A couple of weeks ago MTV spoke to Abigail Breslin about her upcoming film, “Janie Jones,” that was being shot in Iowa, but other than revealing total basics she was otherwise sworn to secrecy as if she was appearing in a Christopher Nolan film. Well, that plot has been revealed and in case you’re wondering, it has nothing to do with the Clash song by the same name.
It kind of sounds a little “Somewhere”-esque (the recent Sofia Coppola film), a drama about a young girl (Abigail Breslin) who informs a fading rock star (Alessandro Nivola) that she is his daughter. It’s a decent cast that also includes Brittany Snow (surprisingly good in “The Vicious Kind“), Elisabeth Shue, Peter Stormare and is directed by David M. Rosenthal (“See This Movie”).
Eef Barzelay, formerly of Clem Snide, is writing the music to the film, which is good news for fans of the clever wordsmith and his old, alt-country-ish band, but bad if you heard the score to the 2007 indie film, “Rocket Science.” While director Jeffrey Blitz has done some interesting work (the winning documentary, “Spellbound,” episodes of “The Office” and “Parks And Recreation”), his debut feature “Rocket Science” was not one of them and Barzelay’s kitchen-sink like score was, frankly, almost as obnoxious as that film.
Here’s hoping that we hear a major improvement. Barzelay also scored the 2008 romantic drama, “The Yellow Handkerchief” with William Hurt, Maria Bello and Kirsten Stewart, but we honestly didn’t see it (and we’re not sure we know a soul who did). Nivola is always great though, so here’s to hoping.