Low-budget film finds itself at the heart of the Oscar race
Nov 29th, 2009 by Peter D. Marshall
“A few weeks ago “Crazy Heart” was just another invisible movie, one with so little promise that the company that made it refused to put it into theaters. Now, suddenly, this low-budget film about a washed-up country singer finds itself at the heart of the Oscar race, with some awards watchers calling its star, Jeff Bridges, a likely best actor candidate.
Every year one or more films like “Juno” or “The Wrestler” seem to emerge from nowhere. What makes “Crazy Heart” so arresting this year is that it has jumped into the race at pretty much the last minute and also comes complete with a juicy business back story involving a studio, Paramount, that may find itself embarrassed for letting an Oscar winner slip through its fingers.”
Read this article from NY Times.
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