I Shot Myself in Reno
Walk the Line World Premiere and After party 11/03/05
Who’da thought the story of Johnny Cash and June Carter could’ve been made into a classic Hollywood romance? Married man meets soul mate, gets addicted to drugs, wife leaves him, soul mate saves him and they live happily ever after, raise each other’s daughters and have one son of their own. (The movie only goes as far as June agreeing to marry John, but they let the audience know how it turns out in the end.) Walk The Line, directed by James Mangold (Copland, yes Copland), is the glossed over, Hollywood version of how Johnny Cash met and married June Carter. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon put their hearts and souls into this movie and it shows. They both give touching performances as the two main characters. Joaquin Phoenix becomes so much like Johnny Cash it’s almost over the top. Also notable is Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Cash. Overall the movie is a little too light hearted for most hardcore Cash fans and the audience seemed to laugh a little too much in inappropriate places. Phoenix and Witherspoon fans will definitely want to see the movie. Cash fans may want to stay home.
The after party at the Vanguard played a bit like the movie. Fun, but not as fun as I was hoping. Not much of the cast showed up. Only secondary players like Tyler Hilton (a very young, thin Elvis),Ginnifer Goodwin (Vivian Cash), and some of the more minor cast. The only celeb I noticed who wasn’t in the movie was that guy who plays Rory’s boyfriend on Gilmore Girls. Ladies, he wasn’t with any young women, but don’t breathe a sigh of relief yet. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of my beloved Joaquin, but no dice. Next time I suppose…
Who’da thought the story of Johnny Cash and June Carter could’ve been made into a classic Hollywood romance? Married man meets soul mate, gets addicted to drugs, wife leaves him, soul mate saves him and they live happily ever after, raise each other’s daughters and have one son of their own. (The movie only goes as far as June agreeing to marry John, but they let the audience know how it turns out in the end.) Walk The Line, directed by James Mangold (Copland, yes Copland), is the glossed over, Hollywood version of how Johnny Cash met and married June Carter. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon put their hearts and souls into this movie and it shows. They both give touching performances as the two main characters. Joaquin Phoenix becomes so much like Johnny Cash it’s almost over the top. Also notable is Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Cash. Overall the movie is a little too light hearted for most hardcore Cash fans and the audience seemed to laugh a little too much in inappropriate places. Phoenix and Witherspoon fans will definitely want to see the movie. Cash fans may want to stay home.
The after party at the Vanguard played a bit like the movie. Fun, but not as fun as I was hoping. Not much of the cast showed up. Only secondary players like Tyler Hilton (a very young, thin Elvis),Ginnifer Goodwin (Vivian Cash), and some of the more minor cast. The only celeb I noticed who wasn’t in the movie was that guy who plays Rory’s boyfriend on Gilmore Girls. Ladies, he wasn’t with any young women, but don’t breathe a sigh of relief yet. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of my beloved Joaquin, but no dice. Next time I suppose…
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