'The Road' 2nd Trailer

The Road comes out November 25th. I cannot wait for Oscar season to truly begin!

Happy Birthday Guy Pearce and Kate Winslet!

Guy Pearce was terrific in a supporting role in The Hurt Locker, and he also has a part in the upcoming The Road.

It's also Kate Winslett's 34th birthday. Here's my favorite clip. "Do a Holocaust film. Guaranteed Oscar!" LOL! Seems it was true.

The Buzz About THE HURT LOCKER

This film, set in 2004 Iraq about an elite bomb squad, is getting major Oscar buzz, especially for director Kathryn Bigelow. From the Chicago Tribune yesterday:

"The Hurt Locker" made its world premiere at last year's Venice Film Festival; since then, the accolades have been relentless and the early, limited-release box office figures are promising. Bigelow seems assured of an Oscar nomination. Her work here isn't as overtly stylized as her earlier, pulpier screen efforts. Or rather, it's stylized differently, as a documentary-style fiction film, shot in Jordan, using four hand-held 16 mm cameras in blasting heat and adverse conditions.

The film has great actors like Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce in supporting roles, but the main characters of the elite bomb squad are played by relative unknowns. It's out in limited release, and will open in Chicago this weekend.

Watch the opening of the film to see what all the hype is about: