Grace is Gone was one of my favorite movies from Sundance last year, so I was really excited to talk to John Cusack about the movie.  He gives a great performance as do the two young girls playing his daughters.  Since I saw the film last January, they've added a new musical score written by Clint Eastwood.  Who knew he wrote music?  He is seriously multi-talented, (and he was the mayor of Carmel from 1986-90).  But enough about Clint...

Grace is Gone tells the story of Stanley, (played by Cusask), who at the beginning of the film finds out that his wife was just killed in Iraq.  Instead of breaking the news to his two daughters, he tries to distract them by taking them on a road trip.  It's interesting, funny, and heart-breaking, and I couldn't recommend it more strongly.

I talked to John about the genesis of the project, casting his on-screen daughters, and finding a director you can trust...