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We\u2019re finally getting around to one of the most notorious of aughts era failed awards plays, Steven Zaillian\u2019s\u00a0All the King\u2019s Men<\/i>. A remake of the former Best Picture winner and originally heavily predicted in the 2005 season, the adaptation was unceremoniously punted into the following year. The next September, the film had a disastrous debut at TIFF and was in and out of theatres within a month. Incoherent and uninspired with a barking Sean Penn at the center, the film is a soup of accents and flat convolutions that makes for a flop that is more boring than cringeworthy.<\/p>\n
Zaillian has yet to direct a film since, but we look back at his other directorial efforts like\u00a0Searching for Bobby Fisher<\/i>, as well as a writing career that\u2019s paired him with a top tier of directors. This week, we look at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival packed with successful Oscar plays and remembered for its thwarted\u00a0Borat\u00a0<\/i>premiere. And we discuss\u00a0The Departed<\/i>\u00a0and Scorsese\u2019s winding road to Best Picture, almost again blocked by a stealth Clint Eastwood. Mark Ruffalo quiz alert!<\/p>\n
Topics also include Kate Winslet\u2019s odd lineup of 2006 titles, why Jude Law is better when not playing a traditional leading man, and the traumatic cinema experience that is\u00a0Jack the Bear<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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