Cancelled "I'm Not There" screenings

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Whatever the final qualitative truth of the matter, Alliance Atlantis, the Canadian distributor of Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, is stirring suspicion among Toronto journalists that this impressionistic Bob Dylan dreamscape film is some kind of "problem case," to hear it from a guy up there.

"Three advance TIFF screenings [of I'm Not There] have just been cancelled by Alliance Atlantis owing to 'print availability,'" he reports, "which as you know is often code for, 'We're afraid to have critics see it early.'"

The first cancelled screening was due to happen tomorrow, 8.24, at 2 pm at the Cumberland Theatre. The other two -- 8.27 at 10 am and 8.28 at 2 pm -- were also set for the Cumberland.

"No word yet on when they'll be rescheduled, if ever," the Toronto guy says, "or whether everyone will have to wait until 9.11.07, which is when the first official TIFF press screening will happen, which is just a day before the first public screening. Right now it doesn't look like they will be rescheduled."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 23, 2007 at 9:13 AM

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Mike Ock says ...

A friend of mine saw it at a test screening a few months ago. He said it's a mess, but Cate's good in it.

Posted by Mike Ock at August 23, 2007 9:42 AM

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corey3rd says ...

Trouble started when Todd announced he was going to have a dozen actors play the same real person. It's an art film that will end up playing like an inside joke after 10 minutes. Anyone who had dreams of a Malibu Beach house based on a Bob Dylan biopic must spend their afternoons replaying to Nigerian emails.

Posted by corey3rd at August 23, 2007 10:03 AM

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T. Holly says ...

You called TWC no doubt. What did they say? Personally, I can't wait to see and hear this. Wonder if Jack Frost a/k/a Bob Dylan wore any kind of producer's cap.

Posted by T. Holly at August 23, 2007 10:34 AM

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Geoff157 says ...

This one will play at the Venice fest on Sept 4th.

Posted by Geoff157 at August 23, 2007 11:46 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

It's a shame in a way, because I would have killed for a straight Dylan biopic starring David Krumholtz. Haynes hasn't let me down yet though.

Posted by BurmaShave at August 23, 2007 1:26 PM

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Sean says ...

I started to worry about this project when Haynes said that he got inspired to do it after he took a road trip post-Far From Heaven. He had never been a Dylan fan at all, but got converted on the trip.

It's cool that he became a fan, but it seems like you need a lot of time to process Dylan. A year or two just shouldn't cut it.

But at least we'll probably finally get an official release of the wonderful song "I'm Not There".

Posted by Sean at August 23, 2007 1:59 PM

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christian says ...

only somebody coming to dylan so late would think that cat power and other band d'jours covering bob would be a good idea...

Posted by christian at August 23, 2007 2:42 PM

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Nate West says ...

After Martin Scorsese's documentary, a straight Dylan biopic would be pointless. There is no "Dylan." He's Zelig. Haynes' execution may falter, but his concept is a winning one.

Posted by Nate West at August 23, 2007 11:03 PM

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