TEN BETS #7
Well, we're kind of in a bit of a lull as far as useful intelligence regarding Telluride's lineup, After the flurry of information last week concerning titles announced by both Toronto and Venice things have gone quiet. TIFF did announce ten films for their "Platform" section all of which were World Premiere designees meaning no Telluride implications.
Here's a review of last week's Ten Bets:
1) The Holdovers
2) Nyad
3) Anatomy of a Fall
4) The Zone of Interest
5) The Royal Hotel
6) Rustin
7) Wildcat
8) Fingernails
9) Saltburn
10) The Pigeon Tunnel
And here's the shuffling of titles for this week's bets:
1) The Holdovers
2) Nyad
3) The Zone of Interest
4) Anatomy of a Fall
5) The Royal Hotel
6) Saltburn
7) Rustin
8) Wildcat
9) Fingernails
10) El Conde
Other possibilities: The Pigeon Tunnel, Poor Things, Without Blood, The End, The Bikeriders, The American Buffalo, Fallen Leaves, The Teachers' Lounge, The Pot-au-Feu, Freud's Last Session.
NEW VIEW OF THE ZONE OF INTEREST
A24 has announced that Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest will be released on Dec. 8th (more about A24's other plans in the story below). Along with that news the distribution company released a new still from the film which I have included here via World of Reel:
The Zone of Interest premiered to great acclaim at Cannes winning the Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Prize. Zone was announced as a Canadian Premiere by Toronto which indicates a play at Telluride.
Currently Metacritic has the film rated at 98 and Rotten Tomato Critics have it at 96%.
Glazer's last film, Under the Skin, played as a part of the TFF #40 program.
MONDAY-THURSDAY
Last Monday I wrote about the emergence of a couple of films that were generating Telluride buzz: Jeff Nichols" The Bikeriders and Angelina Jolie's Without Blood. I am here to tell you that in the intervening three days that buzz has not dissipated. If anything, for both films, the hype for a TFF #50 bow has increased. Should either or both land at T-ride in a few weeks they would almost certainly be World Premiering there.
The Bikeriders is being distributed in the U.S. by 20th Century and is set for a Dec. 1st release. Jolie's Without Blood is distributed by Freemantle. It has not yet been dated for release.
A REMINDER AND OTHER THOUGHTS
Saw on X or Twitter or, you know, Elon's Sandbox, a reminder about Pedro Almodovar's short film, Strange Way of Life, that played at Cannes will debut on MUBI on Oct. 20th. That reminded me that I still think that it might make an appearance in the San Juans over Labor Day weekend.
Here's the poster:
I also saw a story from Indiewire concerning A24's slate of films which reminded me of a title that I wouldn't normally consider as a Telluride contender.
I wrote back in February that I thought Angus MacLachlan's A Little Prayer starring David Strathairn might continue the recent trend of a big Sundance title playing at TFF. That scenario disappeared when it played several other domestic festivals.
But...I'm thinking maybe a different Sundance '23 title might be in the mix. Raven Jackson's All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (which is an excellent title) debuted at Sundance on Jan. 22nd. Since then it has not played any other fests. Additionally, to my knowledge "Salt" has not been named as a TIFF film.
With Barry Jenkins and his PASTEL production company credited as producers on the film, would A24 make the play to get the film into TFF #50?
It's a real possibility.
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