Rolling Stone's Revealing New Video Of Jeff Bridges at His Montana Ranch, And More
Thomas on February 4th, 2010
Plus the latest soundtrack accolades, two new USA Today features and Ryan Bingham's upcoming TV and radio performances. Photograph by Mark Seliger.
Rolling Stone: "Behind the Story: Jeff Bridges, Zen Cowboy" (VIDEO)
"What has become the year's signal indie-film business story started ever-so-humbly with writer-director Scott Cooper's adaptation of Thomas Cobb's 1987 novel of the same title, but the essence of the film's success came when T Bone Burnett (Walk the Line, The Big Lebowski) and co-producer Stephen Bruton began working up the soundtrack's songs in what Burnett calls "seances" at his Los Angeles house."
The Playlist: "The Best Soundtracks, Scores & Music Moments of 2009"
They give shout-outs to both the FANTASTIC MR. FOX and (500) DAYS OF SUMMER soundtracks as well. Here's what they said about CRAZY HEART, which you can learn more about on iTunes:
"Soundtracks can do a lot for a movie - enhance energy, convey mood, or strategically place the story without a certain time or place. But rarely have soundtracks meant so much to the emotional integrity of its central character than in Crazy Heart. Every time grizzled country music singer Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) takes to singing one of his songs, it almost acts like a musical number, forwarding not only plot but letting us in on Bad Blake's back story and his emotional turmoil. The original songs by T Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham could just as easily be played on country western radio stations, but combined with Bridges' performance they're positively transcendent and in the case of the single, 'The Weary Heart,' utterly dusty and heartbreaking."
Ryan Bingham: On the Road Again
Speaking of music, keep an eye out for Oscar-nominated Ryan Bingham next week on the telly and radio. He'll be making appearances and performing next Thursday and Friday (the 11th and 12th) on "The View," "Imus in the Morning," WFUV-FM, WXRP-FM, WNYC (NPR) and a VH-1 staff showcase. Read the latest interview with Ryan from the LA Times.
USA Today: "Jeff Bridges - 'I've Loved the Way My Career Has Gone'"
"When Jeff Bridges heard he had just collected his fifth acting nomination for his lead role as Bad Blake, the down-and-out country singer in Crazy Heart, he says he let out a big 'Yee-ha.'"
USA Today: "Maggie Gyllenhaal 'Surprised... Shocked... Excited'"
"One of the first calls this morning came from her on-screen love and best actor favorite, Jeff Bridges. 'Jeff called me this morning. He was barely even making words. He was kind of singing and moaning. He was so excited. I feel thrilled,' says Gyllenhaal."