I SAW THE LIGHT was originally set for an autumn 2015 release with an eye towards positioning Tom Hiddleston’s performance as Hank Williams for Oscar™ consideration. I can see why they thought there would be awards buzz. I can also see why they pulled it from its original release date. Hiddleston is brilliant as the… Read More »
Beth Harrington Follows THE WINDING STREAM
One of the first things Beth Harrington did when preparing for her documentary about the Original Carter Family, THE WINDING STREAM, was to sit down with a box set of their recordings in order to immerse herself in their music. When I spoke with her on April 19, 2016, she described the experience, and why… Read More »
I SAW THE LIGHT — Tom Hiddleston & Marc Abraham Interview
When I spoke with Tom Hiddleston and Marc Abraham on April 1, 2016, I was less interested in how Hiddleston pared even more weight from his already slender frame to better approximate Hank Williams skeletal build, or the five weeks he spent with a country music artist Rodney Crowell in order to absorb the atmosphere of… Read More »