Let's start off with this week's Ten Bets update and the last one we'll have prior to next Tuesday's first wave of films announced for the Toronto International Film Festival and Thursday's Venice Film Fest announcement.
TFF #43 TEN BETS #5
Last week's Ten Bets:
10) The Unknown Girl
9) Things to Come
8) Wilson
7) La La Land
6) American Honey
5) Moonlight
4) The Red Turtle
3) Toni Erdmann
2) Fire at Sea
1) The Salesman
This week's Ten Bets:
10) The Unknown Girl
9) Arrival
8) Things to Come
7) American Honey
6) Moonlight
5) La La Land
4) The Salesman
3) Toni Erdmann
2) The Red Turtle
1) Fire at Sea
Close: Lion, Aquarius, Denial, A Monster Calls, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Paterson, Dog Eat Dog, The Sense of an Ending.
A couple of notes: as of this writing (7:00 am on Fri. 7/22) I am really back and forth about the Dardenne Brothers The Unknown Girl. I am continuing to include it in the Ten Bets because of the frequency that the brothers have had films make the T-ride lineup but I honestly wouldn't be stunned if it is announced Tuesday for TIFF as a North American premiere.
I have The Weinstein's Lion just under the Ten Bets again this week although the turmoil and rumors surrounding TWC have me wondering if any TWC film will play Telluride this year. The lack of a TWC title would be incredibly odd as they've played at least one film in the Telluride lineup every year that I've attended. Still, of the four films that are possible ( Lion, The Founder, Gold, HHhH), none of them seems to be making a ton of pre-fest noise. Meanwhile, rumors of financial difficulties also are dogging TWC right now which further muddies the picture and may explain some of the release date shifting that has occurred. See below...
RULES FESTING?
Remember yesterday's post that included the analysis of The Guardian's 40 Films...Predict...Fests" article? You might have noticed that Warren Beatty's Rules Don't Apply was included among The Guardian's "Dead Cert(ain)" list. I suggested that its inclusion was intriguing because of Beatty's reported reluctance to play the film at Festivals.
Then, later in the day yesterday, a post popped up on Indiewire from Anne Thompson assessing the film's Oscar potential. In it Thompson makes two references to the film making a play at fall film fests. First writing that the film is
"...the film is ready to be unveiled at film festivals this fall"
And then late in the article Anne writes:
"Whether Rules Don't Apply (November 23) delivers both commercially and artistically will be revealed at the fall festivals."
You might say..."well, Mikey...maybe it just plays New York." And I'd say, that makes a lot of sense, but Thompson pretty clearly uses the plural "festivals" twice.
One other tidbit, Thompson compares the film in some respects to four films, two of which are The Artist and Birdman. Both films played Telluride and won the Oscar for Best Picture.
I have to wonder if Thompson and The Guardian know more than we do...
Let's keep our eyes and ears open, shall we?
Hers' the link to the entire Thompson post:
http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/warren-beatty-alden-ehrenreich-rules-dont-apply-comedy-oscar-1201706837/
MINING FOR GOLD AND WEINSTEIN WOES
Matthew McConnaughey and Edgar Ramirez in Gold
TWC-Dimension announced a release date for Stephen Gaghan's Gold starring Matthew McConnaughey. The film will be opening on Dec. 25 making it eligible for Oscar consideration. TWC earlier this week moved its Michael Keaton starring The Founder off its August date and into December as well with a limited release on 12/16 and a wider rollout on Jan. 20. They also moved Tulip Fever starring Alicia Vikander to 2017. That film has been booted around a good deal as well.
As of this morning TWC has these four films in the chute for between now and the end of the year:
Lion (11/25)
Gold (12/15)
The Founder (12/16 and 1/20/17)
HHhH (Undetermined 2016 date)
It's all a dance amid speculation that The Weinstein Company is having some money trouble.
Check out this story and interview with Harvey Weinstein from The Hollywood Reporter:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harvey-weinstein-explains-movie-release-913142
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-cos-movie-shifts-raise-912571
Additionally, here is coverage of the announcement for Gold's release:
http://www.thewrap.com/twc-sets-holiday-release-date-for-matthew-mcconaugheys-gold/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/matthew-mcconaugheys-gold-dec-25-913306
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/21/matthew-mcconaughey-gold-christmas-release
VENETIAN RUMORS
Indiewire reported yesterday that Denis Villenueve's Arrival and Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals are likely to be named as films to play the Venice Film Fest next week. They would join Damien Chazelle's La La Land which has already been announced as the opener.
All three films could conceivably make the leap between Venice and Telluride.
Here's the Indiewire story:
http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/tom-ford-nocturnal-animals-denis-villeneuve-arrival-venice-film-festival-1201708530/
That's it for this week. Monday's post will include news about a likely animation title for TFF #43 and our annual look at TFF's "Usual Suspects" and who among them might be returning with projects for this year's SHOW.
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