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A Star is Born for the Weinsteins

The Weinsteins might have found gold in Garland. Perhaps banking on the fact that a screenwriter will be able to do to Gerald Clarke’s “Get Happy: the Life of Judy Garland” for what was done to Clarke’s take on Capote, The Weinstein Co. have optioned the book which digs into the personal life of the starlet who died at the very young age of 47.

The Weinsteins might have found gold in Garland. Perhaps banking on the fact that a screenwriter will be able to do to Gerald Clarke’s “Get Happy: the Life of Judy Garland” for what was done to Clarke’s take on Capote, The Weinstein Co. have optioned the book which digs into the personal life of the starlet who died at the very young age of 47. I wouldn’t mind seeing an Amy Adams play the legendary actress – she could probably span three decades worth with her complexion and the three “D’s” of divorce, depression and drugs could land her one of them dramatic roles that the Academy loves. 

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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