges’ best performance since The Dude, and with the music, there are no false notes.
Tuesday, December 22 2009
Crazy Heart
An understanding of the music business -- in addition to genuinely lovely performances by Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal -- makes Crazy Heart something special.
Blogs
Wednesday, February 3 2010
Not Crazy About 'Crazy Heart'?
With all the talking set to surround the 2010 Oscar nominations, the loudest chatter (at least for a few days to a week) is typically…
News
Thursday, April 25 2013
Jeff Bridges’ Band, the Abiders, Is Touring
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Bridges took home the lead actor Academy Award for his portrayal of down-and-not-entirely-out country singer Bad Blake in the film “Crazy…
Tuesday, March 9 2010
OK, they won , so what's next?
LOS ANGELES — Pretty much as soon as he's done celebrating, best actor Oscar winner Jeff Bridges will travel to New Mexico to shoot "True…
Friday, February 19 2010
Maggie Gyllenhaal is 'trying to have fun' with first Oscar nomination
LOS ANGELES — Maggie Gyllenhaal has been a Spirit Awards darling ("Secretary," "Happy Endings"), a Golden Globe nominee ("Sherrybaby," "Secretary") and a superhero's girlfriend ("Batman…
Friday, January 22 2010
Straight-up country: Musical genre's love affair with alcohol
Each night I leave the bar room when it's over Not feeling any pain at closing time But tonight your memory found me much too…
Tuesday, January 12 2010
With 'Crazy Heart,' Jeff Bridges is at the top of his game
LOS ANGELES — Townes Van Zandt, the tortured Texas troubadour who drank himself into an early grave, had a sad, sly song called "No Deal"…
