FORD V. FERRARI TRAILER, POSTER, PHOTOS
20th Century Fox/Disney revved up the hype machine in earnest over the weekend with the release of a slew of promotional materials for James Mangold's Ford v. Ferrari. The film stars Christian Bale and Matt Damon and centers on the true story of Ford Motors attempt to develop a car that could compete against the world renowned Ferrari at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.
The film is being alluded to as a "buddy" film and likened in a number of the stories about the trailer's release to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The tenor of the trailer supports that description. See for yourself (from YouTube):
Additionally we got a look at this poster:
And some stills from the film as well from The Film Stage:
Ford v. Ferrari is dated for a release on Nov. 15th. The 20th Century Fox/Disney backing doesn't suggest a Telluride play however, James Mangold has been a part of the festival as the director of the Oscar nominated (Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress for the film) Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line in 2005.
I have linked a couple of stories associated with the trailer's release from
Variety
The Film Stage
The Wrap
NEON IS BRINGING SOME HEAT TO THE OSCAR RACE
Distribution outfit Neon looks to be serious presence this Oscar season in the newly re-christened Oscar category Best International Feature (which used to be Best Foreign Language Film).
With acquisitions and positioning of two prize winning films from the recently concluded 72nd Cannes Film Fest. Neon now has in its film cupboard both Bong Joon-ho's Palme d'Or winner Parasite and Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire which took the Cannes prize for Best Screenplay.
Parasite has been scheduled for an Oct. 11th U.S. release date and Neon has announced that Portrait will open on Dec. 6th in New York and Los Angeles.
Both films could make the Telluride lineup in three months. Neon, as I have been noting in recent posts has made a splash at recent TFFs with both Border and Biggest Little Farm playing last year and The B-Side in 2016.
Linked here is coverage about both Parasite and Portrait of a Lady on Fire from Indiewire:
Parasite
Portrait
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