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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by monica on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
MovieSet offers thanks to all the participants in the Souvenirs de Cannes campaign. Was great to see all the blog posts, tweets etc. about out MovieSet’s unique & exclusive coverage of the Cannes film festival!
Souvenirs de Cannes are heading to these movie fans (check out some of the topics they covered in the included comments). We are especially pleased to see all the countries who chimed in including a Jim carrey fansite from Denmark - crazy!
“Attention movie buffs: Movieset.com, a local site that covers all things film, covering all aspects of the Cannes Film Festival and will be running a contest to give away official merchandise. Stay tuned to their official Cannes portal, their Twitter @movieset, or search Twitter using the tag Cannes09.”
“The Cannes Film Festival recently ended and there were a ton of movies screened. I wish I could have seen them, but I will have to wait. Movieset was able to get some great movie panel videos from the festival and I thought it would be cool to share a couple of them with you because they are actually pretty cool to watch.”
“Whether Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis will do films outside of the 3D motion capture in the future is debatable but regardless, what we have seen of his Christmas Carol retelling does look rather stunning. Below MovieSet shows Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis talking on their work on the film and what to expect.”
Plus:
We’ll send their memorabilia pronto- or rather, “bientôt”. We *might* have a few more goodies so keep the bloggage coming about any of the films we covered at Cannes, including:
- Drag Me to Hell
- Hump Day
- Taking Woodstock,
- A Christmas Carol
- Agora
- I Love You Philip Morris
- Inglourious Basterds
- UP
- Bright Star
- Collections of Cannes still photos
- and Cannes Film Festival News
- Plus: Thanks to Monica Hamburg for campaign assistance
Congratulations and thanks for your support of MovieSet’s Cannes 2009 campaign
“Au reviour from the Cannes seashore”
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by grip on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The Top-Notch Videos
MovieSet brings you the another “Best of the Best” with a couple “Need to Watch” videos from Drag me to Hell and Land of the Lost.
Drag Me to Hell is gaining rave reviews since screening at Cannes. Here’s the synopsis:
DRAG ME TO HELL tells the story of Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, Professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) enters their lives…and everything begins to unravel. When her loan is denied and she loses her house, the shamed Mrs. Ganush places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell.
Here’s writer/director Sam Raimi discussing the Drag me to Hell story - there are 10 more behind the scenes videos for the film:
And here’s “cinema icon” Will Ferrell with a preview of Land of the Lost - with time travel, dinosaurs, a giant crab and lizard people! One of 16 Land of the Lost videos on MovieSet. Don’t Forget to enter our Land of the Lost Sweepstakes below to win prizes from the zany Will Ferrell movie based on the Syd and Marty Croft classic TV series.
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by Dave on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The MovieSet Cannes team is back and brought a suitcase of souvenirs for fans of the film festival and we wanna share the stash with you!
Shaun and Eric, hosts of the Behind the Scenes show, ask, “What did you like at Cannes?” Let us know and we’ll send you a official gift from the festival - just add a link to the Cannes 2009 sitelet.
To get your hands on our Cannes souvenirs, simply let us know what Cannes movies and coverage you enjoyed with a link to the Cannes 2009 sitelet in a blog post, Twitter update, Facebook mention, MySpace blurb, comment, whatever … Just make sure you point back to the Cannes 2009 sitelet so we can say thank you with an official Cannes poster, Cannes watch, Cannes backpack or Cannes film slate photo frame to remember the 62nd edition of this classic festival.
Some of the Cannes Movies we covered:
- Drag Me to Hell
- Hump Day
- Taking Woodstock,
- A Christmas Carol
- Agora
- I Love You Philip Morris
- Inglourious Basterds
- UP
- Bright Star
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by Dave on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The MovieSet Cannes team is back and brought a suitcase of souvenirs for fans of the film festival and we wanna share the stash with you! Indeed, We Like to Be Seen so are asking you, “What did you like at Cannes?”
To get your hands on our Cannes souvenirs, simply let us know what Cannes movies and coverage you enjoyed with a link to the Cannes 2009 sitelet in a blog post, Twitter update, Facebook mention, MySpace blurb, comment, whatever … Just make sure you point back to the Cannes 2009 sitelet so we can say thank you with an official Cannes poster, Cannes watch, Cannes backpack or Cannes film slate photo frame to remember the 62nd edition of this classic festival.
Write about any movie we covered, a Behind the Scenes episode or share a photo - whatever you liked best.
Here’s a recap of Cannes Highlights and Films to get you started:
Cannes Round-ups
MovieSet’s Ultimate Cannes Round-Up!
And the winners are at the Cannes Film Festival…
Starlets out and about in Cannes
On the Red Carpet at Cannes (preview)
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by grip on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
MovieSet brings it all to one spot
As we come to the end of the Cannes Film Festival, we are gonna do a quick re-cap on the top stories we covered at the Festival.
For those that missed the great coverage, check out this post to see the progress of the festival, as well as the awards and winners.
Our team at Cannes is very proud to captured some amazing footage of one of the best film festivals in the world!
The full list of winners follows. You can log on to Official Cannes Festival site to watch the press conference and photo call following the closing ceremony festivities in Cannes.
To check out exactly what each prize means, and more info about the festival itself, check out The Substream Filmlabs’ Cannes Video.
- Palme d’Or (Golden Palm): “The White Ribbon,” by Michael Haneke (Austria)
- Grand Prize: “A Prophet,” by Jacques Audiard (France)
- Jury Prize: “Fish Tank,” by Andrea Arnold (Britain) and “Thirst,” By Park Chan-wook (South Korea).
- Special Prize: Alain Resnais
- Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, “Kinatay” (The Philippines)
- Best Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds” (United States)
- Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist” (Denmark)
- Best Screenplay: Feng Mei, “Spring Fever” (China)
- Camera d’Or (first-time director): “Samson and Delilah,” by Warwick Thornton (Australia)
- Best short film: “Arena,” by Joao Salaviza (Portugal)
Here’s an introduction to the films we had an opportunity to cover, including press conferences and interviews with filmmakers and actors.
1) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The ‘Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus‘ is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. Dr. Parnassus with his extraordinary traveling show “The Imaginarium” offers to members of the audience an irresistible opportunity to enter their universe of imaginations and wonders, by passing through a magical mirror. But Dr. Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality.
Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr. Nick. Now it is time to pay the price…
Watch the Press Conference with Terry Gilliam and Actors.
2) I Love you Phillip Morris
The true story of an ex-cop, ex-husband, ex-insurance swindler, ex-model prisoner and eternal lover of cellmate Philip Morris (Ewan McGregor). Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) will do anything to avoid being separated from the man of his dreams. Which means not rotting away in prison.
How far can one go for love? Quite far if you believe the incredible story of Steven Russell, an escape artist whose romanticism gets the better of him. Based on the book by Steven McVicker, this jail-house, dark romantic comedy.
Read the Ultimate Review by Phillip Nakov
3) Agora
As the Roman Empire declines, philosopher and astromomer Hypatia struggles to preserve scientific knowledge amid the clash of zealots in Alexandria, whose rising Christian population grows increasingly militant toward Jews and worshipers of the Egyptian gods.
Check out the Press Conference with Rachel Weisz and Director Alejandro Amenabar
4) Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth of what the world is today, and what will happen if he does not strive to be a better man.
Jim Carrey plays four separate roles in this updated version of A Christmas Carol. Carrey portrays Scrooge, as well as the three ghosts (Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come). His dynamic character roles keep the four characters as diverse as being played by four actors. Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future trilogy) has his chance to dabble in telling a story through the windows of time, as he directs the long-awaited remake. In theaters Nov. 6, 2009.
Check out this sneak peak teaser footage of the movie, showing off some of the CGI and the Press Conference with Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis and some Stills of the Premiere.
5) Bright Star
“Bright Star”. The movie stars Australian Actress Abbie Cornish, Thomas Sangster and Paul Schneider. Not much is know about the movie yet, but you can check out some stuff at the Official Page.
London 1818 is the year, a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in general. It was the illness of Keats’s younger brother that drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny’s efforts to help and agreed to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’s best friend Brown realised their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, the young lovers were swept into powerful new sensations, “I have the feeling as if I were dissolving”, Keats wrote to her. Together they rode a wave of romantic obsession that deepened as their troubles mounted. Only Keats’s illness proved insurmountable.
Take a look at this clip from the Press Conference in Cannes.
For everything Cannes Remember to check out the Cannes 2009 Sitelet!
Au revoir !
From Phillip, our man on the Crossiette ….
And that wraps it up for us and the whole MovieSet.com crew from here in the south of France. It has been a terrific, fast-paced and exciting two weeks. We’ve seen so many great movies, some not so great and some that we just wondered how they ever got made. There is no other festival like it in the world.
We thank the Festival de Cannes press accreditation committee for welcoming MovieSet.com so graciously at this year’s festival. We hope you have enjoyed our coverage of the 62nd Annual Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. The response has been tremendous from around the world and so till next year.
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by grip on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Listen and watch the press conference as director Terry Gilliam and actors Lily Cole and Verne Troyer talk about the movie and what it was like working on set before and after the death of actor Heath Ledger, who died during production. Terry also talks about his long shelved movie “Don Quixote”, but I’m not going to tell you what he says, watch the video!
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this ‘coming of age’ milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter’s hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all…
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by grip on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
By Quinn Bender
After nine-years on the shelf, Terry Gilliam’s epic misadventure, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, will resume filming again in 2010, but there’s no word yet on whether Johnny Depp will once more saddle up in the re-imagined role of Sancho Panza.
Speaking to the press at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday about his latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Gilliam would only confirm the resurection of his project.
“Don Quixote rides again,” Gilliam said. “We’ve re-written the script and finally got the script back from the lawyers… and the plan is to begin shooting next springtime.”
Heavyweight producer Jeremy Thomas, whose 1986 epic, The Last Emperor, went on to win nine Accademy Awards, is attached to the project, Gilliam said.
“I don’t have anything else to say about it, except that we’re at that beginning stage: get the money, get the bodies and let’s go.”
Reporters were blocked from asking any further questions as the moderator then abruptly ended the press conference.
In 2000, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was the biggest-budgeted feature film to use only European financing. However, for all Gilliam’s creativity, the film was plagued 
with an improbable series of disasters, ranging from scheduling conflicts, budget cuts, studio and location problems, among others, that eventually killed production within one week.
A behind-the-scenes film of Gilliam’s failure, Lost in La Mancha, went on to become a rare, theatrical success for a documentary, as the director’s struggle and unwavering belief, much like Quixote’s, proved only an elaborate delusion against unconquerable odds.
In it’s first incarnation, Gilliam’s script combined the literary world of Miguel Cervantes with 21st century satire. An advertising executive, previously played by Depp, finds himself unstuck in time, unwittingly traveling between modern day London and 17th century La Mancha. He participates in the adventures of Don Quixote, played in 2000 by Jean Rochefort, who mistakes him for Sancho Panza.
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by grip on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
May 22, 2009- Cannes, France
Highlighs from the Press Conference for Terry Gilliam’s ‘Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus’ and BREAKING NEWS about ‘Don Quixote’!
This morning we were fortunate to nab a coveted spot at the long-anticipated press conference for Terry Gilliam’s ‘Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus‘ here on the first of the three final days of the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival.
Perhaps best known as the movie in which Heath Ledger began filming but never finished before his untimely death, Gilliam brought on Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel and Judd Law to fill in the void left for the role of Tony.
The ‘Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus‘ is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. Dr. Parnassus with his extraordinary traveling show “The Imaginarium” offers to members of the audience an irresistible opportunity to enter their universe of imaginations and wonders, by passing through a magical mirror. But Dr. Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr. Nick. Now it is time to pay the price… In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all!
Attending the press conference today were Terry Gilliam (Director), Lily Cole (Valentina), Verne Troyer (Percy), Andrew Garfield (Anton), Amy Gilliam (producer), Samuel Hadida (producer).
The conference started on a lighter note with Amy Gilliam, Mr. Gilliam’s daughter, joking about her relationship with her father, working with him on the picture and how they settled disagreements. She said it was hard to tell her dad no. But he advised her that she knew best… to which she replied, she did. (Laughter)
At which point the next question dealt with the untimely passing of Heath Ledger and how Mr. Gilliam came to decide to cast Judd Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrel to replace him.
His initial reaction was to close the production down as he did not see how he could continue without him. Fortunately he was surrounded by really good people who said he could not be a lazy bastard and that he would have to finish the movie for Heath. He discussed for a long time how to replace Heath and finally decided it would be most respectful to not recast him with one actor. Since in the movie there is a magic mirror and Heath’s character passes through the mirror three times, he decided it would be three actors that would stand in for Heath. He started calling friends that knew and loved Heath. It had to be the nature. Everyone was determined to finish the film and it was people’s love for Heath that propelled the project forward.
The next question dealt with the Ledger family and their participation with Mr. Gilliam’s decision to continue the production following Heath’s death. His initial meeting was first all tears then switched to laughter. They were completely supportive of his decision and they have yet to see the picture so it will be a surprise for them when they see it.
Mr. Gilliam went on to state that although Heath passed away over a year ago, he was still alive and well on film and has been with Mr. Gilliam in the edit room every day as he saw him on screen as he edited the film for the festival here in Cannes.
There was an overall love fest when it came to discussions of working with Heath Ledger. The cast and Terry were extremely warm, kind and complimentary of his work and his style on set. Heath was described as extremely passionate, brilliant and energetic. He lifted everyone up and enthused everyone on the set.
It was also noted that it was difficult for the three actors who stepped in to fill his shoes… not only because he had such large feet… but because they were all friends of his as well and they were all moved and touched so much by him. But everyone rallied together to support each other and keep the Heath’s energy alive and strong on set.
A smart-alecky journalist from Iceland jokingly asked if Mr. Gilliam made a pact with the devil to get a movie made? (This is in reference to Dr. Parnassus in the movie having made a pact with the devil himself.) Laughter ensued from the press-corps and the guests on the dais. To which Mr. Gilliam’s wittily replied “I just made a movie with Sammy (Hadida), come on… that’s it!” “But we got the movie at the end,” added Samuel Hadida wryly with a smile.
Terry Gilliam wrote Verne Troyer’s part of Percy with him in mind. Gilliam stated that he was bored seeing Verne in all those comedies and wanted to show that he was a brilliant actor.
The actors spoke about the difficulty of working against a green screen and acting in environments that weren’t even there. It was a challenge but thanks to the direction and brilliant imagination of Mr. Gilliam made it so much easier.
None of the cast has yet seen the movie and Mr. Gilliam is excited for them to all see what he ended up making them look like. The premiere is tonight (May 22, 2009) and is screening out of competition.
Perhaps the biggest news to come out of the press conference was the confirmation by Terry Gilliam of the restart of ‘Don Quixote.’ The script has been rewritten and is back from the lawyers. They have rewritten it and Jeremy Thomas is producing and the plan is to begin shooting next spring time. He then stated that he had nothing more to add except that “we are at the beginning stage. Get the money. Get the bodies and let’s go.”
The press conference was then halted as that was the last question before Gilliam and his team posed for photos and signed autographs for a few minutes before being led out.
You can watch the full press conference and see the gallery of photos we snapped as well by simply clicking here.
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by grip on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The team at MovieSet brings you some wicked footage of some of the top celebrities in the world.
Straight from Cannes is a video of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie being the sensation that they are. Thousands of fans crowd around the Inglorious Basterds Premiere to try to get some footage of the Dazzling couple.
Join us here at the Cannes Sitelet as we cover the remaining days of the festival and stay tuned to our Blog for the latest!
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Souvenirs de Cannes - Gifts from the Festival for Movie Fans
Posted by grip on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Reviewed in Cannes - Official Selection of the Director’s Fortnight
By Phillip Nakov
Synopsis: The true story of an ex-cop, ex-husband, ex-insurance swindler, ex-model prisoner and eternal lover of cellmate Philip Morris (Ewan McGregor). Steven Russell (Jim Carey) will do anything to avoid being separated from the man of his dreams. Which means not rotting away in prison. How far can one go for love? Quite far if you believe the incredible story of Steven Russell, an escape artist whose romanticism gets the better of him. Based on the book by Steven McVicker, this jail-house, dark romantic comedy is sure to raise some eyebrows.
Stars: Jim Carey, Ewan McGregor,
Written and Directed by: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa
Produced by: Andrew Lazar, Far Shariat
Executive Prodcuer: Luc Beson
Distributed by: Consolidated Pictures Group (US)
Release Date: Feb. 2010
EXPECTATIONS
What I’d Seen - A cheery, bright poster depicting a smiling Jim Carey as well as some photos of an amorous couple about to kiss… that couple being Jim Carey and Ewan McGregor. As well I saw that photo of a brightly dressed Jim Carey walking down the street with a bare-chested Rodrigo Santoro (Xerxes in ‘300′) that was leaked online last year. Aside from that nothing else prepared me for what I was about to see.
What I’d Heard - Before sitting down I heard that there was to be an over the top Jim Carey sex scene as well as some very edgy material one would not expect to see from this comic funny man. Lastly I had heard that this film had screened at Sundance and was well received except that it has trouble finding a distributor at the festival. As of May 12, 2009, Variety reports that the pic was picked up for US distribution by Consolidated Pictures Group for a Valentine’s Release in 2010.
What I Wanted - A fun, engaging and unusual story that would both inspire both disbelief and wonder. I love true stories so the fact that this was based on a true story of a con man that escaped form jail not once, but five times made it even that more compelling.
EXPERIENCE
What Turned Me On -
The fact that both Jim Carey and Ewan McGregor signed on with first-time directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa to star in a low budget gay -themed dark comedy was striking enough. However, the fact that Jim Carey submitted to engaging in simulated sex scenes with another guy was show stopping. Certainly this is not the first time scenes of gay sex have been portrayed on the big screen, but the inclusion of an internationally known mega-star like Jim Carey made for even greater curiosity and upped the shock value. Though there is no nudity to speak of, the simulated manner of the sex is still amusing and almost cringe-worthy.
What Turned Me Off -
I asked the directors in a sit-down chat with them the day after the screening if they had a gay consultant on the project? The directors assured me that they had the advice and consulation of their fashion stylist on the set who consulted in the areas of style, dress, movement and attitude. Nonetheless, some of the gay-mannerisms and gay fashion styles were, in my estimation, somewhat over the top and contrived. It felt that they were going for the most common denominator when it came to the transformation from a hetero Jim Carey to the gay Jim Carey about 20 minutes into the movie. Stereotypes abound and though they may bring some comic relief, at the same time this to me cheapens the story. It’s as if the directors were afraid that the only way an audience would accept Jim Carey as a gay character was if he played it up and dressed like a queen.
AFTERMATH
I Left Thinking - Wow. Jim Carey and Ewan McGregor are a gay couple in this dark comedy and make it work. I actually believed Ewan McGregor’s character of Phillip Morris far more than Jim’s Steve Russell. Ewan played it much more tame and reserved. He did not feel compelled to play it over the top nor camp up the role. Jim Carrey was, for the most part, over-the-top and campy when playing it gay. Except for when he was dressed a serious lawyer or playing the part of the CFO of a company, he was a goof. He was playing Jim Carey and the Jim Carey everyone expects.
I Left Saying - How on earth will US audiences react to seeing Jim Carey engaged in gay sex and making out with Ewan McGregor? This will be a hard sell and certainly will need a brilliantly executed marketing campaign to expand this pic’s appeal from the niche gay audience. This movie can play out like a “Birdcage” did some years back. Gay audiences will undoubtedly flock to see this when it opens. But where the movie will make most of its money is from the malls and theater chains big cities nationwide.
Expiry Date - This will be entirely dependent on the film’s marketing campaign. If they are successful at making this a break out pic for mainstream audiences, this pic may have the chance. Otherwise this pic will see a quick limited release run and then head to DVD where it will be discovered by a wider audience on Netflix and in home rental video aisles.
Last thoughts - I was very encouraged upon learning that Jim Carey had signed on to play such a unprecedented role as gay con-artist. I was especially intrigued that Ewan McGregor was playing opposite him and both of them were open to exploring a relationship as a gay couple in jail. These types of roles come along once in a long while. Though a strong effort was made to make a movie that treated the story faithfully and honestly, it unforneately is all over the place not sure what type of movie they exactly wanted to make. Neither broad comedy nor a direct biographical story, it’s that funny sort of hybrid of a movie that borders on the edge without taking the plunge in either pool.
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