It’s the news Richard Kelly geeks have been waiting 15 months for: Southland Tales, the long-awaited film from the Donnie Darko auteur, has been given a release date. According to indieWIRE, Sony, Destination Films and Samuel Goldwyn are partnering to put the film in U.S. theaters on November 9th. November and December are usually reserved for “prestige” releases. Could this mean that a year and quarter worth of editing has somehow managed to transform Southland from Cannes pariah to possible awards contender? We can’t wait to find out.

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