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Ben Affleck and Kris Kristofferson Aren't That Into You Either
Filed under: Comedy », Romance », Casting »
If the casting news on He's Just Not That Into You keeps up like this, I imagine even the passersby in the flick will be big names. To recap: the flick comes from Sex and the City writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo's book about how most male excuses and laziness are signs that he's just not interested. The film already boasts Drew Barrymore as a star and producer, along with Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Connolly, Justin Long and Ginnifer Goodwin. As if that wasn't enough, now we've got The Hollywood Reporter adding Ben Affleck and yes, wait for it -- Kris. Kristofferson.The comedy will include a number of interconnecting story arcs, and Affleck is coming into Aniston's, playing her boyfriend -- "a man whose unwillingness to commit to marriage puts great strain on their relationship." Perhaps the guy remembered when he was a Man About Town and got cheated on. As for Kris, he is, oh yes, playing Jennifer's dad. I'm not sure I can see it, but I'll bite. I assume that he got this role after starring in Aniston's short directorial debut -- Room 10, which I told you about a few months ago -- because really, while not every film on Kris' resume is super-awesome, romcoms usually aren't his thing. Who will be next?
'Powder Blue' Adds The Swayze
Filed under: Drama », Casting »
Our EIC, Erik Davis, came up with "The Swayze," and I have to say -- I like it! "The Swayze" just sounds so much better, and so much more epic than just Patrick Swayze. It sounds infamous, and even a little dance-like, which is entirely apt since the guy is a great dancer. Granted, it can also take on the tone of a cheesy number, like "Do the Bartman," but I am trying not to think of it that way. Anyway, The Swayze has just signed on to that flick called Powder Blue, which we have previously posted about here and here.As you may remember, Blue is about four diverse characters who come together one Christmas Eve, and they are -- a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest and a stripper. While I'm really wishing the female role could be anything but a stripper, because that's so cliche, the lineup is: Forest Whitaker as the ex-priest, Ray Liotta as the ex-con and Jessica Biel as the stripper (and Liotta's daughter).
Now we've got Swayze as the strip club owner, Eddie Redmayne (Babington in the upcoming The Golden Age) as the mortician and newcomer Alejandro Romero as a transsexual prostitute who is close to Whitaker's character. Topping off the powerful male punch, Kris Kristofferson has also signed on as "the head of a corporate crime organization who tries to convince his former employee (Liotta) not to seek vengeance on his former co-workers." The Hollywood Reporter says that the four people meet "through chance, tragedy and divine intervention," so maybe we'll get a little godly action in there as well. Either way, we're sure to get lots and lots of on-screen dysfunctional testosterone.
Cinematical Has Seen Jennifer Aniston's 'Room 10'
Filed under: Drama », Shorts », Other Festivals »
It was back in August of last year that Cinematical blogged about Jennifer Aniston's directorial debut (with the help of Andrea Buchanan)*. The project was started as part of Glamour magazine's Reel Moments series, where readers submit true stories "by and about women" that get turned into short films by notable females. The story she got, or picked (however it works), is a little ditty by Colleen Goldrick called Room 10, which stars two pretty great actors -- Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson. The short just screened at the Worldwide Short Film Festival here in Toronto, and I have to say -- it ain't all that bad.The film is about a stressed and snarky nurse who hides in her work to avoid her marital problems at home. While taking on extra shifts at the hospital, Penn's character tries to preoccupy herself, while not strangling the over-eager and annoying nurse who challenges her last nerve. However, when she begins to look after a critically ill woman whose husband is staying with her through her final moments, the nurse's notions of love and marriage are challenged. Sure, it's a sappy sort of premise, and it might not have worked if it wasn't for the genuine and subtle performance of Kristofferson, but it is also helped by Aniston's eye. The camera lingers just enough to catch emotion from both its stars, without dwelling. Unfortunately, I wish I could say that about the whole of the film. The last moments lose some steam in melodrama and sappiness. But all in all, it was a decent short -- not the best of the bunch, but very far from the worst. Will this lead her to more work? I'm not so sure, but at least we can be assured that it wouldn't be a total train wreck.
*Edited to add Andrea Buchanan as co-director, thanks JF.
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