Hearts of the West News

Oscar night was a good time for Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lawrence and Daniel Day-Lewis, and a mixed bag for viewers.

I don't usually nitpick over small matters, but then again, this really isn't a small matter.

Set in a poverty row studio grinding out B-Westerns for Depression-era audiences, Howard Zieff's nimble, laid-back comedy stars Bridges as a would-be novelist who accepts work as a stuntman after a run in with two grifters, while insisting he's the next Zane Grey, and is taken under the wing of a wise old pro who may not be as benign as imagined.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for the upcoming 13th edition of FILM COMMENT SELECTS , Film Comment magazine's essential and eclectic film festival.

Jeff Bridges's father was busy B-movie star and TV icon Lloyd Bridges , so he got to skip the entire "struggling actor" phase.