Thursday, June 19, 2008

Same Old Lang Syne

Author(s): Pat
Location: New York

“Same Old Lang Syne"

Directed By Alexander Payne
Written By Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Based Upon The Song “Same Old Lang Syne” By Dan Fogelberg

Principal Cast:

Virginia Madsen (Amanda Lubieski)
Nicolas Cage (Danny Katerin)
Rachel McAdams (Young Amanda Lubieski)
Lucas Black (Young Danny Katerin)
Jason Schwartzman (Eric Scwartz)
Jeremy Piven (Johnny Lubieski)
Jason Ritter (Freddie Higgins)
Dennis Farina (Frank Walsh)
Kathy Bates (Katie Walsh)
Victor Garber (Peter Katerin)

Tagline: “They tried to reach beyond the emptiness, but neither one knew how"

Synopsis: Based upon Dan Fogelberg’s holiday classic, Alexander Payne’s “Same Old Lang Syne” is a stunning new romantic comedy that will have you falling out of your chairs and breaking your heart. The film stars Nicolas Cage as Danny, a forty-year-old rock star, who meets his college sweetheart Amanda (Virginia Madsen) in a Long Island grocery store on Christmas Eve night. Since their breakup nearly 20 years ago, Amanda has married an architect (Jeremy Piven) who she is not sure if she loves while Danny has retired from his singing career after a series of failed albums. They begin to rekindle their love that night, a love that is revealed through flashbacks of the couple (Lucas Black, Rachel McAdams) when they were first dating. Jason Schwartzman and Jason Ritter star as Danny’s flashback bandmates who disapprove with their singer’s choice of girlfriend. Dennis Farina and Kathy Bates play Amanda’s blue collar parents and Victor Garber stars as Danny’s uptight father.

What the press would say:

From the Oscar-winning team that brought you “Sideways”, comes a new romantic comedy based upon Dan Fogelberg’s “Same Old Lang Syne”, which tells the story of a rock star who runs into his former flame on one lonely Christmas Eve. Nicolas Cage plays the rock star who goes shopping and runs into his college girlfriend, played by Virginia Madsen, who is now married. The two reminisce over the night and drink and begin to reconsider their choices in life. The movie is filled with flashbacks to the eighties where we see the two lovers (Lucas Black, Rachel McAdams) in the beginning of their courtship. The script is in all ways phenomenal. It makes you laugh like crazy one minute and making you blubber like a baby the next. Cage and Madsen are at their best in these roles where they play two people who are unable to convey their love for each other because of social circumstances. Rachel McAdams is very good playing Madsen’s flashback character and Jeremy Piven shows a new darker side in Madsen’s husband who treats her like garbage. Virginia Madsen deserves best-in-show accolades as the troubled ex-lover who is trying to find her place.

Awards
Best Picture
Best Director-Alexander Payne
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Actor-Nicolas Cage
Best Actress-Virginia Madsen
Best Supporting Actor-Jeremy Piven
Best Supporting Actress-Rachel McAdams
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing

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