THE DISTRIBUTORS 2018: NETFLIX
I talked last week about Amazon Studios and how the streaming giant has developed a robust relationship with Telluride over the past few years. Also making in-roads with Telluride is the other streamer that has changed the face of how film/TV relate and are integrated/ignored vis-a-vis film festivals. Netflix has made its mark in Telluride over the past few years. To wit:
2015- Beasts of No Nation, Winter on Fire
2016- The Ivory Game, Into the Inferno
2017- First They Killed My Father, Wormwood
So, a couple of things each year for the last three years.
It will be interesting to see if the Cannes/Netflix dustup from earlier this year has any effect on Netflix's TFF profile.
Netflix certainly has projects that could make a play at T-ride and/or, perhaps Venice since none of their stable played at Cannes.
Here are some of the films that are under the Netflix banner that could make the grade for Labor Day weekend:
Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind
Alfonso Curaron's Roma
David Mackenzie's Outlaw King
Alice Rohrwacher's Happy as Lazzaro
Lukas Dhnot's Girl
and a couple of wild cards...
IMDb reports that J.C. Chandor's Triple Frontier has gone into post-production. Could it be ready for an early September bow? It's unlikely but not impossible.
And then there is the biggest of Netflix's big fish, Martin Scorsese's The Irishman which is dated for release until 2019 but has reported been in post-production since February.
All of these could make a play at TFF #45 but, as you'd expect, some have a better shot than others.
Probably the most likely is the finished project from Orson Welles. I am increasingly bullish on its chances of making the fest.
The two Cannes acquisitions, Girl and Happy as Lazzraro, are next in line in terms of TFF probability.
Curaon's Roma also has a decent shot to play as the buzz on it is strong and it's probably Netflix's best shot at breaking into this year's Oscar race.
I get the sense that the Mackenzie film is less likely and, of course, both the Chandor and Scorsese are extremely unlikely.
Netflix almost certainly has a documentary or two that I am overlooking that could/will make the TFF lineup.
This could be the first year Netflix lands more than two films at Telluride-or-because of the rift with Cannes-none.
Chances...
The Other Side of the Wind- 80%
Girl and/or Happy as Lazzaro- 50%
Roma- 40%
Outlaw King- 25%
Triple Frontier- 15%
The Irishman- 5%
Thursday's Distributor d'jour will be the Cohen Media Group.
WIDOWS HAS A NEW T.V. SPOT
Steve McQueen's Widows continues to draw a lot of attention and that interest was stoked once again earlier this week with the release of a new television spot for the film.
Widows tells the story of a group of women (Viola Davis, Carrie Coon and Michelle Rodriguez among them) who face the aftermath of a failed crime that their dead husbands tried to commit. The film is slated to open Nov. 16th.
Here's the new spot courtesy of YouTube:
COMING FRIDAY: TEN BETS #1
That's right, three days hence comes the first "official" stab at ten films that I think will play at the 45th Telluride Film Festival. I'll post a new "Ten Bets" each Friday until the fest with a special final "Ten Bets" on Wednesday, August 29th, the day before TFF announces the lineup.
Between this Friday and then we'll gain clarity from announcements about the lineups for Toronto, Venice, New York, London and Fantastic Fest (Austin).
Also, the "Ten Bets" will actually expand as more and more information becomes available. Last year, the final list before the TFF announcement contained 25 films (24 of which played the festival).
So, mark your calendar you Telluride film fans...Friday is day one as the countdown to Labor Day weekend gets real.
That's a wrap for today's MTFB. More to come on Thursday.
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