Alexander Payne’s Nebraska has been generating interest at film festivals, and now we get to take out first look at the black and white film. Payne has been trying to make the film for years. Now it’s in the can and set for an Oscar qualifying US run later this year.
The movie follows Bruce Dern as a struggling alcoholic who believes he has won a sweepstakes lottery, so he hops in the car with his underachiever of a son (Will Forte) to claim his prize. ‘Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America.’
Black and white is going to be a tough sell to mainstream audiences, but Payne’s films are almost always worth a look. [Read more…]
The official line-up for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival has been revealed, with an interesting set of movies screening from May 15th to 26th. We already knew the festival would open with Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby and that Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring would kick off the Un Certain Regard segment, but now the other movies have been announced.
Having started out as a writer on Saturday Night Live, Bob Odenkirk is best known for out and out comedy, usually of the rather silly type, but more recently he’s been flexing his muscles in Breaking Bad.