Away We Go
Here's a film to watch out for: Away We Go. It's starring comic geniouses John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live Alum.). Oh yeah, and it's directed Sam Mendes who did such movies as Revolutionary Road and American Beauty (winner for Best Picture 2000)It's about soon-to-be parents Bert and Verona who are travelling across the country to find a place to stay, visiting old friends along the way and discovering more about thier relationship and thier love for eachother.
My question: how will the Oscars take this? Will they recognize Rudolph and Kasinski's performances? Could it be this year's Juno? I hope so. It looks like a winner and I can't wait to see it.
But there are a few problems between it and Oscar. For one, it's a comedy and comedies don't usually fare well with the Academy. Also, it's completely original, and the Oscars like things that are based on true stories or previous material, unfortunately.
Although the Academy Awards do like Sam Mendes, so who knows? Like I said, the film has a wonderful comedic cast. It also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels and Allison Janney.
-Jack
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