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NewPath
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| Thanks Cocoa!! So they had another test screening recently? |
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cocoa
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| Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| NewPath wrote: | | Thanks Cocoa!! So they had another test screening recently? |
No, I think it's from the one in Sep, she just got back to me. LOL |
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cocoa
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Anybody else surprised there is no China release date by now?  |
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Marla
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Anybody else surprised there is no China release date by now? |
I would rest easier if we did have a firm release date for China.
Meanwhile, Garth Franklin of DarkHorizons.com includes "Shanghai" in his list of The Notable Films of 2010. I like Garth - I corresponded with him years ago regarding movie news, and he seems like a nice guy.
| Quote: | The Notable Films of 2010: Part Nine
By Garth Franklin
Tuesday January 5th 2010 05:10AM
Shanghai
Opens: 2010
Cast: John Cusack, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chow Yun-Fat
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Summary: In the months leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, an American man arrives in Shanghai to find his friend recently murdered. In investigating his friend's death, he stumbles upon a secret the United States government has been keeping and falls in love in the process.
Analysis: After being granted permission to shoot in the Chinese city, the $10 million production found its permit quickly being revoked by the Government who expressed concerns about the script. The result is Bangkok and the United Kingdom standing in for the real Shanghai which seems kind of against the entire point.
Cusack himself has emphatically endorsed the project in interviews, calling it a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity", but being stuck at the cash-strapped Weinstein Company means that its release plans are unsure beyond a vague promise of a limited bow around Easter. Even if that is the case, it likely won't be able to afford the kind of promotion and marketing it truly deserves. |
Sadly (for us), TWC's "Nine" hasn't performed well at the box office, and is missing from today's list of Producers Guild Award nominees. |
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Marla
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| Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:06 am Post subject: |
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From yesterday's L.A. Times:
| Quote: | In what is becoming a recurring theme for Weinstein Co., the production company said it was delaying yet another movie premiere. This time it's "Piranha 3-D," which is moving from April 16 to sometime in August at the earliest, the company said today...
David Glaser, a senior Weinstein Co. executive, said there were no financial motivations behind the decision to move "Piranha 3-D." ...
Weinstein Co. also has several finished movies sitting on the shelf waiting for release dates including "Shanghai" with John Cusack, Ryan Gosling's "All Good Things" and "Hurricane Season." |
From a press release about an Phoenix Pictures:
| Quote: | | Phoenix [has] Paramount's SHUTTER ISLAND, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, being released on February 19 and Mikael Hafstrom's SHANGHAI for The Weinstein Company, to be released later this year. |
Still hoping that a Chinese release date for "Shanghai" is set for this spring, and then a firm date for the U.S. follows soon after. |
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Marla
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| Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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No mention of "Shanghai", but Nikki Finke has an exclusive for her site, deadline.com, about TWC:
| Quote: | ...Insiders are telling us that the cash-strapped Weinstein Co is "3 weeks away" from a new financing deal that will allow it to make, market, and distribute movies through 2013-2014...
It also comes after The Weinstein Co spent most of 2009 promising filmmakers a theatrical release and not keeping those promises and, in some cases, dumping the pics straight to video. It's been a very ugly situation, frankly... |
From a comment on the article:
| Quote: | | He dumped Forrest Whitaker's latest film, HURRICANE SEASON, straight to DVD – and that film tested in the 90s. Any way you cut it, you’ll be in a world of pain if you sell your soul to the Satan brothers. |
Meanwhile, we are still waiting for an announcement of a release date for China... |
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cocoa
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| Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | He dumped Forrest Whitaker's latest film, HURRICANE SEASON, straight to DVD – and that film tested in the 90s |
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Marla
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: |
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I should rename this section of the forum "'Shanghai' - and TWC's financial situation", LOL.
Again, no mention of "Shanghai", but I am keeping track of other WC news, as it may relate to "Shanghai" in the end.
From The Playlist:
| Quote: | | Robert Rodriguez's "Machete"... will be distributed by Fox in North America... Why is this distribution deal news? Well, the financially strapped Weinstein Company had a first look deal on the table for the film... A representative for the studio claims that they could've had the film for as low $3.5 million but said the footage they saw was "not very good at all." ... $3.5 million is peanuts and it would take the film tanking horribly not to make back the investment in its theatrical run. Undoubtedly, the cash-strapped studio, who are already starting to dump shelved films on DVD ("Hurricane Season")... just couldn't come up with the cash to put in a serious bid. Even if they had $3.5 million for the supposed price they could've paid, we seriously doubt they would have the financial ability to market the film. |
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cocoa
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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A poster on IMDB called TWC
| Quote: | | just called the Weinstein Company in New York City(Feb 5). I asked about the opening dates for All Good Things and Shanghai. They have absolutely no information available. So, it is certain that All Good Things will not open on March 5 or anytime soon. Same is true for Shanghai |
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cocoa
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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I think we can be pretty sure at this point this will not be released in The U.S in April....
Its been rumored "All good things" is going straight to DVD |
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Marla
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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From a Dave McNary article about Phoenix Pictures:
| Quote: | Upcoming Phoenix releases include ... Mikael Hafstrom's WWII spy thriller "Shanghai," starring John Cusack and Gong Li and released through the Weinstein Company.
Medavoy was born in Shanghai in 1941, and it's clear that he has a deeper personal interest in that pic. The film will open in Asia in April ahead of the domestic launch, and Medavoy says he's keen to see what Harvey Weinstein's marketing skills will do to make "Shanghai" stand out. |
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NewPath
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Good news! Thanks Marla. |
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cocoa
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Marla!!
April?? We should be seeing a Chinese trailer anytime now right?? |
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Marla
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| Cocoa: Just to let you know... I emailed you yesterday, and received this follow-up mail delivery problem message: "Recipient address rejected: User is over quota, try again later." |
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cocoa
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Marla wrote: | | Cocoa: Just to let you know... I emailed you yesterday, and received this follow-up mail delivery problem message: "Recipient address rejected: User is over quota, try again later." |
Oh dear. Thanks for letting me know....I'll' see whats wrong.
Update: I got your email Marla.;.... |
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