Playing the Silas to Henry Thomas' Hank Williams, Jesse James had the fantastic opportunity to recreate the last few days of country music legend Hank Williams' life in The Last Ride at the young age of just 24. Starring alongside Henry Thomas as Williams, James recently chatted with me about playing the driver from this infamous real-life story, and what scene was the most challenging, yet memorable.
As many music fans know, at the end of 1952 Williams asked a young driver, Silas, to drive him to some New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio. But after keeping his identity a secret from the young driver during the Appalachian countryside travel, Williams was eventually found dead in the backseat of the car. Though the incident grew controversial, pills and alcohol were ultimately to blame.
The Last Ride will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday, June 4.
What was it...
As many music fans know, at the end of 1952 Williams asked a young driver, Silas, to drive him to some New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio. But after keeping his identity a secret from the young driver during the Appalachian countryside travel, Williams was eventually found dead in the backseat of the car. Though the incident grew controversial, pills and alcohol were ultimately to blame.
The Last Ride will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday, June 4.
What was it...
- 5/31/2013
- by Stephanie Webber
- Filmology
Stars: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Richard Robichaux, Rick Dial, Brandon Smith, Larry Jack Dotson | Written by Richard Linklater, Skip Hollandsworth | Directed by Richard Linklater
Fact is always stranger than fiction. That statement has been a part of our popular lexicon for as long as I can remember. Even with its common use the factual nature of that statement has gone relatively unexamined. While that is not the exact purpose of Richard Linklater’s Bernie it is a welcomed side effect. In Bernie Linklater tells the story of Bernie, an eccentric funeral director that completely takes over a small Texas town. Instead of presenting this story in a normal biographical framework Linklater uses a combination of actors and real life townspeople by weaving them in through documentary style interviews and actual scripted scenes. With this blend of fact and possibly fiction we get a fascinating portrait into...
Fact is always stranger than fiction. That statement has been a part of our popular lexicon for as long as I can remember. Even with its common use the factual nature of that statement has gone relatively unexamined. While that is not the exact purpose of Richard Linklater’s Bernie it is a welcomed side effect. In Bernie Linklater tells the story of Bernie, an eccentric funeral director that completely takes over a small Texas town. Instead of presenting this story in a normal biographical framework Linklater uses a combination of actors and real life townspeople by weaving them in through documentary style interviews and actual scripted scenes. With this blend of fact and possibly fiction we get a fascinating portrait into...
- 4/6/2013
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Studio: Millennium | Director: Richard Linklater | Cast: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Mathew McConaughey, Rick Dial, Sonny Davis
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: 8/21/2012 | Price: DVD $28.99, Blu-ray $29.99
Bonuses: featurettes, “Amazing Grace” performance by Jack Black
Specs: PG-13 | 104 min. | Crime comedy drama | 1.85:1 widescreen | Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 | English and Spanish subtitles
Ratings (out of 5 dishes): Movie | Audio | Video | Overall
Quirky, darkly whimsical and wonderfully acted, the crime comedy-drama Bernie marks a return pairing for actor Jack Black (Gulliver’s Travels) and director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused) who also teamed on 2004’s hit comedy The School of Rock. The proceedings are a considerably more low-key in this telling of the true story of a Texas murder accented by a set of oddball circumstances.
Jack Black cares for Shirley MacLaine in Bernie.
Black is Bernie Tiede, an overly mannered and well-liked 40-year-old mortician, who gets involved with Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine, Valentine’s...
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: 8/21/2012 | Price: DVD $28.99, Blu-ray $29.99
Bonuses: featurettes, “Amazing Grace” performance by Jack Black
Specs: PG-13 | 104 min. | Crime comedy drama | 1.85:1 widescreen | Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 | English and Spanish subtitles
Ratings (out of 5 dishes): Movie | Audio | Video | Overall
Quirky, darkly whimsical and wonderfully acted, the crime comedy-drama Bernie marks a return pairing for actor Jack Black (Gulliver’s Travels) and director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused) who also teamed on 2004’s hit comedy The School of Rock. The proceedings are a considerably more low-key in this telling of the true story of a Texas murder accented by a set of oddball circumstances.
Jack Black cares for Shirley MacLaine in Bernie.
Black is Bernie Tiede, an overly mannered and well-liked 40-year-old mortician, who gets involved with Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine, Valentine’s...
- 8/7/2012
- by Irv
- Disc Dish
Enter for a chance to win some tickets to the Bernie comedy starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley McLaine! Nab some tix to the Richard Linklater comedy distributed by Millennium Entertainment, with a cast also including Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependant on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands.
- 5/7/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Enter for a chance to win some tickets to the Bernie comedy starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley McLaine! Nab some tix to the Richard Linklater comedy distributed by Millennium Entertainment, with a cast also including Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependant on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands.
- 5/7/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Bernie starring Matthew McConaughey, Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine, gets a new movie clip. Helmed by Richard Linklater, who also co-writes alongside Skip Hollandsworth, Bernie opens in limited areas via Millennoum Entertainment on April 27th. Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis also star in the film produced by Liz Glotzer, David McFadzean, Ginger Sledge, Martin Shafer and Matt Williams. Bernie is a Mandalay Vision and Wind Dancer Films production. This marks the second addition for a MIllennium Entertainment release, after we just added 3 new clips from A Little Bit of Heaven a short while ago. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie,...
- 4/23/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Bernie starring Matthew McConaughey, Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine, gets a new movie clip. Helmed by Richard Linklater, who also co-writes alongside Skip Hollandsworth, Bernie opens in limited areas via Millennoum Entertainment on April 27th. Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis also star in the film produced by Liz Glotzer, David McFadzean, Ginger Sledge, Martin Shafer and Matt Williams. Bernie is a Mandalay Vision and Wind Dancer Films production. This marks the second addition for a MIllennium Entertainment release, after we just added 3 new clips from A Little Bit of Heaven a short while ago. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie,...
- 4/23/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Scripted and helmed by Richard Linklater (Bad News Bears, The School of Rock, Before Sunset), Bernie opens via Millennium Entertainment on April 27th Other cast includes Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In this clip, Danny Buck Davidson (Matthew McConaughey) has Bernie (Jack Black) on the stand, and Bernie's in a pickle. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became...
- 4/13/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
New Clip for Richard Linklater's Bernie Starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley Maclaine
Scripted and helmed by Richard Linklater (Bad News Bears, The School of Rock, Before Sunset), Bernie opens via Millennium Entertainment on April 27th Other cast includes Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In this clip, Danny Buck Davidson (Matthew McConaughey) has Bernie (Jack Black) on the stand, and Bernie's in a pickle. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became...
- 4/13/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Scripted and helmed by Richard Linklater (Bad News Bears, The School of Rock, Before Sunset), Bernie opens via Millennium Entertainment on April 27th Other cast includes Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In this clip, Danny Buck Davidson (Matthew McConaughey) has Bernie (Jack Black) on the stand, and Bernie's in a pickle. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became...
- 4/13/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Character posters of Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley Maclaine for Bernie. Check out four new poster additions from the Richard Linklater-helmed-and-scripted Bernie, which also includes Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependant on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands. Bernie continued to handle her affairs,...
- 4/2/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
3 Bernie Character Posters
Character posters of Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley Maclaine for Bernie. Check out four new poster additions from the Richard Linklater-helmed-and-scripted Bernie, which also includes Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependant on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands. Bernie continued to handle her affairs,...
- 4/2/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Character posters of Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley Maclaine for Bernie. Check out four new poster additions from the Richard Linklater-helmed-and-scripted Bernie, which also includes Brady Coleman, David Blackwell, Rick Dial, Richard Jones, Dale Dudley, Tommy G. Kendrick and Sonny Carl Davis. In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependant on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands. Bernie continued to handle her affairs,...
- 4/2/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two run-of-engagement movie passes up for grabs to the new film “Crazy Heart” with Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Robert Duvall!
The film also stars Brian Gleason, Rick Dial, William Sterchi, Richard W. Gallegos, William Marquez, LeAnne Lynch, David Manzanares, J. Michael Oliva and Ryil Adamson from writer and director Scott Cooper. “Crazy Heart” is based on the novel by the same name from Thomas Cobb.
To win your free “Crazy Heart” movie pass to any Chicago-area Landmark Theatre at the time of your choosing, all you need to do is answer our question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! “Crazy Heart” opened in Chicago on Dec. 25, 2009. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Crazy Heart” with Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The film also stars Brian Gleason, Rick Dial, William Sterchi, Richard W. Gallegos, William Marquez, LeAnne Lynch, David Manzanares, J. Michael Oliva and Ryil Adamson from writer and director Scott Cooper. “Crazy Heart” is based on the novel by the same name from Thomas Cobb.
To win your free “Crazy Heart” movie pass to any Chicago-area Landmark Theatre at the time of your choosing, all you need to do is answer our question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! “Crazy Heart” opened in Chicago on Dec. 25, 2009. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Crazy Heart” with Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
- 1/6/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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