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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Invitation/Wells Says/Ten More That Could Play

Good Thursday to Everybody...8 Days...(7 til the bus leaves the Oklahoma Panhandle!)...

INVITATION

Please consider yourself officially invited to a brief "meet and greet and discussion of film" as The River Club kindly presents my "Second Annual(?) Guide to the 'Ride; Flow of the SHOW". Refreshments, re-acquaintances, new acquaintances all at 5:00 pm at The River Club at 550 Depot in Telluride. Should be fun.

WELLS SAYS...

I make no secret that I'm an amateur when it comes to this whole film blog universe and am not in the same league as a good number of other folks who really do play the game in a serious fashion. One of those is Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere. Mr. Wells will be attending Telluride and usually does and clearly he has sources...so when he drops some T-ride info...best pay attention. And he did yesterday as I was kindly alerted by Film Blather's Eugene Novikov, Mr. Wells seems to nail down some of the Telluride lineup. He says, cryptically, that we'll see Ben Affleck's "Argo", Roger Michell's "Hyde Park on Hudson", Noah Baumbach's "Frances Ha", Ken Burns "Central Park Five" and Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone". He implies we're also likely to see Terrence Malick's "To the Wonder". And he mentions Robert Lorenz's "Trouble with the Curve" in such a way that I can't tell if he's debunking the thought that it will be there...or implying that it will obviously be there. Mr. Novikov thinks it's likely the former...

Check the whole entry here:
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2012/08/loose_talk_1.php

"Rust", "Hyde Park" and "Central Park Five" are on this week's "Ten Bets". The rest have been or will be on this week's progressive "Thirty That Could Play" list that concludes with the final 10 today. See below...

Frankly, the big surprise, to me anyway, would be the Malick...but it would be on my short list of films to catch at the festival if Wells is right.

Also, I have to admit that I had become pretty convinced that "Trouble with the Curve" was happening...but as I said, Wells sentence structure and emphasis make me uncertain as to what he's really saying...

TEN (OF THIRTY) THAT COULD PLAY

I've spent the week outlining 30 films in addition to this week's "Ten Bets" that could find their way onto screens in Telluride next week and assigning a percentage of chance to each one. In all honesty, the Wells blurb yesterday has altered how I have written this final installment. Here are 10 more that could play:

"The Impossible" trailer

"The Impossible" from Juan Antonio Bayona...the film focuses on the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia and the true story of one family. Ewna MacGregor and Naomi Watts star and attention to it has risen very rapidly over the last 2-3 weeks. Chances-50%

"To the Wonder" from Terrence Malick. The master has turned around a film just months after "The Tree of Life" which for Malick is historically unprecedented. It's reportedly a love story set in part in Europe and Oklahoma...and shot to some extent here in the Sooner State. To be truthful, I have been low balling any chance that it would be in Telluride...until the Wells post yesterday (and credit where due, InContention/HitFix's Kris Tapley said he thought it was a "possible"..so...Chances-60%.

"Yellow" from Nick Cassavettes...also shot partly in Oklahoma, I've thought it might be Telluride material from the first moment I heard about it...still think it could be. Chances-50%

"Frances Ha" from Noah Baumbach. Baumbach has played Telluride before and though I recently put this film on my radar, still thought its chances were small...again, the Wells post makes me reconsider. Chances-60%.

Trailer for "Quartet"

"Quartet" from first time director Dustin Hoffman...mostly on my radar as it's from The Weinstein Company...Hoffman directing an adaptation of a Roland Harwood play...Chances-25%

"At Any Price" from Ramin Bahrani and starring Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron and Heather Graham in an agricultural family drama. Decent buzz and Tapley's inclusion as a "probable" makes it one to consider. Chances-40%.

"Passion" from Brian DePalma. A lot of people think this is going to make the cut and play at Telluride next week so I have to take it seriously, but I have to say I've been dubious about its chances all summer. Chances-40%

Trailer for "The Sessions"

"The Sessions" from Ben Lewin starring John Hawkes and Helen Hunt. This Sundance hit is one of two films that really hit a nerve from that festival (the other being "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Beasts is in release). I've been campaigning in my own tiny way for its inclusion at Telluride despite the fact that it preemed in Utah. Its distributor, Fox Searchlight reportedly wanted it to play Telluride, so my hope is that sentiment (and a lean Fox Search cupboard) makes that a reality. Chances-45%

"Great Expectations" Mike Newell with the latest adaptation of the Dickens classic with Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter. Tapley says its a "maybe". I'm not that optimistic. Chances-30%

"Ernest and Celestine" It's French...it's animated...I'll bet it plays. Chances-55%

And beyond these 40 films there are still others that could (and will) play...for example: "The Company You Keep", "A Late Quartet", "Arthur Newman", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Caesar Must Die" (look out for this one), "Everybody Has a Plan", "The Gatekeepers" (also this), "In the Fog", "Laurence Anyways", "Love is All You Need", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Place Beyond the Pines", "Populaire", "Post Tenebras Lux", "Room 237", "Seven Psychopaths" and "The We and the I".

THE SESSIONS

Hollywood News makes noise about the Sundance hit and my wish list #2 film for Telluride as it preps to go to Toronto.
http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2012/08/22/the-sessions-gets-an-official-poster-toronto-2012/

BEYOND THE HILLS

Christian Munigu's follow up to his Cannes Palme D'or winning "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days" is sitting at #10 on this week's "Ten Bets". The writer/director recently talked to Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood about the Telluride possible film:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/cannes-interview-cristian-mungiu-talks-beyond-the-hills

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ten More That Could Play/Invite/Last Toronto Titles/Marion

Good Wednesday to All! Nine more days...

TEN MORE THAT COULD PLAY

Yesterday I began to look at 30 films in addition to this week’s “Ten Bets” list that have some sort of chance of playing at Telluride next week and assigning a percentage for those chances. I'm talking ten a day. No guarantees.

Mira Nair talks "The Reluctant Fundamentalist"

“The Reluctant Fundamentalist”-directed by Mira Nair, this is already announced at TIFF and Venice. Nair has a T-ride history having been in 1988 with “Salaam Bombay” and again in 2006 with “The Namesake”. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this is on our schedule next week. Chances- 50%

Official Looong trailer for "Cloud Atlas"

“Cloud Atlas”- directed by Tom Tykwer and The Wachowskis…this is a big budget adaptation of the David Mitchell novel from Warner Brothers. It’s not the kind of film you’d probably normally think of as a “Telluride” film. But the word is that Warner Brothers showed it to T-ride programmers and made a case for its inclusion. And there is some thought that the attempt was successful. Chances-50% (Maybe a Tom Hanks tribute?)

The teaser for last night's San Francisco sneak of "The Master"

“The Master”…well…you know…who knows…Paul Thomas Anderson’s opus starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams has been anything but conventional over this last month as we run up to the Big Three fests of Telluride, Toronto (where it will screen) and Venice (where it will screen). I’ve been all over the place about its chances of playing T-ride. I think some things suggest it’s possible…even the unconventionality of Anderson sneak screening all over the country the last few weeks cuts both ways in the assessment process. Jeff Wells says he hears it’s not going to be there. Others who play this game much more intensely than I as well as folks with much more TFF experience say there’s a chance. And, of course, there’s my wishful thinking. At bottom, my soul says it will be like Malick’s “The Tree of Life” last year…meaning no show at Telluride…but a guy can hope! Chances 25% (and that might be on the long side).

"Trouble with the Curve" trailer

“Trouble with the Curve”-directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake. Until recently I wasn’t bullish on this film’s chances of playing at TFF #39 but Kris Tapley (InContention/HitFix) and Anne Thompson (Thompson on Hollywood) both think it’s a real possibility. Consequently, I have turned around on it. Chances-60%

“Rainy Day Tales”- This animated short from Pixar is very likely, I think, to precede some films next week much like “La Luna” last year. “RDT” has been on the “Ten Bets” lists in the second half of the summer. Chances-65%.

"Killing Them Softly" trailer

“Killing Them Softly”- Director Andrew Dominik teaming again with Brad Pitt. It’s a Weinstein Company film and was a Cannes piece. Reviews there were fair. Trying to assess its chances are problematic because TWC has so much stuff in their cupboard. I have been and continue to be lukewarm about its Telluride chances. Chances- 40%

"The Silver Linings Playbook" trailer

“The Silver Linings Playbook”- Also from The Weinstein Company, this seems to be getting some attention as a real T-ride possibility. Tapley has mentioned it and it seems to me that it is the kind of film that the TWC peeps might think will play well in Telluride. Also, the trailer looks good. Might be a good coming out party for Bradley Cooper if they think he has a legit shot in the Best Actor Oscar race. Chances- 55%

Matt Damon and John Krasinski of "Promised Land"

“Promised Land” directed by Gus Van Sant who has periodically played in Telluride. Starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski (who also co-wrote) and based on a story from Dave Eggers (who scripted Krasinski’s “Away We Go”). Eggers is this year’s poster artist for the fest…so maybe…It probably depends if it’s ready in terms of editing/post-production. IMDb still lists it in post-production, so…. One other note…of course, “Away We Go” co-starred Maya Rudolph…whose main squeeze is Paul Thomas Anderson. Come on, bring the kids…Chances- 30%

“Argo” directed and starring Ben Affleck. If Matt attends, maybe Ben does too. Actually, “Argo” probably has a better chance than “Promised Land” because we know it’s done. The trailer looks good and there’s some buzz going around. Also, Tapley is on record as saying it’s even “Probable” for Telluride…I’ll definitely see it if it’s playing next week. Chances- 50%

“Anna Karenina” directed by Joe Wright with Keira Knightley in the title role. Here’s what it has going for it that lends some credence to the notion that it could play Telluride: It’s being distributed by Focus Features which is almost certainly going to be repped next week anyway with “Hyde Park on Hudson”. Still, I’m dubious…Chances-30%

PS: Kris Tapley’s Telluride “Probables”: Argo, At Any Price, Hyde Park on Hudson, Passion, Rust and Bone, Silver Linings Playbook, Trouble with the Curve.

And his “Maybes”: Amour, Great Expectations, Killing Them Softly, The Master, No, Smashed, To the Wonder

INVITE

Please join me and our hosts, Mitzi and Larry Mallard of The River Club at the "Club" on Friday, Aug. 31 at 5:00pm for the Second ever "Guide to the 'Ride; Flow of the SHOW". Refreshments and conversation will ensue...

LAST TORONTO TITLES

The Toronto International Film Festival announced their last round of titles yesterday and they, not surprisingly, include a number of Telluride-likely projects including: "Amour", "Something in the Air"< "Beyond the Hills" and "Like Someone in Love". Check these links for a variety of reports about the final films added to the TIFF lineup:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/michael-winterbottoms-everyday-premieres-at-tiff-amour-something-in-the-air-more-round-out-lineup-20120821

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/toronto-festival-adds-david-geffen-johnny-depp-javier-bardem-and-michael-haneke-52841

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118058104.html?cmpid=RSS|News|FilmNews

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-2012-bernardo-bertolucci-michael-haneke-masters-lineup-364265

PS...I don't think we'll see "The West Memphis Three" next week for two reasons...1) It was a Sundance debut and 2) topically, it's somewhat similar to "The Central Park Five" which I'm thinking is a virtual lock. BUT, if by some happenstance it IS playing (maybe it's a theme doc year?) then maybe we see Mr. Depp in support of it before he jets to Toronto to do the same thing...which would be cool.

MARION

"Rust and Bone" trailer with subtitles

I feel good about the chances that we'll see Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone" show up next week. I'd love to see Ms. Cotillard there in Telluride as well...tres bien!!!

Cotillard has this interview up yesterday with Jada Yuan of Vulture.com:

http://www.vulture.com/2012/08/marion-cotillard-rust-and-bone-interview.html

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Ten Bets #9/Invitation/Master Sneaking/Trouble

Good Monday Everyone...

A note or two news wise...Director Tony Scott appears to have committed suicide in Los Angeles last night and long time actor William Windom has died. Scott was 68 and Windom was 88.

Scott: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001716/

Windom: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934750/

I've got an interesting William Windom story I'll try to share tomorrow.

TEN BETS #9

By this time last year, I think I was posting up to 20 guesses...maybe not as sure this year...

Last week's "Ten Bets":

1) Rust and Bone
2) Hyde Park on Hudson
3) Midnight's Children
4) Amour
5) No
6) The Central Park Five
7) Bromberg's Chaplin
8) Pixar's "Rainy Day Tales"
9) On the Road
10) Beyond the Hills

This week's "Ten Bets":

1) Rust and Bone
2) Hyde Park on Hudson
3) Midnight's Children
4) Amour
5) No
6) The Iceman
7) The Central Park Five
8) Bromberg's Chaplin
9) On the Road
10) Beyond the Hills

If the past is any indication, this next ten days should see a definite pick up in chatter about the TFF #39 program.

INVITATION

Here's your reminder to come along to the party...The Second Annual(?) Guide to the 'Ride; Flow of the SHOW" is set for Friday, Aug. 31 at 5:00 pm at The River Club in Telluride (550 Depot). It should be fun.

MASTER SNEAKING

Paul Thomas Anderson continued over the weekend his semi-subversive sneak previews of "The Master". Saturday night included two screenings in different theaters in New York City. The rumor in the last 24 hours or so is that it pops up in San Francisco tomorrow night.

At this point I am this whole parade has shaken my attempts to clearly evaluate its chances of playing Telluride. Frankly, I don't know if the "sneaks" make it more or less likely that we see it at the Palm in a few days. This whole "sneak preview" road show is unlike anything I've ever encountered since I've been writing this blog. So...hope the peeps in Toronto and Venice enjoy and maybe us too?

TROUBLE

If there has been a film with some very quiet and very subtle buzz about its possibility of being in Telluride over the last 2-3 weeks or so, that would be "Trouble with the Curve" from writer-director Robert Lorenz and starring (possibly for the last time) Clint Eastwood as well as Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake. InContention's Kris Tapley is bullish on its chances and in the last few days Anne Thompson (Thompson on Hollywood) has suggested that it could be in T-ride.

A Clint Eastwood tribute would make a lot of sense...

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Master Chances/Best of the Week

Good Saturday from Telluride, CO. That's right. I'm here today and will be back in less than 3 weeks for the best 4 days of the year. Heading home tomorrow as I start school this week.

MASTER CHANCES

I apologize for my obsessing over Paul Thomas Anderson's new film. I realize it's much like last year's obsessiveness about "The Tree of Life" and I suspect that I'll find another one to obsess about for next year (actually, "12 Years a Slave" is already a leading candidate).

It's just that I think that Anderson might be the best film director in America right now (I think "There Will Be Blood" is the best American film of this relatively new century) and nothing I've seen or heard about "The Master" seems todiminish the notion that it will likely be a fantastic film...so naturally I have been hopeful that it will appear on the Telluride slate.

Then last night a post from Jeffrey Wells on his Hollywood Elsewhere website that throws cold water on the idea. Wells says that his sources are all saying no "Master" in T-ride. Wells doesn't seem very happy about that either.

Now, Wells doesn't flat out say it won't happen and actually also reports that there may have been some prep here in Telluride to present in 70mm...which would tilt toward the belief that "The Master" would happen here. Additionally, in the comments section "Buckzollo" suggests his belief that "The Master" will appear as a TBA here. That's exactly the form I have thought was most likely. Purportedly the film will make its Venice debut on Saturday Sept.1 which has led me to think that we could see it here as a "sneak" on Sunday and/or Monday.

So, I'm going to do a little sniffing around while I'm in town today and see if I can get any kind of sense of what's going on. Ultimately, I'm still not completely abandoning my hopes for the film being in TFF #39...but I put the chances now at 5%.

One other note from the Wells post is that he confirms that Roger Michell's "Hyde Park on Hudson" will play. "Hyde Park" has been parked on my "Ten Bets" list all summer.

Here's the link to the Wells' post:
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2012/08/no_master_in_te_1.php

BEST OF THE WEEK

Here's the best of posts from MTFB/FAC for this past week:

This week's "Ten Bets"

1) Amour
2) Rust and Bone
3) Midnight's Children
4) The Central Park Five
5) Bromberg's Chaplin
6) Hyde Park on Hudson
7) No
8) On the Road
9) The Reluctant Fundamentalist
10) Beyond the Hills

Check the new "Ten Bets" list on Monday...hint..."Hyde Park" will be moving higher on the list.

CLOUD ATLAS VIEWS

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cloud-atlas-visual-timeline-reveals-more-photos-of-the-ever-changing-faces-of-its-cast-20120805

CENTRAL PARK FIVE

Ken Burns and crew have a trailer cut for the Toronto International Film Festival. As I am calling the documentary the #4 bet this week among the "Ten Bets" I have included that trailer:

MASTER POSTER #2

A second poster for Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" has emerged as it seems that there is some nugget everyday about the highly anticipated film.

Here's the new poster:

Also included is the post from The Playlist:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/kaleidoscopic-new-poster-for-paul-thomas-andersons-the-master-will-leave-you-feeling-blue-20120806

CLINT'S TRAILER

Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake star in Robert Lorenz's "Trouble with the Curve" The first trailer is out and linked below from YouTube:

Check the story at The Playlist:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-its-gran-torino-meets-moneyball-in-trailer-for-trouble-with-the-curve-20120807

TROUBLE POSTER

Robert Lorenz's "Trouble with Curve" starring Clint Eastwood (and now a hot Telluride possibility per Mr. Tapley) has a poster. It looks like this:

Via Rope of Silicon

Here's the post from Rope of Silicon:

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-posters-skyfall-character-posters-trouble-with-the-curve-and-red-dawn/

MORE ON THE ROAD

Walter Salles "On the Road" still is a real Telluride possibility and has released a second trailer. Linked here form YouTube:

Find more information here from Awards Daily:
http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2012/08/06/kristen-stewart-garrett-hedlund-on-the-road-trailer-2/

TAPLEY'S TAKE

Incontention/HitFix's Kris Tapley is already on record with some Telluride guessing but last night he tweeted two very specific lists in regard to the festival which is a mere three weeks away at this point.

Tweet #1:"Probables" for Telluride:

Probablies for Telluride: Argo, At Any Price, Hyde Park on Hudson, Passion, Rust and Bone, Silver Linings Playbook, Trouble with the Curve.

Tweet #2: And "Maybes"

Maybes for Telluride: Amour, Great Expectations, Killing Them Softly, The Master, No, Smashed, To the Wonder

First to the "probablies"...Yes Please..."Hyde Park", "Rust and Bone", have been solidly on the "Ten Bets" list all summer. "Silver Linings" has flirted with making that list. "Argo" has been more of a wish than a likelihood.

As to "Trouble with the Curve", Tapley said a few weeks back he had a hunch about it and he clearly still feels strongly...Eastwood in town? It would be cool.

And DePalma's "Passion" wouldn't be a shocker..."Redacted" showed up as a 'sneak" back in 2006...so it's possible.

Then there are his "maybes": I'm for any scintilla of a chance that "The Master" makes it to the San Juans. I have also been bullish that "Amour" and "No" will make the trip to T-ride and continue to be.

I think the other "maybes" are less likely, although I'd be primed for "Killing Them Softly" and Malick's "To the Wonder" and you could certainly make the case that Ben Affleck might show in support of both his "Argo" and the Malick film especially if Mrs. Affleck (Jennifer Garner) went home from last year's fest and raved about it...

More later...Have a good weekend!

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Friday, August 10, 2012

Tapley's Take/Master not Fantastic/Trouble Poster/Coming Attractions

Good Friday All from Las Vegas!

TAPLEY'S TAKE

"The announcement came yesterday that Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" will NOT play as a part of Fantastic Fest but will play in Austin at the Alamo Drafthouse as a part of a 70mm series of films. IndieWire has the story here:
http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-master-will-screen-in-70mm-as-part-of-alamo-drafthouse-series-70mm-at-the-ritz

I'm not sure that this really means anything in terms of telling us about its Telluride chances...but let's chose to believe that it makes it more likely.

TROUBLE POSTER

Robert Lorenz's "Trouble with Curve" starring Clint Eastwood (and now a hot Telluride possibility per Mr. Tapley) has a poster. It looks like this:

Via Rope of Silicon

Here's the post from Rope of Silicon:

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-posters-skyfall-character-posters-trouble-with-the-curve-and-red-dawn/

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Updating casting news for Jon Wells "August Osage County":

The Wrap: http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/margo-martindale-joins-cast-august-osage-county-50321

The Wrap: http://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/column-post/chris-cooper-talks-join-meryl-streep-august-osage-county-47016

The Playlist: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/abigail-breslin-juliette-lewis-join-august-osage-county-with-julia-roberts-meryl-streep-20120720

The Playlist: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/andrea-riseborough-to-join-meryl-streep-julia-roberts-in-august-osage-county-20120706

More later....actually from Telluride...I'll be there tonight!

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Looking at Lincoln/Clint's Trailer/Another On the Road

Good Wednesday from San Francisco...headed to Yosemite today!

LOOKING AT LINCOLN

The Playlist posts the first real look at Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Spielberg's "Lincoln" here:

That post/story is here:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first-real-look-daniel-day-lewis-in-steven-spielbergs-lincoln-20120807

CLINT'S TRAILER

Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake star in Robert Lorenz's "Trouble with the Curve" The first trailer is out and linked below from YouTube:

Check the story at The Playlist:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-its-gran-torino-meets-moneyball-in-trailer-for-trouble-with-the-curve-20120807

MORE ON THE ROAD

Walter Salles "On the Road" still is a real Telluride possibility and has released a second trailer. Linked here form YouTube:

Find more information here from Awards Daily:
http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2012/08/06/kristen-stewart-garrett-hedlund-on-the-road-trailer-2/

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Invitation/New Master Date/Best of the Week/Trouble with the Curve

Good Saturday Everyone!

INVITATION

To the Second "Guide to the Ride, Flow of the Show" at 5PM on Friday, Aug. 31 at The River Club (550 Depot) in Telluride. We'll talk about the festival and film and have a refreshment or two!

NEW MASTER DATE

Late news from yesterday is that The Weinstein Company has moved the limited release date of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" to Sept. 14th. That essentially means that if it is going to play ANY festival that Telluride is now probably the most likely...

I have linked multiple posts:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-master-moves-up-to-september-14th-killing-them-softly-shuffles-back-to-october-19th-20120727

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie/master/

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057163

http://cigsandredvines.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-master-moves-up-to-september-14th.html

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/the-weinstein-co-moves-the-master-up-and-killing-them-softly-back

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057163

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/master-opening-moved-sept-14-49691

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scientology-master-paul-thomas-anderson-september-355453?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

BEST OF THE WEEK

This week's Ten Bets:

1) Amour
2) Rust and Bone
3) Beyond the Hills
4) On the Road
5) Midnight's Children
6) The Central Park Five
7) Bromberg's Chaplin
8) Hyde Park on Hudson
9) Like Someone in Love
10) Something in the Air

TORONTO ANNOUNCES

So with that, here's the list of what Toronto announced via Rope of Silicon:

GALAS

A Royal Affair (dir. Nikolai Arcel) – Denmark/Sweden/Czech Republic/Germany
Argo (dir. Ben Affleck) – USA
The Company You Keep (dir. Robert Redford) – USA
Dangerous Liaisons (dir. Hur Jin-ho) – China
English Vinglish (dir. Gauri Shinde) – India
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (dir. Shola Lynch) – USA/France
Great Expectations (dir. Mike Newell) – United Kingdom
Hyde Park on Hudson (dir. Roger Michell) – United Kingdom
Inescapable (dir. Ruba Nadda) – Canada
Jayne Mansfield's Car (dir. Billy Bob Thornton) – USA/Russia
Looper (dir. Rian Johnson) – USA [Opening Film]
Love, Marilyn (dir. Liz Garbus) – USA
Midnight's Children (dir. Deepa Mehta) – Canada/ United Kingdom
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (dir. Mira Nair) – USA
Silver Linings Playbook (dir. David O. Russell) – USA
Thermae Romae (dir. Hideki Takeuchi) – Japan
Twice Born (dir. Sergio Castellitto) – Italy/Spain/Croatia

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

A Few Hours of Spring (dir. Stephane Brize) – France
Anna Karenina (dir. Joe Wright) – United Kingdom
At Any Price (dir. Ramin Bahrani) – United Kingdom/USA
The Attack (dir. Ziad Doueiri) – France
Byzantium (dir. Neil Jordan) – United Kingdom
Capital (dir. Costa-Gavras) – France
Caught in the Web (dir. Chen Kaige) – Japan/China
Cloud Atlas (dir. Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski) – USA
The Deep (dir. Baltasar Kormakur) – Iceland/Norway
Dormant Beauty (dir. Marco Bellocchio) – Italy/France
Dreams for Sale (dir. Nishikawa Miwa) – Japan
End Of Watch (dir. David Ayer) – USA
Everybody Has A Plan (dir. Ana Piterbarg) – Argentina
Foxfire (dir. Laurent Cantet) – France/Canada
Frances Ha (dir. Noah Baumbach) – USA
Ginger and Rosa (dir. Sally Potter) – United Kingdom
Hannah Arendt (dir. Margarethe von Trotta) – Germany
The Hunt (dir. Thomas Vinterberg) – Denmark
The Iceman (dir. Ariel Vromen) – USA
Imogene (dir. Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman) – USA
The Impossible (dir. J.A. Bayona) – Spain/USA
In the House (dir. Francois Ozon) – France
Kon-Tiki (dir. Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg) – United Kingdom/Norway/Denmark
The Last Supper (dir. Lu Chuan) – China
A Late Quartet (dir. Yaron Zilberman) – USA
A Liar's Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Ben Timlett, Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson) – United Kingdom
Lore (dir. Cate Shortland) – Australia/United Kingdom/Germany
Mr. Pip (dir. Andrew Adamson) – New Zealand
Much Ado About Nothing Joss Whedon) – USA
No (dir. Pablo Larrain) – Chile/USA
Outrage Beyond (dir. Takeshi Kitano) – Japan
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (dir. Stephen Chbosky) – USA
The Place Beyond the Pines (dir. Derek Cianfrance) – USA
Quartet (dir. Dustin Hoffman) – United Kingdom
Reality (dir. Matteo Garrone) – Italy/France
Rust and Bone (dir. Jacques Audiard) – France/Belgium
The Sapphires (dir. Wayne Blair) – Australia
The Sessions (dir. Ben Lewin) – USA
Tai Chi 0 (dir. Stephen Fung) – China
Thanks for Sharing (dir. Stuart Blumberg) – USA
The Time Being (dir. Nenad Cicin-Sain) – USA
To The Wonder (dir. Terrence Malick) – USA
Venus and Serena (dir. Maiken Baird) – USA
Writers (dir. Josh Boone) – USA
Zaytoun (dir. Eran Riklis) – United Kingdom/Israel

VENICE ANNOUNCES

The Venice Film Festival announced its lineup. Here it is via The Playlist:

Opening Film (Out Of Competition)
"The Reluctant Fundamentalist," Mira Nair (U.S.,Qatar)

Competition
"To The Wonder," Terrence Malick (U.S.)
"Something in the Air," Olivier Assayas (France)
"Outrage:Beyond," Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
"Fill The Void," Rama Bursztyn and Yigal Bursztyn (Israel)
"Pieta," Kim Ki-duk (South Korea)
"Dormant Beauty," Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
"E' stato il figlio," Daniele Cipri (Italy)
"At Any Price," Ramin Bahrani (US, UK)
"La Cinquieme Saison," Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth (Belgium, Netherlands, France)
"Un Giorno Speciale, " Francesca Comencini (Italy)
"Passion," Brian De Palma (France, Germany)
"Superstar, " Xavier Giannoli (France, Belgium)
"Spring Breakers," Harmony Korine (US)
"Thy Womb," Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
"Linhas de Wellington," Valeria Sarmiento (Portugal, France)
"Paradise: Faith," Ulrich Seidl (Austria, France, Germany)
"Betrayal," Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia)

Out Of Competition
"L’homme qui rit," Jean-Pierre Ameris (France-Czech Republic)
"Love Is All You Need," Susanne Bier (Denmark-Sweden)
"Cherchez Hortense", Pascal Bonitzer (France)
"Sur un fil…," Simon Brook (France-Italy)
"Enzo Avitabile Music Life," Jonathan Demme (Italy-US)
"Tai Chi 0," Stephen Fung (China)
"Lullaby To My Father," Amos Gitai (Israel-France-Switzerland)
"Penance" (Shokuzai), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan)
"Bad 25," Spike Lee (US)
"O Gebo e a Sombra," Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal-France)
"The Company You Keep," Robert Redford (US)
"Shark (Bait 3D)," Kimble Rendall (Australia-Singapore-China)
"Disconnect," Henry-Alex Rubin (US)
"The Iceman," Ariel Vromen (US)

Out Of Competition: Special Events
"Anton’s Right Here" dir Lyubov Arkus (Russia)
"It Was Better Tomorrow" dir Hinde Boujemaa (Tunisia)
"Clarisse," Liliana Cavani (Italy)
"Sfiorando il muro," Silvia Giralucci and Luca Ricciardi (Italy)
"Carmel," Amos Gitai (Israel-France-Italy)
"El impenetrable," Daniele Incalcaterra and Fausta Quattrini (Argentina-France)
"Witness: Libya," Michael Mann (US)
"Medici con l’Africa," Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
"La nave dolce," Daniele Vicari (Italy-Albania)

Orrizonti (Horizons)
"Wadjda," Haifaa Al Mansour (Saudi Arabia-Germany)
"The Paternal House," Kianoosh Ayari (Iran)
"I Also Want It", Alexey Balabanov (Russia)
"Gli Equilibristi," Ivano De Matteo (Italy-France)
"L’intervallo," Leonardo Di Costanzo (Italy-Switzerland-Germany)
"Winter of Discontent," Ibrahim El Batout (Egypt)
"Tango Libre," Frederic Fonteyne (Belgium-France-Luxembourg)
"The Cutoff Man", dir Idan Hubel (Israel)
"Fly With The Crane," Li Ruijun (China)
"A Hijacking," Tobias Lindholm (Denmark)
"Leones," Jazmin Lopez (Argentina-France-Netherlands)
"Bellas Mariposas," Salvatore Mereu (Italy)
"Low Tide," Roberto Minervini (US-Italy-Belgium)
"Boxing Day," Bernard Rose (UK-US)
"Yema," Djamila Sahraoui (Algeria-France)
"Araf - Somewhere In Between," Yesim Ustaoglu (Turkey-France-Germany)
"The Millennial Rapture," Koji Wakamatsu (Japan)
"Three Sisters," Wang Bing (France-Hong Kong-China)

A note here: Venice organizers have said that they will be adding one more title to their competition slate any day now. Most observers think it is likely to be Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master".

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