Wednesday
10Dec2008
Download the Screenplay for 'The Visitor'
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 8:27AM
If you like getting fully invested in this awards season
stuff, we'll try to keep you updated on the special offers the studios are
offering, such as a free listen to
the Benjamin Button soundtrack. It's
hard to say how many of these things will pop up online, but I hope we get a few
more.
I do hope you'll check out The Visitor, a film that made its debut in the spring, even if you don't think you have time to download and read the script, which Overture Films has provided for us. It's got a great performance by Richard Jenkins, who I hope gets an Oscar nomination; it would be a great win for the kind of actor who just does very reliable work no matter what. There are plenty of them out there, but they usually aren't afforded this type of leading role.
The Visitor was written and directed by Thomas McCarthy, who served the same functions on The Station Agent several years ago. You may actually recognize McCarthy from his tons of performances. He's been in The Wire, Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana, and Meet the Parents, though when we talked with him at the Phoenix Film Festival in April, he seemed to want to explore writing and directing a little more.
I think the reception to The Visitor will buy him some time in that department. So download the script if you can and rent the DVD. It's one of the movies this year that flew under the radar, but it's definitely worth a look.
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