TWIRLS through the week in review.  THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER:  Not only did we see that Studio LEquipe is mixing sound – the film will have its world premiere at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.  Bloody fantastic.  Couldn’t be happier for all involved.  What a fabulous time for Brady Corbet especially seeing comments about the buzz surrounding the film.  Protagonist finished off the week by updating their site and marking the film “Completed”.  Meanwhile, with all their financial unrest, Greece is on board via Weirdwave to distribute the film in 2015/2016.  Life is good.  Speaking of LIFE:  My head is spinning with the changing release dates.  Turkey looks like they’re getting the movie in October now rather than September.  Austria is getting it in September rather than October.  Rest assured the Australian date hasn’t changed.  The Middle East is on board for releasing the film too.  And from some of the reviews that came out of GIFFMX – I think we’re in for a fabulous film.  I updated the review post for those that haven’t had a chance to peruse.  A common theme seems to be that if you are a lover of film, music and photography, then LIFE is a “must see” film.  I’m a lover of Rob so it was a no brainer *oops*.  Continuing on it’s Film Festival circuit, LIFE will premiere in Switzerland (Geneva) in November at the 21st International Film Festival where Anton Corbijn will be presented with the “Film & Beyond Award†in recognition of his multidisciplinary career path in (audiovisual) arts. Looking forward to seeing some more positive reviews.   How interesting was the interview Rob gave in Lo Donna, and before I go any further I have to thank Roberta again for translating the article so quickly for us.  Although some of Rob’s responses were familiar, it was great to hear his thoughts on  his career.  I don’t think he meant any ill by saying it will be his fault if in 10 years time he’s remembered for Twilight.  I believe he means if that’s the only film people can relate to him, then he’s current career path of choosing films to introduce himself to a new audience and to challenge himself will have failed, and then he only has himself to blame for not showing the world he’s more than a one trick pony.  Anyway, that’s what I took from the comment.  QUEEN OF THE DESERT: Seems to be playing the release date game as well.  Switzerland what are you doing?  Spain on the other hand has confirmed who their distributor, but a release date is yet to be confirmed.  Again, the Middle East is on board with UAE and Qatar releasing the film in October.  The best thing about all these distributors and release dates is that we get new promo photos like that gorgeous UHQ BTS shot.  Holy moly I love seeing Rob at work. LOST CITY OF Z: I was going to write “stop teasing us and just get on set already”, but then on Saturday night @imbabysky tweeted us the Facebook post that filming is scheduled to start in Belfast on Tuesday.  I’m backing away slowly, I don’t want to jinx anything *whispersitbetterhappenorIwillcutabitch*.  In other news, how about those gorgeous shots that came out of Cannes *fansself*, the new set photo from The Rover thanks to Dakkansha.  But nothing compares to being spoilt like that Danielle Levitt photoshoot outtake.  Why oh why do they contain these pics from us.  It’s criminal.  THINGS I TWEETED ABOUT:  IF.com posted a fascinating article about the frustrations faced by Aussie indie distributors in having to wait for UK or US releases and what problems they face.  Cine Premiere (Mexico) mentions that LIFE will be released in either late 2015 or early 2016.  Before I go, I watched James Toback’s “Seduced and Abandoned” last night.  You might remember that Rob went to the premiere back in 2013.  What a fascinating doco.  If you get a chance to watch it, you should.  Gives great insight into what it takes to try and get financing for a film.  In case you are unfamiliar with the film, it documents Toback and Alec Baldwin going to Cannes in 2012 to speak to financiers, studios, investors to try and get financing for a movie they are trying to sell without a script, but just with the names of Baldwin and Neve Campbell.  Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger and Berenice Bejo are interviewed.  I hadn’t seen Berenice since she won her Oscar, she’s so lovely and interesting to hear her thoughts on what it’s like to work in the industry post her Oscar win.  Anyway I could go on forever, but if you get a chance watch it.  Will give you an idea of how hard it really is in this day to make a film – even Scorcese and Coppola say so.  Until next week when hopefully we might get a glimpse of Rob and Charlie Hunnam on set … or that LIFE trailer!
LIFE
Distributors & Release Dates:  Turkey | Austria | Switzerland (FCH) | Geneva via Cine 17 | Middle East:  Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon and OmanÂ
Anton Corbijn talks Rob at GIFFMX (Updated)
*NEW* UHQ Photo of Rob Arriving at LIFE Berlinale Red Carpet Premiere
21st Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecran Premiere with Anton Corbijn
Print:  Io Donna Interviews Robert Pattinson “If in 10 years they will speak of me still just as “the one from Twilightâ€, the blame will be mine aloneâ€
Movie Reviews: Â International Round Up *Updated*
Aussie Cinemas Listing “LIFE” as Coming Soon
THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER
“The Childhood of a Leader†Update Thanks to .@STUDIOLEQUIPE
“The Childhood of a Leader” Status Now Complete on .@protagonistpics Website
Weirdwave to Distribute Film in Greece
QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Distributors & Release Dates: Swizterland | Spain | Israel | Croatia | Middle East:  UAE and Qatar
Official “Queen of the Desert|Königin der Wüste†German Website and Trailer
LOST CITY OF Z
Distributors & Release Dates: Â Italy
Props & Costumes Confirm Preparation Commenced
Filming to commencing in Belfast on 4 August 2015?
MAPS TO THE STARS
Maps to the Stars to Screen at Chichester International Film Festival
Maps to the Stars Currently on UniversCine (France VOD)
Premiering on HBO|Cinemax (US) in August 2015
UPDATES, HQS and MORE
UniversCine – The Rover & Cosmopolis Coming Soon (France VOD)
3 New Photos from London New Moon Premiere and Press Junket
Throwback Thursday: Â 2010 Montage
2 NEW Photos from “On The Road” Red Carpet Premiere Cannes 2012
New Still of Rob and Guy Pearce from The Rover
Friday Night Post: Â Portrait Style
Danielle Levitt Photoshoot Outtake
Sunday Morning Randomness With Robert Pattinson
Some good news and some even better pictures – thanks for the weekly update, Maria!
I could spend an hour commenting on this post, Maria! (Breathe easy, I won’t LOL). Loved your comments about so many things. That doco ‘Seduced and Abandoned’ sounds very interesting – I love how you draw our attention to stuff like that, on a regular basis. Thank you.
SO looking forward to (a) 1st, 2nd & 3rd glimpse of Rob and Charlie together (b) that LIFE trailer – my finger is itching to press the replay but a few hundred times and (c) the release of Nick Osborne’s third book! All three of these are severely testing my patience!!! On the flip side, I’m pretty certain that none of these will disappoint when they DO happen ……
Ditto what Sue said about bring all sorts of interesting projects and information to our attention. I am having trouble finding the time to sneeze lately, but I never mind adding a bit of worthwhile culture to my To Do list… even if I never seem to get to any of them. A girl can dream
@Carmel and @Sue – Seduced and Abandoned is available online at SBS On Demand – actually I should have added this link to the week in review post – http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/417796675998
Thanks Maria. I’ve just found it on SBS On Demand. Will try to watch it later this week.