Albert Brooks

“Tomorrow morning I find out if I have to go to any more events that Christopher Plummer wins,” comedian and nominal Best Supporting Actor contender Albert Brooks wrote on Twitter on the eve of the Academy Award nominations. Looks like he won’t have to worry about watching Plummer win in person anymore. After giving a standout performance in “Drive” as an against-type gangster, Brooks was one of the most confounding snubs during the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning. How did the lithe...Read Full Story

Drive was one of the most criminally underseen movies of 2011. The film was met with critical acclaim since it debuted at Cannes in May and many writers tried to spike the appeal of the movie to their readers to no avail. But with awards season coming to a close, FilmDistrict will do all it can to can the push they need to get a couple of awards in, specifically for Albert Brooks who plays the film’s antagonist Bernie Rose. As such the movie studio has partnered up with Arclight Theaters for...Read Full Story

“We discussed his long and storied career with the personable Mr. Brooks, where topics included working with Martin Scorsese, getting late-night phone calls from Stanley Kubrick, shedding some light on the secret life of Bernie Rose, and tackling the growing Oscar buzz surrounding his performance in Drive. “ Read my interview with Albert Brooks at Slant Magazine .Read Full Story

Albert Brooks takes us behind the scenes of, Drive, and gives you an inside glimpse at his bad guy character- Bernie Rose. Drive, in theaters September 16th. 15586 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (01:44) Submitted By: Movie Trailers Tags: Drive 2011 Film Movie Trailers Featurette Albert Brooks Ryan Gosling Nicolas Winding Refn Categories: Entertainment Videos - Movie TrailersRead Full Story

I'm a shameless Albert Brooks fan. Well, I am up to a point. And that point is The Muse . After that, his stuff is pretty hard to rally behind. But Real Life , Modern Romance , Defending Your Life ...even Mother works pretty well. However, since then, he's only directed two pretty bad movies and has spent a fair amount of time acting in other projects, like Weeds and Finding Nemo . Well now, he's really playing against type, signing up to portray the villain in Nicolas Winding Refn 's new...Read Full Story