This & That: Nashville, Disney, Broadway
Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 8:39PM NASHVILLE
I'm packing up and heading out to the Nashville Film Festival which is becoming something of an annual jaunt for me. The opening night film is Bloodworth starring this year's career achievement honoree Kris Kristofferson.
I'm on the jury for the narrative competition with actor Dan Butler (Frasier, Crazy Stupid Love) and critic Joe Leydon. Last year I had the pleasure of attending an event honoring composer Carter Burwell but this year I have to miss the Gustavo Santaoalla celebration, damnit. (Since the festival is in Music City, they wisely opt to honor composers each year).
I'll send you little bits from the festival and meanwhile the usual contributors will be on hand here to keep you entertained!
Have you ever been to Nashville? A few years back when I went for the first time I took a trip to the Parthenon and i'd never wanted to know how to play guitar worse. I woulda busted out the strings and sung Nashville's "It Don't Worry Me ♫" at the top of my lungs right then and there.
DISNEY
Sorry about that Hit Me With Your Best Shot situation. We'll do something special for Beauty & The Beast once I'm back from Nashville. Next week's Wednesday night film is Charlie Chaplin's The Circus (1928) but we'll figure something out. It's part of my Personal Canon anyway so we have to work Belle & The Beast in. In the meantime I really hope you'll click around and read all those posts it prompted among animation fans.
Broadway's "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN": Norbert Leo Butz (Tom Hanks role), Aaron Tveit (DiCaprio's role), Tom Wopat (Christopher Walken's role)
BROADWAY
I'm doing too many things at once. Before I head out to Nashville I had to also get up this week's Towleroad column where you should head if you want to read a bit on The Hobbit Part One or my reaction to Broadway's "Catch Me If You Can" (hint: it's better than the reviews say).
Kris Kristofferson, Nashville, film festivals, juries
Reader Comments (8)
I've seen Aaron Tveit in Wicked and in Next to Normal, as well as most of his guest stints on TV. God I hope he becomes a big big star. And my husband.
Tom Wopat is hot.
OT: Ellen Page has joined a cast that includes Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg for Woody Allen's Untitled Rome Project.
Dominique -- is he even available (for the husbandry)? I suspect he's in demand ;)
Any films you really looking forward to seeing at Nashville? I know Submarine was blowing up on Twitter when it played at Sundance. Sally Hawkins and Paddy Considine are enough to draw me in.
wade --I have finished watching the films in my particular program (narrative) so when i get there i'll just be seeing things that strike my fancy. I'll try to catch Submarine for the same reasons you mention ;)
I've got my ticket for Catch Me on Thursday-super excited to see it!
Great comments on Catch Me. Would love to see you do some coverage of the Tonys this year. Commentary, predictions, etc. You're work on the Oscars is so great that I'm sure any thoughts you had on the races for the Tony would be fascinating.
I totally mistook Kris Kristofferson for Jeff Bridges in that picture. At any rate, I find it hard to get excited about "Catch Me If You Can," as it contributes to a Broadway trend that I have come to disdain -- stage musical adaptations of major motion pictures. It's enough that my best friend is trying to get me to see "Sister Act."