It’s good to be at the Cannes Film Festival for many reasons, but at the top of the list right now has got to be the fact that right about as you’re reading this (or slightly before/after, depending) The Weinstein Company is showing footage from three of their biggest 2012 releases, according to The Playlist here. They’ve got bits of ‘Django Unchained’, and ‘The Silver Linings Playbook’ to show off, along with a full screening of ‘The Master’. After the jump I’ll get into what this means for the films, but consider me jealous of those in France (or at least more so than usual) right now…
Holding essentially a sneak preview of Paul Thomas Anderson’s flick ‘The Master’ could certainly be considered a sign that Harvey Weinstein is expecting a strong awards play from the flick. As for the other two, Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti western has had to battle some bad buzz in the past few weeks, so this could right that ship, and as for David O. Russell’s film…well, this should just remind people that it exists. Regardless, these are three very intriguing films and the Weinsteins will certainly be campaigning hard for them come the fall/winter. Awards season is going to be an exciting one, mark my words!
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Tags: Cannes Film Festival, David O. Russell, Django Unchained, Harvey Weinstein, Oscar hopefuls, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, The Master, The Silver Linings Playbook, the weinstein company
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Stay tuned for updates in the next day or so on these developments!
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
Wow. That’s awesome!!
Rohit Ramachandran(Quote) (Reply)
Indeed. I wonder whether or not The Master will wind up as a full screening or just clips, but either way it’s good news for sure.
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
I wonder if Harvey could help PT Anderson get that Oscar! After being a longtime favorite of the festival crowds, the critics and the writers at the Academy, PT Anderson finally broke through into the directing line-up for There Will Be Blood and I believe leftover love could really boost his chances but once again, I guess the film will be quite divisive. But sometimes films that are supposed to be divisive go all the way – No Country For Old Men did it. I believe that Anderson has a better shot than the film but who knows. With Harvey anything is possible. If he pulls off a third best picture victory in three years…
Zooey(Quote) (Reply)
It’s quite possible that Harvey could be mainly gunning to help PTA get a win, but I think it’ll all depend on the reception for the film come the fall…
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
If anyone can force oscar voters to do something, it’s a Weinstein. Hopefully PTA gets it regardless. TWBB would’ve been a good one to win for.
Steve(Quote) (Reply)
Harvey Weinstein does know how to get them to vote for him, that’s true.
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)