They all have big big-screen credits. But how will Ewan McGregor (he of the Star Wars prequels), Melanie Laurent (she of Inglourious Basterds), and Christopher Plummer (he of…well, just look at his filmography, for cryin’ out loud, it’s astounding) fare with a much smaller-scale movie about coming out of the closet, dying with dignity, and talking to your dog? That’s Beginners, a romantic comedy-drama that’s getting a lot of hot buzz.
To top it off, Movie Irv has just made his very first 2012 Oscar prediction: