YOU'RE INVITED
To the Second "Guide to the Ride, Flow of the Show" at 5PM on Friday, Aug. 31 at The River Club (550 Depot) in Telluride. We'll talk about the festival and film and have a refreshment or two!
ANOTHER VENICE TITLE
For those who may have missed it in all the flurry of activity surrounding the announcement of the film lineup for the 69th Venice Film Festival yesterday there was a brief note later in the day that one further title would be added to the competition lineup in the next few days.
After the initial announcement, there was , understandably, widespread reporting that Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" was not to be found on the Venice list. But it seems that assumption may have been premature. Most of the speculation late yesterday is that "The Master" will be the late addition to the lineup.
Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master"
There still remains some thought that Telluride is in the mix to show the film as well. New York and Fantastic Fest are also in the thick of the rumor mill....and Fantastic Fest seems all but certain at this point.
TO THE WONDER
I have posted very little about Terrence Malick's follow up to last year's "The Tree of Life" largely because I stalked "Tree" last year and it ultimately was a fool's errand. Now we have seen the film named for both Toronto and Venice this week and there are some who think that it may well hit Telluride as well, though I remain mostly dubious. Nevertheless, I am passing along a link to a Playlist story that looks at what is known about the film...and who knows...maybe it does make an appearance in the Rockies on Labor Day weekend.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/a-study-of-faith-love-what-the-title-means-emerges-in-new-plot-details-for-terrence-malicks-to-the-wonder-20120724
OSCAR RULES CHANGES
Some alterations from The Academy about Oscar campaigning are detailed both by Anne Thompson and by The Hollywood Reporter...
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/academy-tightens-some-oscar-campaign-rules-allows-more-direct-marketing-to-members
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-campaign-rules-academy-restrictions-email-354459
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Lee Daniels had a major success with "Precious" but if reports are to be believed may have a clunker on his hands with his Cannes film "The Paperboy" News now of his third film and the casting of Robin Williams as Dwight D. Eisenhower in "Th Butler". Perhaps it will be the antidote to the less than stellar reception "The Paperboy" has received thus far.
Reports from Deadline.Com, The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter:
http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/robin-williams-butler-angriest-man-in-brooklyn/
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/robin-williams-play-eisenhower-lee-daniels-butler-48361
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-movies-dwight-eisenhower-351330
More later...
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