2 DAYS! Come on!
THE INVITE
Come and join me for the first ever Michael's Telluride Film Blog wing-ding called: "The Guide to the Ride; The Flow of the SHOW" on Friday, Sept. 2 from 5:00 to 5:30 PM in The River Club in Telluride. Larry and Mitzi Mallard of the Club will be our hosts and I am told that refreshments will be provided. The River Club is located at 550 Depot in Telluride. That's 4 blocks west of the Gondola station. Come by and say hello and we'll talk a little film.
LATE BREAKING
The New York Post reporting on George Clooney in Venice for "The Ides of March" claim sources have said that Clooney will be "honored" at Telluride and that "Ides" will lay in the festival.
See here:
http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/clooney_rolls_with_his_pals_cNHop2Y03Ie9UvnfqBZy3M?utm_campaign=Post10&utm_source=Post10Alpha
AND...
Eugene Novikov at FilmBlather.com reports that the newly released trailer for "A Dangerous Method" says it is a Telluride selection. Thanks, Mr. Novikov!
MISS BALA AND BUTTER
Late late Monday night came some evidence that the competitive butter carving comedy (you read that right) "Butter" would play in Telluride. The film stars Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman and Olivia Wilde. That info came via a randomly culled tweet from what would appear to be a legit crew member...so, I slipped it into yesterday's blog post at the last minute. "Butter" has been a film that I have mentioned in this space before as one of those that intuitively seemed like it would be a Telluride possibility. So it was easy to buy into the notion that it might make the list (I added it to this week's "Bets" at #19).
Butter's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349451/
Then this morning Shadow and Act, a blog that makes its home at IndieWire made the claim that Mexican thriller "Miss Bala" would be playing Telluride as well. No attribution, but it is IndieWire and the story was unequivocal...so...slap it on the list at #20.
You can see the Shadow and Act story and link to the "Miss Bala" trailer here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/archives/2011/08/30/watch_trailer_for_thriller_about_kinapped_mexican_beauty_queen_miss_bala_mi/#
You can also catch the trailer at FirstShowing.net as well:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/must-watch-first-trailer-for-cannes-fave-mexican-thriller-miss-bala/
Miss Bala's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1911600/
Recapping this week's revise Ten (plus) Bets list:
1) The Descendants (dir. Alexander Payne, Stars: George Clooney)
2) Into the Abyss (dir. Werner Herzog)
3) The Artist (dir. Michael Hazanavicius, Stars: Jean Dujardin)
4) A Trip to the Moon (compiled by Serge Bromberg)
5) We Have to Talk About Kevin (dir. Lynne Ramsay, Stars: Tilda Swinton)
6) Le Havre (Dir. Aki Kaurismaki)
7) Shame (dir. Steve McQueen, Stars: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan)
8) Goodbye First Love (dir. Mia Hansen-Love)
9) The Skin I Live In (dir. Pedro Almodovar, Stars: Antonio Banderas
10) Footnote (dir. Joseph Cedar)
11) A Dangerous Method (dir. David Cronenberg, Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley)
12) Prohibition (dir. Ken Burns & Lynn Novick)
13) The Birds Upstairs (short/dir. Christopher Jarvis)
14) Drive (Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn, Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan)
15) Dark Horse (dir. Todd Solondz, Stars: Christopher Walken, Selma Blair)
16) The Kid with a Bike (dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes)
17) The Lady (dir. Luc Beeson, Stars: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis)
18) Martha Marcy May Marlene (dir. Sean Durkin, Stars: Elizabeth Olsen)
19) Butter (dir. Jim Field Smith, Stars: Jennifer Garner, High Jackman, Olivia Wilde)
20) Miss Bala (dir. Gerardo Naranjo, Star: Stephanie Stigman)
And let me just say...I'm getting hinky about: Kid with a Bike, Dark Horse, Drive and Le Havre...no buzz, no murmur...I'm feeling awful lonely on these four pictures right now....
SPEAKING OF DRIVE...
Want it to be there (and Ides of March and Coriolanus). Still crossing my fingers. That said, the fine folks at Rope of Silicon put up a nifty post with multiple character posters for the Nicolas Winding Refn film that stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and Albert Brooks. They're interesting and may have to suffice in lieu of the actual film if it's not playing in the San Juans this weekend...at least for a while...
Here's the link to that post:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/posters-drive-spoil-film-9
Drive's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
EYE ON IDES
In a similar vein, I'd really love to see George Clooney's "Ides of March" show up. I think the only way that happens is if Clooney also appears to take part in the presentation of "The Descendants." and happens to also bring along his own film. Yesterday's blog mentioned that the appearance of "Michael Clayton" as the Thursday night pre-SHOW presentation might portend his appearance as a tributee. I had a good deal of traffic today that suggested that could also just as easily pre-sage a tribute to Tilda Swinton as she won her Supporting Actress for that film...point well taken! (and I'm fairly confident that her "We Need to Talk About Kevin" is going to play in the fest).
All that to say this...there's a new clip out and about from "The Ides of March" and you can take a look at it here via a link from Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood at IndieWire:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/30/ides_of_march_clip_evan_rachel_wood_outsmarts_the_charms_of_ryan_gosling#
AND A TEASER
Late day rumors as I was going to bed last night had it that Glenn Close would be in T-ride which would mean "Albert Nobbs"! But remember... IT"S A RUMOR!
Also, we haven't touched on the whole Lauren/Bush nuptials that are taking place there in Telluride this weekend as well...former Presidents (plural) in town??? Of both parties??? Again, IT'S JUST A RUMOR! Well, not the wedding, that's real...but some high profile attendees are certainly likely! Maybe they politicos and fashionistas will join us film geeks on Colorado Ave.
More on the Morrow...and then on to Telluride!
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ReplyDeleteI have been at the TFF the last 2 years, but unfortunately won't be able to make it this year. My friend just shot me this though:
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From this article ("Clooney’s next stop will be Telluride, Colo., where sources say “Ides” will screen and Clooney will be honored. The buzzy fest keeps its lineup secret till the day before it begins.", it appears that Clooney is coming to Telluride) which feels like "Ides..." and of course "The Descendants" would join him at TFF. That also says to me that it looks like he very well may be the tributee... but only 2 more days until that is confirmed anyway. :)
Anyway, it's always a pleasure reading your stuff so keep up the good work!
That would be BIG for Telluride....Clooney is as big as Hollywood gets. For Telluride to land him would be great. 2 more days!!!!! Packing tonight!
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