Crazy Heart

12/10/09 As the number of adult dramas being made declines, so does the amount of interesting work for maturing actors, both male and female.  |  Variety

12/10/09 Editors love to tell stories about how they pieced together what looked like disastrous takes to save an actor's performance -- or win that thesp an Oscar.  |  Variety

12/09/09 Colin Farrell is the unsung hero of Jeff Bridges ' acclaimed new movie Crazy Heart - he recorded a song for the soundtrack, made an appearance in the film and then insisted his name be taken off the credits so as not to take the spotlight off the star.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

12/09/09 For a creative medium, cinema has had a deeply troubled relationship with creativity -- at least when it comes to putting it onscreen.  |  Variety

12/09/09 It was that rare mix of Hollywood and Nashville when Fox Searchlight launched the indie "Crazy Heart" Tuesday at the Academy.  |  Variety

12/09/09 Jake Gyllenhaal showed up dateless to his sister's Los Angeles movie premiere Tuesday night – but he was far from alone.  |  People

12/09/09 Just when we thought Colin Farrell couldn't get any hotter, we find out he can sing.  |  E! Online

12/09/09 If you're expecting Clint Eastwood's "Invictus," about how new South African president Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman) used the country's rugby team as a way to bring the nation together, to be preachy and obvious, the film's first and last scenes will fulfill your worst fears.  |  Independent Film Channel (IFC)

12/08/09 Scott Cooper's decade of experience in front of the camera as an actor came in handy when he sat down in late 2006 to adapt Thomas Cobb's novel "Crazy Heart" into a screenplay.  |  Variety

12/07/09 The 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will present Jeff Bridges, star of the upcoming "Crazy Heart," with its Desert Palm Achievement Award at the fest's awards gala on Jan. 5 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.  |  The Hollywood Reporter