![]() Odds are Jesse’s been living out of motels just like it for so long that he can’t remember the last time he slept in a bed that didn’t charge a nightly rate, but some people are just too afraid of what might catch them if they ever slow down and stay still. ![]() We assume that Jesse is a musician - and not just because of the name of the movie he’s in - but the only equipment he seems to take on the road with him is the lucky pool cue he’ll use to pay for his room at the Tumble Inn. ![]() It’s obvious he has a broken arm from the cast on his wrist, and it’s obvious he has a broken heart from the way he cuts that thing off like he’s never going to heal right anyway. We first lay eyes on him as he bleeds out of his face in a back alley somewhere north of Mexico, west of Mississippi, and not even a little close to where he ought to be. Where to Watch This Week's New Movies, from 'Beau Is Afraid' to 'Evil Dead Rise' and MoreĤ5 Great Films That Failed at the Box OfficeĢ023 Emmy Awards: Television Academy Has Set Calendar for 75th Primetime Emmys 'Sisu' Review: This Fun and Gory Riff on 'Fury Road' Pits a Grizzled Finnish Man Against a Bunch of Nazis This film has a story that it’s eager to share with anyone willing to listen, and while there isn’t a soul on Earth who hasn’t heard some rendition of “we found love in a hopeless place” a thousand times before, Michael Dorman’s charmingly tattered lead performance turns this into one of the most winsome cover versions we’ve heard in a long while. The hangdog energy of “Inside Llewyn Davis” looms heavy in this one from the very first shot, though Jesse (Dorman) wears it with puppy-like enthusiasm, and more closely resembles a scuzzier Garrett Hedlund than he does a cheerier Oscar Isaac. Justin Corsbie’s debut would buy you a drink if you couldn’t afford one, hustle you for a hundred bucks in the backroom if you could, and leave you with a big hug on the way out either way just cause it was so grateful not to spend the night alone. ![]() “What I’m used to is feeling like you’re making an embarrassment of yourself, so that’s just something you have to embrace.An unpretentious indie romance based on an alt-country tune about an alcoholic pool shark with a heart of gold and the bright-eyed hooker he’s been searching for at the bottom of every bottle since the old times ended, “ Hard Luck Love Song” is the kind of movie that would sit right next to someone at the world’s saddest dive bar even if the place was full of nothing but empty seats. Pigg, whose previous acting experience was limited to hometown stage versions of “The Music Man” and “Peter Pan,” notes that “there are differences between making movies and high school musicals - but surprisingly, there’s not as many as you might think.” He adds. “So she was on a mission to find a musician who could pull off a couple of lines.” “She was really interested in not having an actor play a musician because that’s something that bugs her personally,” Pigg says. Just after his album is released, Pigg will make his big-screen debut October 2 with a small role in the Drew Barrymore-directed film “Whip It,” which stars Ellen Page as an up-and-coming roller derby queen.īarrymore cast Pigg in the role of a musician after finding his MySpace page. You can play it in almost every environment.” “One of the things I really like about ‘Coffee Shop’ is playing it live,” Pigg says.
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