Old Joy is writer/director Kelly Reichardt's long-awaited follow-up to her revered but underseen 1994 feature debut, River of Grass. (She directed a couple of shorts in the interim, including Ode, a Super-8 film inspired by the song "Ode to Bill.") Daniel London and cult folksinger Will Oldham star in the film as two old friends who go on a camping trip to a hot springs in the Cascade mountain range of Oregon. London's Mark is the responsible one with the modest house, the wife (who resents his gallivanting off), the dog (who comes along), and the baby on the way. He listens to Air America, and makes all the right liberal noises. Oldham's Kurt is the free-spirit type with the untamed facial hair and the junker car that looks more lived-in than vehicular. Kurt suggests the trip, and they take Mark's car. Kurt has the directions to the place, and they get lost ("I think we're somewhere...in the area") and spend the night at a garbage-strewn campsite, where they discuss their lives, and K watch
Patty and Lauren find popularity within their grasp when pal Johnny Slash's home run hitting streak attracts the attention of Steve Sax, 1982 National League Rookie of the Year, who scouts a Weemawee game to see the new wave wonder. Joining Sax on his scouting mission are fellow Dodger teammates Dave Stewart, Mark Cresse, Larry See, Steve Marsden, Ed Amelungand Larry Kahn. watch
Access catches up with "Glee" star Cory Monteith at the FOX TCA where he chats about the excitement surrounding the new show. Plus, how is Cory handling his newfound fame? watch
