Slowpokes
Variety's Tatiana Siegel reported today that Sony has bought all int'l media rights (excluding U.K. TV) plus domestic home entertainment rights to Edward Norton, Amy Rice and Alicia Sams' Obama doc, called By the People: The Election of Barack Obama. The heretofore untitled film will open in U.S. theatres via HBO Documentary Films, Siegel wrote. But when?
The fact that no projected release period was included in the story probably means By The People will come out in '10. Which I feel will feel be too late in the game. The '08 election was a long miniseries that everyone absorbed from hundreds if not thousands of different media and camera angles as it happened. I could maybe watch a first-rate review of it one more time later this year, but not next year. The world will have moved on. Enough already. The big Achilles Heel of this project has always been the fact that Norton, Rice and Sims have been moving at a glacial pace.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 7, 2009 at 6:16 PM
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Ray
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It should be called "No Other Choice: The Election of Barack Obama."
Posted by Ray
at April 7, 2009 8:28 PM
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D.Z.
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From the Digital Bits:
Now then... here's the big news today: Our own Robert Harris has informed us that the Jacob Burns Film Center is acting as the charitable sponsor for his new effort to save MGM's The Alamo. The Center is now accepting tax-deductable donations that will help fund the restoration. You can currently send donations via check to:
Jacob Burns Film Center
405 Manville Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Att: Dominick Balletta
Please include "f/b/o Alamo Restoration" in the memo field. Links will soon be available to allow PayPal and credit card payments as well, and we'll let you know as soon as they're ready. We know times are tough, but please consider making a donation because the film elements have deteoriated to the point where it's now or never - if the film isn't restored this year, people will never again be able to experience it in its original 70mm/6-track stereo glory. And the result of this restoration will be new restored DVD and Blu-ray releases of the general release and roadshow versions of the film, as well as select theatrical screenings. This is your chance to play a direct role in saving one of John Wayne great films, so please don't miss it.
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 8:59 PM
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D.Z.
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Other stuff.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d29cd42eb9a318c1aad
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d2914bf365495741eb2
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d291187aa83f43c0529
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/asia/india/e3i2d8b9c94fb2ffdbd3f3b3ffb8f845669
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002234.html?categoryid=13
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz-log-mickey-rourke-wrestlemania.html
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 8:59 PM
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D.Z.
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Say hello to mon petit frer.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d29cd42eb9a318c1aad
Seth Rogen speaks.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d2914bf365495741eb2
Year One gets an R.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d291187aa83f43c0529
WB only wants to remake Asian films, and not the other way around.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/asia/india/e3i2d8b9c94fb2ffdbd3f3b3ffb8f845669
Verbinski walks the plank.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002234.html?categoryid=13
More Rourke wrestling.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz-log-mickey-rourke-wrestlemania.html
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 9:04 PM
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D.Z.
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Oh, and Year One got an R, according to http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d290abcd00fad366851
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 9:05 PM
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D.Z.
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Say Hello to Mon Petit Frere.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d2987069403abc328a1
Verbinski doesn't want to come sail away anymore.
http://www.variety.com/article
/VR1118002234.html?categoryid=13
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 9:07 PM
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D.Z.
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Cuba's comeback?
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002165.html?categoryid=13
WB doesn't like the idea of an Indian remake of 'Button.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2d8b9c94fb2ffdbd44e83922a3467fd8
Some Seth Rogen interview.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d2914bf365495741eb2
More Rourke action.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz-log-mickey-rourke-wrestlemania.html
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 9:10 PM
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D.Z.
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Cuba's comeback?
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002165.html?categoryid=13
WB doesn't like the idea of an Indian remake of 'Button.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2d8b9c94fb2ffdbd44e83922a3467fd8
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 9:10 PM
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D.Z.
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Some Seth Rogen interview.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib022d07c4ee57d2914bf365495741eb2
More Rourke action.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz-log-mickey-rourke-wrestlemania.html
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 9:11 PM
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Ryansi51
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D.Z., pissing in Jeff's corn again.
Posted by Ryansi51
at April 7, 2009 9:17 PM
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D.Z.
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Some Serenity Trek clips. http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2008/STUVWXYZ/Star-Trek/trailer.php
Posted by D.Z.
at April 7, 2009 11:15 PM
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dangovich
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I look forward to the sequel:
"By the Bankers: The Presidency of Barack Obama."
And yes, I voted for him and defended him on this site. But so far, I'm not impressed.
Posted by dangovich
at April 7, 2009 11:32 PM
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dogcatcher
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It's been taking so long because Norton and co. want a major foreign theatrical release. That's why this news is kind of big, because they're obviously going to get it.
I think they were looking for buyers at MIPCOM. Expect this film to open at Cannes.
I had heard previous to this that HBO was premiering the film in May.
So i'm thinking that we're not going to have to wait much longer.
Posted by dogcatcher
at April 8, 2009 5:25 AM
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Mowkeka
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Oh, I get it. When Bush wins, liberals bitch, "This was stolen! This has Cheney written all over it!"
When Obama wins, it's "By the People." And if he loses in 2012, the election will be rigged...
Liberals really have become a bunch of babies.
Posted by Mowkeka
at April 8, 2009 7:26 AM
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D.Z.
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Mowkeka: "Liberals really have become a bunch of babies."
Your militias say otherwise.
Posted by D.Z.
at April 8, 2009 9:14 AM
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Deathtongue_Groupie
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Jeff, this is getting out of hand - who's blog is this, yours or D.Z.'s???
In regards the actual topic of the post - this doc needs the distance from the event, because most of us had election fatigue for awhile.
Posted by Deathtongue_Groupie
at April 8, 2009 12:39 PM