James Brooks’ new project
Great news as writer-director James Brooks is back with another rom-com-drama:
Brooks, who has directed only five films during his career and hasn’t helmed one since 2004’s “Spanglish,” has been holed up writing the screenplay for the film, which is described as an ensemble project that boasts at least three major characters — a hallmark of such Brooks films as “Broadcast News” and “Terms of Endearment.”
Here’s a taste of Brooks’ great writing and directing, an assortment of moments from Terms of Endearment (1983) featuring Jack Nicholson as former astronaut Garrett Breedlove and Shirley MacLaine as Aurora Greenway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQZe2tOw3M