Some people don’t know this, but I’m an avid (albeit losing) poker player. I just started hanging out at the Ridge Poker forum, and I saw this Youtube trailer for what looks like it will be the greatest poker movie of all time. The name of the movie is The Grand. I guess it’s an improv comedy kind of movie, in the tradition of This Is Spinal Tap.
Woody Harrelson looks like he’ll be having a starring role in this, and David Cross has a prominent role too. And Cheryl Hines, who plays Larry David’s wife on Curb Your Enthusiasm, is also in the movie. The Grand is directed by Zak Penn, who has previously written a whole bunch of superhero movies.
The movie should come out March 21, 2008.
(And if you want to read my contributions to the poker discussion over there, look for a user named “BigTuna”.)