It’s a success story in itself when an American independent film doesn’t the top tier fests such as Sundance and Tribeca but manages to carve out a presence at fests such as Palm Springs and San Franisco International Film Festival and manages to get picked up for distribution. Perhaps the reason why the rom com didn’t make a blip on my radar was because of the aptly titled film title of Jonathan Parker‘s third film. Screen Daily reports that Samuel Goldwyn Films have picked up the rights to Untitled and have already slotted a September playdate for the film and possibly dislodging the release of Cedric Klapisch‘s Paris.
Featuring one of the better actors for a talking heads type of film in Adam Goldberg, this is set in the contemporary art scene and against the backdrop of the New York City gallery world. Two brothers — one a brooding avant-garde composer, the other a painter of clichéd, highly commercial work — personify the intersection of art and commerce. What makes the film a rom com is that Goldberg’s character (the avant-gardist) has an affair with Marley Shelton’s hip art gallery owner character. Insert a brother spat and you’ve pretty much get the idea of where this goes.
