Mar 8 2006A Prairie Home Companion Trailer
Since an honorary Academy Award was awarded to Robert Altman on Sunday, the publicity on his upcoming A Prairie Home Companion has really been stepped-up. Yesterday was the poster, now see the trailer at the official site. The film looks like it really gets into the details of the production of a radio show, almost to the point where it might only be interesting to those who like old-timey radio.
It's like when Drumline came out, I heard some pretty positive things about it, but the fact that it's about competitive drumming is such a turn-off that I refuse to watch it. There's literally nothing on this earth that I have less interest in than competitive drumming. I might be able to invent something that doesn't exist that I'd be less interested in, but it would likely be pretty similar to competitive drumming. Similarly, I refuse to see Jurassic Park because I don't believe in dinosaurs or science.
Also, what the hell is SNL's Maya Rudolph doing in this? It's like all these big-name, award-winning actors, then a lady known for doing bad impressions of Beyonce. I can't say how she must have gotten this role, but I can say that she clearly gave hundreds of blowjobs to get this role.
Reader Comments
1. metroville - March 8, 2006 1:29 PM
I think the real concern there is story originator, screenwriter and arguable centerpiece Garrison Keiler, who--judging by the trailer--looks about as comfortable on camera as some completely inexperienced rube trying to act in a movie with Meryl Streep.
2. happy_bunny - March 8, 2006 1:57 PM
Turn on NPR on any Sunday at any time and you'll most likely hear A Prairie Home Companion. That or Car Talk.
When are they going to make a Car Talk movie?
3. xanadu1979 - March 8, 2006 2:05 PM
Maya Rudolph is Paul Thomas Anderson's girlfriend and was pregnant with his kid during filming.
Paul Thomas Anderson was sort of an assistant director on the movie because the insurance company required that someone be there to finish the film in case Altman passed away during filming or editing. I don't know what PTA's official title is going to be in the credits, if he even gets credited. But rumors coming out of the set indicated that it was as much his film as Altman's.
4. Zapp Brannigan - March 8, 2006 6:13 PM
To clarify in case there is any confusion:
xanadu is referring to Paul Thomas Anderson, director of "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia" -- NOT Paul W.S. ("What Shit") Anderson, director and producer of shit-ema classics like "Alien vs. Predator".
5. Eli Unemployed - March 8, 2006 6:33 PM
Couldn't care less whether or not you saw Jurassic Park, or are gonna see A Prairie, but Drumline, my friend, was a classic! If you can't get excited by the competitive drumming aspect, you at least gotta be a little jazzed to see a movie where the "Ha, Ha's" to actual word ratio hovers around 40%...Conductor: "Ha Ha, Get on the Drumline..."
6. Average - March 9, 2006 2:28 AM
I love "car Talk" happy_bunny! Those two guys can be hilarious.
Then again I love old radio theatre....
7. zoetreeblue - March 9, 2006 2:24 PM
Aw, come on. It's gonna be good. It's gonna be a hoot. Just relax and enjoy the show . . .
8. Justin Cider - March 10, 2006 9:31 AM
Listen, the most important thing to remember about Maya Rudolph is this.. she was in THE RENTALS!! Yeah, she played MOOG on tour with them. If you go to: http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.aspx
and enter "members of the rentals" you can see an old ass picture of her with a sweet mini fro.
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