Art-House Dramas:
August: Osage County (John Wells) – Dramedy – Dec 25
Plot
Summary: The Weston family is full of strong-willed women, each with
their own opinions. Over the years they have grown apart. But when a family
crisis brings them all together at their childhood home in Oklahoma, they must
all face each other again, letting dysfunction and maybe even reconciliation
rule the day. Filmmakers: Director John
Wells’s first feature The Company Men
was a good ensemble drama that succeeded on its strong performances. August: Osage
County looks like it is very much in the same vein, but with an even bigger,
more illustrious cast. He is working with composer (and beautiful guitar
player) Gustavo
Santaolalla (Babel),
cinematographer Adriano
Goldman (Jane
Eyre), and production designer David Gropman
(Life
of Pi). Cast: The ensemble features Abigail Breslin,
Benedict
Cumberbatch, Ewan McGregor,
Juliette Lewis,
Julia Roberts,
Meryl Streep,
Sam Shepard,
Dermot
Mulroney, Julianne
Nicholson, Margo
Martindale, and Chris Cooper.
Expectations: August: Osage County is right
in the middle of the awards season buzz, though I suspect that it will only get
acting nominations if any – specifically one for Margo Martindale. It looks
like it will be a decent drama, with lots of actors grandstanding, but really
nothing too special – especially when set against the bigger profile films
coming out this month (and that have come out this year). All that said, this
does have a fantastic cast and is probably worth seeing based on that alone. Trailer: Here.
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