Oscar and Cannes/Trailers from Cannes/Carol: Views and Cate/Kurzel on "Macbeth"/"Sea of Trees" Goes to Roadside

OSCAR AND CANNES

Sasha Stone of Awards Daily and Kris Tap;y of InContention (HitFix) both take a look at the connection or lack thereof between Cannes and Oscar and what that might mean for this year's incarnation of both events:

http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/how-will-the-2015-cannes-film-festival-set-the-stage-for-this-years-oscar-race

http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2015/05/the-state-of-the-race-making-room-for-cannes/


TRAILERS FROM CANNES

I have linked a modestly comprehensive look at the trailer for films playing at the Cannes Film Festival from IndieWire here:


http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-here-are-all-the-cannes-trailers-available-so-far-20150511


CAROL: VIEWS AND CATE

"Carol" clip via YouTube

I feel fairly optimistic that we'll see Todd Haynes "carol" at Telluride in September.  It's currently at the starting gate in Cannes as a Palme d'Or competition film.  As a part of the run up to the screening, a 22 second clip has been made available and that is what you see from YouTube above.  

Additionally, Cate Blanchett is all over the media this week talking about her own personal connection to the character she is playing.  I have linked The Playlist's story about the clip and Blanchett features from Variety, The Dissolve and Thompson on Hollywood below:



http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-begin-to-fall-in-love-in-the-1st-clip-from-todd-haynes-carol-20150513

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/cate-blanchett-on-cannes-lesbian-drama-carol-its-not-blue-is-the-warmest-color-20150512

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/cate-blanchett-lesbian-carol-cannes-todd-haynes-women-in-hollywood-1201492632/

http://thedissolve.com/news/5673-7-fascinating-things-cate-blanchett-said-about-her/


KURZEL ON MACBETH

Director Justin Kurzel talks his "Macbeth" that features Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender (and that Awards Daily's Sasha Stone, who is currently in Cannes, thinks might well be on Telluride's lineup over Labor Day).  From Screen Daily:

http://www.screendaily.com/features/justin-kurzel-macbeth/5087732.article



"SEA OF TREES" GOES TO ROADSIDE

I have been less than upbeat about the chances that Gus Van Sant's Cannes Palme competitor "The Sea of Trees" was a likely T-ride prospect.  The fact that it's at Cannes and in competition makes me notice it.  Gus Van Sant's name on it would have moved it into the "possible/probable" area a few years ago, but Van Sant has been absent from Telluride since 2003.

However, news yesterday that U.S. distribution has been picked up by Roadside Attractions makes it a little more likely.  Roadside has really blossomed at Telluride the last two years with films such as "All is Lost', "The Homesman", " ,71", "Gloria" and "Albert Nobbs".  The acquisition moves "The Sea of Trees" which stars Matthew McConnaughey up a tad in my Telluride reckoning.

Here's a slew of stories from yesterday's RA pickup:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-matthew-mcconaugheys-sea-trees-795284

http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/cannes-roadside-attractions-buys-sea-of-trees-1201494490/

http://www.indiewire.com/article/gus-van-sants-the-sea-of-trees-goes-to-roadside-lionsgate-before-cannes-debut-20150513

  And this story, that reports that the film has a clip:


http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cannes-watch-the-first-clip-from-gus-van-sants-sea-of-trees-starring-matthew-mcconaughey-and-ken-watanabe-20150513


More on Monday, including the first critical reactions from the films that have screened at Cannes to that point...

Best of the Week/New Mickey at TFF #40?

Good Saturday from Little Rock, AR.  I'll be in Birmingham tonight! (for the National Speech Tournament).

BEST OF THE WEEK

Take a look at the best stories I covered this week...

PARTY IN L.A....CLUES?

Last night in Los Angeles The Telluride Film Festival through a fairly discreet invitation only party designed to tease this year's 40th rendition of the festival.  The Hollywood Reporters' Scott Feinberg was there and filed a substantial story very early this morning.  You can find that linked here:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/telluride-film-festival-organizers-tease-566526

Highlights of Scott's post include:

The presence of some Hollywood heavyweights to the tune of Alexander Payne, James Gray and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.  What does their presence mean?

Count on "Nebraska" at TFF #40.  Gray's appearance reinforces my belief that "The Immigrant" will SHOW.  The Matt Weiner thing is really curious.  He's got a film that he's written, directed and produced entitled "You Are Here" starring Owen Wilson and Zach Galifinakis.  It has no announced distributor or release date but IMDb lists it as being in post-production.  Makes you wonder.

Maybe Weiner is just a big fan of the festival...

Here are the IMDb links for:

"Nebraska": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821549/?ref_=sr_1

"The Immigrant": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951181/?ref_=sr_1

"You Are Here": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1545754/

(P.S.  the cast of "You Are There" includes frequent Telluride guest Peter Bogdonavich...which is more ammo for the theory that the film plays).

Also attending the party, "The King's Speech scribe David Seidler and sometime SHOW guest, the irrepressible Norman Lloyd.

Feinberg also reveals that, as I have suspected, George Clooney was an instrumental factor in"Argo's" appearance at TFF #39 and we shouldn't be surprised if Mr. Clooney comes back...maybe not this year...but soon.

FORTE AND SQUIBB AND NEBRASKA

You probably should get used to this.  Will Forte and June Squibb in a post from HitFix/YouTube talking about Alexander Payne's "Nebraska".  Stuff like this is likely to be appearing on this blog a good deal over the next  10 weeks or so as "Nebraska" is almost certainly going to be on the SHOW's 40th playlist.  (it may actually be the #1 "Bet" when my first "ten Bets" list goes up in a couple of weeks).  Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrLvenIMW4k&feature=youtube_gdata&utm_source

DALLAS BUYERS DATE

I have mentioned Jean-Marc Vallee's "Dallas Buyers Club" starring Matthew McConnaughey as a Telluride potential film for a while now.  We got word yesterday from The Playlist that the film has settled into a Dec. 6th release date which puts it in prime time awards wise and also well within the Telluride time frame.  Here's the link to the Playlist post:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/will-this-finally-be-matthew-mcconaugheys-oscar-year-the-dallas-buyers-club-nabs-awards-season-date-20130607

By the by...I think McConnaughey seems like a very strong Best Actor candidate with this.

MC CONNAUGHEY TALKS "DALLAS' AND MORE

Anne Thompson/Thompson on Hollywood provides this video interview with actor Matthew McConnaughey whose "Dallas Buyers Club" has a shot at being a part of the Telluride lineup.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/matthew-mcconaughey-talks-magic-mike#


THE CONGRESS GETS DISTRIBUTION

Ari Folman's "The Congress" which played last month as a part of the non-competition portion of the Cannes Film Festival has secured North American distribution. Drafthouse and Films We Like have collaborated to attain those rights.  This may actually be a good sign to those who are hoping that Folman's long awaited follow up to his critically successful "Waltz with Bashir" (which appeared at TFF #35) might be a part of this year's Telluride lineup.  Drafthouse was represented at Telluride last year with Josh Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing".

Drafthouse and FWL also have nabbed the rights to Cannes selection "Borgman" which may put it in play as a TFF#40 possibility as well.  ComingSoon.net has the acquisition story here:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=105215

KATE'S PLANS

I speculated last week that Jason Reitman's new film "Labor Day" has a solid chance to make an appearance at Telluride this year.  I also conjectured that a Kate Winslet tribute in conjunction with the film made some sense.  However, the day after that post came news that Ms. Winslet has developed a medical condition which might alter that scenario...she's preggers.  The Hollywood Reporter story is linked here:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kate-winslet-husband-ned-rocknroll-562710

Does the Winslet pregnancy rule out a tribute?  Of course it doesn't but it does add a new wrinkle into the calculation about the possibility of a tribute for the Oscar winner.


NEW MICKEY AT TFF #40

Annecy Animation has not been a stranger to the Telluride Film Festival (thank you Serge Bromberg) and if it continues for #40 expect to see this animated short in Telluride over Labor Day weekend...entitled "Get a Horse".  HitFix has the story here:

http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/disney-animation-shocks-and-delights-annecy-crowd-with-innovative-new-mickey-mouse-cartoon

This is where "Paperman" came from last year...so...

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McConnaughey Talks "Dallas" and More/Greta Talks Frances (and more)/Coming Attractions:Far From the Madding...

Good Thursday everyone...

MC CONNAUGHEY TALKS "DALLAS' AND MORE

Anne Thompson/Thompson on Hollywood provides this video interview with actor Matthew McConnaughey whose "Dallas Buyers Club" has a shot at being a part of the Telluride lineup.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/matthew-mcconaughey-talks-magic-mike#

GRETA GERWIG CONTINUES THE "FRANCES HA" OFFENSIVE

Keith Jagernauth of The Playlist has a conversation with Frances Ha herself, Greta Gerwig about the Noah Baumbach film and other projects that are in the works:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/greta-gerwig-talks-making-frances-ha-comparisons-to-girls-the-brewing-animated-movie-with-noah-baumbach-more-20130612

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Thimas Vinterberg, who was at TFF #39 with "The Hunt" is developing an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic "Far From the Madding Crowd" according to Hit Fix.  The project is said to star Carey Mulligan (An Education, Never Let Me Go) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) and is reportedly in the Fox Searchlight stable.  All of these factors suggest hat it should be a serious contender for TFF #41.  Here's the HitFix story:

http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/thomas-vinterberg-to-adapt-far-from-the-madding-crowd-with-carey-mulligan

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Dallas Buyers Date/Most Wanted Leaked Trailer/Coming Attractions: Dardennes and Cotillard

Good Tuesday to everyone.

DALLAS BUYERS DATE

I have mentioned Jean-Marc Vallee's "Dallas Buyers Club" starring Matthew McConnaughey as a Telluride potential film for a while now.  We got word yesterday from The Playlist that the film has settled into a Dec. 6th release date which puts it in prime time awards wise and also well within the Telluride time frame.  Here's the link to the Playlist post:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/will-this-finally-be-matthew-mcconaugheys-oscar-year-the-dallas-buyers-club-nabs-awards-season-date-20130607

By the by...I think McConnaughey seems like a very strong Best Actor candidate with this.

MOST WANTED TRAILER LEAKED

Anne Thompson/Thompson on Hollywood tweeted yesterday that BleedingCool.com had leaked a trailer for Anton Corbijn's John LeCarre adaptation "A Most Wanted Man".  "Most Wanted" also has some TFF #40 potential as I noted last week.

Here's the link to the story:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/06/05/leaked-trailer-for-a-most-wanted-man-anton-corbijn-adapts-john-le-carre/


COMING ATTRACTIONS

Keep your eyes peeled for this film as a possible/probable selection for TFF #41: "Two Days, One Night" from the Dardennes Brothers and featuring Oscar winner and TFF #39 Tributee Marion Cotillard.

The Hollywood Reporter has the story here:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-new-dardenne-brothers-movie-525233#

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