Dear Danny,
And so our Tiff dialogue comes to a close. A jet-lagged, discombobulated close, filed rather late and written largely in the limbo of airport terminals, suffused with that distinctly Portuguese melancholia known as “saudades.”
Indeed, the word turns up in Lines of Wellington, defined onscreen by that grand old satyr Michel Piccoli as the yearning for “what could have been, but wasn’t.” Fittingly, this historical epic—set in 1810 and detailing the clash between Anglo-Portuguese and Napoleonic troops as viewed by an ensemble of military and civilian figures—was supposed to have been directed by Raúl Ruiz, but after the Chilean master filmmaker passed away those duties fell instead to his widow, Valeria Sarmiento. The concept of Sarmiento, herself a director of nearly 20 films, shooting a panorama “prepared” by Ruiz certainly tantalizes. The stolid cinema de qualité pageant that resulted, however, turned out to be the antithesis of Ruiz’s sublimely slippery camera,...
And so our Tiff dialogue comes to a close. A jet-lagged, discombobulated close, filed rather late and written largely in the limbo of airport terminals, suffused with that distinctly Portuguese melancholia known as “saudades.”
Indeed, the word turns up in Lines of Wellington, defined onscreen by that grand old satyr Michel Piccoli as the yearning for “what could have been, but wasn’t.” Fittingly, this historical epic—set in 1810 and detailing the clash between Anglo-Portuguese and Napoleonic troops as viewed by an ensemble of military and civilian figures—was supposed to have been directed by Raúl Ruiz, but after the Chilean master filmmaker passed away those duties fell instead to his widow, Valeria Sarmiento. The concept of Sarmiento, herself a director of nearly 20 films, shooting a panorama “prepared” by Ruiz certainly tantalizes. The stolid cinema de qualité pageant that resulted, however, turned out to be the antithesis of Ruiz’s sublimely slippery camera,...
- 9/22/2012
- MUBI
HBO and Espn have joined forces in a multiyear deal that will see the pair collaborate on boxing programming and marketing. The pact means they will partner on support for pay-per-view boxing events and share programming content, cross-promotion elements, highlight packages and other assets to be featured across multiple platforms. As part of the agreement, Espn and Espn Deportes will have access to key content and information surrounding marquee HBO PPV events, including fighter interviews. The deal will kick off almost immediately: Espn and Espn Deportes will televise the HBO all-access series 24/7 leading up to HBO Pay-Per-View fights; on Thursday, ESPN2 will air the two-part 24/7 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr-Sergio Martinez fight set for Saturday in Las Vegas.
- 9/11/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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