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From a sports standpoint, Toback makes a number of interesting moves. Toback employed former WHRB broadcasters Chris Wolfe ’01 and Brian Schulz ’01, adding a nice degree of authenticity—even though Schulz and Wolfe were the hockey voices of the Crimson, and usually a touch more out of breath. Greiner’s play calls to mind aspects of Drew Gellert—on a very bad day, perhaps, but Gellert nonetheless. Admirably, the Harvard uniforms worn by Greiner and his teammate, played by NBA All-Star Ray Allen, are the real...
...Toback, if you’re reading, here’s the basic sketch I’ve outlined for Crimson Man. Martin Bell (played by Martin Bell) is a senior who writes sports for the Crimson. He lives a charmed life—dates another sportswriter (Tyra Banks, in her best role since Coyote Ugly) and occasionally works on his thesis. But he finds himself on the wrong side of the law when a Harvard athlete’s father and known gangster (The Sopranos’ James Gandolfini) threatens to kill him unless his son (James Franco, Spider...
...Toback also secured a theatrical release for the film at the Brattle and the Cinema Village in New York City before its release on video...
Then, five weeks ago, Cowboy Pictures—a “small but smart” company, according to Toback—agreed to release the film without video rights. Cowboy Pictures took over the deals Toback had negotiated with Brattle and Cinema Village and now plans to expand the film’s release to more than 75 cities...
...It’s over the top, but at the same, because it’s made by James Toback, it’s also very intellectual,” he said. “How often do you get a crime movie with grandiose ideas woven into the story...