tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post9100813209373360153..comments2024-03-28T20:37:08.491+11:00Comments on The Audient: The list-maker's crisisDerek Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-16459137577091408412010-03-09T16:15:21.228+11:002010-03-09T16:15:21.228+11:00Gayle,
That's quite a coincidence that you ca...Gayle,<br /><br />That's quite a coincidence that you came across a post I wrote 14 months ago that mentioned Shadowland, when I just happened to review the film within the past week. And because I reviewed it so recently, it hasn't posted online yet. I would certainly like to direct you to it so you can read it, when it does post. However, I like to retain anonymity on my blog, and posting the link here would go against that. But if you'd like to post your own email address, I will send you the link. (Don't worry, as you can see, I have only 12 followers, and I doubt any of them are checking out the comments section of a post that's 14 months old.)<br /><br />Even though I referred to it as "sketchy," I was reasonably generous toward it in my review. I guess it depends on what your definition of "reasonably" is! <br /><br />Thanks for commenting ... <br /><br />VanceDerek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-53767697558246166782010-03-09T15:04:55.236+11:002010-03-09T15:04:55.236+11:00Hi... In a google search for "Shadowland"...Hi... In a google search for "Shadowland" I came across your blog. The list on the right says you have done a review on the film, but I was not able to find it on your site. Can you post a link to your review of the film.<br /><br />As far as how the release dates go, indie films (especially indie films) tend to hit the festival circuit in hopes of getting some attention and hopefully get a distributor. For smaller films without the big budget for adverstising, this can take months, and even years. It is especially tough when so many of the distribution companies have only their best interest in mind, and not that of the filmmakers, and therefore it can take even longer for the film to find a home in good hands.<br />"Shadowland" was completed in October of 2008, and spent a whole year working on the distribution, while working the festival circuit around the world, and garnering several awards along the way. <br />With limited theatrical release in 2009 in the US, and now in the UK, "Shadowland" will soon be out on DVD and on pay-per-view and digital download. In the UK, "Shadowland" will be out on DVD in May, and in in the US, it will be out this summer. <br />Thanks for mentioning our film in your blog. Even the 'sketchy' comments help us get the word out about the film... <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Gayle Gallagher<br />Producer, ShadowlandGayle Gallagherhttp://www.shadowlandthemovie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-40338159970999018492010-03-09T15:03:09.467+11:002010-03-09T15:03:09.467+11:00Hi... In a google search for "Shadowland"...Hi... In a google search for "Shadowland" I came across your blog. The list on the right says you have done a review on the film, but I was not able to find it on your site. Can you post a link to your review of the film.<br /><br />As far as how the release dates go, indie films (especially indie films) tend to hit the festival circuit in hopes of getting some attention and hopefully get a distributor. For smaller films without the big budget for adverstising, this can take months, and even years. It is especially tough when so many of the distribution companies have only their best interest in mind, and not that of the filmmakers, and therefore it can take even longer for the film to find a home in good hands.<br />"Shadowland" was completed in October of 2008, and spent a whole year working on the distribution, while working the festival circuit around the world, and garnering several awards along the way. <br />With limited theatrical release in 2009 in the US, and now in the UK, "Shadowland" will soon be out on DVD and on pay-per-view and digital download. In the UK, "Shadowland" will be out on DVD in May, and in in the US, it will be out this summer. <br />Thanks for mentioning our film in your blog. Even the 'sketchy' comments help us get the word out about the film... <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Gayle Gallagher<br />Producer, ShadowlandGayle Gallagherhttp://www.shadowlandthemovie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-58237667879662528632009-01-13T05:17:00.000+11:002009-01-13T05:17:00.000+11:00Well, I got an independent verification of my phil...Well, I got an independent verification of my philosophy of sorts from the following place: http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/movies/2008MoviesInTheaters.php. I was looking for a list of Oscar eligible films for 2008, and though I didn't seem able to find that, I did find this, which is a pretty complete compendium. Interestingly, it includes <I>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days</I> but not <I>The Counterfeiters</I>. Which at least proves that there should be a distinction between them. Naturally, the site doesn't explain why it includes some films and not others -- at least not where I could see it -- but it works for me.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-16580255231837894682009-01-12T18:50:00.000+11:002009-01-12T18:50:00.000+11:00Yeah, this post is a little long. Truncate them a...Yeah, this post is a little long. Truncate them and you're golden, I like all your topics.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076552280243676030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-56708595154118943892009-01-12T10:44:00.000+11:002009-01-12T10:44:00.000+11:00I finally watched 4 Months...If you count it, I co...I finally watched 4 Months...<BR/>If you count it, I count it. <BR/>I WANT TO COUNT IT.<BR/>What's the verdict Mr. Vancetastic?Don Handsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448844952916507647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-71596377279050523022009-01-10T07:25:00.000+11:002009-01-10T07:25:00.000+11:00I think the foreign film rule of thumb is the year...I think the foreign film rule of thumb is the year it's released in the US. That's the year it's exposed to us and the year in which it fits alongside the Hollywood stuff also on your list.<BR/><BR/>It's harder for US indie films. Take THE FOOT FIST WAY (please!). I saw it at Sundance and it wasn't officially released in the US until last year. By your standards, I would have had to put that on my 06 list, while you would have put it on your 08 list.<BR/><BR/>It all comes down to how you define your lists. Is your list a list of all of the films <I>you've</I> seen that year, or the year that the movies are released.<BR/><BR/>Wow...I didn't think I could be long winded, but I guess I can.DGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302995272029761401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-64364696432925735282009-01-08T17:26:00.000+11:002009-01-08T17:26:00.000+11:00Thanks, Don, for just the kind of detailed conside...Thanks, Don, for just the kind of detailed consideration I was hoping for ... you've pushed me a little closer to making up my mind. But I'm not there yet. Ah, the curse of thinking about things too much.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-69588692950172185272009-01-08T03:19:00.000+11:002009-01-08T03:19:00.000+11:00batGenerally, I believe that a movie must be Acade...batGenerally, I believe that a movie must be Academy Award “eligible” to be year-end list eligible. I simplify my definition of Academy Award eligibility to having a theatrical release during the calendar year (and I would argue that film festivals are not theatrical releases (at least the ones with a marketplace atmosphere), but art-house screenings and film tours are (arbitrary, I know) so depending on how you would define Shriekfest, the Shriekfest films could count). Typically a film like 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days would NOT count because it was released in Calendar Year 2007. But I guess Foreign Films are different – and as you point out, you weren’t about to fly to Romania to see this film in 2007. Maybe we should judge the eligibility of Foreign Films with two standards instead of one: first would be U.S. Theatrical Release Date (the Calendar Year that a film was released in theaters in the United States is the year that it applies to (so with this scale, both 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and The Counterfeiters are 2008 year-end list eligible)); and second would be Oscar Eligibility. This second category is a bit harder to determine, but I would say that a movie nominated for (or winning) a Foreign language Oscar in one year wouldn’t be eligible the following year. Under this logic, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days appears to be eligible for your 2008 list, while The Counterfeiters is not. SO…I am recanting my previous dismissal of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’ eligibility and am now fully on board with it. Count it.Don Handsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448844952916507647noreply@blogger.com