First-time writer-director Scott Cooper set out to make a film that looked “lived-in and real.” That's what he achieved with “Crazy Heart,” a critically acclaimed, out-of-nowhere film starring Jeff ...

In some not-too-far-fetched parallel universe, Jeff Bridges really might be living the life of a boozy country singer. Bridges seems like the real thing in "Crazy Heart," rasping out songs in the ...

His stage name is Bad Blake, but when it comes to singing and song-writing, Jeff Bridges ' character in the Oscar-nominated drama "Crazy Heart" is actually pretty darn good. Well, he was, anyway. It's ...

Crazy Heart, one of my favorite films of 2009, is in theaters. Bad Blake isn’t striking a pose. His life and his music are all of a piece. To my taste and temperament, most country music sounds ...