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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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‘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

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Whit Stillman interviews

First, sorry the updates here are a little sporadic. I can’t keep up with this temporary flood of material! That said, onward… Stillman’s been busy chatting away to support Damsels in Distress recently and here’s the latest batch of interviews. … Continue reading

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‘Damsels in Distress’ roundup

A bunch of odds and ends to get us up-to-date. Nate Freeman has a slightly rambling article which is ultimately a report from last week’s screening of Damsels in Distress at Film Society of Lincoln Center, with Stillman and some … Continue reading

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Stillman’s 1978 ‘Damsels’ short story

Somehow this slipped through the net, but I’m glad I caught it… Last week David Haglund at Slate tracked down some pieces written by Whit Stillman in the 1970s in a magazine called The American Spectator. One of these is … Continue reading

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‘Damsels’ opening weekend

A little belated, sorry, but thanks to Dolly McElmore in the comments here are Indiewire’s thoughts on Damsels in Distress‘s opening weekend: $58,589 in 4 theaters; PSA (per screen average): $14,647 Benefiting from some of the best press coverage for … Continue reading

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