[B5JMS] Attn JMS: Deauville American Film Festival Screening Schedule for Changeling - Have Fun!

Thu Sep 4 04:35:16 EDT 2008

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From: Jan <janmschroeder at aol.com>
Date: 10 Jul 2008 16:51:07 -0700
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Comic-Con is less than two weeks away now they're starting to post the daily
schedules.  I see JMS's writing panel on Thursday, the only day posted so far.

So anybody else going to be here?  

JMS, are you going to be able to make the announcement that's "Near and dear to
everyone's heart" yet?  Can you give us the rest of your schedule?

Jan

-- 
I try never to get involved in my own life. Too much trouble.

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From: "jmsatb5 at aol.com" <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:42:18 -0700 (PDT)
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Putting this on a recent thread here where it's more likely to be seen
in a quick fashion....

Several things just to update folks.

First, many thanks to all those who sent along research suggestions
and offerings to be of assistance on the project I can't talk about.
I've been swamped with deadlines and unable to reply to any of the
public notes and private emails, but as soon as I can get my head
above water, be assured that I'll be in touch with many of you.

Second, as noted in the original thread before I hijacked it, yes, the
plan at the moment is that I will be at Comic Con San Diego this year,
primarily doing my thing on Thursday and Saturday afternoons.

There is a *chance* -- mind you, it's just a slim chance but to be
honorable I must mention it -- that a work situation *may* preclude my
appearance there.  Or it may not.  I'll know more by the end of next
week, and for now as far as I know, everything's on target for me to
be at SDCC.  If that changes, I'll be sure to let everyone know as far
in advance as possible.

One final note re: recent discussions on TMoS and more Lost Tales.

B5:TLT was commissioned at a $2 million budget to, yet one more time,
"test the waters" for B5.  We did what we could with that, and that
was that.  As we did with Rangers, which also suffered from not having
a lot of money because of concerns about "is there really a B5
audience?"  Which is, of course, a foolish question from a studio that
has never really understood what it has in B5.

Of late, there have been more discussions from WB about doing more
DVDs, again at a low cost, or a cable thing, again with minimal
investment.

So for the last few months, I've been giving this whole subject a lot
of quiet thought.  And I've come to a conclusion.

B5 as a five year story stands beautifully on its own.  If anything
else is to be continued from that story, it should be something that
adds to the legacy of B5, rather than subtracts from it.

As well intentioned as Rangers and TLT were, as enticing as it was to
return to those familiar waters, in the end I think they did more to
subtract from the legacy than add to it.  I don't regret having made
them, because I needed to go through that to get to the point where I
am now psychologically, but from where I sit now, I wouldn't make them
again.

So I've let everyone up here know that I'm not interested in doing any
more low-budget DVDs.  I'm not interested in doing any low-budget
cable things or small computer games.  The only thing I would be
interested in doing regarding Babylon 5 from this point on is a full-
featured, big-budget feature film.

It's that or nothing.

And if it's nothing, I'm totally cool with that because the original
story stands on its own just fine.  I'm not lobbying for it, I'm not
asking fans to write in about it (nor should you) because such
campaigns never really have much impact...that's simply the position
I've taken up here.  Lord knows I don't lack for other things to do
these days.  I'm busier on more prestige projects with terrific people
and great film-makers than at any other time in my career.

At the end of the day, for me, it's not just a matter of getting more
B5.  It's a matter of getting more *good* B5 that respects what came
before it and doesn't have to compromise visually or in terms of
action.  The original show deserves better than that, the surviving
cast members deserve better than that, and the fans who have supported
it over the years definitely deserve better than that.  A lot better.

So I've drawn that line in the sand, and I'm happy living on whichever
side of that line the universe puts me.  Just thought you should know,
'cause it's your show too.

jms

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From: "Slitheen" <Slitheen23 at googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:41:36 +0100
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<jmsatb5 at aol.com> wrote in message 
news:7ea6c682-3835-48b3-9fd6-0525018732b8 at 79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
> > So I've drawn that line in the sand, and I'm happy living on whichever
> side of that line the universe puts me.  Just thought you should know,
> 'cause it's your show too.
>
> jms
>

Well I won't lie, I was personally looking forward to more DVD's following 
TLT. Despite the lower than normal budget, I enjoyed it immensely. However, 
I perfectly understand where you're coming from. My thanks for a wonderful 
journey. One I hope isn't quite yet over (crosses fingers and hopes for 'B5: 
The Movie')

BTW, can I marry your brain?
-- 
Slitheen.
Manchester United - Back to Back Champions 2006/07, 2007/08 & Champions of 
Europe 2008.

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From: Tom <npsdsa at yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:38 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jul 15, 8:41=A0pm, "Slitheen" <Slithee... at googlemail.com> wrote:
> <jmsa... at aol.com> wrote in message
>
> news:7ea6c682-3835-48b3-9fd6-0525018732b8 at 79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > So I've drawn that line in the sand, and I'm happy living on whicheve=
r
> > side of that line the universe puts me. =A0Just thought you should know=
,
> > 'cause it's your show too.
>
> > jms
>
> Well I won't lie, I was personally looking forward to more DVD's followin=
g
> TLT. Despite the lower than normal budget, I enjoyed it immensely. Howeve=
r,
> I perfectly understand where you're coming from. My thanks for a wonderfu=
l
> journey. One I hope isn't quite yet over (crosses fingers and hopes for '=
B5:
> The Movie')
>
> BTW, can I marry your brain?
> --
> Slitheen.
> Manchester United - Back to Back Champions 2006/07, 2007/08 & Champions o=
f
> Europe 2008.

I guess we cannot completely rule it out.  After all, Serenity was
made after a whole what, 13 episode season of Firefly.   Never say
never.

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From: Duggy <Paul.Duggan at jcu.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:56:07 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jul 17, 12:01 am, Tom <nps... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I guess we cannot completely rule it out.  After all, Serenity was
> made after a whole what, 13 episode season of Firefly.   Never say
> never.

Is $40 million really enough?  After all, Serenity was made by a
writer/director who felt he hadn't told the story he wanted to tell...
and so he took any chance he could.

Here we're talking about someone who has finished the story he wants
to tell.  JMS isn't going to jump at a tiny number.

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From: Joseph DeMartino <jdemarti at bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:47:11 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jul 17, 12:56=A0am, Duggy <Paul.Dug... at jcu.edu.au> wrote:

> Is $40 million really enough? =A0

Considering what the "B5" team and its disciplined approach to
filmmaking was able to do with around $3 million in films like "In the
Beginning", "Thirdspace" and "A Call to Arms", I have no doubt that
JMS & Co. could make a better (not more spectacular, but *better*)
film for $40 million than George Lucas or the "Trek" crew could make
with three or four times that budget.

Although it would certainly be *nice* to have more.  <g>

Regards,

Joe

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From: Duggy <Paul.Duggan at jcu.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:42:10 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jul 17, 11:47 pm, Joseph DeMartino <jdema... at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> On Jul 17, 12:56 am, Duggy <Paul.Dug... at jcu.edu.au> wrote:
> > Is $40 million really enough?
> Considering what the "B5" team and its disciplined approach to
> filmmaking was able to do with around $3 million in films like "In the
> Beginning", "Thirdspace" and "A Call to Arms", I have no doubt that
> JMS & Co. could make a better (not more spectacular, but *better*)
> film for $40 million than George Lucas or the "Trek" crew could make
> with three or four times that budget.

> Although it would certainly be *nice* to have more.  <g>

Sure he knows how to make a series on a tight budget, but if he's
holding out for the money he wants why accept a smaller amount and
work with a tight budget again.

I don't want to listen to the commentary and hear "in the original
script we had a scene here that was cut for budgetary reasons but it
would have made the film..."

I'm not saying he needs a $350 million Superman Returns budget... but
I'd hope for more then Serenity's throw away budget.

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From: "Slitheen" <Slitheen23 at googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:33:07 +0100
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"Duggy" <Paul.Duggan at jcu.edu.au> wrote in message 
news:d2a04f7e-d97c-48cc-bfc5-2f6b3c2a48d6 at v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
> On Jul 17, 11:47 pm, Joseph DeMartino <jdema... at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> On Jul 17, 12:56 am, Duggy <Paul.Dug... at jcu.edu.au> wrote:
>> > Is $40 million really enough?
>> Considering what the "B5" team and its disciplined approach to
>> filmmaking was able to do with around $3 million in films like "In the
>> Beginning", "Thirdspace" and "A Call to Arms", I have no doubt that
>> JMS & Co. could make a better (not more spectacular, but *better*)
>> film for $40 million than George Lucas or the "Trek" crew could make
>> with three or four times that budget.
>
>> Although it would certainly be *nice* to have more.  <g>
>
> Sure he knows how to make a series on a tight budget, but if he's
> holding out for the money he wants why accept a smaller amount and
> work with a tight budget again.
>
> I don't want to listen to the commentary and hear "in the original
> script we had a scene here that was cut for budgetary reasons but it
> would have made the film..."
>
> I'm not saying he needs a $350 million Superman Returns budget... but
> I'd hope for more then Serenity's throw away budget.
>

Yet with the Serenity budget, they made a fine film. Although yes, it would 
be nice to have more.
-- 
Slitheen.
Manchester United - Back to Back Champions 2006/07, 2007/08 & Champions of 
Europe 2008. 

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From: Duggy <Paul.Duggan at jcu.edu.au>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:26:45 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jul 21, 2:33 pm, "Slitheen" <Slithee... at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Yet with the Serenity budget, they made a fine film. Although yes, it would
> be nice to have more.

You can make a fine film for any amount of money.  But at the lower
amounts some things are possible and have to be cut.

If JMS has decided that he doesn't want to do anymore B5 unless he get
the buget to make it work, I'm sure he'd want more than Joss got to do
Serenity, after all:

"Whedon's original script was 190 pages, and attempted to address all
major plot points introduced in the series. After presenting the
script to Universal under the title "The Kitchen Sink", Whedon was
asked to cut down the script to a size filmable under his budget
constraints."

Another big factor for cost is time, the smaller the budget the less
time you have to make the film.

Not to mention that the studio's marketing is usually proportional to
the amount spent to make it.  If the spent a lot they'll spend a lot
to get the hype going so they make the money back.  If the film didn't
cost much they don't care as much.  Not that I like hype and
marketing, but I'd rather the film do well at the cinemas so the
chance of well funded sequels is higher.

That said, the more money you're given the more the studio will want
to change things to ensure box-office success.

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From: Andrew Timson <atimson at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:53:12 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jul 21, 2:26 am, Duggy <Paul.Dug... at jcu.edu.au> wrote:

> If JMS has decided that he doesn't want to do anymore B5 unless he get
> the buget to make it work, I'm sure he'd want more than Joss got to do
> Serenity, after all:
>
> "Whedon's original script was 190 pages, and attempted to address all
> major plot points introduced in the series. After presenting the
> script to Universal under the title "The Kitchen Sink", Whedon was
> asked to cut down the script to a size filmable under his budget
> constraints."

Part of those "budget constraints" would include the fact that they're
paying for a two-ish hour movie, not the three-plus hour movie of that
initial draft.

(I recall Whedon saying elsewhere that he knew that not everything in
that script was going to be in the final movie when he wrote it, that
it was *meant* to be trimmed down. Don't have any cites at hand,
unfortunately, though I'll look later if you want.)

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From: "jmsatb5 at aol.com" <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:39:38 -0700 (PDT)
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Just jumping in for a quick follow-up....

1) For those who wondered why $2M for a 2 hour movie was low when we
used to do B5 for $850K/hour...first, that was ten years ago, and
costs across the board have gone way up; second, we could amortize
costs across a season of 22 episodes, which you can't do for a stand-
alone.  Meaning, you want a given set that costs $100,000 to build.
You spread that cost across 22 episodes and the hit is small.  You can
also spread other hard costs across that period.  In a stand-alone you
have to pay for everything out of that one budget.  And on top of
that, scale for 2-hour salaries for crew and cast are higher per-hour
than a one-hour production.

2) In regards to Comic Con San Diego...it was touch-and-go there for a
while, but I'll be able to make it there after all.  The schedule for
the con is:

Writing seminar Thursday at 11.  May or may not be able to swing by
the Ninja Assassin talk at 6.

Autographs Saturday 1-3 in the main signing area, and my spotlight at
4:45.

Nothing on Sunday because I have to get back early because of work.

jms

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From: Dan Dassow <dan_dassow at yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:37:46 -0700 (PDT)
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Attn JMS: Will you attend New York Film Festival?

Joe,

The New York Film Festival (NYFF) announced today that Changeling will
be the centerpiece of the festival. Will you be attending the NYFF
(September 26 =96 October 12, 2008)?

There is also indication that Changeling will be shown at the Vienna
Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Will
you attend these festivals if Changeling is shown at these venues?

What is the possibility of you doing a novelization or a non-fiction
treatment of Changeling?

When will we be able to buy a legal copy of the Changeling script from
Caf=E9 Press or other sources?

Can you share with us when the poster and trailer for Changeling will
be available?

Dan Dassow

References:
46th New York Film Festival
http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.html
September 26 - October 12, 2008
Premiering the best in cinema from around the world.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2008=96=96 The North American premiere of Clint
Eastwood=92s Changeling will be featured as Centerpiece of the 46th New
York Film Festival and Darren Aronofsky=92s The Wrestler is the
festival=92s Closing Night selection, the Film Society of Lincoln Center
announced today. A newly restored print of Max Ophuls=92s final
masterwork Lola Mont=E8s will be featured as the festival=92s spotlight
retrospective. All three films headline the festival=92s 28-film main
slate, which will screen at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Sept. 26 =96 Oct.
12. ...

Tickets for the festival will go on sale Sunday, Sept. 7, at 12:00
noon at Avery Fisher Hall, corner of Columbus Avenue and 65th St.;
Monday, Sept. 8, online at filmlinc.com; and on Saturday, September 27
at the Ziegfeld Theater, 141 West 54th St.

Presented by the Film Society, the annual New York Film Festival
showcases new works by both emerging talents and internationally
recognized artists, including numerous New York, U.S., and world
premieres. The Ziegfeld Theater is located at 141 West 54th St.
(Please note the Ziegfeld Theater is not wheelchair accessible. For
further information please call 212-875-5610.) An additional Opening
Night screening, as well as Closing Night, will be held at Lincoln
Center=92s Avery Fisher Hall, corner of Columbus Avenue and 65th St.
Other screenings and events will take place at the Film Society=92s
Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th St. close to Amsterdam Ave.

Variety Magazine
'Changeling' highlights N.Y. festival: Darren Aronofsky's 'Wrestler'
to close event
http://preview.tinyurl.com/NYFF-2
Original URL
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=3Dfestivals&jump=3Dstory&id=3D1061&=
articleid=3DVR1117990445&cs=3D1
By DADE HAYES
Posted: Tue., Aug. 12, 2008, 1:45pm PT

Gothamist
August 12, 2008
2008 New York Film Festival Lineup Announced
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5fuwwk
Original URL
http://gothamist.com/2008/08/12/clint_eastwoods_the_changeling_to_o.php

Hollywood Reporter
NYFF well stocked with Cannes titles
http://preview.tinyurl.com/656w5g
Original URL
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_festivals/news/e=
3ib795ce2f70633faee8695da6ca70857a

'Changeling,' 'The Class' among entries for festival
By Gregg Goldstein
Aug 12, 2008
New York Sun
New York Film Festival Announces Lineup
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5gh6h9
Original URL
http://www.nysun.com/arts/new-york-film-festival-announces-lineup/83722/
By Staff Reporter of the Sun | August 13, 2008

Why the Venice Lido is a launchpad for the OscarsAs the lineup for the
Venice film festival is announced, we blow the whistle for awards
season kick-off
http://preview.tinyurl.com/592x7f
Original URL
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jul/30/venice.coen?gusrc=3Drss&feed=3Dg=
lobal

Venice has announced 55 features in all and packs a punch despite its
modest size. The Golden Lion is one of the most prestigious awards up
for grabs on the international festival circuit although winning is no
sign of Oscar success, as Ang Lee's 2007 espionage tale Lust, Caution
can attest. Toronto will showcase dozens more films than Venice and in
recent years has become a bloated aircraft carrier of awards hopefuls,
even though it lacks a jury prize. No matter: Toronto's raison d'etre
lies elsewhere. It does a slick job of combining glamour with brash
commercialism as the studios unleash their bevy of Oscar contenders on
the world's critics and buyers snap up available rights on little gems
without distribution.

One such film last year was Thomas McCarthy's The Visitor, a much
admired tale of cross-cultural understanding that got picked up by a
new distributor called Overture Films and has already got people
talking about Richard Jenkins as a potential lead actor nominee.
Speaking of early contenders, Toronto, which unveils its lineup in a
piecemeal way over the course of several weeks, has secured an
international premiere berth for The Duchess starring Keira Knightley
as the outspoken 18th century Duchess of Devonshire. Knightley will
face stiff competition from Angelina Jolie, whose work as a
traumatised mother in Clint Eastwood's period mystery Changeling
mesmerised critics in Cannes.

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From: "jmsatb5 at aol.com" <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:45:38 -0700 (PDT)
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On Aug 12, 8:37=A0pm, Dan Dassow <dan_das... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Attn JMS: Will you attend New York Film Festival?
>
> Joe,
>
> The New York Film Festival (NYFF) announced today that Changeling will
> be the centerpiece of the festival. Will you be attending the NYFF
> (September 26 =96 October 12, 2008)?
>
> There is also indication that Changeling will be shown at the Vienna
> Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Will
> you attend these festivals if Changeling is shown at these venues?
>
> What is the possibility of you doing a novelization or a non-fiction
> treatment of Changeling?
>
> When will we be able to buy a legal copy of the Changeling script from
> Caf=E9 Press or other sources?
>
> Can you share with us when the poster and trailer for Changeling will
> be available?
>
> Dan Dassow
>
> References:
> 46th New York Film Festivalhttp://www.filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.html
> September 26 - October 12, 2008
> Premiering the best in cinema from around the world.
>
> NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2008=96=96 The North American premiere of Clint
> Eastwood=92s Changeling will be featured as Centerpiece of the 46th New
> York Film Festival and Darren Aronofsky=92s The Wrestler is the
> festival=92s Closing Night selection, the Film Society of Lincoln Center
> announced today. A newly restored print of Max Ophuls=92s final
> masterwork Lola Mont=E8s will be featured as the festival=92s spotlight
> retrospective. All three films headline the festival=92s 28-film main
> slate, which will screen at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Sept. 26 =96 Oct.
> 12. ...
>
> Tickets for the festival will go on sale Sunday, Sept. 7, at 12:00
> noon at Avery Fisher Hall, corner of Columbus Avenue and 65th St.;
> Monday, Sept. 8, online at filmlinc.com; and on Saturday, September 27
> at the Ziegfeld Theater, 141 West 54th St.
>
> Presented by the Film Society, the annual New York Film Festival
> showcases new works by both emerging talents and internationally
> recognized artists, including numerous New York, U.S., and world
> premieres. The Ziegfeld Theater is located at 141 West 54th St.
> (Please note the Ziegfeld Theater is not wheelchair accessible. For
> further information please call 212-875-5610.) An additional Opening
> Night screening, as well as Closing Night, will be held at Lincoln
> Center=92s Avery Fisher Hall, corner of Columbus Avenue and 65th St.
> Other screenings and events will take place at the Film Society=92s
> Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th St. close to Amsterdam Ave.
>
> Variety Magazine
> 'Changeling' highlights N.Y. festival: Darren Aronofsky's 'Wrestler'
> to close eventhttp://preview.tinyurl.com/NYFF-2
> Original URLhttp://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=3Dfestivals&jump=3Dst=
ory&id=3D1061&...
> By DADE HAYES
> Posted: Tue., Aug. 12, 2008, 1:45pm PT
>
> Gothamist
> August 12, 2008
> 2008 New York Film Festival Lineup Announcedhttp://preview.tinyurl.com/5f=
uwwk
> Original URLhttp://gothamist.com/2008/08/12/clint_eastwoods_the_changelin=
g_to_o.php
>
> Hollywood Reporter
> NYFF well stocked with Cannes titleshttp://preview.tinyurl.com/656w5g
> Original URLhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_fe=
stivals/...
>
> 'Changeling,' 'The Class' among entries for festival
> By Gregg Goldstein
> Aug 12, 2008
> New York Sun
> New York Film Festival Announces Lineuphttp://preview.tinyurl.com/5gh6h9
> Original URLhttp://www.nysun.com/arts/new-york-film-festival-announces-li=
neup/83722/
> By Staff Reporter of the Sun | August 13, 2008
>
> Why the Venice Lido is a launchpad for the OscarsAs the lineup for the
> Venice film festival is announced, we blow the whistle for awards
> season kick-offhttp://preview.tinyurl.com/592x7f
> Original URLhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jul/30/venice.coen?gusrc=
=3Drss&feed...
>
> Venice has announced 55 features in all and packs a punch despite its
> modest size. The Golden Lion is one of the most prestigious awards up
> for grabs on the international festival circuit although winning is no
> sign of Oscar success, as Ang Lee's 2007 espionage tale Lust, Caution
> can attest. Toronto will showcase dozens more films than Venice and in
> recent years has become a bloated aircraft carrier of awards hopefuls,
> even though it lacks a jury prize. No matter: Toronto's raison d'etre
> lies elsewhere. It does a slick job of combining glamour with brash
> commercialism as the studios unleash their bevy of Oscar contenders on
> the world's critics and buyers snap up available rights on little gems
> without distribution.
>
> One such film last year was Thomas McCarthy's The Visitor, a much
> admired tale of cross-cultural understanding that got picked up by a
> new distributor called Overture Films and has already got people
> talking about Richard Jenkins as a potential lead actor nominee.
> Speaking of early contenders, Toronto, which unveils its lineup in a
> piecemeal way over the course of several weeks, has secured an
> international premiere berth for The Duchess starring Keira Knightley
> as the outspoken 18th century Duchess of Devonshire. Knightley will
> face stiff competition from Angelina Jolie, whose work as a
> traumatised mother in Clint Eastwood's period mystery Changeling
> mesmerised critics in Cannes.

At this point, I'm planning to be at the Deauville Film Festival and
the New York Film Festival for the premieres there.  There still
hasn't been any confirmation that I've seen on the others, so until
there's an announcement, I'm hanging fire.  I don't yet have a firm
date on when Changeling screens, only that it's somewhere in the
middle of the festival.

Should be pretty exciting all around.

jms

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From: Dan Dassow <dan_dassow at yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 21:50:47 -0700 (PDT)
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On Aug 13, 3:45=A0am, "jmsa... at aol.com" <jmsa... at aol.com> wrote:
> At this point, I'm planning to be at the Deauville Film Festival and
> the New York Film Festival for the premieres there. =A0There still
> hasn't been any confirmation that I've seen on the others, so until
> there's an announcement, I'm hanging fire. =A0I don't yet have a firm
> date on when Changeling screens, only that it's somewhere in the
> middle of the festival.
>
> Should be pretty exciting all around.
>
> jms

Joe,
Have fun at the Deauville American Film Festival
Dan Dassow

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Deauville American Film Festival

http://festival-deauville.congres-deauville.com/GB/html/programme.php
Screenings schedule (PDF) | Screenings schedule (word)
http://festival-deauville.congres-deauville.com/GB/pdf/guide2008.pdf
http://festival-deauville.congres-deauville.com/GB/pdf/guide2008.doc

Les Premieres Changeling (L'echange) ... Clint Eastwood
Morny Club Ven 12 Septembre 08h30 | Changeling (L'echange) (2h21) -
Presse
C.I.D. Sam 13 Septembre 17h30 | Changeling (L'echange) (2h21)
C.I.D. Dim 14 Septembre 14h00 | Changeling (L'echange) (2h21)

Photo Calls et Conferences de Presse
Sam 13 Septembre 13h00 | Photo Call John Malkovich pour Changeling

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Premiere of Changeling ... Clint Eastwood
Morny Club Fri 12 September 08:30 am | Changeling 2:21 - Press
C.I.D. Sat 13 September 5:30 pm | Changeling 2:21
C.I.D. Sun 14 September 2:00 pm | Changeling 2:21

Photo call at Press Conference
Sat 13 September 1:00 pm | Photo call John Malkovich for Changeling

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From: "jmsatb5 at aol.com" <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:14:59 -0700 (PDT)
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> Have fun at the Deauville American Film Festival
> Dan Dassow
>

Sadly, I had to cancel at the last minute due to the press of work.
Still planning to attend the New York festival, though.

jms