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Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:51 pm
by ianungstad
I wouldn't be surprised if the reason for the delay is that Apparition Films is pretty much bankrupt. I doubt they have any money to give this film any kind of wide release, never mind cash to advertise it. I'm fully expecting to see them announce at Toronto or one of the fall film markets that the company and it's half dozen films are up for sale. A pessimistic view...but I think the CEO resigned back in the spring and the company fired a majority of it's employees as part of it's "restructuring". Maybe they'll partner with Sony or some other company to get this out.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:54 am
by Cde.
ianungstad wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if the reason for the delay is that Apparition Films is pretty much bankrupt. I doubt they have any money to give this film any kind of wide release, never mind cash to advertise it. I'm fully expecting to see them announce at Toronto or one of the fall film markets that the company and it's half dozen films are up for sale. A pessimistic view...but I think the CEO resigned back in the spring and the company fired a majority of it's employees as part of it's "restructuring". Maybe they'll partner with Sony or some other company to get this out.
Probably right.
Malick's new film is moving very quickly toward production (if it's not there already, as some rumours suggest), so it stands to reason that
The Tree of Life is finished.
If Apparition folds, I think their slate goes to Sony. They picked up the only other unreleased film Apparition held the rights to when Apparition collapsed.
Sony own the url
thetreeoflife-movie.com, by the way. Probably means nothing, but it's a possibility. Anne Thompson mentioned Summit as another possible distributor in her article.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:59 am
by MyNameCriterionForum
Seriously though, fuck this wait. Bullshit, piled higher and deeper.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:30 am
by swo17
Malick wrote:Just for that, I'm going to make you wait another three months.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:37 am
by Alphonse Doinel
Give the guy a break. You don't want the CG Space Vampires to end up looking fake, do you?
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:48 am
by MyNameCriterionForum
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:20 pm
by godardslave
I heard that "Terry"
waited for the right moment
to make his tackle!
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:53 pm
by John Cope
An early, supposedly legit reaction. It's from a Home Theater Forum poster so take that for what it's worth.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:05 pm
by colinr0380
Alphonse Doinel wrote:Give the guy a break. You don't want the CG Space Vampires to end up looking fake, do you?
Did someone say
space vampire film?
EDIT: I love that by far the least plausible aspect of Lifeforce is the idea of an international space programme run out of Britain! (Though it does add to the Quatermass vibe!)
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:17 pm
by Kellen
Man, I wish this would just get released already. I don't think that my anticipation can get any higher.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:36 pm
by Alphonse Doinel
October seems beyond unlikely since we have yet to see a trailer, poster, or even a legit synopsis.
That Lifeforce trailer is epic. If I had to see one Space Vamp film, that would be it.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:50 pm
by MyNameCriterionForum
godardslave wrote:I heard that "Terry"
waited for the right moment
to make his tackle!
I hope no birds made their home near the playing field.
Nothing there that hasn't already been rumored or assumed. Why do people bother writing a "review" without even one particular description or attribute? Not saying it's fake, just pointless. Give us a bit of dialogue, a few specific shot transitions, etc. "Brad Pitt was stunning" tells us nothing.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:27 am
by Jeff
Brad Pitt is in Telluride this weekend, at a festival known for its last-minute surprise screenings. Unlikely, but who knows.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:29 am
by MyNameCriterionForum
According to the IMDB boards, several other people from the film's production team have shown up as well, but I don't know if there's any way to confirm any of this, and of course it doesn't necessarily indicate the film (or even a trailer or other footage) will air.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:32 am
by flyonthewall2983
It's a good omen, at least.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:21 am
by aox
is anyone over this and just ready for Bela Tarr's new film?
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:37 am
by Fiery Angel
aox wrote:is anyone over this and just ready for Bela Tarr's new film?
who?
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:38 am
by Tark
aox wrote:is anyone over this and just ready for Bela Tarr's new film?
Certainly these are the top 2. Nothing else is even close.
Tarkovsky's dead, right?
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:30 am
by MyNameCriterionForum
Tark wrote:aox wrote:is anyone over this and just ready for Bela Tarr's new film?
Certainly these are the top 2. Nothing else is even close.
Tarkovsky's dead, right?
I dunno, is Richard Widmark still dead? Ah, it's all coming together now.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:10 am
by flyonthewall2983
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:21 am
by MyNameCriterionForum
"Soon" is not a date. I need a date, and a ring on my finger, Terry. NOW!
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:47 am
by ianungstad
Will be interesting to see who the new distributor on the film is.
I wouldn't be surprised if whoever picks it up, buys the rights to all the titles released under Apparition as a lump sum, instead of just for Tree of Life.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:30 am
by Cde.
Fantastic news for the film, terrible news for Bill Pohlad/indie distributors in general.
I imagine we'll get a release date as soon as a distribution deal is made.
ianungstad wrote:Will be interesting to see who the new distributor on the film is.
I wouldn't be surprised if whoever picks it up, buys the rights to all the titles released under Apparition as a lump sum, instead of just for Tree of Life.
Apparition have a partnership with Sony, giving them home video rights to all of Apparition's previous theatrical releases. There also seems to be some sort of first-look deal involved, since Sony snapped up
Welcome to the Rileys very quickly when things turned hairy for Apparition. I wonder if Sony Pictures Classics will wind up as the distributor for
The Tree of Life.
Anne Thompson's recent piece suggested Summit also might pick up the film.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:11 pm
by flyonthewall2983
Summit has really done it right as far as balancing out the commercial and the more artistic stuff. You'd think with a goldmine like the Twilight series, they'd just be content putting out a whole glut of genre movies (not unlike Lionsgate has done). But thankfully they haven't, with films like The Hurt Locker and The Ghost Writer to name a few. This would be definitely a good acquisition for them.
Re: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2010)
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:33 pm
by dad1153
Fox Searchlights to release "Tree of Life" in 2011. So, either it's going to be shelved until Fall '11 (for Award consideration in the 2012 Oscar telecast) or be released in the Spring hoping it catches a "Silence of the Lambs" streak of luck that keeps it memorable in voters' minds a few months down the road. All of this, of course, assuming the movie itself lives up to the Malick hype.
