FROM MTV.COM: Bad Blake is a man with a lot of mileage on him, every inch of it visible. Once a big country-music star, he now drives himself around the Southwest playing one-night gigs at local bars, some of them located in bowling alleys. He lives on cheap whiskey and bad food, which he generally eats while smoking. He's too numb to be bitter, although he has worked up some resentment about Tommy Sweet, a onetime member of Bad's old backing band who's since eclipsed him and become a big country star himself. Then one day a sympathetic young reporter named Jean Craddock turns up seeking an interview — a "where are they now" sort of thing — and Bad thinks he may see a light at the end of his long dark tunnel.
"Crazy Heart," adapted from a 1989 novel by Thomas Cobb, has the shape of a tale that's possibly been too-often told — the fallen star, the quest for redemption. But the details here are fresh, and first-time director Scott Cooper, who also wrote the script, has a lithe storytelling sensibility, cutting away from familiar narrative elements before they can settle into cliché.
Continue reading 'Crazy Heart': Going Down Slow, By Kurt Loder
Filmmaker 
"
Golden Globe Nominations were the talk of 
** FOLLOW MTV MOVIES BLOG ON TWITTER! **
Two Golden Globe Nominations For Meryl Streep — What Does It Mean For Her Oscar Chances?
Posted 12/16/09 9:00 am EST by Josh Wigler in Commentary, Golden Globes
The Golden Globe nominations are the talk of Tinsel Town today, but it's not necessarily the awards themselves that people are focused on. Oftentimes, the Globes are an interesting indicator of what we might see at the bigger event — namely, the Academy Awards.
If this year's Globes are any indication, then it's safe to say that Meryl Streep is going to get some loving at next year's Oscars. Streep had two starring roles this year in the forms of "It's Complicated" and "Julie & Julia," both of which are contending for the Best Musical or Comedy category. As a result, the actress's biggest competition this year is herself, believe it or not. Read More...
Tags Golden Globes, It's Complicated, Julie and Julia, meryl streep