Country Strong

Garrett Hedlund Discovers His Country Strength
Garrett Hedlund Discovers His Country Strength
Garrett Hedlund Discovers His Country Strength
Actor Garrett Hedlund plays up-and-coming singer-songwriter Beau Hutton in the new film, 'Country Strong,' co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw and Leighton Meester. For the role, which he sandwiched between two other movies, he learned to sing and play the guitar, and he even has a song, 'Chances Are,' on the film's soundtrack, which he sings with such conviction that it is hard to believe he
Garrett Hedlund Gains Country Cred, But Not Country Career
Garrett Hedlund Gains Country Cred, But Not Country Career
Garrett Hedlund Gains Country Cred, But Not Country Career
In the new movie, 'Country Strong,' Garrett Hedlund has to play a convincing star on the rise. That meant months of guitar and vocal lessons for Garrett, but he also took his inspiration from some unlikely sources. "I was looking at the back cover of vinyl and seeing pictures and getting the gist of the soul of what these guys were," he tells The Boot...
Leighton Meester Finds Herself ‘Really Depressed’
Leighton Meester Finds Herself ‘Really Depressed’
Leighton Meester Finds Herself ‘Really Depressed’
Leighton Meester discovered a lot about herself while making the new film, 'Country Strong,' including that, much to her surprise, she's depressed. In the movie, which opens January 7, Leighton plays Chiles Stanton, a country ingenue who goes on her own musical journey as she begins to write songs from her heart...
My Day as an Extra on ‘Country Strong’
My Day as an Extra on ‘Country Strong’
My Day as an Extra on ‘Country Strong’
Tim McGraw helped bring the production of his new film 'Country Strong,' which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, to Nashville this past February, and that gave temporary jobs and the chance to be seen on the big screen to hundreds of Middle Tennesseans, like me...
Gwyneth Paltrow Channels Her Inner Beyonce to Go ‘Country’
Gwyneth Paltrow Channels Her Inner Beyonce to Go ‘Country’
Gwyneth Paltrow Channels Her Inner Beyonce to Go ‘Country’
Though Kelly Canter, the character Gywneth Paltrow plays in 'Country Strong,' is fragile throughout much of the film, she pulls it together and turns into a performing powerhouse for part of the film. To conjure up the required verve and brio, she studied one of music's most electrifying live artists, Beyoncé. "I w...
Gwyneth Paltrow Laughs Off False Cancer Scare
Gwyneth Paltrow Laughs Off False Cancer Scare
Gwyneth Paltrow Laughs Off False Cancer Scare
Cancer is no laughing matter, but even Gwyneth Paltrow had to giggle at herself when soreness over learning to play the guitar for her role in 'Country Strong' took her mind to a scary place. "I had bleeding fingers, cramps, shoulder problems," she told The Boot during a press roundtable for the film...
‘Country Strong’ Characters Revealed — Exclusive Preview
‘Country Strong’ Characters Revealed — Exclusive Preview
‘Country Strong’ Characters Revealed — Exclusive Preview
In the new film, 'Country Strong,' Gwyneth Paltrow plays Kelly Canter, an iconic country star trying to pick up the shattered pieces of her life and career while also battling an addition to drugs and alcohol. Tim McGraw is James Canter, her manager/husband, anxious to renew his wife's superstar status...

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