Finally saw "Prometheus" last night...liked it...a lot. Kind of want to see it again and will be excited when the next chapter comes along...
ANNA TEASED
"Anna Karenina" is getting the P.R. roll out this week with a trailer and poster. "Anna" is directed by Joe Wright and follows the generally well received 2007 film "Atonement" (83% all critics/88% "top" critics on Rotten Tomatoes),and his less well received 2011's "Hanna" (71%/59%) and 2009's "The Soloist" (56%/62%).
It's certainly a possible Telluride choice. Factors pointing toward its possible inclusion: the occasional T-ride connection to distributor Focus Features ("Into the Wild" TFF '07, "Catch a Fire" TFF '06). Focus also is distributing "Hyde Park on Hudson" which will appear on this summer's first "Ten Bets" list on Monday...so my bet is that Focus is in Telluride for that at least and might desire to double dip.
Both of "Anna's" production companies, Working Title and Studio Canal, were a part of "Catch a Fire's" production.
So, let's say it's a 25% possible...
Here's the trailer:
Also two recent posts from
Rope of Silicon:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/anna-karenina-trailer-keira-knightley-joe-wright/
And The Playlist:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/glitzy-first-poster-unveiled-for-anna-karenina-starring-keira-knightley-aaron-johnson-jude-law-20120620
"Anna's" IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781769/
GUS PROMISE
Gus Van Sant was once a frequent invitee to the Telluride Film Festival ("Elephant" in 2003, "To Die For" in 1995)...but hasn't been back in a long time ( last year's "Restless" was not well received critically and 2008's Best Picture contender "Milk" didn't come to T-ride).
But he's got a new film in play this year featuring his old "Good Will Hunting" collaborator Matt Damon and written by Damon and "The Office's" John Krasinski (who also co-stars) entitled "Promised Land" and this week The Playlist contends that it just might be ready for the end of the year and that a "fall festival" appearance is a possibility.
Here's The Playlist story:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/gus-van-sants-the-promised-land-could-hit-theaters-by-the-end-of-the-year-not-an-anti-fracking-movie-says-john-krasinski-20120618
And the "Promised Land" IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2091473/
The producer and distributor is the above mentioned Focus Features...so...maybe they go for three films in TFF #39.
WARNER BROTHERS
Deadline. com reported last week that at least one "major" studio was showing film to TFF programmers in an effort to polish Oscar chances who were in L.A. during the L.A. Film Fest and so this week I have been trying to nail down some possibilities. Today: Warner Brothers.
According to their IMDb page (http://www.imdb.com/company/co0026840/) WB is distributor for a ton of Oscar bait films: Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" (DiCaprio, Maguire and Telluride favorite Carey Mulligan), Ben Affleck's "Argo"( Affleck, Goodman, Arkin) , The Wachowski Bros."Cloud Atlas"(Hanks, Sarandon, Berry), Robert Lorenz's "Trouble with the Curve" (Eastwood, Adams), and Ruben Fleischer's "Gangster Squad" (Penn, Gosling, Brolin). Oh, and that "Hobbit" thing.
There's a lot there and WB has played in Telluride before...just not recently. They distributed "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2008 and "Rails and Ties" in 2007...Allison Eastwood's directing debut...I have a nice New Sheridan story about her. WB also produce "Benjamen Button" and "zodiac" which were a pert of the festival's David Fincher tribute in 2008.
For my money...if it was Warners...I'd guess "Argo" and "Curve" would be the best possibilities and "Gatsby" on the outside.
Tomorrow, I'll spend a little time assessing these "majors" and why it might be true.
More later...
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