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Re: Colette reviews
By: davidsoja Date: January 23, 2018, 3:27 pm
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Wow it is an amazing review! Thanks for posting it JoanB
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Re: Colette reviews
By: TheImitationWavess Date: January 23, 2018, 5:36 pm
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OMG! :o
The Playlist review has got to be the best one I've read about
her performance yet. Heck, I think I can say this is the best
review I've ever read about one of her performances. This is
amazing, out of Sundance she has indeed gotten mostly rave
reviews for her performance.
I know we only have about eight or nine reviews (RT and
Metacritic didn't take The Guardian and The Times reviews into
account, which also would be very positive) but so far so good.
Bleeker Street would be fools to release this movie anytime but
the fall given the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive so
far and this by major publications.
I think in the end, the move is going to stay around the mid 70
percentile on Metacritic and around the 80-90% range on RT,
which is excellent.
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Re: Colette reviews
By: Upshot Date: January 23, 2018, 9:23 pm
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[quote]
[quote author=TheImitationWavess link=topic=13.msg489#msg489
date=1516626895]
In terms of interviews though, I do feel that creating too many
threads for Colette may be counterproductive, since we are
anticipating the release of four movies this year.[/quote]
Fair enough. And i suppose we haven't got enough activity for
anything to really get lost anyway.
[quote]A new interview has been posted in the other thread, I'm
not sure if you saw it yet.[/quote]
Yes, there are a couple of short ones. And that's better than
nothing, but compared to what we got for Laggies it's pretty
sparse so far.
These two aren't proper reviews at all. But they do include
brief impressions from people who appear to have seen the film.
HTML http://screenanarchy.com/2018/01/sundance-2018-dispatch-indie-fare-scores-with-commercial-appeal.html
HTML http://theweek.com/articles/750023/how-biggest-movies-sundance-2018-went-small[/quote]
No, there hasn't been a great deal of press yet, so I think it
would be premature to create an interview thread for the movie.
I think the big rounds of interview are going to happen when the
movie is officially released, hopefully sometime in fall.
Thanks for posting those. I actually like to read the impression
people had, because so far they've all been positive.
Unfortunately we're going to have to wait for months until we
can form our own impressions, so until then, these sparse
reviews and impressions will have to hold us.
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Re: Colette reviews
By: zoelee Date: January 25, 2018, 8:31 am
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HTML https://www.nextbestpicture.com/colette.html
HTML https://www.thecredits.org/2018/01/sundance-2018-keira-knightley-illuminates-lush-portrayal-french-literary-icon-colette/
HTML https://www.michigandaily.com/section/film/sundance-film-reviews-thursday-colette-and-wildlife
HTML https://www.moviezine.se/movies/colette#reviews
HTML http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a15894063/colette-film-review-sundance-keira-knightley/
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Re: Colette reviews
By: Mariela Date: January 28, 2018, 1:00 am
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[quote]Just coming in to see if anyone had posted that Elle
review, lol. That's a great one! I really do think the movie
will have strong reviews overall by the time it's released.
Enough people really like it that it will stay fresh for
sure.[/quote]
Well, having read all the reviews that have come out, they are
strong reviews. The only thing that echoes throughout the
reviews that reviewers criticize is that they feel the movie
didn't go far enough to push the envelope. However, it seems to
be a hugely enjoyable biopic about a strong, talented woman who
fights to have her voice heard and I think that really hits home
with what's going on right know with the #MeToo and other
movements.
I agree with you, I think by the time all is said and done, the
movie will have mostly positive reviews and as will Keira. To
be truthful, I'm crossing my fingers that most reviews will echo
the rave reviews she got in Variety, The Playlist and The Times
and The Guardian. Those were absolutely fantastic reviews, some
of the best she's ever hard.
I'm really excited for the future of this film and I'm triple
crossing my fingers that this will run in competition at The
Toronto Film Festival. We've missed Keira in the last few years
and you can bet this year, if the movie screens here, I would do
my utmost to go to the premiere.
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Re: Colette reviews
By: TheImitationWavess Date: February 11, 2018, 2:09 pm
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BOOOYAAAAH!
Another RAVE review for our Keira this time from
RogerEbert.com!!! WOOT! ;D
HTML https://www.rogerebert.com/sundance/sundance-2018-shirkers-generation-wealth-colette
[quote]Worry not, those who might a tad weary of period pieces,
even if we�re talking about ones starring the great Keira
Knightley. Co-writer/director's Wash Westmoreland�s �Colette� is
not your rickety carriage ride back to a different time, nor is
its inspiration, the French author who fought for her stories
and embodied progressiveness in more ways than one, a typical
protagonist.
Knightley plays 20th century women's rights pioneer Colette with
full aplomb. She valiantly introduces, or reminds, the world
about a woman who was a true rebel when it came to sexual
politics and a woman�s autonomy. In the film�s albeit slow first
act, she establishes a complicated relationship with her
hot-shot author husband Willy (Dominic West, excellently
irritable), who she catches with other women but still stays
married to him. When he realizes her ability for storytelling,
they "collaborate" on novels about a character named Cotille,
creating a success strictly under his name.
The relationship between Colette and Willy makes for a terse
dynamic, especially when Colette starts to take specific radical
steps where she learns of liberation. She has her own flings
with women, she embraces her sexuality, and she soon fights to
not be erased from credit herself. With all of these passions,
specifically for a woman�s voice and her sexual freedom, there
are of course moments where the film gets preachy. But Knightley
is clearly such a tried-and-true entertainer in this story that
she knows how to fortify the drama, while blowing people's minds
with a woman who defined wokeness in the early 20th century.
Westmoreland�s film has an additional grace with its usage of
period details, in which it seems genuinely interested in the
growing technology of the time. In small but colorful moments
among its incredible sets and costumes, it draws the viewer's
attention to the invention of light switches, the evolution of
bicycles, etc. As a period film that's more than ready for 2018,
�Colette� embodies the power of thinking forward in more ways
than one.[/quote]
I know it's still early, but the majority of reviews for her
performance have been great. Fingers and toes double-crossed,
the reviews continue to be this great! :D
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Re: Colette reviews
By: Mariela Date: February 11, 2018, 2:50 pm
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Yay! Hope it continues!
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Re: Colette reviews
By: JoanBennet Date: February 11, 2018, 9:46 pm
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[quote author=TheImitationWavess link=topic=13.msg532#msg532
date=1518379774]
BOOOYAAAAH!
Another RAVE review for our Keira this time from
RogerEbert.com!!! WOOT! ;D
HTML https://www.rogerebert.com/sundance/sundance-2018-shirkers-generation-wealth-colette
[quote]Worry not, those who might a tad weary of period pieces,
even if we�re talking about ones starring the great Keira
Knightley. Co-writer/director's Wash Westmoreland�s �Colette� is
not your rickety carriage ride back to a different time, nor is
its inspiration, the French author who fought for her stories
and embodied progressiveness in more ways than one, a typical
protagonist.
Knightley plays 20th century women's rights pioneer Colette with
full aplomb. She valiantly introduces, or reminds, the world
about a woman who was a true rebel when it came to sexual
politics and a woman�s autonomy. In the film�s albeit slow first
act, she establishes a complicated relationship with her
hot-shot author husband Willy (Dominic West, excellently
irritable), who she catches with other women but still stays
married to him. When he realizes her ability for storytelling,
they "collaborate" on novels about a character named Cotille,
creating a success strictly under his name.
The relationship between Colette and Willy makes for a terse
dynamic, especially when Colette starts to take specific radical
steps where she learns of liberation. She has her own flings
with women, she embraces her sexuality, and she soon fights to
not be erased from credit herself. With all of these passions,
specifically for a woman�s voice and her sexual freedom, there
are of course moments where the film gets preachy. But Knightley
is clearly such a tried-and-true entertainer in this story that
she knows how to fortify the drama, while blowing people's minds
with a woman who defined wokeness in the early 20th century.
Westmoreland�s film has an additional grace with its usage of
period details, in which it seems genuinely interested in the
growing technology of the time. In small but colorful moments
among its incredible sets and costumes, it draws the viewer's
attention to the invention of light switches, the evolution of
bicycles, etc. As a period film that's more than ready for 2018,
�Colette� embodies the power of thinking forward in more ways
than one.[/quote]
I know it's still early, but the majority of reviews for her
performance have been great. Fingers and toes double-crossed,
the reviews continue to be this great! :D
[/quote]
Fantastic review. I still think this is the role to watch for
Keira, in terms of awards consideration. It has the "message"
and "importance" factor and, as of right now, it is the only
prominent female performance directly tied to the #MeToo
movement. The awards campaign for the movie needs to MILK this
angle. The director already started doing this during its
sundance run. The #MeToo movement has really rocked Hollywood to
its core and I definitely see voters gravitating towards a
performance that directly speaks to the movement.
While The Aftermath might be a better overall film
(cinematography and all the other technical aspects -- it might
have a better best picture nomination chance), I just don't see
an Anna Karenina-esque adultery type performance gaining much
traction with awards. It's just not tonally consistent with the
zeitgeist.
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Re: Colette reviews
By: Mariela Date: February 11, 2018, 10:19 pm
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Yeah, that's certainly possible.
If The Aftermath is good enough to be a major awards player in
the bigger categories though, someone will have to decide which
performance to focus on to get her a nomination, because she's
the lead in that one too.
If she really has two performances up for consideration she
could end up splitting her votes.
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Re: Colette reviews
By: JoanBennet Date: February 12, 2018, 6:08 am
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[quote author=Mariela link=topic=13.msg536#msg536
date=1518409190]
Yeah, that's certainly possible.
If The Aftermath is good enough to be a major awards player in
the bigger categories though, someone will have to decide which
performance to focus on to get her a nomination, because she's
the lead in that one too.
If she really has two performances up for consideration she
could end up splitting her votes.
[/quote]
That's what I am afraid of. It happened to Julianne Moore. They
can also go the category fraud route (everyone does it these
days --- I mean Alicia Vikander won a supporting actress oscar
for a leading role.) and push her as supporting in the
aftermath.
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