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Two Stillman interviews
To get up-to-date we have two interviews with Whit Stillman about Damsels in Distress. First, Craig Skinner doing a long two part interview at at Hey U Guys. It’s better and deeper than the average, so worth a read. Skinner: … Continue reading
Greta Gerwig interviews
Only a couple of Greta Gerwig interviews about Damsels in Distress have appeared over the past week. First, Steven Rea at Philly.com has a horribly ugly article — swamped in ads and split over three pages — but I include … Continue reading
The art of courteous comedy
Damsels in Distress opens in the UK this Friday (hurrah!) so no doubt there’s more British press on the way, including this article at the Guardian by Michael Newton, who has an interesting comparison: It is hard, even frightening, to … Continue reading
Recent ‘Damsels’ reviews
It’s time to catch up on the past week’s reviews of Damsels in Distress. In no particular order, and paying unnecessarily close attention to the reviews’ ratings… At Toronto.com, Peter Howell gives the movie 2.5 out of 4: …a second … Continue reading
More Whit Stillman ‘Damsels’ interviews
I have a big bunch of tabs in my browser to close, every one full of Stillman. So… Even without having got through them all yet, if you only read/watch one I’m guessing that this 43 minute video interview with … Continue reading
‘Damsels in Distress’ numbers
Thanks to Michiel Visser, who pointed me at Box Office Mojo which shows us some figures for Damsels in Distress. As of 15 April 2012 the movie had made $167,644, with $58,589 of that on the opening weekend. That weekend … Continue reading
The dancing and fashion of Whit Stillman
I guess it’s a good sign if people are coming up with ideas for articles based around a new movie, that aren’t simply reviews and interviews. Slate’s “culture blog” Browbeat has a post all about dancing in Stillman’s movies, starting … Continue reading
More Greta Gerwig interviews
Four more interviews with Damsels in Distress star Greta Gerwig to catch up with here. Although, while some of the interviews with Stillman were repetitive in places, it seems like there’s an even narrower range of topics to ask actors… … Continue reading
‘Damsels in Distress’ reviews
Here we go with the next batch of reviews of Damsels in Distress… At the Daily Trojan, Laura Burdine loves the film: Though Stillman’s screenplay undoubtedly brings brilliance and sophistication to the film — as an homage to the power … Continue reading
Chris Eigeman in HBO’s ‘Girls’
You’ll probably be interested to know that Stillman regular Chris Eigeman is in the new HBO TV series Girls. If you’re in the US you can watch the entire first episode online for free. If you’re not in the US … Continue reading