Please check out Into the Wild, a new film directed by Sean Penn, and starring a great ensemble of actors, including Emile Hirsh, William Hurt, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener and Hal Holbrook. Hirsh and Holbrook, in particular, are terrific. The musical score by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is one of the strongest in recent memory (the film "Once" being a rival). The film is based on the story of Christopher McCandless, a young college grad in the early '90s who hit the road on a voyage of personal discovery and love of nature, and who died alone in the Alaskan wilderness in 1992. Very moving, great acting and breathtaking visuals.
