Shana Feste’s “Country Strong” is, along with “Burlesque” and “Nowhere Boy,” one three “musicals” up for consideration in the HFPA’s comedy/musical category. Perhaps it will be good for an original song nomination, or maybe Gwyneth Paltrow will be impressive enough to find her way through a tough lead actress field. We’ll know soon enough. We got a look at the trailer a few weeks back and today, the poster. Have a look at the full image after the jump.
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15 responses to “‘Country Strong’ poster”
I’m pretty sure you’ll see a Song nomination from this. And you can bet on a Comedy Globe Nom for Gwyneth.
That girl on the far left looks like a younger Winona Ryder.
I love mismatched head-name posters! Starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Tim McGraw.
I’ve always been thoroughly amused that the HFPA doesn’t understand what a musical is.
shouldn’t “burlesque” be the musical they consider as musical?
I thought it was Aidan Quinn until I read Tim McGraw.
“I’ve always been thoroughly amused that the HFPA doesn’t understand what a musical is.”
That’s not fair. Modern musicals are made in spurts (as are Westerns). In order not to retire the category musical biographical films on forgotten or famous musicians have filled the void to some extent. As well as the rare experimental not quite a musical but a musically related film: School Daze (1988).
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The poster is terrible.
Amir: I suppose you’re right. For some reason I keep forgetting about that.
It’s not about fairness. “Ray”, “Walk the Line”, “La Vie en Rose”, and other music-based biopics are simply not musicals. They are movies about music, yes. But featuring songs perfomed in their entirety onscreen does not make a film a musical.
It is generally accepted that — in order to qualify as a true musical — a musical’s songs must adhere to one or both of the following criteria: 1) the songs must advance the plot, and 2) the songs must contribute to character development. A character performing a song for an audience onscreen is not enough.
Of course, there’s no explaining why the HFPA classified “Dancer in the Dark” as a drama, when that film truly is a musical. But it’s things like that that make our film-bitching fun.
Certainly a contender for worst Photoshopping of the year.
“Of course, there’s no explaining why the HFPA classified “Dancer in the Dark” as a drama, when that film truly is a musical. But it’s things like that that make our film-bitching fun.”
The distributor has the privilege to submit a film in the category of their choosing.
Is that true? Well, that explains it, then. But it’s less fun that way.
No that’s not true. HFPA decides placement. In SAG, though, an actor is forced to be eligible in the category in which he or she is submitted by the distributor.
That’s what I thought. Thanks, Kris!
this poster looks pretty thrown together last minute…But now that I’m thinking about it, this could totally fill the Blind Side slot, if such a thing exists.