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Updated whenever I hear new information about Whit Stillman and his projects.

Whit Stillman retrospective in Maryland, USA

If you’re within reach of Silver Spring, Maryland, you’ll be excited to read that the AFI Silver Theater is holding a retrospective of Whit Stillman’s three existing films, between 24th and 29th March 2012. A rare chance to watch all … Continue reading

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‘Damsels’ to play at Dublin and Rotterdam film festivals

Damsels in Distress is going to playing at both Dublin and Rotterdam film festivals. The latter has screenings on Monday and Wednesday this week and appears to still have tickets. The Dublin festival (caution: noisy website) is from 16-26 February … Continue reading

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‘Damsels’ opening April 6 in New York and Los Angeles

Commenting on the previous post “Andrew” did what I should have done — checked the official website for Damsels in Distress opening dates. And, yes, the official site says “Opens NY & LA April 6. Coming soon to a city … Continue reading

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Damsels to open in April in USA?

Earlier in the week, “Glen” left a comment on an earlier post, reporting back after watching 12th January’s online screening of Metropolitan, with a Whit Stillman Q&A. Perhaps the most eagerly awaited news is a possible release date for Damsels … Continue reading

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Ask Whit Stillman questions at online ‘Metropolitan’ screening

On Thursday 12th January 2012, Constellation is presenting an online screening of Metropolitan hosted by Whit Stillman, who will appear live via webcam and show a clip or two from the forthcoming Damsels in Distress. Anyone signed up, which costs … Continue reading

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Stillman introducing ‘Metropolitan’ on New York’s Reel 13

On Saturday December 17, at 10.30pm, Whit Stillman will be introducing Metropolitan on the Reel 13 strand on the New York public TV station THIRTEEN. If you tune in, let us know in the comments how it was!

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Video interview with Sweden’s Television

Whit Stillman was interviewed for SVT earlier in the month and it’s online, in several small parts for another year. I’ve also typed up the interview if you’d prefer to just read it. Here’s one of the clips in which … Continue reading

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“You missed the period.”

I thought you might like this little snippet about Whit Stillman’s attention to detail when it comes to actors performing his scripts. Mira Sorvino, who appeared in Stillman’s 1994 movie Barcelona, is quoted in Rob Owen’s article at Scripps News … Continue reading

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Watch Stillman’s ‘Homicide’ episode online

You may know that in 1996 Whit Stillman directed an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, which featured Chris Eigeman. If you’ve never seen it, now’s your chance, as it’s available to watch for free on Megavideo. I’m guessing … Continue reading

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Stockholm, Austin and London Film Festivals

I’ve been too busy to keep up, so here’s a round-up of various Whit Stillman bits and pieces from the past week or so. If you don’t want to read the whole thing, the most interesting tidbit is that Stillman’s … Continue reading

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