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‘Damsels’ has a Wikipedia page
The film has its own Wikipedia page, but currently using the longer title.
Continue reading‘Damsels’ to close Venice Film Festival
‘Damsels in Distress’ has been chosen to close this year’s Venice Film Festival.
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Whit Stillman pretends to host a party that isn’t his.
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Sony Classics to release ‘Damsels in Distress’. Plus a name change…?
IndieWIRE, among other places, has the news that Damsels in Distress is to be released by Sony Classics sometime in 2011. I’m not into the film industry enough to know the importance of this — was it the case that … Continue reading
Greta Gerwig on ‘Damsels’
No doubt there will be more of these as we approach whenever the Damsels in Distress release date is, but here’s an interview with Greta Gerwig, a good part of which is about this film (and also No Strings Attached … Continue reading
Atlantic: Why the World Still Needs Whit Stillman
The Atlantic has an article by John Hendel about why Stillman’s films are worth watching and why Damsels in Distress will be worth the wait: Stillman is his own filmmaker, and Damsels in Distress marks the return of a significant … Continue reading
‘New York’ Magazine Interview
New York magazine has an interview with Whit Stillman about Damsels in Distress. Some of the usual background, playing up some of Stillman’s seemingly eccentricities but has an interesting description of the film: It’s a freewheeling comedy, full of musical … Continue reading
More ‘Damsels in Distress’ casting details at IMDb
The IMDb page for Damsels in Distress has been updated with more complete credits for the film. Greta Gerwig still isn’t listed, despite previously announcing her casting, and Adam Brody still has no character name (he’ll be “Charlie/Fred”). But, on … Continue reading
New Stillman interview about ‘Damsels’
Thanks to those who emailed a link to a new profile and interview with Whit Stillman at First Things magazine. The article, by Mara Altman, is definitely well worth a read, although little new is revealed about the movie Damsels … Continue reading
More ‘Damsels in Distress’ cast
Six more actors, including two lead roles, have been posted on the new IMDb page for ‘Damsels in Distress’.
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