I'M BACK
Well hello. I've been away for awhile.
Actually, the last three weeks I've been away has been the longest that NTFB has been dormant at any one time since I started writing the thing back in August of 2008. What was up? The wife and I went on a quick tour of Europe. But we're back now...as of Tuesday evening... and I'm here to crank MTFB up as we stare down the barrel of the Cannes Film Fest (starting in 11 days!) We'll see what the results there, both critically and in terms of award winners, tell us about clues to films we could see in the San Juans on Labor day weekend.
TRAILERS
Over the past three weeks we have seen trailers released for two films that could show up on the TFF #50 playlist and one from TFF #49. Looking ahead to the potential TFF #50 titles:
NEXT GOAL WINS
And STRANGE WAY OF LIFE from Pedro Almodovar (his short film that will be opening the Cannes fest in a few days):
And from TFF #49 the trailer for the documentary Desperate Souls: Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy:
PHOTOS
New stills have been released from three films that I have on my TFF #50 watch/wish list. Take a look:
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Scorsese)
Ethan Coen (of Coen Brothers fame) has been quietly working on his first solo feature film, Drive-Away Dolls and now we know when it will be leased and some other interesting tidbits from a number of outlets. The film has been set to release on Sept. 22nd which means it's possible for Telluride as well as Venice and Toronto. The 9/22 date means that it will not play NYFF as it doesn't open until Sept. 29th. The film is distributed by focus Features.
The film stars Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo and Bill Camp.
IMDb Pro describes it as follows:
"Jamie regrets his breakup with his girlfriend while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals."
"Jamie regrets his breakup with his girlfriend while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals."
Articles from Ioncinema and The Film Stage have speculated that TFF is a possible landing spot for the film. Coen was part of a three-headed tribute along with his brother Joel and music man T. Bone Burnett at the 40th Telluride Film Festival in 2013. It would be a nice return to TFF for its 50th fest this year.
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