There was buzz late last month that both the Toronto International Film Festival and The Weinstein Company wanted to bring "St. Vincent," which stars Bill Murray, to the 2014 edition of the annual awards season kickoff. The problem was, reportedly, that no one could find him. Murray supposedly doesn't have a cell phone (or perhaps even E-mail?), but even though he continues to crash one party after another it looks like somebody tracked him down as Tiff announced today that "St. Vincent" is now a late addition to the festival. The feature directorial debut of Theodore (Ted) Melfi, "St. Vincent" is an original dramedy which finds Murray playing "St. Vincent de Van Nuys," a retired war veteran who becomes the mentor to a young boy played by Jaeden Lieberher. The cast also includes Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O'Dowd, Terrence Howard and Selenis Leyva (Gloria from "Orange is the New Black"). With an Oct.
- 8/19/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
"A saint is a human being we celebrate for the sacrifices that they make, for their commitment to making the world a better place." The latter half of this definition makes us wonder if Bill Murray shouldn't apply for sainthood. He's brought us the joys of Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Lost In Translation, What About Bob, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (to name a few). Now, the affable comedy icon who endlessly delights us by cameo-ing in people's real lives is poised to play against his effortless appeal in the upcoming St. Vincent. In the Yahoo embed posed above, this trailer sets up the story of St. Vincent de Van Nuys (Bill Murray), a crass and often drunk curmudgeon who unexpectedly befriends the sweet but bullied boy next door. As you can see in this first promo, Vincent is a man with a bad attitude in the middle of...
- 7/1/2014
- cinemablend.com
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