list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Grace Is Gone on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Grace_Is_Gone/280012/default.aspx Title: Grace Is Gone
Year: 2007
Director: James C. Strouse
Plot: The contemplative, understated tearjerker Grace is Gone dramatizes the quiet crisis that befalls Stanley (John Cusack), a young Midwestern husband of a female marine stationed in Iraq, and a father of two girls. Suddenly and unexpectedly widowed when his wife, Grace, is murdered on the battlefield, Stanley cannot bring himself to share the devastating news with his two young daughters. In lieu of speaking to them immediately about their mother's death, Stanley internalizes his devastation and takes the girls on a road trip, while he attempts to sort through a myriad of conflicted and tumultuous internal feelings about the war itself and contemplates how to break the shattering news. Inevitably, the road trip will end with Grace's funeral. This film represents the brainchild of producer-star Cusack and writer-director James C. Strouse. It began with Cusack's fury about the Bush administration's policy banning footage of caskets returned from the Iraq and Afghani wars, and his desire to see those events played out onscreen, in the lives of American citizens. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:10:14 GMTGrace Is Gone2007James C. StrouseThe contemplative, understated tearjerker Grace is Gone dramatizes the quiet crisis that befalls Stanley (<a href="/players/P____16329/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Cusack</a>), a young Midwestern husband of a female marine stationed in Iraq, and a father of two girls. Suddenly and unexpectedly widowed when his wife, Grace, is murdered on the battlefield, Stanley cannot bring himself to share the devastating news with his two young daughters. In lieu of speaking to them immediately about their mother's death, Stanley internalizes his devastation and takes the girls on a road trip, while he attempts to sort through a myriad of conflicted and tumultuous internal feelings about the war itself and contemplates how to break the shattering news. Inevitably, the road trip will end with Grace's funeral. This film represents the brainchild of producer-star Cusack and writer-director James C. Strouse. It began with Cusack's fury about the Bush administration's policy banning footage of caskets returned from the Iraq and Afghani wars, and his desire to see those events played out onscreen, in the lives of American citizens. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide7Taggedy Taggged (6-10)6613http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s280012.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Grace_Is_Gone/280012/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/1/17/23996.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 1/17/2008 1:00:44 PM
Body: Everybody’s talking about how the WGA strike may affect this year’s Sundance marketplace (Variety and Scott Foundas among them), but studios looking to make up for a lack of in-house product with appealing-looking indies may want to think twice before opening the checkbook. It’s easy for buyers to forget that Hollywood still knows nothing about what moviegoers really want, and it’s very easy to waste a whole lot of money bidding on a film that isn’t going to be worth it’s purchase price. This week, the Onion’s A.V. Club features a list of Sundance flops — those movies that were a big deal at the festival yet failed at the box office. It’s probably meant to just be a fun look back at the errs of the marketplace, but really it functions as a warning to this year’s buyers. What they think is the next Napoleon Dynamite could really be the next Tao of Steve (which happens to have sparked a hilarious discussion in the comments section — possibly featuring Donal Logue himself). The Hollywood Reporter and David Carr in the New York Times add to the list by pointing out some of last year’s deals gone bad, specifically those for Joshua and Grace is Gone. It’s not a matter of whether or not these films were good (I think Tadpole is great, actually) or whether not they could be enjoyed by regular folk (most of them were audience favorites at Sundance, and those audiences included regular folks). I don’t even think it’s a matter of whether or not the distributors knew how to market those films, though in some cases it didn’t even seem like they were trying. Instead it’s a matter of how different the context is at Sundance than it is in the real theatrical market. If you’ve ever been to a public screening at Sundance, you know how excited those regular folk audiences are for anything. You can tell by their praise-filled “questions” during the Q&As. You can tell by the fact that many of them aren’t seeing a lot of films — at least relatively, considering the number of films playing at the fest — and so don’t have good frames of reference. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:44 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com1/17/2008 1:00:44 PM Everybody’s talking about how the WGA strike may affect this year’s Sundance marketplace (Variety and Scott Foundas among them), but studios looking to make up for a lack of in-house product with appealing-looking indies may want to think twice before opening the checkbook. It’s easy for buyers to forget that Hollywood still knows nothing about what moviegoers really want, and it’s very easy to waste a whole lot of money bidding on a film that isn’t going to be worth it’s purchase price. This week, the Onion’s A.V. Club features a list of Sundance flops — those movies that were a big deal at the festival yet failed at the box office. It’s probably meant to just be a fun look back at the errs of the marketplace, but really it functions as a warning to this year’s buyers. What they think is the next Napoleon Dynamite could really be the next Tao of Steve (which happens to have sparked a hilarious discussion in the comments section — possibly featuring Donal Logue himself). The Hollywood Reporter and David Carr in the New York Times add to the list by pointing out some of last year’s deals gone bad, specifically those for Joshua and Grace is Gone. It’s not a matter of whether or not these films were good (I think Tadpole is great, actually) or whether not they could be enjoyed by regular folk (most of them were audience favorites at Sundance, and those audiences included regular folks). I don’t even think it’s a matter of whether or not the distributors knew how to market those films, though in some cases it didn’t even seem like they were trying. Instead it’s a matter of how different the context is at Sundance than it is in the real theatrical market. If you’ve ever been to a public screening at Sundance, you know how excited those regular folk audiences are for anything. You can tell by their praise-filled “questions” during the Q&As. You can tell by the fact that many of them aren’t seeing a lot of films — at least relatively, considering the number of films playing at the fest — and so don’t have good frames of reference. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2007/12/21/23092.aspx Post By: paul
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Post Date: 12/21/2007 4:16:08 PM
Body: Adam Kempenaar from Filmspotting sent us excerpts from a roundtable discussion with John Cusack at the Chicago International Film Festival. Cusack discusses Grace is Gone, a new movie where he plays a widower taking his daughters on a road trip after learning his wife was killed in Iraq. If it sounds like this role is off-type for him, it is. Especially when you consider that the 80’s most swooned over slacker’s main draw was to “get into the head of a real believer, someone who has put a lot of his energy and time and faith into needing to believe that the country has a righteous purpose…” Thanks to Adam Kempenaar for the coverage. His highlights with John Cusack follow after the jump. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul
]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:16:08 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com12/21/2007 4:16:08 PM Adam Kempenaar from Filmspotting sent us excerpts from a roundtable discussion with John Cusack at the Chicago International Film Festival. Cusack discusses Grace is Gone, a new movie where he plays a widower taking his daughters on a road trip after learning his wife was killed in Iraq. If it sounds like this role is off-type for him, it is. Especially when you consider that the 80’s most swooned over slacker’s main draw was to “get into the head of a real believer, someone who has put a lot of his energy and time and faith into needing to believe that the country has a righteous purpose…” Thanks to Adam Kempenaar for the coverage. His highlights with John Cusack follow after the jump. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul http://www.spout.com/groups/Starz_Denver_Film_Festival/Volunteer_work_at_the_Starz_Denver_Film_Festival/191/22964/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: tadiv
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Post Date: 12/19/2007 5:26:01 PM
Body: The 2007 Starz Denver Film Festival has come and gone. This year’s festival was the most fun I’ve had at a festival. It was not the four films I saw, but instead the volunteer work I did in support of the festival. For the record, the films I saw were Juno, Grace is Gone, Clint Eastwood: ALife in Film, and August Rush. Each year the Denver Film Society sends an e-mail to its membership calling for volunteers to work at the festival. Last year I worked “program distribution”. That’s a one evening affair where one delivers the “film guide” to local businesses. This year I repeated my support of program distribution and added being a festival driver and working theater operations. I was told again and again how much fun driving was and how drivers return year after year. Well, it was pretty fun. A local dealership donates cars to the festival. One arrives for the shift and is issues a cell phone, a car, petty cash for gas, and a driver’s identification badge. Depending upon when and what’s happening during the shift, one may simply drive between the Film Center and local hotels. Each evening there is some celebration or party – evening shift drivers transport filmmakers and patrons from the Film Center to the location of that evening’s event. Other shifts involve running to the airport to pick up or drop off someone for a flight. Those drives are fun because the drive is long enough for a real conversation to take place. I drove three shifts. I planned to drive six shifts, but my paying job interfered with three of those shifts. In those three shifts, I transported a sponsor, a few staff members, and over a dozen filmmakers. Probably the most interesting drive was taking a group of filmmakers and their festival host to a local bar after the regular festival activities were complete for the evening. I think the most fun drive was driving a particular filmmaker from his hotel to the evening event. This particular artist was the screenwriter and star of American Fork, Hubble Palmer. While my assignment was to take Mr. Palmer to the evening’s event, I was asked by the transportation department to stop by the film center for another person that would join us going to the event. It turns out that that person hopped into another car and was already gone when we arrived at the film center. Anyway, this gave Mr. Palmer and me a chance to talk. What a nice person he is – outgoing and ready to meet new people and have a conversation. We talked about films I liked and why I was working the festival and similar things. We talked a little about his film – it sounds interesting. I also had a very nice conversation with the director of an animated short – her name is Becky James and her film is Snake (2007). I took her and Mr. McCollum (Director of Milk in the Land: Ballad of an American Drink (2007)) to the airport and there was an interesting conversation about animation, different art forms, and the difference between “comic books” and “graphic novels”. It was made clear to me that they are the same thing and that the serious author knows that they are, and is proud to be, creating a comic book – not the make-it-like-it-is-something-else “graphic novel”. Theater operations was also fun as I was able to see many people on their way to see films. There was a lot more interaction, but much less time with each person. American Fork was playing that evening and Mr. Palmer was there – he gave me a warm greeting and returned to thinking about how his film might be being received as it played. It was like the scene in Finding Neverland where Mr. Barrie sneaks a peek at the audience, worried that they will not like his play. It is interesting that so much was presented to me on how much fun driving would be. I found my single evening of theater operations just as enjoyable as the driving. I am honestly already looking forward to doing both things again next year. It was a lot of fun! If you live in the Denver Metro area, I strongly recommend that 1) you join the DFS, and 2) help out during next year's festival.
]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:26:01 GMTtadivStarz Denver Film Festival12/19/2007 5:26:01 PMThe 2007 Starz Denver Film Festival has come and gone. This year&rsquo;s festival was the most fun I&rsquo;ve had at a festival. It was not the four films I saw, but instead the volunteer work I did in support of the festival. For the record, the films I saw were Juno, Grace is Gone, Clint Eastwood: ALife in Film, and August Rush. Each year the Denver Film Society sends an e-mail to its membership calling for volunteers to work at the festival. Last year I worked &ldquo;program distribution&rdquo;. That&rsquo;s a one evening affair where one delivers the &ldquo;film guide&rdquo; to local businesses. This year I repeated my support of program distribution and added being a festival driver and working theater operations. I was told again and again how much fun driving was and how drivers return year after year. Well, it was pretty fun. A local dealership donates cars to the festival. One arrives for the shift and is issues a cell phone, a car, petty cash for gas, and a driver&rsquo;s identification badge. Depending upon when and what&rsquo;s happening during the shift, one may simply drive between the Film Center and local hotels. Each evening there is some celebration or party &ndash; evening shift drivers transport filmmakers and patrons from the Film Center to the location of that evening&rsquo;s event. Other shifts involve running to the airport to pick up or drop off someone for a flight. Those drives are fun because the drive is long enough for a real conversation to take place. I drove three shifts. I planned to drive six shifts, but my paying job interfered with three of those shifts. In those three shifts, I transported a sponsor, a few staff members, and over a dozen filmmakers. Probably the most interesting drive was taking a group of filmmakers and their festival host to a local bar after the regular festival activities were complete for the evening. I think the most fun drive was driving a particular filmmaker from his hotel to the evening event. This particular artist was the screenwriter and star of American Fork, Hubble Palmer. While my assignment was to take Mr. Palmer to the evening&rsquo;s event, I was asked by the transportation department to stop by the film center for another person that would join us going to the event. It turns out that that person hopped into another car and was already gone when we arrived at the film center. Anyway, this gave Mr. Palmer and me a chance to talk. What a nice person he is &ndash; outgoing and ready to meet new people and have a conversation. We talked about films I liked and why I was working the festival and similar things. We talked a little about his film &ndash; it sounds interesting. I also had a very nice conversation with the director of an animated short &ndash; her name is Becky James and her film is Snake (2007). I took her and Mr. McCollum (Director of Milk in the Land: Ballad of an American Drink (2007)) to the airport and there was an interesting conversation about animation, different art forms, and the difference between &ldquo;comic books&rdquo; and &ldquo;graphic novels&rdquo;. It was made clear to me that they are the same thing and that the serious author knows that they are, and is proud to be, creating a comic book &ndash; not the make-it-like-it-is-something-else &ldquo;graphic novel&rdquo;. Theater operations was also fun as I was able to see many people on their way to see films. There was a lot more interaction, but much less time with each person. American Fork was playing that evening and Mr. Palmer was there &ndash; he gave me a warm greeting and returned to thinking about how his film might be being received as it played. It was like the scene in Finding Neverland where Mr. Barrie sneaks a peek at the audience, worried that they will not like his play. It is interesting that so much was presented to me on how much fun driving would be. I found my single evening of theater operations just as enjoyable as the driving. I am honestly already looking forward to doing both things again next year. It was a lot of fun! If you live in the Denver Metro area, I strongly recommend that 1) you join the DFS, and 2) help out during next year&#39;s festival. http://www.spout.com/blogs/demndiary/archive/2007/11/12/21634.aspx Post By: Demndiary
Post To: Demndiary Blog
Post Date: 11/12/2007 2:20:30 PM
Body: James C Strouse's Grace is Gone is the story of Stanley Philipps (John Cusack) finding out that his wife died in Iraq, and having to deal with informing his two daughters: Heidi (Shelan O'Keefe) and Dawn (Gracie Bednarczyk). This is an acting film hidden in a road trip to Enchanted Gardens (which bares a resemblence to another large amusement park in Florida). John Cusack's Stanley is a wondrous range of emotions and contradictions. What was taboo before the news now is done on a whim. Stanley is unsure and hiding his own fear, and has few golden moments to break down. He is undenialably human. The daughters are spectacular. Shelan O'Keefe's Heidi is the older responsible one who wants to be a kid, but is already becoming that adult. She is the one prodding Stan about why everything is happening. It is role filled with range that O'Keefe never wavers in. She is an actress to watch. Gracie Bednarczyk's Dawn is simplier. She is a kid and wants to be just that. She wants to have fun: whether it is joking with Heidi or finding a way around dad. She is the innocence this film needs. Strouse paints a road trip that not beholden to the road. A department store is a dream palace with flourescent lighting. Stan's mother's house is traditional, but a fleeting haven. There are few shots of driving without dialogue. The car is just another place, not a cramped environment from one destination to another. Strouse has also made a war story that is not dominated by the war. It is the flip side of Home of the Brave. It is the family who has thoughts about what is happening but is not dominated by it. Even Stan's support of the war and why is not an issue. This is life, not politics. Grace is Gone is a strong, personal film. It is about the strength of one family. It grabs the audience by the soul and never lets go. It is beautiful and heartfelt and should not be missed.
]]>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:20:30 GMTDemndiaryDemndiary Blog11/12/2007 2:20:30 PMJames C Strouse&#39;s Grace is Gone is the story of Stanley Philipps (John Cusack) finding out that his wife died in Iraq, and having to deal with informing his two daughters: Heidi (Shelan O&#39;Keefe) and Dawn (Gracie Bednarczyk). This is an acting film hidden in a road trip to Enchanted Gardens (which bares a resemblence to another large amusement park in Florida). John Cusack&#39;s Stanley is a wondrous range of emotions and contradictions. What was taboo before the news now is done on a whim. Stanley is unsure and hiding his own fear, and has few golden moments to break down. He is undenialably human. The daughters are spectacular. Shelan O&#39;Keefe&#39;s Heidi is the older responsible one who wants to be a kid, but is already becoming that adult. She is the one prodding Stan about why everything is happening. It is role filled with range that O&#39;Keefe never wavers in. She is an actress to watch. Gracie Bednarczyk&#39;s Dawn is simplier. She is a kid and wants to be just that. She wants to have fun: whether it is joking with Heidi or finding a way around dad. She is the innocence this film needs. Strouse paints a road trip that not beholden to the road. A department store is a dream palace with flourescent lighting. Stan&#39;s mother&#39;s house is traditional, but a fleeting haven. There are few shots of driving without dialogue. The car is just another place, not a cramped environment from one destination to another. Strouse has also made a war story that is not dominated by the war. It is the flip side of Home of the Brave. It is the family who has thoughts about what is happening but is not dominated by it. Even Stan&#39;s support of the war and why is not an issue. This is life, not politics. Grace is Gone is a strong, personal film. It is about the strength of one family. It grabs the audience by the soul and never lets go. It is beautiful and heartfelt and should not be missed. http://www.spout.com/blogs/tadiv/archive/2007/11/10/21582.aspx Post By: tadiv
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Post Date: 11/10/2007 2:42:44 PM
Body: The Weinstein Company presents Grace is Gone, directed by James C. Strouse and starring John Cusack as Stanley Phillips. It introduces Shélan O'Keefe as Heidi and Gracie Bednarczyk as Dawn, the Phillips' two daughters. Original music is by Clint Eastwood. The film runs 90 minutes.This is the story of a man whose wife is a soldier killed in Iraq. Stanley cannot face telling his two daughters, Heidi, twelve and a half, and Dawn, eight, the news of the death of their mother. Instead, he takes them on a road trip of distractions – away from the military base community where everyone else knows the sad news. The film has a pretty solid plot given the unpredictable behavior of people dealing with the grief of losing a loved one. It is well shot and nicely edited with smooth cuts that leave almost no continuity questions. A good deal of time is spent in the family SUV and at times, it seems that Cusack takes his eyes off the road a little too long.Grace is Gone spends time letting us get to know the three main characters. Shélan O'Keefe, in a fantastic performance, steals the show in her role as Heidi – a girl on the verge of adolescence. When this road trip is proposed, she is suspicious that something is wrong, but the little girl in her goes with the excitement of a trip to a beloved theme park in Florida. As time passes, we see Stanley’s panic over the situation grow and his grief deepen. Heidi, while looking forward to fun at the theme park, grows ever more suspicious about what her father is hiding. In the last few minutes, we see the scene that we know has been coming from the beginning – Stanley tells Heidi and Dawn the tragic news – and it hits them, and the audience, very hard. This film is effective because of the strong performances by O'Keefe and Cusack and the way the story pulls us into the lives of the characters.
]]>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:42:44 GMTtadivtadiv Blog11/10/2007 2:42:44 PMThe Weinstein Company presents Grace is Gone, directed by James C. Strouse and starring John Cusack as Stanley Phillips. It introduces Sh&eacute;lan O'Keefe as Heidi and Gracie Bednarczyk as Dawn, the Phillips' two daughters. Original music is by Clint Eastwood. The film runs 90 minutes.This is the story of a man whose wife is a soldier killed in Iraq. Stanley cannot face telling his two daughters, Heidi, twelve and a half, and Dawn, eight, the news of the death of their mother. Instead, he takes them on a road trip of distractions &ndash; away from the military base community where everyone else knows the sad news. The film has a pretty solid plot given the unpredictable behavior of people dealing with the grief of losing a loved one. It is well shot and nicely edited with smooth cuts that leave almost no continuity questions. A good deal of time is spent in the family SUV and at times, it seems that Cusack takes his eyes off the road a little too long.Grace is Gone spends time letting us get to know the three main characters. Sh&eacute;lan O'Keefe, in a fantastic performance, steals the show in her role as Heidi &ndash; a girl on the verge of adolescence. When this road trip is proposed, she is suspicious that something is wrong, but the little girl in her goes with the excitement of a trip to a beloved theme park in Florida. As time passes, we see Stanley&rsquo;s panic over the situation grow and his grief deepen. Heidi, while looking forward to fun at the theme park, grows ever more suspicious about what her father is hiding. In the last few minutes, we see the scene that we know has been coming from the beginning &ndash; Stanley tells Heidi and Dawn the tragic news &ndash; and it hits them, and the audience, very hard. This film is effective because of the strong performances by O'Keefe and Cusack and the way the story pulls us into the lives of the characters. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/10/18/20938.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/18/2007 3:37:28 PM
Body: Adam Kempenaar from Filmspotting sent us excerpts from a roundtable discussion with John Cusack at the Chicago International Film Festival. Cusack discusses Grace is Gone, a new movie where he plays a widower taking his daughters on a road trip after learning his wife was killed in Iraq. If it sounds like this role is off-type for him, it is. Especially when you consider that the 80’s most swooned over slacker’s main draw was to “get into the head of a real believer, someone who has put a lot of his energy and time and faith into needing to believe that the country has a righteous purpose…” Thanks to Adam Kempenaar for the coverage. His highlights with John Cusack follow after the jump. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog
]]>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:37:28 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/18/2007 3:37:28 PM Adam Kempenaar from Filmspotting sent us excerpts from a roundtable discussion with John Cusack at the Chicago International Film Festival. Cusack discusses Grace is Gone, a new movie where he plays a widower taking his daughters on a road trip after learning his wife was killed in Iraq. If it sounds like this role is off-type for him, it is. Especially when you consider that the 80’s most swooned over slacker’s main draw was to “get into the head of a real believer, someone who has put a lot of his energy and time and faith into needing to believe that the country has a righteous purpose…” Thanks to Adam Kempenaar for the coverage. His highlights with John Cusack follow after the jump. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/10/18/20925.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/18/2007 3:37:26 PM
Body: In the latest “What’s wrong with The Weinstein Company?” piece from the New York Times (Michael Cieply penned the previous installment of the saga, six months back), David Carr begins with the thesis, “For the second year in a row, Harvey and Bob have had some significant misses at the box office and probably won’t be major players at the Oscars.” He then offers a pack of typically hyperbolic denials from Harvey Weinstein. Among them is Harvey contention that his studio does, in fact, have a hand to play at the Oscars–behind Denzel Washington’s latest directorial effort, The Great Debaters, and the John Cusack war widower drama Grace is Gone. But nowhere in the story does Weinstein mention I’m Not There, the film featuring the performance which prompted Weinstein to bellow just two months ago, “If Cate Blanchett doesn’t get nominated, I’ll shoot myself.” Sure, it’s possible that Weinstein *did* flog Todd Haynes divisive Dylan film in his interview with the Times‘ David Carr, and the quote just didn’t make it into the final draft. It’s also possible that Carr, satisfied with the mogul’s name-checking of two barely-buzzing star vehicles, neglected to push the issue. But it could also be a sign that, despite his earlier bravado, Harvey’s been burned too much, too often of late to really stand behind a semi-difficult sell. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog
]]>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:37:26 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/18/2007 3:37:26 PMIn the latest “What’s wrong with The Weinstein Company?” piece from the New York Times (Michael Cieply penned the previous installment of the saga, six months back), David Carr begins with the thesis, “For the second year in a row, Harvey and Bob have had some significant misses at the box office and probably won’t be major players at the Oscars.” He then offers a pack of typically hyperbolic denials from Harvey Weinstein. Among them is Harvey contention that his studio does, in fact, have a hand to play at the Oscars–behind Denzel Washington’s latest directorial effort, The Great Debaters, and the John Cusack war widower drama Grace is Gone. But nowhere in the story does Weinstein mention I’m Not There, the film featuring the performance which prompted Weinstein to bellow just two months ago, “If Cate Blanchett doesn’t get nominated, I’ll shoot myself.” Sure, it’s possible that Weinstein *did* flog Todd Haynes divisive Dylan film in his interview with the Times‘ David Carr, and the quote just didn’t make it into the final draft. It’s also possible that Carr, satisfied with the mogul’s name-checking of two barely-buzzing star vehicles, neglected to push the issue. But it could also be a sign that, despite his earlier bravado, Harvey’s been burned too much, too often of late to really stand behind a semi-difficult sell. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/family/MemberTagFilms.aspxfamily
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