Spotlight Jeff Bridges warms to the surprise element of 'The Old Man' BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Sep 14, 2024 Sep 14, 2024 Updated Oct 10, 2024 0 × Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow are back. FX’s The Old Man OFFICIAL TRAILER. 9.12 on FX. Stream on Hulu. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Considering “The Old Man” is built on secrets, it’s amazing Jeff Bridges is its star.kAm“x’> 2 E6CC:3=6 D64C6E <66A6C[” E96 ~D42C H:??6C 4@?76DD6D] “(96? x 7:?5 @FE D@>6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 D9@H[ x C62==J H2?E E@ E6== $F6[ >J H:76[ 23@FE :E] qFE D96 D2:5[ ‘}@[ x’> H2E49:?8 :E[’ D@ x 42?’E E6== 96C 6G6CJE9:?8 E92E 8@6D 5@H?]”k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack kAmx? E96 D64@?5 D62D@?[ E96C6’D D@ >F49 E92E 92AA6?D – A2CE:4F=2C=J E@ qC:586D’ 492C24E6C[ 2 7@C>6C rxp @A6C2E:G6 – 96’5 36 2=6CE:?8 96C 6G6CJ E:>6 96 A:4<D FA 2 D4C:AE]k^Am kAm%92E “=62C? 2D J@F 8@” DEC2E68J :D @?6 96 6?;@JD] “}@C>2==J[ H96? 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