CRAZY HEART was salvaged from big screen doom by FOX SEARCHLIGHT FILMS which aquired the movie after PARAMOUNT decided to take it direct to video.
After all FOX SEARCHLIGHT had scored big with SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE which the studio had taken over after similar initial
jason
Been waiting for CRAZY HEART for weeks. Can’t wait to check it out this weekend. Thanks Jack.
john
Thanks Jack. Can’t wait to see this. Btw….it’s Collin Farrell..not Firth.
jackp
Thanks John for catching my error. Had Firth on my mind for some strange reason. You’re of course correct. It’s Collin Farrell-NOT Firth!
rick
It makes you wonder how many other quality films slip through the cracks.
jackp
Hey Rick,
I’m sure there are dozens–maybe hundreds a year that fall through the cracks.
Often times these filmmakers have barely enough money to finish their project with no ideas, connections or funding to get it distributed.
It’s a shame of how much talent goes direct to video that way.
And a “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE” Cinderella story of an Independent with money saving the pix from Warner Brothers’ ‘direct to video’ attitude doesn’t happen very often.
Thanks for your comments.
Jack Poessiger