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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #96. Hal Hartley’s Meanwhile
Whit Stillman makes a new film. Check. Hal Hartley is moments away from completing his first (feature) film since Fay Grim. Check. It’s almost fitting that U.S indie icons Stillman and Hartley will release their films this year, and while Hartley’s film output is more vast, I’d be curious to know production dollar difference there is between his debut 1989 film, The Unbelievable Truth and this comedy partially financed via Kickstarter. This looks and sounds funny.
#96. Meanwhile
Director/Writer/Producer/Composer: Hal Hartley
Distributor: Rights Available
The Gist: Meanwhile concerns Joe Fulton, a man who can do anything from fixing your sink to arranging international financing for a construction project. He produces online advertising and he’s written a big fat novel. He’s also a pretty good drummer. But success eludes him. For Joe can’t keep himself from fixing other people’s problems. His own ambitions are constantly interrupted by his willingness and ability to go out of his way for others…(more)
Cast: D.J. Mendel toplines.
List Worthy Reasons…: Whit Stillman makes a new film. Check. Hal Hartley is moments away from completing his first (feature) film since Fay Grim. Check. It’s almost fitting that U.S indie icons Stillman and Hartley will release their films this year, and while Hartley’s film output is more vast, I’d be curious to know production dollar difference there is between his debut 1989 film, The Unbelievable Truth and this comedy partially financed via Kickstarter. This looks and sounds funny.
Release Date/Status?: Will certainly premiere at a festival that has appreciated Hartley’s work in the past and Cannes was a great lieu for the filmmaker. Perhaps the Directors’ Fortnight once again?
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