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odds of Big Star's "The India Song" finding its way onto the soundtrack: 1:1

The first set pic has arrived:

Well, that pic certainly lends credence to David Poland's theory. Adrian Brody looks every bit the young Peter Bogdanovich. I hope he's right. That's a film I'd like to see.

Antoine Doinel wrote:The first set pic has arrived:

That pic link doesn't seem to be working.

Here's a link to the blog in question.

According to IMDB, Natalie Portman has joined the cast.

Antoine Doinel wrote:According to IMDB, Natalie Portman has joined the cast.

Last month it was revealed that Portman and Angelica Huston had joined the cast.

Fletch F. Fletch wrote:

Antoine Doinel wrote:The first set pic has arrived:

That pic link doesn't seem to be working.

Here's a link to the blog in question.

Brody looks like Jarvis Cocker in that photo.

Well, the sunglasses remind me of Jarvis.

or Peter Bogdanovich

An early draft of the script has leaked. This draft was written before Natalie Portman signed on.

Thanks for the info, at first when I read the topic I was very discouraged by the focus on ragging on Anderson. I mean, I'm all for being able to air your angries online, it just throws you off when you click for information on a specific film.

I'm really excited about this, I have a huge soft spot for movies set in India. Like French pop music, even if it's mediocre I'll find something to enjoy about it.

Jeff wrote:If you haven't seen it yet, Anderson's new American Express commercial is pretty darn enjoyable. It's a not-so-subtle homage to Day For Night and it's very Andersonian. I've seen it play two or three times in the pre-trailer ads in theaters. There was an NPR story on the ad that showed up in print on Slate. Armond White also reviewed it for Slate. Naturally, White promptly went bat-shit insane and declared the ad superior to the Truffaut film.

This ad was just named Best Commercial of 2006 by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, but take that praise lightly because Geico's "cavemen" ads were named Best Campaign.

Matt wrote:

Jeff wrote:If you haven't seen it yet, Anderson's new American Express commercial is pretty darn enjoyable. It's a not-so-subtle homage to Day For Night and it's very Andersonian. I've seen it play two or three times in the pre-trailer ads in theaters. There was an NPR story on the ad that showed up in print on Slate. Armond White also reviewed it for Slate. Naturally, White promptly went bat-shit insane and declared the ad superior to the Truffaut film.

This ad was just named Best Commercial of 2006 by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, but take that praise lightly because Geico's "cavemen" ads were named Best Campaign.

And just what are you implying sir?

Wow, where did you get this from.

I'm getting pretty excited. Love the Bogdanovich look on Brody. All he needs is the ascot and he's set.

The fact that this is pretty much pre-determined criterion makes me so excited for it. I hope it lives up to Anderson's work so far.

SncDthMnky wrote:The fact that this is pretty much pre-determined criterion makes me so excited for it. I hope it lives up to Anderson's work so far.

According to IMDb, its distributor is Fox Searchlight. I know (think) that Fox has licensed to Criterion in the past, but has the Fox Searchlight banner?

kaujot wrote:

SncDthMnky wrote:The fact that this is pretty much pre-determined criterion makes me so excited for it. I hope it lives up to Anderson's work so far.

According to IMDb, its distributor is Fox Searchlight. I know (think) that Fox has licensed to Criterion in the past, but has the Fox Searchlight banner?

No, but isn't the Fox deal with Criterion done now?

I always assumed it was some sort of stipulation in Anderson's contract, considering that his last two films were only available from Criterion.

patrick wrote:I always assumed it was some sort of stipulation in Anderson's contract, considering that his last two films were only available from Criterion.

ditto.

The film will be opening the New York Film Festival.

Here's another new still:

Schwartzman looks like 70s-era Paul Simon in that still.

Here is the source on that NYFF info.

He actually looks a bit like Luke Wilson.

The Hollywood Reporter says that it will open commercially in New York on September 29.