Cracks and IFC

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IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Jordan Scott's Cracks, a somewhat bent and frenzied thriller staring Eva Green, Juno Temple, Imogen Poots and Maria Valverde. I talked with a couple of acqusitions guys about Cracks during the Toronto Film festival. They were chortling and snorting and going "whooo!" Lots of merriment and not much belief that it was any kind of "audience" film. Which is okay with me.

Variety's Todd McCarthy called Cracks "a drear account of adolescent reveries gone south [that] plays like a cross between Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, shot through with a nasty Lord of the Flies streak.

"Debuting feature director Jordan Scott does a reasonable job of conjuring up a hothouse atmosphere in a depressing English boarding school circa 1934, but the psychological and latent erotic aspects remain largely undeveloped. Eva Green's star turn in an exotic role will be enough to win the film a berth in most markets, but theatrical flight looks to be short, with better results in ancillary."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 11, 2009 at 3:32 PM

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kingofnails says ...

Oh, this sounds intriguing, if nothing else. And Eva Green, I could watch her in anything. Even The Dreamers. The reason for my enthusiasm should, well, be obvious.

Posted by kingofnails at November 11, 2009 4:30 PM

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kingofnails says ...

Oh, and IFC -- please pick up Everyone Else. I saw it at AFI Fest this year, and oh oh oh that movie breaks your heart.

Posted by kingofnails at November 11, 2009 4:31 PM

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LexG says ...

Hot chick with unfortunate name alert:

You should all be made aware that IMOGEN POOTS was that smoking-hot piece from 28 WEEKS LATER.

POOTS POWER.

Posted by LexG at November 11, 2009 5:58 PM

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DarienStyles says ...

This means it will get a video on demand release, killing any chance of making a profit at the box-office.

Posted by DarienStyles at November 11, 2009 6:12 PM

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Eloi Manning says ...

"Juno Temple, Imogen Poots"

These are not real names. From the moment they were born, these women were destined to be actresses.

"I talked with a couple of acqusitions guys about Cracks during the Toronto Film festival. They were chortling and snorting and going "whooo!""

That makes me laugh. Imagine bow-tied motherfuckers like Rex Reed snorting and going "whoo!". It explains why people don't pay attention to critics anymore,

Posted by Eloi Manning at November 11, 2009 9:56 PM

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