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‘Damsels’ rated 15 in UK
Via this post on CriterionForum.org comes the news that the British Board of Film Classification has passed Damsels in Distress with a rating of 15. i.e., the film is only viewable by those aged 15 or over. The “consumer advice” … Continue reading
Collider interviews Whit Stillman
Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub over at Collider.com has an interview with Whit Stillman from the Toronto International Film Festival. I haven’t had a chance to watch the video myself yet, but the summary of the conversation sounds interesting. Here’s one quote, … Continue reading
‘Damsels in Distress’ Press Kit Available
Over at the official website for Damsels in Distress, the official press kit has appeared. You can view the PDF here. It includes lists and background of cast, crew and characters; a synopsis; a three page “production narrative” written by … Continue reading
Two more ‘Damsels in Distress’ reviews
In case you haven’t read enough reviews of Damsels in Distress yet, here are a couple I haven’t yet linked to. First, following the Venice screening, is this positive verdict (which contains mild spoilers) from Sight & Sound magazine’s blog. … Continue reading
Stillman talks ‘Damsels’ on ‘Guardian’ video
The UK’s Guardian has a video of Stillman talking to them at the Toronto International Film Festival about Damsels in Distress. The short video includes the three clips from the movie we’ve seen before so there’s not a lot of … Continue reading
Transcript of Amanda Lang interview with Stillman
Many thanks to reader Jonathan Takagi who did an excellent and speedy job of transcribing the video interview on CBC’s The Lang and O’Leary Exchange linked to yesterday. So if you’re short of time, or aren’t able to watch the … Continue reading
Stillman interviewed about the business of film-making
Tied in with the screening of Damsels in Distress at the Toronto International Film Festival, Whit Stillman was interviewed on Canadian TV. He was on the Lang and O’Leary Exchange, a business show, on which he talked about the process … Continue reading
Stillman wants to team up Chris Eigeman and Adam Brody
Many of the comments on reviews of Damsels in Distress have been along the lines of “What?! No Chris Eigeman? That sucks!” All those commenters will no doubt be pleased by Indiewire’s news that Stillman is keen on getting Damsels … Continue reading
Video interviews with ‘Damsels’ stars
Reader Eric Burritt sent in links to four YouTube videos of interviews with various stars of Damsels in Distress from the Venice and Toronto film festivals. I haven’t watched these myself yet, so post a comment if you watch and … Continue reading
‘Damsels in Distress’ reviews from Toronto
Damsels in Distress has screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, resulting in a bunch more reviews. Toronto Life has a brief report and photo gallery from the press conference: When asked why he chose to make a picture about … Continue reading