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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Nobbs Premiere/Carnage Trailer/A Taste of Butter/New Fassbender?
Good Morning from Telluride! I'm just here for the weekend and the performance of the Telluride Rep's Shakespeare in the Park production of "as You Like It" featuring the very talented Kelsey Patterson (my youngest) as Rosalind. "All the world's a stage..."
But I will be back, of course, in less than two weeks for the 38th Telluride Film Festival. Woo Hoo!
NOBBS TO "PREMIERE" IN TORONTO
The word yesterday was that the Glenn Close starrer (and potential Oscar vehicle for her) "Albert Nobbs" will be a "world premiere" at Toronto's fest. Although Telluride generally doesn't get caught up in the whole rhetoric of "World/North American/U.S." premieres, it is my belief that Toronto takes the terminology very seriously. Consequently, I have to think that their use of that kind of language indicates a lessening of the chances that "Albert" appears in Telluride.
And that's too bad. I've had "Albert on the T-ride watch list for a very long time and it would certainly be on my watch list if it were to show up at the SHOW. But maybe it's just not meant to be.
You can check the story at The Hollywood Reporter here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glenn-close-debut-alfred-nobbs-225120
Albert's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602098/
CARNAGE TRAILER
Although I think that the chance of seeing "Carnage" at Telluride has declined dramatically, there are still a few people that think it might be a "sneak/TBA." That would be cool, but let me emphasize that I'm dubious.
Nevertheless, there is a trailer out now for the Roman Polanski film that stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. A number of sources had links to it. I have included one from The Daily Mubi for your perusal:
http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/08/kate-winslet-will-wipe-her-ass-with-your-human-rights-in-trailer-for-polanskis-carnage.php
The Carnage IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1692486/
A TASTE OF BUTTER
Up yesterday at The Playlist was a new view of Jennifer Garner from the reportedly quirky comedy "Butter" which is going to play Toronto and for which I just have had a Telluride vibe. No tidbits or rumors from anywhere to make me believe that, just a feeling...
"Butter" also starts Hugh Jackman and Olivia Wilde. See the new image here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/first_look_at_jennifer_garner_in_butter/
Butter's IMDb [page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349451/
NEW FASSBENDER?
Michael Fassbender made a strong impression in Telluride in 2008 in Steve McQueen's "Hunger." He also has two films that could easily be in the San Juans in two weeks, McQueen's "Shame" (likely) and David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" (less likely).
And maybe he's already a future T-ride possible as rumors have surfaced that he is likely to sign on for a revenge thriller entitled "Prisoners" directed by Denis Villaneuve...also a past Telluride participant last year with "Incendies"
Check The Big Picture for the "Prisoners" story:
http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2011/8/19/michael-fassbender-will-take-prisoners-instead-of-leo.html?
Shame's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723811/
A Dangerous Method's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/
More on Monday...
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But I will be back, of course, in less than two weeks for the 38th Telluride Film Festival. Woo Hoo!
NOBBS TO "PREMIERE" IN TORONTO
The word yesterday was that the Glenn Close starrer (and potential Oscar vehicle for her) "Albert Nobbs" will be a "world premiere" at Toronto's fest. Although Telluride generally doesn't get caught up in the whole rhetoric of "World/North American/U.S." premieres, it is my belief that Toronto takes the terminology very seriously. Consequently, I have to think that their use of that kind of language indicates a lessening of the chances that "Albert" appears in Telluride.
And that's too bad. I've had "Albert on the T-ride watch list for a very long time and it would certainly be on my watch list if it were to show up at the SHOW. But maybe it's just not meant to be.
You can check the story at The Hollywood Reporter here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glenn-close-debut-alfred-nobbs-225120
Albert's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602098/
CARNAGE TRAILER
Although I think that the chance of seeing "Carnage" at Telluride has declined dramatically, there are still a few people that think it might be a "sneak/TBA." That would be cool, but let me emphasize that I'm dubious.
Nevertheless, there is a trailer out now for the Roman Polanski film that stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. A number of sources had links to it. I have included one from The Daily Mubi for your perusal:
http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/08/kate-winslet-will-wipe-her-ass-with-your-human-rights-in-trailer-for-polanskis-carnage.php
The Carnage IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1692486/
A TASTE OF BUTTER
Up yesterday at The Playlist was a new view of Jennifer Garner from the reportedly quirky comedy "Butter" which is going to play Toronto and for which I just have had a Telluride vibe. No tidbits or rumors from anywhere to make me believe that, just a feeling...
"Butter" also starts Hugh Jackman and Olivia Wilde. See the new image here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/first_look_at_jennifer_garner_in_butter/
Butter's IMDb [page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349451/
NEW FASSBENDER?
Michael Fassbender made a strong impression in Telluride in 2008 in Steve McQueen's "Hunger." He also has two films that could easily be in the San Juans in two weeks, McQueen's "Shame" (likely) and David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" (less likely).
And maybe he's already a future T-ride possible as rumors have surfaced that he is likely to sign on for a revenge thriller entitled "Prisoners" directed by Denis Villaneuve...also a past Telluride participant last year with "Incendies"
Check The Big Picture for the "Prisoners" story:
http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2011/8/19/michael-fassbender-will-take-prisoners-instead-of-leo.html?
Shame's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723811/
A Dangerous Method's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/
More on Monday...
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Trailers, Trailers, Trailers/Posters Too/And Pictures
Good Morning Starshine...the Earth says, "Hello." with apologies to Rado, Ragni and MacDermot.
Telluride #38 in TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.
I'm heading for Telluride later today (the 9 1/2 hour drive won't be complete until after midnight). I'm going to see my daughter in the Telluride Rep's Shakespeare in the Park production of "As You Like It."
I'll also be putting together the details of MTFB's meet and greet for Friday, Sept. 2 in Telluride called "The Guide to the Ride, the Flow of the Show." I should have details in Monday's post. See you in the park Saturday night???
TRAILERS (FOR SALE OR RENT?)
A veritable barrage of posts from a variety of sources yesterday with trailers (some seen previously and others not) of films that could make an appearance at TFF#38.
Starting with a big post from Anne Thompson/Thompson On Hollywood(IndieWire) that includes multiple links to trailer including Telluride possibles "The Descendants," The Skin I Live In," "The Ides of March, " and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy." Other links are provided to:"Hysteria" and "Anonymous."
That post is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/18/trailer_watch_new_york_toronto_and_venice_film_festivals
Another Thompson post reveals that Telluride possible (and Sundance success) "Martha Marcy May Marlene" has two trailers that will be out today for those that can find them. Kind of a trailer treasure hunt it would appear. Check Anne's other story for the down low about how that's supposed to work here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/18/join_the_hunt_for_martha_marcy_may_marlene_trailer
Another late coming title to Telluride consideration is Michael Winterbottoms' "Tess of the D'Ubervilles" adaptation "Trishna" starring Frieda Pinto. It has a trailer out as well this morning as we found out from The Playlist (IndieWire). The link to that trailer and The Playlist post is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/watch_beautiful_deeply_romantic_trailer_for_michael_winterbottoms_trishna_w
And finally, Kris Tapley at Incontention.com has the "Machine Gun Preacher" trailer up on his site. "Preacher" features Gerard Butler in a "true story" film about a man who changes his life to help others. It is directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland)The link to that is here:
http://incontention.com/2011/08/18/machine-gun-preacher-trailer/
Warm up for a fortnight from now by taking a peek at some or all of these trailers.
POSTERS TOO
The Playlist also posted a story that included the "Coriolanus" poster that we passed along yesterday. Their article does include the new "Contagion" poster pictured above as well as a new poster for "Safe."
You'll find the story and all 3 posters at:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/coriolanus_contagion_jason_stathams_safe_get_posters/
NEW ZOO PICS
See the ROS story and other pics at:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/images-cameron-crowes-we-bought-zoo
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More on the morrow...from Telluride!
Telluride #38 in TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.
I'm heading for Telluride later today (the 9 1/2 hour drive won't be complete until after midnight). I'm going to see my daughter in the Telluride Rep's Shakespeare in the Park production of "As You Like It."
I'll also be putting together the details of MTFB's meet and greet for Friday, Sept. 2 in Telluride called "The Guide to the Ride, the Flow of the Show." I should have details in Monday's post. See you in the park Saturday night???
TRAILERS (FOR SALE OR RENT?)
Clooney and Payne on the set of "The Descendants"
A veritable barrage of posts from a variety of sources yesterday with trailers (some seen previously and others not) of films that could make an appearance at TFF#38.
Starting with a big post from Anne Thompson/Thompson On Hollywood(IndieWire) that includes multiple links to trailer including Telluride possibles "The Descendants," The Skin I Live In," "The Ides of March, " and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy." Other links are provided to:"Hysteria" and "Anonymous."
That post is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/18/trailer_watch_new_york_toronto_and_venice_film_festivals
Another Thompson post reveals that Telluride possible (and Sundance success) "Martha Marcy May Marlene" has two trailers that will be out today for those that can find them. Kind of a trailer treasure hunt it would appear. Check Anne's other story for the down low about how that's supposed to work here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/18/join_the_hunt_for_martha_marcy_may_marlene_trailer
Another late coming title to Telluride consideration is Michael Winterbottoms' "Tess of the D'Ubervilles" adaptation "Trishna" starring Frieda Pinto. It has a trailer out as well this morning as we found out from The Playlist (IndieWire). The link to that trailer and The Playlist post is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/watch_beautiful_deeply_romantic_trailer_for_michael_winterbottoms_trishna_w
And finally, Kris Tapley at Incontention.com has the "Machine Gun Preacher" trailer up on his site. "Preacher" features Gerard Butler in a "true story" film about a man who changes his life to help others. It is directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland)The link to that is here:
http://incontention.com/2011/08/18/machine-gun-preacher-trailer/
Warm up for a fortnight from now by taking a peek at some or all of these trailers.
POSTERS TOO
The Playlist also posted a story that included the "Coriolanus" poster that we passed along yesterday. Their article does include the new "Contagion" poster pictured above as well as a new poster for "Safe."
You'll find the story and all 3 posters at:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/coriolanus_contagion_jason_stathams_safe_get_posters/
NEW ZOO PICS
I am a bit wary to even include Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" as T-ride possible. Not much buzz in that direction and additionally, like a lot of the planet, I was not fond of his last effort "Elizabethtown." Nevertheless, Rope of Silicon has a post up with 5-6 new stills from the production including the one I have added above.
See the ROS story and other pics at:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/images-cameron-crowes-we-bought-zoo
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
An Invite/New York Surprise/Coriolanus Poster/SPC at TFF/Inarritu's Next Gig
Good Morning America, How are ya? Today's apologies to Arlo Guthrie.
The 38th Telluride Film Festival is 2 weeks and 1 day away...
AN INVITATION
You are invited to attend "The Guide to the Ride; The Flow of the SHOW" a brief discussion of Michael's Telluride Film Blog and the selections for the 38th Telluride Film Festival in Telluride on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. Location, timing and refreshment details are still being sorted through. Watch the blog for more especially beginning with next Monday's blog post.
NEW YORK SURPRISE
The New York Film Festival will be featuring Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" as its closing night film. That information was relayed by various sources yesterday. The choice was a bit unexpected. Most speculation had centered on "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "The Iron Lady."
So what does the choice of "The Descendants" for NYFF tell us?
First, rest assured, it DOES NOT MEAN that we won't see it in Colorado in two weeks. It's going to be there (I have included the link below to Anne Thompson's "Thompson on Hollywood" post at IndieWire from yesterday and she flat says it's playing T-ride...and I've been saying it for some time).
Second, I really think that it means that "Tinker" is now 50/50 for Telluride. At this point it's the only game in town before it opens in Britain except for its Venice showing. So I have a good vibe going on here.
Third, the overlap between TFF and NYFF may be very pronounced this year. Look at the list of NYFF films and it is full of TFF possibles via the NYFF official website ( I have placed an *** by those films I've had on my Telluride radar).
You can see the complete THR story here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/first-look-coriolanus-poster-featuring-224505
The Coriolanus IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372686/
SPC AT TFF
I have often noted that Sony pictures Classics has had a big presence at TFF for a while now. Anne Thompson (mentioned above) has a good look at the SPC slate for the fall awards season here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/17/oscar_watch_sony_pictures_classics_boasts_strong_fall_line-up_midnight_in_p/
I think we can almost guarantee that "Footnote" will be in the San Juans in two weeks. It will probably show up somewhere in next week's "Ten(+) Bets list. Thompson also mentions "A Separation" in the SPC stable...TFF bound? Maybe so.
INARRITU'S NEXT GIG
I'm always trying to keep my eyes open to the earliest possible inkling of films that seem to be potential Telluride selections in the future and I have a new one today via The Wrap which posted that Telluride fave Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is set to direct his next project. Inarritu's "Babel"
and "Biutiful" both played at Telluride so you have to figure that his next project will bear watching. The film is entitled "The Revenant" and is based on a novel by Michael Punke.
Check the complete Wrap post at:
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/babel-director-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-attached-wbs-revenant-exclusive-30191
Inarritu's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/
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More on the morrow...
The 38th Telluride Film Festival is 2 weeks and 1 day away...
AN INVITATION
You are invited to attend "The Guide to the Ride; The Flow of the SHOW" a brief discussion of Michael's Telluride Film Blog and the selections for the 38th Telluride Film Festival in Telluride on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. Location, timing and refreshment details are still being sorted through. Watch the blog for more especially beginning with next Monday's blog post.
NEW YORK SURPRISE
The New York Film Festival will be featuring Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" as its closing night film. That information was relayed by various sources yesterday. The choice was a bit unexpected. Most speculation had centered on "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "The Iron Lady."
So what does the choice of "The Descendants" for NYFF tell us?
First, rest assured, it DOES NOT MEAN that we won't see it in Colorado in two weeks. It's going to be there (I have included the link below to Anne Thompson's "Thompson on Hollywood" post at IndieWire from yesterday and she flat says it's playing T-ride...and I've been saying it for some time).
Second, I really think that it means that "Tinker" is now 50/50 for Telluride. At this point it's the only game in town before it opens in Britain except for its Venice showing. So I have a good vibe going on here.
Third, the overlap between TFF and NYFF may be very pronounced this year. Look at the list of NYFF films and it is full of TFF possibles via the NYFF official website ( I have placed an *** by those films I've had on my Telluride radar).
The 49th New York Film Festival main slate:
Opening Night Gala Selection
CARNAGE
Director: Roman Polanski
Country: France/Germany/Poland
CARNAGE
Director: Roman Polanski
Country: France/Germany/Poland
Centerpiece Gala Selection
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Director: Simon Curtis
Country: UK
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Director: Simon Curtis
Country: UK
Special Gala Presentations
A DANGEROUS METHOD***
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: UK/Canada/Germany
A DANGEROUS METHOD***
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: UK/Canada/Germany
THE SKIN I LIVE IN***
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Country: Spain
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Country: Spain
Closing Night Gala Selection
THE DESCENDANTS***
Director: Alexander Payne
Country: USA
THE DESCENDANTS***
Director: Alexander Payne
Country: USA
4:44: LAST DAY ON EARTH
Director: Abel Ferrara
Country: USA
Director: Abel Ferrara
Country: USA
THE ARTIST***
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Country: France
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Country: France
CORPO CELESTE
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Country: Italy/Switzerland/France
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Country: Italy/Switzerland/France
FOOTNOTE***
Director: Joseph Cedar
Country: Israel
Director: Joseph Cedar
Country: Israel
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD***
Director: Martin Scorsese
Country: USA
Director: Martin Scorsese
Country: USA
GOODBYE FIRST LOVE***
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Country: France/Germany
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Country: France/Germany
THE KID WITH A BIKE***
Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Country: Belgium/France
Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Country: Belgium/France
LE HAVRE***
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Country: Finland/France/Germany
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Country: Finland/France/Germany
THE LONELIEST PLANET
Director: Julia Loktev
Country: USA/Germany
Director: Julia Loktev
Country: USA/Germany
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE***
Director: Sean Durkin
Country: USA
Director: Sean Durkin
Country: USA
MELANCHOLIA
Director: Lars von Trier
Country: Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany/Italy
Director: Lars von Trier
Country: Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany/Italy
MISS BALA
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Country: Mexico
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Country: Mexico
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA***
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Country: Turkey
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Country: Turkey
PINA
Director: Wim Wenders
Country: Germany/France/UK
Director: Wim Wenders
Country: Germany/France/UK
PLAY
Director: Ruben Östlund
Country: Sweden/France/Denmark
Director: Ruben Östlund
Country: Sweden/France/Denmark
POLICEMAN
Director: Nadav Lapid
Country: Israel/France
Director: Nadav Lapid
Country: Israel/France
A SEPARATION***
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Country: Iran
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Country: Iran
SHAME***
Director: Steve McQueen
Country: UK
Director: Steve McQueen
Country: UK
SLEEPING SICKNESS
Director: Ulrich Köhler
Country: Germany/France/Netherlands
Director: Ulrich Köhler
Country: Germany/France/Netherlands
THE STUDENT
Director: Santiago Mitre
Country: Argentina
Director: Santiago Mitre
Country: Argentina
THIS IS NOT A FILM
Director: Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Country: Iran
Director: Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Country: Iran
THE TURIN HORSE
Director: Béla Tarr and Agnes Hranitzky
Country: Hungary/France/Germany/Switzerland/USA
Director: Béla Tarr and Agnes Hranitzky
Country: Hungary/France/Germany/Switzerland/USA
In 2010 Telluride and the NYFF shared these titles: Another Year, Carlos, Inside Job, Le Quattro Volte, Of Gods and Men and Poetry.
In 2009 they shared: Life During Wartime, Vincere, Room and a Half, Inferno and The White Ribbon.
So overlapping is going to occur and I think perhaps even more than has been the case the last two years.
The Anne Thompson post is here and it is extensive:
CORIOLANUS HAS A NEW POSTER
I am really hoping that The Weinstein Company and TFF have agreed to include “Coriolanus” as a festival offering. After watching the trailer I am amped to see the Ralph Fiennes directorial effort.
TWC played at T-ride last year with “The King’s Speech.” My hope is that they have more than one film in play this year. I’m fairly confident that their “The Artist” will be in Colorado. I’m also fairly confident that two TWC offerings won’t be: “The Iron Lady” and My Week with Marilyn.” That leaves “Coriolanus” and Madonna’s “W.E.” as TWC films still in the Telluride mix.
The Hollywood Reporter had a new “Coriolanus” poster up yesterday and I pass that along to you here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/first-look-coriolanus-poster-featuring-224505
The Coriolanus IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372686/
SPC AT TFF
Scene from "Footnote"
I have often noted that Sony pictures Classics has had a big presence at TFF for a while now. Anne Thompson (mentioned above) has a good look at the SPC slate for the fall awards season here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/17/oscar_watch_sony_pictures_classics_boasts_strong_fall_line-up_midnight_in_p/
I think we can almost guarantee that "Footnote" will be in the San Juans in two weeks. It will probably show up somewhere in next week's "Ten(+) Bets list. Thompson also mentions "A Separation" in the SPC stable...TFF bound? Maybe so.
INARRITU'S NEXT GIG
I'm always trying to keep my eyes open to the earliest possible inkling of films that seem to be potential Telluride selections in the future and I have a new one today via The Wrap which posted that Telluride fave Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is set to direct his next project. Inarritu's "Babel"
and "Biutiful" both played at Telluride so you have to figure that his next project will bear watching. The film is entitled "The Revenant" and is based on a novel by Michael Punke.
Check the complete Wrap post at:
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/babel-director-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-attached-wbs-revenant-exclusive-30191
Inarritu's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/
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More on the morrow...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
MTFB Up Close/Goodbye Says "Hello"/Posters Again?/Can't Stop It
Hello It's Me...with apologies to Todd Rundgren.
The 38th Telluride Film Festival will be under way in 2 weeks and 2 days....
MTFB UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
It looks increasingly as if there will be a "Michael's Telluride Film Blog" shin dig"/"meet and greet"/seminar/thingy in Telluride on Friday, Sept. 2. I'm working on the details right now and will be passing them along as they get firmed up. If it comes together like I think it's going to, it will be a pleasant way to get together and talk a little bit about the Festival before it really cranks up.
I'll let you know as we get closer to the festival.
"GOODBYE" SAYS "HELLO"
Ioncinema reports late yesterday that they're fairly certain that writer-director Mia Hansen-Love's "Goodbye First Love" is headed to the Telluride Film Festival.
Ioncinema tweeted:
"Goodbye First Love-looks like it's Telluride Bound"
The French/German film follows the ups and downs of a romantic relationship of a couple beginning in their adolescence.
Adding some background info that sort of provides a semi-Telluride connection to past festivals is the nugget that Hansen-Love is purportedly engaged to Olivier Assayas ("Carlos"-TFF #37).
Goodbye First Love's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618447/
MORE POSTERAGE
The Playlist, First Showing.net and Movie Web all had versions of posts up yesterday with new posters for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" that are character specific (so I imagine that there will be others rolled over over the next few days)
and the first (to my knowledge) of Mark Forster's "Machine Gun Preacher" which I think has a chance to be at Telluride.
Tinker's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/
Machine Gun Preacher's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1586752/
Check the full stories at:
The Playlist:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/weapon_tagline_wielding_machine_gun_preacher_poster_cast_gets_coded_in_tink/
FirstShowing.net
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/check-this-out-gerard-butlers-new-poster-for-machine-gun-preacher/
MovieWeb:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/two-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-posters-with-colin-firth-and-tom-hardy
YOU CAN'T STOP IT...
Sasha Stone of Awards Daily has a nice post up that focuses on her view of the state of the race for Oscar glory as we approach the thundering tumult that will be Telluride, Venice, Toronto and New York. She gives a clear eyed assessment of what's what and the players in the line-ups of those fests that we know about. Take a look at it, see what you think:
http://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/08/cantstop/
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More on the morrow...
The 38th Telluride Film Festival will be under way in 2 weeks and 2 days....
MTFB UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
It looks increasingly as if there will be a "Michael's Telluride Film Blog" shin dig"/"meet and greet"/seminar/thingy in Telluride on Friday, Sept. 2. I'm working on the details right now and will be passing them along as they get firmed up. If it comes together like I think it's going to, it will be a pleasant way to get together and talk a little bit about the Festival before it really cranks up.
I'll let you know as we get closer to the festival.
"GOODBYE" SAYS "HELLO"
Ioncinema reports late yesterday that they're fairly certain that writer-director Mia Hansen-Love's "Goodbye First Love" is headed to the Telluride Film Festival.
Ioncinema tweeted:
"Goodbye First Love-looks like it's Telluride Bound"
The French/German film follows the ups and downs of a romantic relationship of a couple beginning in their adolescence.
Adding some background info that sort of provides a semi-Telluride connection to past festivals is the nugget that Hansen-Love is purportedly engaged to Olivier Assayas ("Carlos"-TFF #37).
Goodbye First Love's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618447/
MORE POSTERAGE
The Playlist, First Showing.net and Movie Web all had versions of posts up yesterday with new posters for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" that are character specific (so I imagine that there will be others rolled over over the next few days)
and the first (to my knowledge) of Mark Forster's "Machine Gun Preacher" which I think has a chance to be at Telluride.
Tinker's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/
Machine Gun Preacher's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1586752/
Check the full stories at:
The Playlist:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/weapon_tagline_wielding_machine_gun_preacher_poster_cast_gets_coded_in_tink/
FirstShowing.net
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/check-this-out-gerard-butlers-new-poster-for-machine-gun-preacher/
MovieWeb:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/two-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-posters-with-colin-firth-and-tom-hardy
YOU CAN'T STOP IT...
Sasha Stone of Awards Daily has a nice post up that focuses on her view of the state of the race for Oscar glory as we approach the thundering tumult that will be Telluride, Venice, Toronto and New York. She gives a clear eyed assessment of what's what and the players in the line-ups of those fests that we know about. Take a look at it, see what you think:
http://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/08/cantstop/
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER AT:
http://twitter.com/#!/Gort2
More on the morrow...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
New York Galas/Thompson and Wells on the NYFF/Posters of Possibles
Good Morning All.
I may have further personal developments concerning this year's festival by the end of the week...or maybe not. We'll see.
NEW YORK GALAS
The New York Film Festival (in October) announced two more gala presentations yesterday afternoon (in addition to "My Week with Marilyn" which had already been announced) and both of the films chosen have been on our Telluride watch list. Gala presentations were announced for David Cronenberg's Freud vs. Jung duel "A Dangerous Method" (Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender) and Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In" (Antonio Banderas).
This leaves New York's fest with its closing night film still yet to be named and that is supposed to happen by the end of the week.
In all likelihood the addition of "Method" and "Skin" to New York's lineup while not eliminating the chance that one or both might play Telluride diminishes the chances that they turn up there.
THOMPSON AND WELLS ON NEW YORK
Three posts from yesterday afternoon provide some context and in one case, sort of opposing perspectives from two of the best in the business. I have included two posts from Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The first is a straight up presentation of the two films that have been added to the NYFF slate as Gala Presentations:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/15/nyff_cronenbergs_dangerous_method_and_almodovars_skin_i_live_in_added_to_ga/
Following that is Anne's discussion in a separate post of the chances that "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" might be offered the closing night slot at NYFF. She also mentions "The Iron Lady" as a possible for that spot but it almost seems as if that is a secondary consideration. Clearly, if TTSS closes New York it is my belief that it will definitely be off the Telluride list. That second Thompson post is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/15/will_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy_or_iron_lady_land_new_york_film_festival_ber/?utm
However, Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere in his post late yesterday about New York's selections seems to at least imply that TTSS is all but off the table as far as any participation in the New York Festival is concerned. And Wells suggests in the comments section that he thinks TTSS at Telluride is still a possibility. The Wells post is linked here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/15/will_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy_or_iron_lady_land_new_york_film_festival_ber/?utm
It will be really interesting to see what comes out later this week as the NYFF actual closer.
So, in review:
Chances for "Method" DOWN
Chances for "Skin" also DOWN (but not down as much as "Method" I think)
Chances for "TTSS": HOLDING STEADY
NEW POSTERS
A big post from Rope of Silicon with new poster art for a number of films including at least three that I have been including on the TFF #38 watch list. "Drive," "Carnage" and "Moneyball" (see above). Of the three, "Drive" may be the most likely to actually be in Colorado in two and a half weeks. Then "Moneyball." "Carnage" is unlikely as it is the NYFF opener.
Take a look at the new poster art for them plus sevearl other films at this link to ROS:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/posters-drive-american-reunion-moneyball-carnage-harold-kumar
Hope you're having a good week...more on the morrow...
I may have further personal developments concerning this year's festival by the end of the week...or maybe not. We'll see.
NEW YORK GALAS
The New York Film Festival (in October) announced two more gala presentations yesterday afternoon (in addition to "My Week with Marilyn" which had already been announced) and both of the films chosen have been on our Telluride watch list. Gala presentations were announced for David Cronenberg's Freud vs. Jung duel "A Dangerous Method" (Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender) and Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In" (Antonio Banderas).
This leaves New York's fest with its closing night film still yet to be named and that is supposed to happen by the end of the week.
In all likelihood the addition of "Method" and "Skin" to New York's lineup while not eliminating the chance that one or both might play Telluride diminishes the chances that they turn up there.
THOMPSON AND WELLS ON NEW YORK
Three posts from yesterday afternoon provide some context and in one case, sort of opposing perspectives from two of the best in the business. I have included two posts from Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The first is a straight up presentation of the two films that have been added to the NYFF slate as Gala Presentations:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/15/nyff_cronenbergs_dangerous_method_and_almodovars_skin_i_live_in_added_to_ga/
Following that is Anne's discussion in a separate post of the chances that "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" might be offered the closing night slot at NYFF. She also mentions "The Iron Lady" as a possible for that spot but it almost seems as if that is a secondary consideration. Clearly, if TTSS closes New York it is my belief that it will definitely be off the Telluride list. That second Thompson post is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/15/will_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy_or_iron_lady_land_new_york_film_festival_ber/?utm
However, Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere in his post late yesterday about New York's selections seems to at least imply that TTSS is all but off the table as far as any participation in the New York Festival is concerned. And Wells suggests in the comments section that he thinks TTSS at Telluride is still a possibility. The Wells post is linked here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/15/will_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy_or_iron_lady_land_new_york_film_festival_ber/?utm
It will be really interesting to see what comes out later this week as the NYFF actual closer.
So, in review:
Chances for "Method" DOWN
Chances for "Skin" also DOWN (but not down as much as "Method" I think)
Chances for "TTSS": HOLDING STEADY
NEW POSTERS
A big post from Rope of Silicon with new poster art for a number of films including at least three that I have been including on the TFF #38 watch list. "Drive," "Carnage" and "Moneyball" (see above). Of the three, "Drive" may be the most likely to actually be in Colorado in two and a half weeks. Then "Moneyball." "Carnage" is unlikely as it is the NYFF opener.
Take a look at the new poster art for them plus sevearl other films at this link to ROS:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/posters-drive-american-reunion-moneyball-carnage-harold-kumar
Hope you're having a good week...more on the morrow...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Late Breaking News/Ten(+) Bets/Kevin's Trailer/Darren Aron-NOAH-sky/My Friend Marlon
Good Morning America!
Back to a real job today for this guy. Teaching Inservice today and tomorrow. Classes start Wednesday.
Also...pseudo-waiting...
The 38th Telluride Film Festival starts in 18 days...
LATE BREAKING NEWS
Two items making Telluride connected news late last night.:
1) Ioncinema.com baldly claims what I have expected for some time and that is that Werner Herzog's documentary "Into the Abyss" will play T-ride. No surprise there.
and 2) Film critic and Telluride regular (and past Silver Medallion recipient) Leonard Maltin had surgery for a detached retina yesterday in El Paso, TX. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Mr. Maltin!
TEN (+) BETS
Last week's Ten Bets were:
1) The Descendants
2) Gazing Into the Abyss
3) A Trip to the Moon
4) The Artist
5) We Have to Talk About Kevin
6) Le Havre
7) Prohibition
8) Drive
9) Shame
10) The Kid with a Bike/Dark Horse (tie)
This week's Ten Bets:
1) The Descendants
2) Into the Abyss
3) The Artist
4) A Trip to the Moon
5) We Have to Talk About Kevin
6) Le Havre
7) Prohibition
8) Shame
9) Drive
10) The Kid with a Bike
Here's the "+"
11) Dark Horse
12) The Birds Upstairs
13) The Skin I Live In
14) The Lady
15) W.E.
16) The Ides of March
17) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
18) Albert Nobbs
19) Coriolanus
20) A Dangerous Method
Note: Kris Tapley at Incontention.com in his July 28th Telluride spec piece listed three Sundance films as possibles, but because they already appeared in Park City, I'm doubtful that they will be in T-ride. The three are: "Take Shelter," "Like Crazy" and "Martha Marcy May Marlene."
Now that we're down to less than three weeks, I may update the "Ten Bets" list with more frequency than once a week depending what oozes out that I can latch onto.
KEVIN'S ENGLISH TRAILER
A lot of buzz surrounding Lynne Ramsay's "We Need to Talk About Kevin" this last week including a post from the weekend from First Showing.net for the film's U.K. trailer. Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly star. The trailer looks appropriately chilling and kind of creepy. "Kevin" remains at #5 on this week's "Ten Bets."
Here's the link:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/must-watch-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-official-uk-trailer-lands/
Kevin's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/
DARREN ARONOFSKY AND NOAH
Earlier this summer I passed on the news that Darren Aronofsky (director of last year's TFF#37 sensation and multi-Oscar nominated "Black Swan"--Natalie Portman winning Best Actress) was tackling the Biblical story of Noah as his next project. Because it's Aronofsky and because "Swan" had such a successful run last year, you have to include "Noah" as a future Telluride possibility at least for the time being.
Get the Big Picture.com posted a fairly substantial speculative piece about that "Noah" project this weekend. You can take a look at that post here:
http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2011/8/13/we-can-only-speculate-what-noah-will-be-like-under-darren-ar.html?utm
Aronofsky's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/
MY FRIEND MARLON
One of the most viewed posts that I put up this summer included my pictures of me and film legend Marlon Brando. It was fun to relive that two day period when the double Oscar winner and arguably the finest screen actor of all time was in Weatherford, OK.
So, naturally, when I saw the post this week from Open Culture.com that included Brando's screen test for "Rebel Without a Cause" I had to put a link to it here on my blog. Not only because it's really cool, but also because it gave me another excuse to put up the Brando and me photo...
Here's the link to Brando's screen test (which, of course, was unsuccessful. Some kid named James Dean got the role The article also has a link to Dean's screen test):
http://www.openculture.com/2011/08/marlon_brando_screen_tests_for_irebel_without_a_causei.html
Brando's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/
Rebel's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048545/
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/#!/@Gort2
Back to a real job today for this guy. Teaching Inservice today and tomorrow. Classes start Wednesday.
Also...pseudo-waiting...
The 38th Telluride Film Festival starts in 18 days...
LATE BREAKING NEWS
Two items making Telluride connected news late last night.:
1) Ioncinema.com baldly claims what I have expected for some time and that is that Werner Herzog's documentary "Into the Abyss" will play T-ride. No surprise there.
and 2) Film critic and Telluride regular (and past Silver Medallion recipient) Leonard Maltin had surgery for a detached retina yesterday in El Paso, TX. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Mr. Maltin!
TEN (+) BETS
There's some chance that we see W.E.
Last week's Ten Bets were:
1) The Descendants
2) Gazing Into the Abyss
3) A Trip to the Moon
4) The Artist
5) We Have to Talk About Kevin
6) Le Havre
7) Prohibition
8) Drive
9) Shame
10) The Kid with a Bike/Dark Horse (tie)
This week's Ten Bets:
1) The Descendants
2) Into the Abyss
3) The Artist
4) A Trip to the Moon
5) We Have to Talk About Kevin
6) Le Havre
7) Prohibition
8) Shame
9) Drive
10) The Kid with a Bike
Here's the "+"
11) Dark Horse
12) The Birds Upstairs
13) The Skin I Live In
14) The Lady
15) W.E.
16) The Ides of March
17) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
18) Albert Nobbs
19) Coriolanus
20) A Dangerous Method
Note: Kris Tapley at Incontention.com in his July 28th Telluride spec piece listed three Sundance films as possibles, but because they already appeared in Park City, I'm doubtful that they will be in T-ride. The three are: "Take Shelter," "Like Crazy" and "Martha Marcy May Marlene."
Now that we're down to less than three weeks, I may update the "Ten Bets" list with more frequency than once a week depending what oozes out that I can latch onto.
KEVIN'S ENGLISH TRAILER
A lot of buzz surrounding Lynne Ramsay's "We Need to Talk About Kevin" this last week including a post from the weekend from First Showing.net for the film's U.K. trailer. Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly star. The trailer looks appropriately chilling and kind of creepy. "Kevin" remains at #5 on this week's "Ten Bets."
Here's the link:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/must-watch-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-official-uk-trailer-lands/
Kevin's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/
DARREN ARONOFSKY AND NOAH
Earlier this summer I passed on the news that Darren Aronofsky (director of last year's TFF#37 sensation and multi-Oscar nominated "Black Swan"--Natalie Portman winning Best Actress) was tackling the Biblical story of Noah as his next project. Because it's Aronofsky and because "Swan" had such a successful run last year, you have to include "Noah" as a future Telluride possibility at least for the time being.
Get the Big Picture.com posted a fairly substantial speculative piece about that "Noah" project this weekend. You can take a look at that post here:
http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2011/8/13/we-can-only-speculate-what-noah-will-be-like-under-darren-ar.html?utm
Aronofsky's IMDb page is here:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/
MY FRIEND MARLON
One of the most viewed posts that I put up this summer included my pictures of me and film legend Marlon Brando. It was fun to relive that two day period when the double Oscar winner and arguably the finest screen actor of all time was in Weatherford, OK.
So, naturally, when I saw the post this week from Open Culture.com that included Brando's screen test for "Rebel Without a Cause" I had to put a link to it here on my blog. Not only because it's really cool, but also because it gave me another excuse to put up the Brando and me photo...
Here's the link to Brando's screen test (which, of course, was unsuccessful. Some kid named James Dean got the role The article also has a link to Dean's screen test):
http://www.openculture.com/2011/08/marlon_brando_screen_tests_for_irebel_without_a_causei.html
Brando's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/
Rebel's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048545/
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/#!/@Gort2
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Opposing Drives/Looking at Tinker/Descendants Look/Thompson on Coriolanus
Good Morning America...and all the ships at sea!
Friday was a really interesting day. A nice little bit of badinage with Sasha Stone of Awards Daily and a note that Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere has added me as a follower on Twitter. Freaking out a little.
Also finished the first (and largest step) of a big, BIG summer project.
So all in all, a really nice day. Now some film stuff...
DRIVE'S POSTERS COMPARED
I have high hopes that I have been reading the tea leaves correctly and that Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive" will unspool (a term that doesn't make sense in an age of digital film) in Telluride in less than three weeks.
I was lukewarm about it as I read descriptions coming out of Cannes in May (very good notices) but really came around after seeing the trailer. Now I think it might have a shot to be one of the two or three best films of the year. So hopes and expectations are high.
Yesterday, via different film sites, we got 2 views of differing posters for the film. From Awards Daily this view of the "drive" poster for the U.K.
From FirstShowing.net this view of the official U.S. poster:
Personally I prefer the U.S. version.
"Drive" stars Ryan Gosling (as you can clearly see in the posters), Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks (Oscar buzz) and Ron Perlman (who I swear I saw in Telluride the first time I was there for the film fest in 2006).
Drive's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
LOOKING AT TINKER
Another film I have a vibe for and that I am crossing my fingers for is Tomas Alfredson's spy thriller/existential meditation "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" from the John LeCarre novel and featuring Gary Oldman (Oscar buzz), Colin Firth (Oscar buzz), John Hurt, Mark Strong and Toby Jones. Next week's announcement from the New York Film Fest about its closing film may tell us about TTSS' chances of actually being in the San Juans. Again, I'm hoping...
The Playlist (at IndieWire) has a post up with a discussion of clips from the film. They seem positively giddy with what they've seen. That whets my appetite even more.
Here's the link to The Playlist's story:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/empire_big_screen_11_first_footage_from_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy_is_flat-o
Tinker's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/
DESCENDANTS LOOK
It's no secret that I'm 99.99% certain that Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" starring George Clooney will be in Telluride...the film...Clooney?...who knows.
This is also a film I am very high on and I've had it on the Telluride radar for more than a year. Good buzz on it from some insider types has also built my anticipation.
Again, The Playlist was up this weekend with a new post and a new still from the film. The post also has a good description via the press info out from the Toronto fest where it will also play after T-ride ( as well as a mention that they "won't be surprised" if it is headed to Telluride...go with that, I say).
Here's The Playlist story:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/new_photo_george_clooney_shailene_woodley_in_alexander_paynes_the_descendan
The Descendant's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/
BTW... for those interested...The Playlist also has a couple of new posts up this weekend about "Carnage" and "My Week with Marilyn" both of which I have virtually dropped from serious Telluride consideration because of their positions in the New York Film Festival.
And Playlist...I'm still available...
THOMPSON ON CORIOLANUS
Anne Thompson is one of my favorite film bloggers (Thompson on Hollywood/IndieWire). I had a chance to meet and talk with her briefly two years ago at Telluride #36. She was very kind.
Last year she went to Venice and missed Telluride #37 but I hear that she's returning to southwest Colorado this year and I say "Yea!"
Yesterday Thompson posted an informative piece about the initial reactions from those who have seen Ralph Fiennes' adaptation of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus." Suffice it to say that the early buzz is very good (Vanessa Redgrave-Oscar buzz).
I have seen the trailer for the film and as a result I am extremely hopeful ends up on the TFF#38 playbill. You can link to the trailer if you'll look at my Aug. 10th post of this blog.
The Thompson story is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/12/coriolanus_fiennes_and_redgrave_stand_out
Coriolanus IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372686/
AND TWO TIDBITS
News out of Hollywood the last 24 hours that really doesn't have Telluride implications but that I find interesting:
Disney has apparently pulled the plug on the Johnny Depp/Lone Ranger project...that's all over the Interweb...wow.
And the announcement that Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) has grabbed the option to adapt and direct the new Stephen King novel "11-22-63." This combination of material and auteur intrigues me.
The novel is out in November for us mere mortals and centers on time travel and the attempt to re-write history.
Have a great rest of your weekend!
Friday was a really interesting day. A nice little bit of badinage with Sasha Stone of Awards Daily and a note that Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere has added me as a follower on Twitter. Freaking out a little.
Also finished the first (and largest step) of a big, BIG summer project.
So all in all, a really nice day. Now some film stuff...
DRIVE'S POSTERS COMPARED
I have high hopes that I have been reading the tea leaves correctly and that Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive" will unspool (a term that doesn't make sense in an age of digital film) in Telluride in less than three weeks.
I was lukewarm about it as I read descriptions coming out of Cannes in May (very good notices) but really came around after seeing the trailer. Now I think it might have a shot to be one of the two or three best films of the year. So hopes and expectations are high.
Yesterday, via different film sites, we got 2 views of differing posters for the film. From Awards Daily this view of the "drive" poster for the U.K.
From FirstShowing.net this view of the official U.S. poster:
Personally I prefer the U.S. version.
"Drive" stars Ryan Gosling (as you can clearly see in the posters), Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks (Oscar buzz) and Ron Perlman (who I swear I saw in Telluride the first time I was there for the film fest in 2006).
Drive's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
LOOKING AT TINKER
Another film I have a vibe for and that I am crossing my fingers for is Tomas Alfredson's spy thriller/existential meditation "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" from the John LeCarre novel and featuring Gary Oldman (Oscar buzz), Colin Firth (Oscar buzz), John Hurt, Mark Strong and Toby Jones. Next week's announcement from the New York Film Fest about its closing film may tell us about TTSS' chances of actually being in the San Juans. Again, I'm hoping...
The Playlist (at IndieWire) has a post up with a discussion of clips from the film. They seem positively giddy with what they've seen. That whets my appetite even more.
Here's the link to The Playlist's story:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/empire_big_screen_11_first_footage_from_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy_is_flat-o
Tinker's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/
DESCENDANTS LOOK
It's no secret that I'm 99.99% certain that Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" starring George Clooney will be in Telluride...the film...Clooney?...who knows.
This is also a film I am very high on and I've had it on the Telluride radar for more than a year. Good buzz on it from some insider types has also built my anticipation.
Again, The Playlist was up this weekend with a new post and a new still from the film. The post also has a good description via the press info out from the Toronto fest where it will also play after T-ride ( as well as a mention that they "won't be surprised" if it is headed to Telluride...go with that, I say).
Here's The Playlist story:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/new_photo_george_clooney_shailene_woodley_in_alexander_paynes_the_descendan
The Descendant's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/
BTW... for those interested...The Playlist also has a couple of new posts up this weekend about "Carnage" and "My Week with Marilyn" both of which I have virtually dropped from serious Telluride consideration because of their positions in the New York Film Festival.
And Playlist...I'm still available...
THOMPSON ON CORIOLANUS
Anne Thompson is one of my favorite film bloggers (Thompson on Hollywood/IndieWire). I had a chance to meet and talk with her briefly two years ago at Telluride #36. She was very kind.
Last year she went to Venice and missed Telluride #37 but I hear that she's returning to southwest Colorado this year and I say "Yea!"
Yesterday Thompson posted an informative piece about the initial reactions from those who have seen Ralph Fiennes' adaptation of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus." Suffice it to say that the early buzz is very good (Vanessa Redgrave-Oscar buzz).
I have seen the trailer for the film and as a result I am extremely hopeful ends up on the TFF#38 playbill. You can link to the trailer if you'll look at my Aug. 10th post of this blog.
The Thompson story is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/12/coriolanus_fiennes_and_redgrave_stand_out
Coriolanus IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372686/
AND TWO TIDBITS
News out of Hollywood the last 24 hours that really doesn't have Telluride implications but that I find interesting:
Disney has apparently pulled the plug on the Johnny Depp/Lone Ranger project...that's all over the Interweb...wow.
And the announcement that Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) has grabbed the option to adapt and direct the new Stephen King novel "11-22-63." This combination of material and auteur intrigues me.
The novel is out in November for us mere mortals and centers on time travel and the attempt to re-write history.
Have a great rest of your weekend!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Pictures, Pictures, Pictures/50/50 Trailer/Gosling Speaks
Good Morning All,
What if they really did make me an offer I couldn't refuse?
PICTURES...
A good number of films that are on my Telluride watch list have released stills in the last day or two and so I thought I'd pass some along and link to some others today.
One film with its first official still out this week that has a good deal of Oscar buzz (but realistically much less Telluride buzz) is Stephen Daldry's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" based on the best selling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. It stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock and is scheduled for limited release on Christmas Day.
Here's the single official photo thanks to SlashFilm:
Here's the kink to the SlashFilm post:
http://www.slashfilm.com/tom-hanks-thomas-horn-extremely-loud-incredibly-close/
And Extremely Loud's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477302/
How about pix from 3 other Telluride possibilities? The Playlist at IndieWire is up with posts focused on a number of T-ride possibilities. For example Fernando Mierelles "360" starring the very busy Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Ben Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Speaking of Mr. Hopkins, a still of him from the film:
A number of other stills and the article about "360" can be found here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/new_looks_at_rachel_weisz_jude_law_anthony_hopkins_ben_foster_in_fernando_m/
Another Playlist article about photos from a film that I think has some shot at bowing at Telluride is the Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, Hugh Jackman starrer "Butter." I get a real "Juno" like vibe for this film. Here's a teaser of the photos:
A good number of other stills are with The Playlist story here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/first_look_at_jennifer_garner_in_butter/
Butter's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349451/
Finally, The Playlist has posted a number of stills for Michael Winterbottom's adaptation and re-imagining of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Ubervilles." It's entitled "Trishna" and starts Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire, Miral). Again, I think there is at least some chance that it could be programmed at Telluride.
Here's a look:
Again, access to the other stills and The Playlist story is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/first_look_at_freida_pinto_in_michael_winterbottoms_trishna/
Trishna's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1836987/
50/50 TRAILER
I have been back and forth about mentioning "50/50" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen as a Telluride possible. The distributor is Summit Entertainment which has had, at best, a limited relationship with Telluride in the recent past. And I'm just not a Seth Rogen fan...
Despite these misgivings, I have to admit that it's a least a tenuous possibility and so I have included this week's link to its new trailer from a post from FirstShowing.net:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/must-watch-second-trailer-for-5050-with-joseph-gordon-levitt/
50/50's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/
GOSLING SPEAKS
Actor Ryan Gosling is a busy dude. "Crazy, Stupid Love" is in theaters now. "Drive" and "The Ides of March" are due during the next few months as we head into awards season and both films might make an
appearance at Telluride's SHOW.
Despite his hectic schedule, Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood (IndieWire) has passed along his interview with Esquire magazine. Thompson excerpts that and provides the link to the full interview here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/11/ryan_gosling_is_cooler_than_you_and_too_cool_to_answer_esquires_questions
Drive's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
Ides' IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124035/
More tomorrow, mi compadres!
What if they really did make me an offer I couldn't refuse?
PICTURES...
A good number of films that are on my Telluride watch list have released stills in the last day or two and so I thought I'd pass some along and link to some others today.
One film with its first official still out this week that has a good deal of Oscar buzz (but realistically much less Telluride buzz) is Stephen Daldry's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" based on the best selling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. It stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock and is scheduled for limited release on Christmas Day.
Here's the single official photo thanks to SlashFilm:
http://www.slashfilm.com/tom-hanks-thomas-horn-extremely-loud-incredibly-close/
And Extremely Loud's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477302/
How about pix from 3 other Telluride possibilities? The Playlist at IndieWire is up with posts focused on a number of T-ride possibilities. For example Fernando Mierelles "360" starring the very busy Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Ben Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Speaking of Mr. Hopkins, a still of him from the film:
A number of other stills and the article about "360" can be found here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/new_looks_at_rachel_weisz_jude_law_anthony_hopkins_ben_foster_in_fernando_m/
Another Playlist article about photos from a film that I think has some shot at bowing at Telluride is the Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, Hugh Jackman starrer "Butter." I get a real "Juno" like vibe for this film. Here's a teaser of the photos:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/first_look_at_jennifer_garner_in_butter/
Butter's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349451/
Finally, The Playlist has posted a number of stills for Michael Winterbottom's adaptation and re-imagining of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Ubervilles." It's entitled "Trishna" and starts Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire, Miral). Again, I think there is at least some chance that it could be programmed at Telluride.
Here's a look:
Again, access to the other stills and The Playlist story is here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/first_look_at_freida_pinto_in_michael_winterbottoms_trishna/
Trishna's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1836987/
50/50 TRAILER
I have been back and forth about mentioning "50/50" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen as a Telluride possible. The distributor is Summit Entertainment which has had, at best, a limited relationship with Telluride in the recent past. And I'm just not a Seth Rogen fan...
Despite these misgivings, I have to admit that it's a least a tenuous possibility and so I have included this week's link to its new trailer from a post from FirstShowing.net:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/must-watch-second-trailer-for-5050-with-joseph-gordon-levitt/
50/50's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/
GOSLING SPEAKS
Actor Ryan Gosling is a busy dude. "Crazy, Stupid Love" is in theaters now. "Drive" and "The Ides of March" are due during the next few months as we head into awards season and both films might make an
appearance at Telluride's SHOW.
Despite his hectic schedule, Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood (IndieWire) has passed along his interview with Esquire magazine. Thompson excerpts that and provides the link to the full interview here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/11/ryan_gosling_is_cooler_than_you_and_too_cool_to_answer_esquires_questions
Drive's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
Ides' IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124035/
More tomorrow, mi compadres!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tinker Spec/Another Kevin/Into the Abyss/Poland's View
Good morning all. Still kind of back to waiting...
The 38th annual Telluride Film Festival happens in 22 days!
Three weeks away and I keep getting reminders in various ways that people are coming to the blog in increasing numbers in hopes that it does what it's intended to do: give some insight about the likely films that will play at the uber-secret Telluride Film Festival. As the days get fewer, the traffic gets bigger. No pressure!
TINKER SPECULATION
Last year's TFF Tributee, Colin Firth, in TTSS
Lately, I've been thinking that its chances are increasing especially since it wasn't tagged for Toronto and wasn't chosen to open New York ("Carnage" was) or stand as its middle of festival special presentation (My Week with Marilyn" was). Last week I suggested that it might be a part of a Gary Oldman tribute...and I'm not saying definitively that one of Telluride's three tributes will be devoted to Oldman...just that that is a scenario that makes some sense to me.
Nevertheless, bigger show biz brains than mine are thinking in a similar direction. Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood elsewhere posted just yesterday that he's thinking along the same lines. Wells' view for TTSS: Telluride, close the NYFF (Wells says that the closer will be announced by NYFF next week) or no U.S. festival presentation at all.
Consequently, I have bumped the chances of seeing TTSS in Telluride up to 40%...and it would definitely be on my must-see list.
The link to the Wells post is here:
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2011/08/tinker_cant_hid.php
Tinker's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/
PS...the comments section of the Wells story indicates that Wells is now leaning toward the belief that TTSS won't play anywhere domestically prior to its London debut.
ANOTHER KEVIN
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" has been on our Telluride radar in a serious way since it made waves in May at the Cannes film festival. Starring John C. Reilly and Tilda Swinton (in what has been touted since Cannes as an Oscar caliber performance), the film got a boost, in my estimation, of its chances of being in
T-ride during the Toronto fest announcements as the result of a cryptic tweet from Ioncinema. Currently I have it sitting at #5 on my "Ten Bets" list.
Well, as fall fests draw closer, we're seeing more info from film distributors and studios including a new (and what most are saying is an improved) poster for the film.
The Playlist (at IndieWire) posted the new version of the poster in a story yesterday. The post also contains the new poster for Steven Spielberg's animate "Adventures of Tintin." Here's the new "Kevin" version via their website:
Yup..works better. You can find The Playlist story at:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/new_posters_for_the_adventures_of_tintin_we_need_to_talk_about_kevin/
Kevin's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/
INTO THE ABYSS
Werner Herzog is a Telluride mainstay. He's on the festival's advisory board. I think he's been there all five of the years I have. He almost always has something in the can to show. This year doesn't appear to be any different.
I fully expect his Texas death row documentary "Into the Abyss" (at least I think that's what he's calling it now) to be on Telluride's program when it is unveiled on Sept. 2. We already know that it will be playing in Toronto, so we know that Herzog has it ready for public display. So my feeling is "bank on it." It's sitting at #2 on this week's "Ten Bets" for a reason.
All that is to get to this: Movie City News has a post up with three clips from the doc that you can look at. Here's the link:
http://moviecitynews.com/2011/08/tiff11-three-clips-from-herzog-on-death-row-into-the-abyss/
The Abyss IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972663/
POLAND'S VIEW
Could we see "Chicken with Plums" in Telluride?
Speaking of Movie City News, their David Poland had a really great three part awards-type preview last week up on their site. The links for all three parts are provided below. Some notes that may have Telluride implications:
From Part One: Includes discussion of Telluride possibles "Chicken with Plums," "Dark Horse," and "The Oranges." He also talks "Friends with Kids" and "Trishna" both of which could show at The SHOW. I actually was teetering on calling "Trishna" a T-ride "possible" as well.
Part Two: Is chocked full or Telluride "maybes" including: "360," "The Deep Blue Sea," "Eye of the Storm," "Killer Joe," "The Lady," "Peace, Love and Understanding," "Rampart," "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," "Shame," and "Take this Waltz."
Part Three: Starts out looking at "big" films that probably won't be in play for Telluride (with the exception of the above noted "Tinker, Tailor..." and maybe "The Rum Diary"). After that, Poland switches back to some films that definitely are possibles for Telluride: "Albert Nobbs," "The Artist," "Coriolanus," "A Dangerous Method," and, of course, the George Clooney double bill of "The Descendants" and "The Ides of March." Additionally, Poland concludes with comments about "Moneyball," "Take Shelter" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
The three parter is fun and informative. Take a look at it.
Part One link:
http://moviecitynews.com/2011/08/6-weeks-to-tiff-a-20-weeks-to-oscar-prequel-part-1-of-3/
Part Two link:
http://moviecitynews.com/2011/08/6-weeks-to-tiff-a-20-weeks-to-oscar-prequel-part-2-of-3/
Part Three link:
http://moviecitynews.com/2011/08/6-weeks-to-tiff-a-20-weeks-to-oscar-prequel-part-3-of-3/
More on the morrow...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Ralph Gets a Trailer/Contagion Contagious/Carey Talks/On Broadway
Well, not so much waiting now...choices...
The Telluride Film Festival starts in 23 days!
RALPH (PRONOUNCED "RAFE") GETS A TRAILER
One of The Weinstein Company's films that I have thought has at least some possibility of playing at Telluride is the directing debut of English actor Ralph Fiennes. He has undertaken an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus." It's not a play that gets many productions...maybe this film will change that. And here's why I say that. The TWC people have a Coriolanus trailer out for the Brits and FirstShowing.net has it up on their site. It looks fantastic!
Up to now I've been moderately interested in seeing what Fiennes had up his sleeve. Additionally, there has already been some Best Supporting Actress buzz for Vanessa Redgrave who appears as Coriolanus' mother (the title role also played by Mr. Fiennes). well, after looking at the trailer, I am more than moderately interested...now I am really hoping that it shows up in Telluride in three weeks.
Have a look at the FirstShowing story and the "Coriolanus" trailer here:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/watch-intense-uk-trailer-for-ralph-fiennes-shakespeare-coriolanus/
The Coriolanus IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372686/
CONTAGION CONTAGIOUS
A blitz of "Contagion" (dir. Steven Soderbergh) material has been hitting the last few days. Individual character posters and some TV clips as the opening (Sept. 9) approaches. Admittedly, I think that "Contagion" is an unlikely entrant for the Telluride program but stranger things have happened. that being said, here are some "Contagion" links for you to enjoy:
Links to two TV spots for the film via The Playlist at IndieWire:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/watch_matt_damon_is_highly_contagious_in_2_new_tv_spots_for_steven_soderber/
And a link to The Playlist again with a view of the character posters that are out for the film:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/dont_talk_to_anyone_dont_touch_anyone_new_posters_pics_from_steven_soderber/
Contagion IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/
CAREY TALKS
Carey Mulligan (An Education, Never Let Me Go) has made a habit of being in Telluride the last two years. this year she could (and I feel like will) make it a third straight year with either "Drive" or "Shame" or both.
Hit Fix has put up a lengthy interview with the British sprite focused primarily o n Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive." You can find that interview here:
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/awards-campaign/posts/carey-mulligan-on-the-power-of-quiet-love-with-ryan-gosling-in-drive
I currently have "Drive" at #8 on the Ten Bets list and "Shame" at #9.
Drive's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
Shame's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723811/
ON BROADWAY
Word all over the internet the past 48 hours of a tidbit that has been expected for some time...2010 Best Picture Oscar winner and Telluride #37 presentation "The King's Speech" will be coming to Broadway in play form in a little more than a year if all goes according to plan.
TKS was originally conceived by author David Seidler as a play but, of course, became the four time Oscar winning film last year that serves as the centerpiece of Telluride's tribute to Best Actor winner Colin Firth.
Now Seidler's original intent appears to be on the road to being fulfilled. I have included a link to The Hollywood News' version of the story:
http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2011/08/07/the-kings-speech-coming-to-broadway-in-fall-2012/
More on the morrow... (sounds very "Coriolanus-y" doesn't it?)
The Telluride Film Festival starts in 23 days!
RALPH (PRONOUNCED "RAFE") GETS A TRAILER
Coriolanus: Oscar bait for Fiennes and Redgrave?
One of The Weinstein Company's films that I have thought has at least some possibility of playing at Telluride is the directing debut of English actor Ralph Fiennes. He has undertaken an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus." It's not a play that gets many productions...maybe this film will change that. And here's why I say that. The TWC people have a Coriolanus trailer out for the Brits and FirstShowing.net has it up on their site. It looks fantastic!
Up to now I've been moderately interested in seeing what Fiennes had up his sleeve. Additionally, there has already been some Best Supporting Actress buzz for Vanessa Redgrave who appears as Coriolanus' mother (the title role also played by Mr. Fiennes). well, after looking at the trailer, I am more than moderately interested...now I am really hoping that it shows up in Telluride in three weeks.
Have a look at the FirstShowing story and the "Coriolanus" trailer here:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/watch-intense-uk-trailer-for-ralph-fiennes-shakespeare-coriolanus/
The Coriolanus IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372686/
CONTAGION CONTAGIOUS
A blitz of "Contagion" (dir. Steven Soderbergh) material has been hitting the last few days. Individual character posters and some TV clips as the opening (Sept. 9) approaches. Admittedly, I think that "Contagion" is an unlikely entrant for the Telluride program but stranger things have happened. that being said, here are some "Contagion" links for you to enjoy:
Links to two TV spots for the film via The Playlist at IndieWire:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/watch_matt_damon_is_highly_contagious_in_2_new_tv_spots_for_steven_soderber/
And a link to The Playlist again with a view of the character posters that are out for the film:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/dont_talk_to_anyone_dont_touch_anyone_new_posters_pics_from_steven_soderber/
Contagion IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/
CAREY TALKS
Carey Mulligan (An Education, Never Let Me Go) has made a habit of being in Telluride the last two years. this year she could (and I feel like will) make it a third straight year with either "Drive" or "Shame" or both.
Hit Fix has put up a lengthy interview with the British sprite focused primarily o n Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive." You can find that interview here:
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/awards-campaign/posts/carey-mulligan-on-the-power-of-quiet-love-with-ryan-gosling-in-drive
I currently have "Drive" at #8 on the Ten Bets list and "Shame" at #9.
Drive's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
Shame's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723811/
ON BROADWAY
Colin Firth at last year's Labor Day Picnic in Telluride
Word all over the internet the past 48 hours of a tidbit that has been expected for some time...2010 Best Picture Oscar winner and Telluride #37 presentation "The King's Speech" will be coming to Broadway in play form in a little more than a year if all goes according to plan.
TKS was originally conceived by author David Seidler as a play but, of course, became the four time Oscar winning film last year that serves as the centerpiece of Telluride's tribute to Best Actor winner Colin Firth.
Now Seidler's original intent appears to be on the road to being fulfilled. I have included a link to The Hollywood News' version of the story:
http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2011/08/07/the-kings-speech-coming-to-broadway-in-fall-2012/
More on the morrow... (sounds very "Coriolanus-y" doesn't it?)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
I'm Official/Three More Off the Books/More Kevin/Posters
Well...some waiting is done (see below)...other waiting...still waiting
I'M OFFICIAL
I received word yesterday that the blog has been fully accredited as a member of the press for the 38th Telluride Film Festival.
I am truly very excited and simultaneously kind of freaked out. In reality, I'm not entirely sure what it will ultimately mean. It's my hope that the designation will allow me to have access to the guests at the festival. Just don't know. I am going to reach out to a couple of real journos who have experience at Telluride and see if I can get some guidance from them.
I do know two things: I have to attend press orientation on Friday Sept. 2 and I get a yellow colored lanyard to wear my pass on (also a red one which is normal for my pass level). "Yellow" journalism? Subtext? Hmmm?
Anyway, a giant thank you to the fest for the credential. Also thanks to Mitzi and Larry Mallard who make the whole festival experience possible (when Telluride stay at The River Club, it's the best!) and the biggest thank you to my wife and kids who indulge this obsession.
THREE MORE FILMS EXIT STAGE LEFT
Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood (at IndieWire) is reporting that Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" and John Madden's "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" will all skip the fall festival scene.
That news ripples in terms of Telluride in a couple of ways.
Just yesterday I was talking about the possibility that "J. Edgar" might close the New York Film Festival which would mean that "Tinker, Tailor..." was still in the Telluride possible list (and it still is). Now that Eastwood's film is out of the running for that coveted closing slot, you have to think "Tinker" is a real possibility and so a lesser possibility for Telluride.
As to "Marigold"...We haven't very much about this film. I have some expectations for it because of the cast (Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire and a million Brits of a certain age including the fantastic Bill Nighy) and director John Madden. It's also in the Fox Searchlight stable. But Thompson makes it clear that it won't be playing in T-ride.
Same for "Margaret."
All tenor of the Thompson piece makes it sound like all three films aren't quite ready to hit the circuit.
Here's the link to the Thompson post:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/08/eastwoods_j._edgar_and_searchlights_marigold_hotel_to_skip_fall_fests_twixt
And your IMDb links for...
Exotic Marigold: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1412386/
J. Edgar: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1616195/
Margaret: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466893/
MORE KEVIN
Guy Lodge had a piece up yesterday at Incontention.com about the trailer and poster for Lynne Ramsey's "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
Lodge saw the film at Cannes and liked it quite a lot. I have it currently at #5 on my "Ten Bets" list for Telluride and that position is the result of Ioncinema reportage/tweeting during Toronto's announcements. Lodge's post throws a little gasoline on the fire as he also speculates that "Kevin" could be on the Telluride program.
Here's the link to Lodge's story:
http://incontention.com/2011/08/08/french-trailer-and-poster-for-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/
And Kevin's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/
POSTERS
The Playlist (at IndieWire) has revealed poster work for two Telluride possibles.
One, I think, is very, very possible. Todd Solondz's "Dark Horse" (#10 on this week's Ten Bets).
The other is David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" which I had, at one point, all but written off for Telluride, but have reconsidered since Kris Tapley's (Incontention.com) Telluride spec piece that suggests that Sony Pictures Classics may play the film in Telluride as well as its already announced positions at both Toronto and Venice.
You can find Tapley's guesswork here:
http://incontention.com/2011/07/28/telluride-guessing-game/
You can also peruse The Playlist article here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/cronenbergs_a_dangerous_method_solondzs_dark_horse_gilliams_wholly_family_g/
Dark Horse IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690455/
Dangerous Method IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/
More as it becomes available...
PS...
Re-reading David Poland's three part Toronto piece at Movie City News and ran across his blurb that Polanski's "Carnage" might still be a possible for Telluride...What???
It's here:
http://moviecitynews.com/2011/08/6-weeks-to-tiff-a-20-weeks-to-oscar-prequel-part-3-of-3/
I'M OFFICIAL
I received word yesterday that the blog has been fully accredited as a member of the press for the 38th Telluride Film Festival.
I am truly very excited and simultaneously kind of freaked out. In reality, I'm not entirely sure what it will ultimately mean. It's my hope that the designation will allow me to have access to the guests at the festival. Just don't know. I am going to reach out to a couple of real journos who have experience at Telluride and see if I can get some guidance from them.
I do know two things: I have to attend press orientation on Friday Sept. 2 and I get a yellow colored lanyard to wear my pass on (also a red one which is normal for my pass level). "Yellow" journalism? Subtext? Hmmm?
Anyway, a giant thank you to the fest for the credential. Also thanks to Mitzi and Larry Mallard who make the whole festival experience possible (when Telluride stay at The River Club, it's the best!) and the biggest thank you to my wife and kids who indulge this obsession.
THREE MORE FILMS EXIT STAGE LEFT
No Dev Patel or "Marigold Hotel" in Telluride
Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood (at IndieWire) is reporting that Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" and John Madden's "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" will all skip the fall festival scene.
That news ripples in terms of Telluride in a couple of ways.
Just yesterday I was talking about the possibility that "J. Edgar" might close the New York Film Festival which would mean that "Tinker, Tailor..." was still in the Telluride possible list (and it still is). Now that Eastwood's film is out of the running for that coveted closing slot, you have to think "Tinker" is a real possibility and so a lesser possibility for Telluride.
As to "Marigold"...We haven't very much about this film. I have some expectations for it because of the cast (Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire and a million Brits of a certain age including the fantastic Bill Nighy) and director John Madden. It's also in the Fox Searchlight stable. But Thompson makes it clear that it won't be playing in T-ride.
Same for "Margaret."
All tenor of the Thompson piece makes it sound like all three films aren't quite ready to hit the circuit.
Here's the link to the Thompson post:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/08/08/eastwoods_j._edgar_and_searchlights_marigold_hotel_to_skip_fall_fests_twixt
And your IMDb links for...
Exotic Marigold: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1412386/
J. Edgar: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1616195/
Margaret: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466893/
MORE KEVIN
Guy Lodge had a piece up yesterday at Incontention.com about the trailer and poster for Lynne Ramsey's "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
Lodge saw the film at Cannes and liked it quite a lot. I have it currently at #5 on my "Ten Bets" list for Telluride and that position is the result of Ioncinema reportage/tweeting during Toronto's announcements. Lodge's post throws a little gasoline on the fire as he also speculates that "Kevin" could be on the Telluride program.
Here's the link to Lodge's story:
http://incontention.com/2011/08/08/french-trailer-and-poster-for-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/
And Kevin's IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/
POSTERS
The Playlist (at IndieWire) has revealed poster work for two Telluride possibles.
One, I think, is very, very possible. Todd Solondz's "Dark Horse" (#10 on this week's Ten Bets).
The other is David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" which I had, at one point, all but written off for Telluride, but have reconsidered since Kris Tapley's (Incontention.com) Telluride spec piece that suggests that Sony Pictures Classics may play the film in Telluride as well as its already announced positions at both Toronto and Venice.
You can find Tapley's guesswork here:
http://incontention.com/2011/07/28/telluride-guessing-game/
You can also peruse The Playlist article here:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/cronenbergs_a_dangerous_method_solondzs_dark_horse_gilliams_wholly_family_g/
Dark Horse IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690455/
Dangerous Method IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/
More as it becomes available...
PS...
Re-reading David Poland's three part Toronto piece at Movie City News and ran across his blurb that Polanski's "Carnage" might still be a possible for Telluride...What???
It's here:
http://moviecitynews.com/2011/08/6-weeks-to-tiff-a-20-weeks-to-oscar-prequel-part-3-of-3/
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