TEN BETS 2014 #5
A segment each week where I guesstimate the ten films I think are most likely to be in the Telluride lineup when it's announced.
We start off with anew "Ten Bets" that takes into account the information we think we gleaned from the Toronto and Venice announcements earlier this week.
Here are last week's Ten Bets:
10) Wild
9) Red Army
8) Foxcatcher
7) The Look of Silence
6) Leviathan
5) The Roosevelts
4) Two Days, One Night
3) Mr. Turner
2) Queen of the Desert
1) Birdman
Now, here's the new Ten Bets:
10) Leviathan
9) Two Days, One Night
8) Rosewater
7) The Imitation Game
6) Wild Tales
5) Queen of the Desert
4) Wild
3) Birdman
2) Mr. Turner
1) Foxcatcher
Note: I still have a pretty good feel that the films ghat dropped off the Ten Bets this week will likely play (i.e. "The Look of Silence", "The Roosevelts" and "Red Army"). I'm still not convinced that "99 Homes" makes the journey from Venice to Telluride. Scheduling might give us a clue.
FEINBERG WEIGHS IN
As a number of his colleagues have done since Tuesday's Toronto announcement, The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg has filed a lengthy analysis concerning the efficacy of Toronto's premiere policy. It makes for some interesting reading for those so inclined. You can find it here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/toronto-film-festivals-anti-telluride-720646
I'll also reference it below in the "Rumor Control" section.
WHIPLASH TRAILER
Let's be clear...I still think that Sundance hit "Whiplash" is a long shot to be programmed at Telluride...not impossible...but unlikely. Nevertheless, there are still mentions of it as a possibility. So, in the attempt to be a full service Telluride blog, I have included the new trailer for the film which dropped yesterday:
One other note here...I'd be more than okay if it DID play T-ride.
RUMOR CENTRAL
Addressing a couple of things that I stumbled on yesterday:
1) "Whiplash" rumor still has some spark. In his HitFix/InContention piece yesterday, Kris Tapley describes the films future fest schedule by writing "we'll probably see it turn up at Telluride and/or Toronto". So there continues to be belief in some quarters that it could play despite having appeared at Sundance as happened with "An Education" in 2009.
Here's the complete story from Tapley:
http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/jk-simmons-spits-fire-at-miles-teller-in-the-trailer-for-whiplash
Scott Feinberg's Toronto analysis piece (linked above) also tells us some things:
2) "Wild" is confirmed by Feinberg for Telluride for what will be its first public screening on the planet...call it what you will...
3) Feinberg suggests, as I've been saying here that Inarritu's "Birdman" will make the stop in Telluride after its Venice opening.
4) Feinberg also plays with the notion that J.C. Chandor's "A Most Violent Year" is Telluride-possible.
5) Also, Scott calls "Queen of the Desert" from Werner Herzog and starring Nicole Kidman "a pretty safe bet".
Good stuff.
More coming tomorrow including the "Best of the Week" from what has been a crazy, crazy week.
Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com @Gort2
Now, here's the new Ten Bets:
10) Leviathan
9) Two Days, One Night
8) Rosewater
7) The Imitation Game
6) Wild Tales
5) Queen of the Desert
4) Wild
3) Birdman
2) Mr. Turner
1) Foxcatcher
Note: I still have a pretty good feel that the films ghat dropped off the Ten Bets this week will likely play (i.e. "The Look of Silence", "The Roosevelts" and "Red Army"). I'm still not convinced that "99 Homes" makes the journey from Venice to Telluride. Scheduling might give us a clue.
FEINBERG WEIGHS IN
As a number of his colleagues have done since Tuesday's Toronto announcement, The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg has filed a lengthy analysis concerning the efficacy of Toronto's premiere policy. It makes for some interesting reading for those so inclined. You can find it here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/toronto-film-festivals-anti-telluride-720646
I'll also reference it below in the "Rumor Control" section.
WHIPLASH TRAILER
Let's be clear...I still think that Sundance hit "Whiplash" is a long shot to be programmed at Telluride...not impossible...but unlikely. Nevertheless, there are still mentions of it as a possibility. So, in the attempt to be a full service Telluride blog, I have included the new trailer for the film which dropped yesterday:
One other note here...I'd be more than okay if it DID play T-ride.
RUMOR CENTRAL
Addressing a couple of things that I stumbled on yesterday:
1) "Whiplash" rumor still has some spark. In his HitFix/InContention piece yesterday, Kris Tapley describes the films future fest schedule by writing "we'll probably see it turn up at Telluride and/or Toronto". So there continues to be belief in some quarters that it could play despite having appeared at Sundance as happened with "An Education" in 2009.
Here's the complete story from Tapley:
http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/jk-simmons-spits-fire-at-miles-teller-in-the-trailer-for-whiplash
Scott Feinberg's Toronto analysis piece (linked above) also tells us some things:
2) "Wild" is confirmed by Feinberg for Telluride for what will be its first public screening on the planet...call it what you will...
3) Feinberg suggests, as I've been saying here that Inarritu's "Birdman" will make the stop in Telluride after its Venice opening.
4) Feinberg also plays with the notion that J.C. Chandor's "A Most Violent Year" is Telluride-possible.
5) Also, Scott calls "Queen of the Desert" from Werner Herzog and starring Nicole Kidman "a pretty safe bet".
Good stuff.
More coming tomorrow including the "Best of the Week" from what has been a crazy, crazy week.
Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com @Gort2
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