The real thing.
Unless something goes awfully wrong with the universe, Jeff Bridges will win the Best Actor Oscar this coming March 7 for Crazy Heart, the story of a washed-up Country and Western musician.
Now while I would generally pay serious money to avoid having to hear C&W music ever again, I make an exception here for one who is as good an actor as there is.
What I did not know is that Bridges is an accomplished doumentary photographer and you can see his images from both Crazy Heart and Ironman at JeffBridges.com. Like the man the site is funny, unpredictable, interesting and completely without pretense. Go to the Photography section and it’s clear just how hard making a movie really is and how many people work behind the scenes. His wonderfully quirky web site is just lots of fun and well worth a visit. Click the picture below to go to a video of him singing country music – he also did his own singing in the movie. One talented man.
If you like Bridges but have never seen The Morning After (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091554/), you might enjoy it. I thought the acting was excellent. Its been a while, but I recall finding the cinematography (Andrzej Bartkowiak), especially of some “empty” LA scenes, to be memorable.