Against all Enemies has been retitled to Seberg and will debut at this year's Venice out of competition tho. I wish it was in competition.
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/venice-film-festival-lineup-the-truth-ad-astra-marriage-story-1203277662/
I see Carved was right on the money again. As far as Seberg being on the Out of Competition category list, does anyone know why films with good actors such as this one along with "The King" which has an all-star cast including Johnny Depp, Mark Rylance, Timothee Chalamet, Lily-Rose Depp, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelson and Robert Pattinson, won't be competing either?
Anyhow, thanks for posting this Mody.
No idea why out of competition but a lot of great movies over the year have been out of competition. Also the movie is expected to hit another festivals with Toronto being rumored.
shareAt the 2018 Venice Film Festival, A Star is Born, one of the best films released in theaters that year in my humble opinion, was also entered in the Out-of-competition category and yet it was later nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
At the 2016 VFF, Hacksaw Ridge, which was the best film released last year, IMO, wasn't competing for any VFF awards either, yet it won 2 Oscars and was nominated for a total of 6 Academy Awards. It received Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, noms.
So I guess this means that just because a film isn't in competition isn't necessarily indicative nor a precursor at all as to whether or not it is a quality film with noteworthy directors or actors.
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/seberg-first-look-kristen-stewart-venice-1202160908/
Seberg’ First Look Unveils Kristen Stewart as ‘Breathless’ Actress and French New Wave Icon Jean Seberg
In addition to Stewart, the “Seberg” cast includes Jack O’Connell, Anthony Mackie, Colm Meaney, Margaret Qualley, Vince Vaughn, Zazie Beetz, Stephen Root and Yvan Atta. The film is based on a true story.
Both “Seberg” and “The Report” are shaping up to be the company’s Oscar hopefuls during the upcoming awards season.
OK, I'm back from Vermont, a trip for which I had high expectations, and a trip which exceeded those expectations in every way possible.
So first off, let me say how delighted I am that Seberg will be premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
Second, let me add that I am very happy that Against All Enemies is no longer the title of this film. Now there can be no doubt that the focus of the story is about Jean Seberg and how that group at the FBI affected her life rather than that she was just one person who was investigated by said group. It also leaves no doubt that Kristen is indeed the star of the film.
As for LL's question regarding, "why is the film showing out of competition?" ... I have no idea why some films show 'in competition' and some films don't. However, I do feel that it is possibly the choice the filmmakers or distributors (in this case Amazon) make regarding which category to show the film in. It seems to me that all Amazon wants to accomplish in Venice is to raise awareness that Seberg does exist, promote the fact (based on the reviews Amazon hopes to receive) that it is a high quality film with excellent performances, and that it will be opening later this year.
Granted, if Seberg were to win the Golden Lion (assuming that it was shown 'in competition') those goals would have been a given, but had the film not won, I think that those goals might have been harder to achieve because people might have wondered, "Well, if Seberg is so good, then why didn't it win the Golden Lion when it premiered in Venice?"
So for now I'm just happy that the film will be premiering within a month. I look forward to seeing Kristen at the festival as well as reading the reviews which, according to the buzz I've been hearing, should be very positive.
Glad you enjoyed yourself and got some relief from the hot and humid summer weather in Florida, Carved. We've been experiencing some hot and humid weather here in Hawaii, but fortunately, it hasn't gone above 92 degrees so far this year in Honolulu.
It seems to me that all Amazon wants to accomplish in Venice is to raise awareness that Seberg does exist, promote the fact (based on the reviews Amazon hopes to receive) that it is a high quality film with excellent performances, and that it will be opening later this year.
"OK, I'm back from Vermont, a trip for which I had high expectations, and a trip which exceeded those expectations in every way possible."
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to the Green Mountain region! I used to go there quite a bit, skiing and when I was a kid my aunt and uncle ran a ski lodge. I haven't been there for a while but it is a pretty place, lots of rolling hills.
Seberg will have its North American premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 5th through September 15th.
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/tiff-2019-additional-titles-galas-special-presentations-1202165337/
TIFF Adds More High-Profile Titles,
Including 'Lucy in the Sky' and Kristen Stewart in 'Seberg'
The Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled its second batch of titles premiering in its Gala and Special Presentations next month, including two new Gala titles and a whopping 16 new Special Presentations, plus star-studded Masters and Contemporary World Cinema sections.
Previously announced titles include 'Joker,' 'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Uncut Gems,' 'Knives Out,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Just Mercy,' 'The Laundromat,' 'The Goldfinch,' 'The Personal History of David Copperfield,' 'Hustlers,' 'Marriage Story' and 'Harriet.' That list has now been extended to include Noah Hawley's 'Lucy in the Sky,' the Kristen Stewart-starring 'Seberg,' Kenny Leon's adaptation of his hit play 'American Son' and Trey Edward Shults' 'Waves,' all showing in the Special Presentations section.
It was also nice, not to mention, interesting, to see that of all the films listed, Seberg was the only one that had an actor's name attached to it, in this case, Kristen's.
Yep, agreed on that, Kristen being an Indie Queen as an accurate label. That's not to say others don't do similarly in Indies, just that Kristen is also one of the mainstays of that genre. She thrives on these smaller, strong story line, character driven films.
shareYep, agreed on that, Kristen being an Indie Queen as an accurate label. That's not to say others don't do similarly in Indies, just that Kristen is also one of the mainstays of that genre. She thrives on these smaller, strong story line, character driven films.
OMG LL, you left out the most important one! (he says with a wink and a grin) ...
"Cutlass" - 2008 Miami International Film Festival
https://bluetoad.com/publication/index.php?i=162115&m=&l=&p=1&pre=&ver=html5#{"page":136,"issue_id":162115}
From: page 137 ...
SHORTS PROGRAM 3: THE RETURN TO INNOCENCE
CUTLASS
Director: Kate Hudson
U.S., 15 min., DigiBeta, Color, 2007, English
Robin's daughter, Lacy, begs for an expensive guitar.
Robin, recalling her youth, realizes why giving in to your kids -- once in a while -- can be priceless.
Starring: Virgina Madsen and Dakota Fanning
"And yes, I did buy a ticket for Shorts Program 3, thus I did see Cutlass on the big screen.
It was great to watch it in a movie theatre, instead of just on a computer monitor."
That's pretty cool that you got to see it on a big screen! I often wonder where smaller films like that play, I figure as fillers between films, something like that. Cutlass was a fun little video, with a lot of big name actors in it as well. Very cool for a little video/film like that. They must have had fun with doing it. :)
Ron, 2008 was the first year that the Miami International Film Festival had decided to include shorts as part of the festival.
That was why The Miami Herald had an article about the Shorts Programs in its Entertainment section just before the festival began.
Thankfully, for me, the Herald included that photo of Kristen in said article, which was why I knew that Cutlass would be playing at the festival. I love that little film!
And yes, I did buy a ticket for Shorts Program 3, thus I did see Cutlass on the big screen.
It was great to watch it in a movie theatre, instead of just on a computer monitor.
"Does Sundance and TIFF love her movies or what!? This partly explains why Kristen is a critics darling, as many movie critics see her work premiering at film festivals and often rave about it, while many Oscar voters are more accustomed to watching mostly bigger budget, mainstream fare playing at their local multiplex. "
Great list LL. I didn't realize she had so many films in film festivals!! As we fans know, she has received great praise for her roles by the festival critics and entertainment news. She certainly deserves the recognition of being an Indie Queen. It is surprising though, as you say, that she isn't in more running for the Oscar awards, but they seem to go by other criteria, often big films. But even there they do sometimes give awards for smaller artistic films, maybe not so often, but Kristen could certainly deserve attention for some of her roles. Such as Clouds of Sils Maria where she received France's Oscar - the Caesar award, first time ever for a US actress.
Great list LL. I didn't realize she had so many films in film festivals!! As we fans know, she has received great praise for her roles by the festival critics and entertainment news. She certainly deserves the recognition of being an Indie Queen.
With Seberg premiering at Venice, Kristen's films have premiered at 3 of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.
shareThanks for the update and info CK! Good to see another of her Indie films at Toronto. She excels at doing these type films, smaller, character driven films and roles, sometimes with new directors. :)
shareSeberg will also be playing at the Deauville Film Festival, where it will have its French premiere.
And yes, Kristen will be there. In fact, she shall be receiving an award.
From: https://variety.com/2019/film/global/nate-parker-port-authority-bull-deauville-1203309625/
Deauville's out-of-competition roster will showcase Benedict Andrews' 'Seberg' with Kristen Stewart, Ciro Guerra's 'Waiting for the Barbarians' and Terrence Malick's 'A Hidden Life' as well as Gurinder Chada's 'Blinded by the Light.'
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On top of having the largest number of female-directed films, the honorees of this 45th edition will all be women. Stewart, Sienna Miller and Gena Davis will receive the Deauville Talent Awards, while Sophie Turner will receive the Young Hollywood Award.
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Stewart and Miller will be on hand for the French premieres of 'Seberg' and 'American Women' respectively.
Seberg will premiere on September 7 on at TIFF and for sure Kristen will attend at the last least 1. She will be receiving her award on September 13th at Deauville so i think she will be able to attend both.
shareMody, you say that Kristen is receiving an award? I must have lost track of it, or did I misunderstand your post?
shareNo you did not. She is receiving the Talent Award and will have an honorary night with some movies of her shown like Twilight, Certain Woman, CXR etc
https://www.festival-deauville.com/pid62/perso-4334/stewart-kristen
Very nice! Congrats to Kristen. :)
shareIt's nice that this Deauville site mentions how Kristen won a first place award from the New York Film Critics Circle, since it is after all the most prestigious film critics group in the entire world, supposedly a precursor to receiving an Oscar nomination.
Here's another site which speaks very high praise of Kristen and why she is very much deserving of Deauville's Talent Award:
https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/deauville_festival_of_american_film/kristen_stewart_to_receive_deauville_talent_award_2019
She’s not even 30 years old, but already has a 20-year career behind her. Her unpredictable and stimulating filmography, from a globally-celebrated franchise to the most rigorous auteur cinema, traces a singular path through contemporary American film. We are thrilled to present a Deauville Talent Award to Kristen Stewart.
Making an impression at age 11 as Jodie Foster’s daughter in David Fincher’s Panic Room (2002), then in Sean Penn’s Into the Wild (2007), Kristen Stewart became a worldwide star thanks to the Twilight saga. Between shooting franchise installments, she leaned into the next phase of her career, a shift toward independence and risk-taking. French filmmaker Oliver Assayas (Deauville Jury President in 2011) made her a new muse of auteur cinema with Sils Maria (2014), earning her the only César Award given to an American actress to this day, for Best Supporting Actress in 2015. The director then cast her in the title role in supernatural thriller Personal Shopper (2016).
Symbol of a young generation carving out an identity beyond received ideas, her choices as an actress reflect a desire to question society, in particular how women are represented. This year, we’ll see her in Charlie’s Angels, a new adaptation of the cult 1980s series, this time directed by a woman, Elizabeth Banks. She’ll also carry two films inspired by true events: Justin Kelly’s JT Leroy, as the transgender alias of a female writer played by Laura Dern, and Benedict Andrews’ Seberg, about a rough episode in the life of actress Jean Seberg, who confronted FBI intimidation for her support of the Black Panther Party.
Having supported her career by presenting such films as Udayan Prasad’s The Yellow Handkerchief (2008), Floria Sigismondi’s The Runaways (2010), Jake Scott’s Welcome to the Rileys (2010), Peter Sattler’s Camp X-Ray (2014) and Kelly Reichard’s Certain Women (2016), the Deauville Festival is delighted to welcome one of the most brilliant actresses of her generation. More than ever at the intersection of all types of American film, Kristen Stewart couldn’t lend a more dazzling face to our 2019 Deauville Talent Award.
That's a very nice write-up that summarizes nicely some salient points in her career. Thanks for posting that LL.
shareI found it funny, Ron, that this article was written as if Kristen is receiving a lifetime achievement award even though she's just 29 years of age. I mean she may not even be at the midpoint in her career as far as acting, least to say directing. Hopefully, one day she'll get the recognition she deserves here in the states like she is receiving in France, namely the Cesar award she won in 2015 and now, her career being recognized with this Talent Award.
shareAgreed on all LL. :)
shareOne interesting bit of trivia concerning the Venice International Film Festival is that many of the films that screen there go on the be critically and/or commercially successful, some regard VIFF as a precursor and predictor of such future success. Hopefully this holds true for Seberg. I believe this has to do with VIFF being very picky and choosy about the films that will screen (e.g., out of the thousands of films submitted each year, less than 100 make the final cut). So it's indeed an honor in itself that this film was chosen, even if it won't be competing.
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