Word: strathairn
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...agreed to do the movie and had no idea who else would be in it. I just figured he wouldn't have actors of that caliber and fame because I thought it was a little indie movie. All of a sudden, it was Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn and Jude Law, and it's like, "Oh, crap, what'd I get myself into?" But it was too late to pull out. If it doesn't work, though, I hope I can always go back...
...Donald Strathairn (“Good Night, and Good Luck”), in the role of Marshall University’s president, is also a standout. Though Strathairn faces a great deal of criticism for continuing the football program, he stands by what he considers to be the desire of the student body...
...rebuilding the team, McConaughey relies heavily on freshmen recruitment, which creates a problem because of an NCAA rule that freshmen are not allowed play time during NCAA games. McConaughey enlists the help of Strathairn, who makes multiple attempts at requesting the help of the NCAA president. When Strathairn dejectedly relays the news of the multiple refusals, McConaughey responds, “Did you ask your wife to marry you in a letter...
McConaughey’s words prompt one of the most moving scenes in the movie, in which Strathairn, after driving to the NCAA headquarters and waiting in the pouring rain, catches the NCAA president on his way to his car and pleads for his help. The president’s agreement embodies the theme of community that runs through the film, and the way that its rebuilding is largely attributed to such acts of compassion...
...THIS FAR: He's one of three nominees to play a celebrity from the 1950s (the others: Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line and David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck), but Hoffman dominates his film with an eerie force of personality as surely as Truman Capote commandeered Kansas when he was there researching his seminal book. Hoffman begins by impersonating the writer--nailing his droll, spectacular effeminacy--then infiltrates and inhabits...