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Post by michaelh on Jun 9, 2017 6:07:24 GMT -8
I love how she looks in this film.
Kyra could be a real sleeper at awards season. If the Best Actress race is weak, I can see a savvy distributor snapping it up in the fall and placing it into a limited theatrical run just in time for the Oscar nominations. The movie may never make a dime but a niche distributor, hungry to collect some awards attention, may go for it. Academy voters love it when glamour girls deglamorize themselves for a gritty role and the subject matter is compelling. Dosumu's direction is getting mostly raves and the moody cinematography by Bradford Young has given it a little cachet of its own. Then there's Pfeiffer showing everyone just how compelling she can be in a downbeat, low budget indie that is a real departure for her. And none of this feels contrived to prove her "serious actress" credentials.
It could happen folks.
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Post by Admin on Jun 9, 2017 9:19:30 GMT -8
I love how she looks in this film. Kyra could be a real sleeper at awards season. If the Best Actress race is weak, I can see a savvy distributor snapping it up in the fall and placing it into a limited theatrical run just in time for the Oscar nominations. The movie may never make a dime but a niche distributor, hungry to collect some awards attention, may go for it. Academy voters love it when glamour girls deglamorize themselves for a gritty role and the subject matter is compelling. Dosumu's direction is getting mostly raves and the moody cinematography by Bradford Young has given it a little cachet of its own. Then there's Pfeiffer showing everyone just how compelling she can be in a downbeat, low budget indie that is a real departure for her. And none of this feels contrived to prove her "serious actress" credentials. It could happen folks. It's looking like a somewhat weak year, so far. So, you're right, if this goes to Toronto, Pfeiffer's performance could be one of those that people either wrote off or didn't think much of to begin with, that gets raves and jumps into the race. The fact that it still has not been sold or just given a lousy release date or just dumped to video-on-demand, tells me the producers are thinking the same thing we are.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Jun 9, 2017 9:35:59 GMT -8
I'm wondering if they've got some sort of secret plan with this movie n r keeping it on the down low for a bit until closer to awards time...all this low-key activity regarding it makes me think there's a strategy being kept under wraps...I thought Vachon was going to do something big with Salma in Beatriz at Dinner until they decided to make it a summer release. That move makes me think they're banking on Kyra in terms of awards
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Post by Admin on Jun 9, 2017 9:48:37 GMT -8
I'm wondering if they've got some sort of secret plan with this movie n r keeping it on the down low for a bit until closer to awards time...all this low-key activity regarding it makes me think there's a strategy being kept under wraps...I thought Vachon was going to do something big with Salma in Beatriz at Dinner until they decided to make it a summer release. That move makes me think they're banking on Kyra in terms of awards I think it made some sense to put Beatriz in the summer: counter programming, etc. And if they roll the film out correctly, it could gain a lot of buzz and continue to gain traction through the summer. I bet Hayek will get at least a Golden Globe nomination. As for Pfeiffer, it helps that she has 3 other projects. If she gets an Emmy nomination, that will keep her name out there until they hand them out in September, then she has mother! which has a lot of buzz and then a popcorn, commercial film in MOTOE which should do at least decent box office business, so she's certainly going to be very present in the industry this season. Could go a long way in helping her awards chances for Kyra or mother!, though, I'm still not sold on mother! being an awards player, but we'll see.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Jun 9, 2017 10:39:20 GMT -8
I'm wondering if they've got some sort of secret plan with this movie n r keeping it on the down low for a bit until closer to awards time...all this low-key activity regarding it makes me think there's a strategy being kept under wraps...I thought Vachon was going to do something big with Salma in Beatriz at Dinner until they decided to make it a summer release. That move makes me think they're banking on Kyra in terms of awards I think it made some sense to put Beatriz in the summer: counter programming, etc. And if they roll the film out correctly, it could gain a lot of buzz and continue to gain traction through the summer. I bet Hayek will get at least a Golden Globe nomination. As for Pfeiffer, it helps that she has 3 other projects. If she gets an Emmy nomination, that will keep her name out there until they hand them out in September, then she has mother! which has a lot of buzz and then a popcorn, commercial film in MOTOE which should do at least decent box office business, so she's certainly going to be very present in the industry this season. Could go a long way in helping her awards chances for Kyra or mother!, though, I'm still not sold on mother! being an awards player, but we'll see. It's SOOOOOOO hard to guess anything bout Mother! cuz of all the secrecy...it's quite maddening actually. I just wish we knew more bout it so we could have an idea of what we're dealing w here...
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Post by jaypeefriend on Jun 10, 2017 3:09:20 GMT -8
I don't think Still Alice is a terrible film. Not a masterpiece, but it's a perfectly ok film with a very good performance from Julianne Moore. It also got generally positive reviews from critics (72% in metacrtic). Also that film is Oscar baity (they love rewarding roles that involve diseases or some kind of handicap). I don't think Still Alice and Where is Kyra is in the same league.
I would say Where is Kyra is probably similar to Frozen River (Melissa Leo) and Winter's Bone (Jennifer Lawrence). All three have a central female character in a somewhat dark and inaccessible story. I just don't see this film getting the traction to go all the way to the Oscars. I see it more as a springboard for either mother! or murder on the orient express.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Jun 10, 2017 6:49:47 GMT -8
I don't think Still Alice is a terrible film. Not a masterpiece, but it's a perfectly ok film with a very good performance from Julianne Moore. It also got generally positive reviews from critics (72% in metacrtic). Also that film is Oscar baity (they love rewarding roles that involve diseases or some kind of handicap). I don't think Still Alice and Where is Kyra is in the same league. I would say Where is Kyra is probably similar to Frozen River (Melissa Leo) and Winter's Bone (Jennifer Lawrence). All three have a central female character in a somewhat dark and inaccessible story. I just don't see this film getting the traction to go all the way to the Oscars. I see it more as a springboard for either mother! or murder on the orient express. I never thought bout it, but thats so right; Kyra is like Frozen River n Winter's Bone, or at least feels like it might be...hopefully it means awards for Pfeiffer the way those films did for its actresses. As much as I try, I just can't see Orient Express being an Oscar film...it seems too entertainment-driven to be taken seriously by voters. But who knows?
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2017 0:04:56 GMT -8
I'm starting to think maybe Kyra won't be eligible for Toronto, or they won't want it because it will already have played at 3 other festivals already. I know they have accepted films that first premiered at Sundance quite a bit over the years, but those films didn't play any other festivals between Sundance in January and Toronto in September. This could be an issue. Kyra could go to Mill Valley Festival or Telluride instead
Toronto announces their lineup on August 22.
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2017 9:59:48 GMT -8
Just to follow up, I read the submission rules and guidelines for TIFF(Toronto) and they basically say they prefer if feature films that are submitted have not yet had their North American premieres, meaning no other film festivals, but they will still consider them for their lineup. So pretty much, if your film has a lot of buzz and/or awards prospects, we'll put you in our festival no matter what. Arrival did both Venice AND Telluride just the week before Toronto and TIFF put them in the 'Canadian premiere' category.
TIFF also says:
I believe filming for Kyra wrapped in May officially, but I think they probably mean completed post-production? Who knows when Kyra was officially done.
As for Telluride:
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Post by dasadbd28 on Jun 11, 2017 13:20:12 GMT -8
Wonder if Michelle will show up to the Bamcinemafest Premiere next Saturday? Would be nice to see her showing her support for this.
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Post by saran1 on Jun 11, 2017 15:01:23 GMT -8
bet she will not show for that or the europe one. If i was the director, producer I would be dissappointed.
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2017 20:16:45 GMT -8
I'm wondering if they've got some sort of secret plan with this movie n r keeping it on the down low for a bit until closer to awards time...all this low-key activity regarding it makes me think there's a strategy being kept under wraps...I thought Vachon was going to do something big with Salma in Beatriz at Dinner until they decided to make it a summer release. That move makes me think they're banking on Kyra in terms of awards I have way too much time on my hands, but whatever. I went back and looked at Andrew Dosunmu's two previous films, both also produced by Little Minx, but NOT Vachon and Killer Films: His first, 'Restless City' went to Sundance in January 2011 and then was released April 2012 (limited release). It then went to Munich, Vancouver and Dubai Film festivals. It also went to the London Film Festival. His second, 'Mother of George' went to Sundance in January 2013, then went to the Seattle International Film Festival and BAMcinemafest in June 2013, then was released in September of the same year (limited release). It then went to other festivals such as: San Sebastián Film Festival, London Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival and the Munich International Film Festival. 'Mother of George' was picked up by distributor Oscilloscope Labs the same week it premiered at Sundance. Their film roster is full of obscure, tiny indies, but they also distributed 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' with Tilda Swinton in 2011. So it seems Little Minx is taking Kyra to festivals they are familiar with so far (Sundance , Dubai and BAM). The major difference with Kyra is, this time they have a major star in Pfeiffer that got very nice reviews and a power producer in Vachon and Killer Films. I just don't think they are going to dump this in September or March or April 2018. I wonder how much say Vachon has in their strategy? I would think quite a bit.
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Post by saran1 on Jun 13, 2017 10:10:59 GMT -8
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Post by saran1 on Jun 13, 2017 10:18:33 GMT -8
Ten Films to Watch at BAMcinemaFest 2017 stagebuddy.com/film/ten-films-watch-bamcinemafest-2017Where is Kyra? Following the death of her mother, Kyra (Michelle Pfeiffer) can’t seem to find employment and get back on her feet despite her best tries. On the verge of being evicted from her apartment and with nowhere left to turn, Kyra succumbs to her dire circumstances and begins a dangerous game of deceit. Andrew Dosunmu’s Brooklyn set drama tells a story of good people being forced to do bad things in an impossible situation that unfortunately is all too relevant today. Pfeiffer returns with a vengeance with a formidable performance and Kiefer Sutherland’s turn as her neighbor/lover is absolutely soul crushing.
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Post by dasadbd28 on Jun 13, 2017 13:38:16 GMT -8
Littleminx said on there Instagram post "we will all be there." I'm hoping that also includes Michelle.
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Post by saran1 on Jun 13, 2017 13:52:42 GMT -8
Littleminx said on there Instagram post "we will all be there." I'm hoping that also includes Michelle. really???!?!? because I asked the BAM people on Facebook yesterday and they said it doesn't look like michelle will be able to make it so i actually hope they lied to me ! lol
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Post by morrisseybond on Jun 14, 2017 0:00:25 GMT -8
I guess she meant the crew and production team instead of the actors, but I wish she will be there.
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Post by Admin on Jun 14, 2017 9:09:22 GMT -8
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Jun 14, 2017 9:40:16 GMT -8
Wow!! What a great, if short, review!!
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Post by Admin on Jun 14, 2017 10:15:34 GMT -8
Wow!! What a great, if short, review!! I'll be heartbroken for Pfeiffer if no one good picks this up. Surprisingly, Indiewire left Kyra off their list of 20 films in their preview for this festival. Kind of shocking given that the preview was written by the critic who gave it a good review for Sundance.
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Post by ericfo on Jun 14, 2017 11:02:45 GMT -8
http://instagram.com/p/BVQeLqDnscc LittleMinxFilms says on Instagram that Andrew Dosunmu will do a QandA, they don't talk about Michelle. I asked them about her presence, but they haven't answered. I guess she won't be there... I deeply regret that she doesn't seem to support the movie, it would probably help to find a good distributor
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Post by saran1 on Jun 14, 2017 12:08:34 GMT -8
http://instagr.am/p/BVQeLqDnscc LittleMinxFilms says on Instagram that Andrew Dosunmu will do a QandA, they don't talk about Michelle. I asked them about her presence, but they haven't answered. I guess she won't be there... I deeply regret that she doesn't seem to support the movie, it would probably help to find a good distributor it sucks! buuuut maybe she is busy with other things she cannot miss. Think maybe her son is graduating this year, didnt she say that? that might explain it and Sundance was not her fault cause she was filming
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Post by Admin on Jun 14, 2017 18:20:57 GMT -8
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Post by saran1 on Jun 15, 2017 21:44:16 GMT -8
well see if this is true but someone told me on facebook there will be no trailer until they have a distributor and producers hope to get a deal after more festivals and probably do New york and La in December to qualify for Oscars for Michelle. just sharing what ssomebody told me. Do not kill me if it is not true!
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Post by michaelh on Jun 16, 2017 2:17:42 GMT -8
well see if this is true but someone told me on facebook there will be no trailer until they have a distributor and producers hope to get a deal after more festivals and probably do New york and La in December to qualify for Oscars for Michelle. just sharing what ssomebody told me. Do not kill me if it is not true! This is exactly what I am predicting but it will take a distributor who really believes in the film and her performance. The subject matter is bleak and the tone of the film is so downcast that it will likely keep some reputable distributors from picking it up. They may not have the stomach for assuming financial risk on a film like this. But I can't think of a better time in US history to release it with virtually every federal assistance program facing huge budget cuts under an administration that seems hellbent on writing-off anyone at or below the poverty line. It seems very relevant now for a film to depict what falling through the economic cracks looks like. I don't expect that to be a pleasant viewing experience, but I do expect it to be a compelling one. Here's hoping Kyra gets some major critical love this fall.
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Post by crissy on Jun 16, 2017 15:01:41 GMT -8
oh wow please please please be true!
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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2017 17:12:24 GMT -8
Gabriele Capolino just gave this only a half star...yikes. I HOPE that's a mistake or something, because that is harsh.
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Post by dasadbd28 on Jun 18, 2017 10:37:22 GMT -8
So wish this would be picked up by Roadside Attractions. Look at how well they are doing with Beatriz at Dinner - Killer Films other production this year, $715,047 from 77 theatres this weekend.
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Post by saran1 on Jun 18, 2017 15:50:04 GMT -8
Pfan Tim who was on IMDB before sent me this on facebook, he saw it yesterday n said it is okay for me to put it here
"in general, I did not like the movie. That's because the kind of movies I like are more of the Hollywood type. This movie was definitely extremely indie and it reminded me of all the indie films I was forced to watch while I was in NYU film school. I did not like those films then and I do not like them now. This movie in particular is a very depressing story throughout. There are a few humorous moments but they are extremely rare. Most of the movie captures the life of this woman and it is a struggle.
Having taken classes in NYU that included screenings of "experimental film" this movie definitely does a little bit of that. The sound can be extremely grating and unpleasant at times, and I know that the director meant for it to be like that. It's part of what makes this movie effective, but at the same time, it's extremely annoying for the viewer.
I left the movie feeling depressed and sad. I left the movie not liking it. I remember watching the movie and thinking "I don't like this at all." But at the same time, the movie is haunting. It stays in my mind. It's not a forgettable movie like most. It tells a story that is a hard truth of life. Of something that can happen to any of us in the future. It's extremely bleak but also extremely accurate.
Now for the part as a Pfeiffer pfan. Do I think she will win an Oscar for this? I'm not sure, but I don't think so. Her performance is exceptional. But is the part written like Erin Brockovich? Or The Blind Side? No. The script is not very wordy and the part is not powerful. With that said, this is one of her best roles and performances. Michelle doesn't do indie films and I'm glad she did this one. In a way, Personal Effects and White Oleander were kind of indie. But those were more like "low budget" rather than indie. Where is Kyra? is truly an indie movie. It is definitely far more gritty. The style is much more realistic and just hard. There is not a single slither of Hollywoodness in this movie.
All in all, this is good for Michelle's filmography. She's never done a truly indie film like this before. And her performance, in my opinion, was very unique and very good. She has one very good monologue in this that I really felt in my heart. It wasn't really a monologue per se (like the one she delivered to Ashton Kutcher in Personal Effects towards the end). It was not like a typical movie monologue (like, oh, here's the monologue). Anyway when you eventually see it you'll get what I mean.
As a pfan, we will definitely enjoy this movie also because there are numerous, I mean numerous close up shots of Michelle's face for long periods of time at all angles. None of these shots are glamour shots. They are all very honest images of her character. None of it was done to showcase her beauty, in fact, the opposite is quite true. We see her as who she is, a woman who is almost 60 years old. It reminds me of the last shot of Cheri. Every time they do this with her in Where is Kyra? it is intentional and with purpose. It's not just a close up for the sake of a close up.
How does Michelle handle these close ups? Exceptionally well, I'd say. This is some of the finest acting I have ever seen by her. I read a review say that this is her best part since White Oleander. I agree. Not only that, but I will add that this is one of her best roles to date. White Oleander will always be one of my favorite movies, not just bc of Michelle. But despite White Oleander being a low budget film that's based in reality, each character still feels like they sprung out of a book. Where is Kyra? does not. In Where is Kyra, Michelle does not play a character. You can't sense that she is written. She is playing a person who is 100% authentic. A character like Ingrid, on the other hand, is kind of like someone we imagine.
While the shots of Michelle are not flattering (and they all show her signs of age, which I love), to Pfeiffer pfans and to most people she is still just beautiful. So as fans, we will love watching her face in all of its glory throughout this film. With that said, she does not possess the beauty we knew in the 90's. I imagine her in A Midsummer's Night Dream, lit like an angel. Or in One Fine Day, with so many shots of her perfect beautiful smile. My fav close up of her is actually from The Story of Us, when Bruce comes home for dinner and they talk about their high and low. I really wish she did a movie back in those days with the close ups she had in Where is Kyra? But at the same time, some of her mystique may have been lost to us if she did that back then.
This movie, in terms of her watching her face, is a real treat to us pfans. When I buy the bluray I will probably play it a few times just for that. But this will not be a movie I will watch often, as I do many of her other films. This movie hurts to watch. It is painful throughout. And the payoff isn't that worth it to me because I know this movie will not be one of the greats. I'm not a fan of the directing or the story in general. But in terms of capturing Michelle's performances it is definitely worth it. She hasn't done any solo work in a long time besides Cheri. She carries Where is Kyra? and it is quality work in every aspect.
How does this compare to The Wizard of Lies? Well, let me just say that to me, The Wizard of Lies was ALRIGHT. For a Wall St. type movie it is nowhere near as good as Wolf of Wall St. Wolf of Wall St had everything it needed to be to be an amazing Hollywood film. The Wizard of Lies was very tame. And to be honest, from a realistic standpoint, I'm not entirely sure I believe the family didn't know. I'm still on the fence. Michelle played her part well but it was very by the book and nothing special bc the part was nothing special. It reminded me of her role in People Like Us. Not much to do in it. In fact, I actually thought her performance in People Like Us was kind of weak (don't hate me). Elizabeth Banks blew me away in that one and Chris Pine impressed me. Michelle was alright. So The Wizard of Lies, imo, was nothing special. It wasn't bad. But the movie isn't anything of value to a pfan.
Where is Kyra? definitely has value to us pfans. This movie will definitely go into our Michelle vault as a valuable possession. It captures an hour and a half of excellent acting by our Michelle and her 59 year old beauty, albeit, not shown to be beautiful at all. But brace yourselves when you watch it and prepare for a miserable time."
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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2017 23:00:44 GMT -8
This movie sounds right up my alley, honestly. Thanks for posting that, Sara. I'm going to predict this will go to the Hamptons Film Festival in October, probably Vancouver, maybe Austin. I hope Toronto, but just not sure.
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