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The 15 Films That Buyers Want At Cannes

May 9, 2008 – 4:00 pm

Two films that came together under the shadow of Heath Ledger’s death are expected to be big with buyers. Also: details about Terrence Malick’s TREE OF LIFE! Sort of!

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, Film marketing and distribution, cannes 2008 | Comments (1)

SHOTGUN STORIES Hits NY Today

March 26, 2008 – 12:40 pm

Shotgun Stories, the impressively accomplished feature debut of writer/director Jeff Nichols, has a few obvious affinities with the directorial work of its producer, David Gordon Green. Beyond the fact that both filmmakers have a demonstrated interest in the personal tragedies of working class families in the small-town South, much of the commonality lies in the [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Indies | Comments (0)

National Film Registry

December 27, 2007 – 11:25 am

The 25 titles to be inducted in the National Film Registry for 2007 include some of my favorite films: George Cukor’s The Women; Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven; Nicholas Ray’s pitch-black In a Lonely Place; and, of course, my favorite franchise film of all time, Back to the Future. The full list, as well as [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Classics | Comments (0)