WARREN'S COMING ON NOV. 11 AND THE RULES DON'T APPLY
Warren Beatty as Howard Hughes in Rules Don't Apply (from Entertainment Weekly)
Taking a break from the incessant Cannes coverage (at least until a little bit later in this post) news splashed across the internet yesterday that the long-awaited Warren Beatty "Untitled Howard Hughes Project" has both a title and a release date.
The title: Rules Don't Apply
The date: Nov. 11, 2016.
The film has been something of a hit-or-miss obsession here at MTFB.
The Nov. 11 date would be perfect timing for plays at fests like Telluride, Venice, Toronto and New York. However, remember that Beatty is reported to sluiced cold water all over that notion in a ShowBiz411 story back in the middle of April.
I wrote at the time that Beatty might be bluffing. His personality as such that I wouldn't be surprised if he responded that fall fests were unlikely simply as a way of having some fun with the press.
Additionally, there appears to be some negative buzz about the films quality and rumors that it was even possibly turned down by Cannes.
Finally, 20th Century Fox is distributing and they have virtually zero history with Telluride save for releases through their Fox Searchlight division.
All of which leads one to believe that the chances that we'll see Rules Don't Apply at T-ride are ridiculously small. No Warren Beatty Tribute seems in the offing.
Still, the whole thing is fascinating...
Here's a bunch of links of the coverage from yesterday, most of which stemmed from an original story from Entertainment Weekly:
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/18/warren-beatty-howard-hughes
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/warren-beatty-howard-hughes-movie-release-date-1201778002/
http://www.indiewire.com/article/rules-dont-apply-pictures-warren-beatty-film-lily-collins-alden-ehrenreich-20160518
https://thefilmstage.com/news/first-look-at-warren-beattys-rules-dont-apply-starring-alden-ehrenreich-and-lily-collins/
http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/rules-dont-apply-to-the-long-rumored-howard-hughes-film-by-warren-beatty
CHECKING THE CRITICS AT CANNES
As we make the turn toward the last few days of the Cannes Fest (it closes on Sunday)...here's what the various critic collectives have told us seem to be the consensus quality films in competition for the Palme d'Or
Screen Daily critics panel says the top three films thus far are (ratings are on a 0-4 scale):
1) Toni Erdmann 3.7
2) Paterson 3.5
3) Aquarius 3.1
Just outside: Sieranevada
Ioncinema's critics panel top three (using a 0-5 scale)
1) Toni Erdmann 4.0
2) Aquarius 3.6
3) Paterson 3.5
Close: Loving and Slack Bay
Todas Las Criticas top three (on a scale of 1-10)
1) Sieranevada 8.38
2) Toni Erdmann 8.21
3) Paterson 7.97
Close: Aquarius
Reini Urban Collation (scale of 1-10)
1) Toni Erdmann 8.23
2) Paterson 7.41
3) Sieranevada 7.33
Close: Aquarius
Check the current critical line for all of the films playing in competition and in the rest of the Cannes Fest at these links:
http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/cannes-aquarius-debuts-strongly-on-screen-jury-grid/5104129.article
http://www.ioncinema.com/news/film-festivals/2016-cannes-critics-panel-day-8-brillante-mendozas-slumdog-manila-in-ma-rosa
http://www.todaslascriticas.com.ar/cannes/2016
http://cannes-rurban.rhcloud.com/2016
So...what films win the Palme and other prizes?
THE SALESMAN MAKES A SALE
Ahead of its World and Cannes premiere as the last film in the Palme d'Or competition, Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman has picked up distribution for the United States. Amazon and The Cohen Media Group have teamed up to take the distrib rights for the film.
That's a departure for Farhadi whose Academy Award winning A Separation and The Past were both distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. SPC had both of those films make the T-ride lineup.
Despite the switch of distributor, however, I suspect that the sake yesterday doesn't diminish the film's chances of making kits way to the San Juans on Labor Day weekend. The Cohen group had the largest distrib presence at Telluride last year with three films in the SHOW: Hitchcock/Truffaut, Marguerite and Rams. Additionally, I'm already on record having said that I expect that Amazon will follow the trail blazed by Netflix last year and have some presence at Telluride this year. The Salesman seems made to order.
Here's coverage of the sale:
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/cannes-amazon-cohen-media-group-nab-asghar-farhadis-the-salesman-1201777693/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-amazon-cohen-media-take-895317
VIEWS FROM CANNES
A collection of clips, teasers and trailers that have dropped for films playing at Cannes:
Personal Shopper:
via YouTube
http://www.indiewire.com/article/personal-shopper-trailer-kristen-stewart-ghosts-olivier-assayas-cannes-2016-20160517
https://thefilmstage.com/trailer/kristen-stewart-sees-a-ghost-in-first-trailer-for-olivier-assayas-personal-shopper/
The Unknown Girl:
https://thefilmstage.com/news/watch-first-trio-of-clips-for-dardennes-cannes-drama-the-unknown-girl/
American Honey:
https://thefilmstage.com/news/watch-first-clip-and-full-cannes-press-conference-for-andrea-arnolds-american-honey/
Dog Eat Dog:
via YouTube
https://thefilmstage.com/news/new-images-and-clips-from-paul-schraders-dog-eat-dog-starring-nicolas-cage-and-willem-dafoe/
LATE BREAKING: THE RED TURTLE GOES TO SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
News very early this morning is that Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the very well received Cannes animated film The Red Turtle. The film is currently sitting with a 6.32 composite critics score which is fourth best among Un Certain Regard films that have screened in France thus far.
The SPC acquisitions places The Red Turtle into the Telluride conversation in a big way.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-sony-pictures-classics-takes-895659
http://www.thewrap.com/sony-classics-buys-animated-movie-the-red-turtle/
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