It's been nearly two and a half years since word first came of Kevin Spacey heading off to China, where the Oscar winner and noted cell-phone critic would become the first major star to lead a fully Chinese-funded production. That production, Inseparable, finally has a teaser on the Web, and it's... interesting.
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Contest time again! And while our L.A. squad had all the fun last time around, today I'm pleased to offer readers in and around New York City a chance to check out a nifty new doc tying the Bard, cutthroat competition and the winsome likes of Kevin Spacey and Richard Dreyfuss together in a potent nonfiction blend. If you've got this Friday night free and are feeling creative and/or lucky, read on to win a pair of tickets to Shakespeare High.
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While there's hope that one idiotic theater in Washington encouraging audiences to text during movies dies a speedy death, take heart in the actions of new Movieline hero Kevin Spacey. The actor took a stand at a recent Sydney performance of Richard III when a rude theatergoer answered their cell phone during the play. "Spacey, the would-be Duke of Gloucester, singled out the phone owner and bellowed 'Tell them we're busy!'," reports the UK Telegraph. "The audience erupted in support." Sigh. If only actors could leap off the screen to do the same in cineplexes. [Telegraph via Movie City News]
Writer-director J.C. Chandor isn't traditional Verge material -- a 15-year veteran of commercials, documentaries and short films whose dramatic feature debut, Margin Call features a eye-popping ensemble cast of Oscar winners (Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons), seasoned pros (Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Paul Bettany, Simon Baker) and next-generation standouts (Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley) taking on the tale of a New York City investment bank flirting with oblivion at the dawn of the ongoing financial crisis. And thanks to both the cast and his own formidable chops, Chandor pulls it off with impressive aplomb.
If there's one simple request I have of Kevin Spacey, it's that he take one movie off from wearing a suit. Mix it up! Grow your hair out! Wear schlubby clothes! Don't always be so Kevin Spacey-esque, Kevin Spacey, because it's become a thing and we're all tired of it. Which is why the new trailer for the indie comedy Father of Invention seems a step in the right direction. Long prison beard and an everyman's sense of humility? Bring it on, Spaceman.
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