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Tag Archives: Damsels in Distress
‘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
‘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
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
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
‘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
‘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
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
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