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Thursday, April 11, 2013

NEW 'PASSION' VIDEOS FROM GERMANY
NEW CLIP, PLUS DE PALMA & KAROLINE HERFURTH INTERVIEW CLIPS

I found three new Passion videos at the German site Dshini.net. I did not see a way to embed them, so here are the links:

Passion Film Clip (dubbed in German)

Karoline Herfurth
Brian De Palma talks about Berlin

"Well, I have a long history with Berlin. I came to Berlin in 1969 with Greetings. I stayed at this hotel. I went to the zoo palace, which is being rebuilt. I won my first award here in Berlin, a Silver Bear for Greetings. I quite enjoy the Berlin Festival. I’ve been coming for years. I must have been here four or five times. It’s a terrific city. The people have been very nice. And working here has been a dream, basically."

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Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013 12:16 AM CDT
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Saturday, April 6, 2013

RACHEL VISITS JIMMY KIMMEL MONDAY
PROMOTING MALICK'S 'TO THE WONDER', IN LIMITED RELEASE & VOD NEXT FRIDAY

Thanks to Rachel McAdams Online for noting that Rachel McAdams will visit ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live this Monday night (April 8). McAdams will be there to promote Terrence Malick's To The Wonder, but of course there is always a chance she might mention her work in Brian De Palma's Passion, which will be released in about two months. To The Wonder will be in limited release, as well as VOD, beginning Friday, April 12. McAdams is in the Malick film for only about 15 minutes. World's Michael Leaser praises McAdams' work in the film, writing, "In 10-15 minutes of screen time, Rachel McAdams gives perhaps one of the most impressive performances of her career as an old flame of [Ben] Affleck’s character. Her vulnerable, lonely visage, eager for joy, reflects best the longing and searching all three of these characters experience."

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Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013 10:56 AM CDT
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Friday, April 5, 2013

'PASSION' VIDEOS - DE PALMA, MCADAMS, RAPACE
DE PALMA TALKS ABOUT HOW ISABELLE'S WORKING METHODS ARE MUCH LIKE HIS OWN

"It's very much the way I work. I mean, so much of what I photograph or put into my movies comes from my dreams and my subconscious. I'm up in the middle of the night, I sleep for a couple of hours, and get up with a new idea, and that's very much the way Isabelle is. She... Creativity comes from these things that occur while you're unconscious."

RACHEL: DE PALMA HAS "CLEAR VISION", YET HAS NO FEAR ABOUT MAKING CHANGES ON SET

"It's been great. It's been really lovely, because he has such a clear vision of this film. You know, he has said that he has it all mapped out in his head. And, you know, shot-by-shot. Which can sound quite scary, because you think, 'Is there room for anything else?' And then you get on set with him, and he's so open and receptive and collaborative, he gives great direction, and, you know, I don't know if this just comes with experience, but he doesn't seem to have any fear when it comes to making changes, or opening things up... You know, it's been quite calming. [Laughs] It's been a really nice combination of things."

NOOMI ON THE POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN HER CHARACTER AND RACHEL'S

"They are like kindred spirits, they are quite similar, but Christine, Rachel's character, is my boss, and I'm working for her, so in the power position, she's stronger than me. And so it's like a dance between us, in a way... I like that it's... In every scene we've been doing, it's so many different things going on... and sometimes I feel like, 'Whoa! I've got to get my head around this, and straighten out what's really going on', because they're playing so many games, these like mind games with each other."

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Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013 7:57 AM CDT
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

'PASSION' PICKED UP BY METRODOME FOR U.K.
AND DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASE IN FRANCE SET FOR JUNE 18

Screen Daily reported today that Metrodome has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to Brian De Palma's Passion. Expect a theatrical release later this year, according to the article.

Meanwhile, last week it was announced that ARP Selection will release a PAL Region 2 DVD and Blu-Ray of Passion on June 18.

We reported last week that several sites are listing Passion as a "limited release" on June 7th. Earlier this month, Canadian magazine The Gate tweeted that its interview with De Palma would coincide with the film's release in June.

Now, earlier this week, The Film Stage's Nick Newman wrote, "We’ve received word that Brian De Palma‘s Passion, a title anticipated by many around these here parts, is finally coming to U.S. theaters this July, courtesy of eOne." For whatever reason, this particular story was picked up and retweeted all over the place, and now it is widely assumed that Passion will open in July. But this does not explain why so many sites, as mentioned above, specifically list the June 7 date (for "limited release"). It is possible that eOne is planning a slow rollout for the film to spread across the U.S., which would delve into July (and maybe later) in some parts of the country. Or perhaps June 7 is the "limited release" date, and July (sometime in July) will see a wide/wider release. We can only hope. Anyway, back on March 8, one of our sources received word from the Passion publicity firm stating that Passion will be released in the U.S. in June. Perhaps that has been altered or modified since then.

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NEW 'PASSION' SET PICS
COURTESY GAFFER HELMUT PREIN AT CINETEL WEBSITE

Hemut Prein was hired to be gaffer to Passion cinematographer Jose Luis Arcaine (pictured above, with Brian De Palma). Prein has shared pictures and technical information about the fluorescent lights used for Passion with the Cinetel website. Prein states that it was his idea to have a package of fluorescent lights shipped in to the set from Madrid, where they were built by Cinetel according to the specifications of Alcaine, who pioneered the use of such lights as the key source in film lighting. Prein provides technical details about use of the lights, and also some photos, two more of which appear below. (Thanks to Chris for telling us about the photos!)

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Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:44 AM CDT
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Sunday, March 24, 2013

NEW 'PASSION' VIDEO
IN HD WITH CLIPS & ON-SET INTERVIEWS; (THANKS TO JORD!)

Passion - Making Of (6min49sec) [HD] (2013... by myfilm-gr

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Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:53 AM CDT
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

'PASSION' LIMITED RELEASE JUNE 7
AS LISTED ON SEVERAL MOVIE SITES; RECEIVES 'R' RATING FROM MPAA

Looks like eOne is making some progress on getting Brian De Palma's Passion into U.S. theaters this summer. Yesterday, Rope Of Silicon's Brad Brevet noted that all ten films rated this week by the MPAA received R ratings, including Passion, which was given an R "for sexual content, language and some violence." Meanwhile, perhaps not coincidentally, several movie sites, such as Movie Insider, ComingSoon.Net, Rotten Tomatoes, and The Numbers are listing June 7 2013 as the release date for Passion. The latter three sites note that it will be a "limited" release that day, meaning it probably won't be in enough theaters to compete head-to-head with M. Night Shyamalan's After Earth (with Will Smith), or the Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson comedy The Internship, but it will be out and about, and will hopefully go wide at some point.

Passion opened today in Hong Kong and in Greece. South China Morning Post's Andrew Sun is not impressed, complaining about the film's use of dream sequences, and saying that "if you enjoy trashy kitsch so stupefyingly bad it is entertainingly good, Brian De Palma's latest fetish thriller is a ripe, aromatic cheese of a Showgirls piquancy."

Horrorant's John Hatzopoulos took a while to warm up to Rachel McAdam's performance in the film, and really liked Karoline Herfurth's. He notes that the exaggerated interpretations of the actors in the slower first parts of the film help to prepare the viewer for the more surreal twists and turns of the latter parts. Hatzopoulos goes on to praise the cinematography of José Luis Alcaine as "excellent", adding that "there are many beautiful shots, while the blue color that prevails in the second half is the right touch to put us in the surreal world of the film." Hatzopoulos expects that Passion will divide audiences.

Posted by Geoff at 12:51 AM CDT
Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:56 AM CDT
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Monday, March 18, 2013

TURKISH 'PASSION' POSTER & STILLS
AND 'PASSION' TO PLAY OFFICIAL DANISH FILM FESTIVAL IN APRIL

Thanks to Lindsey for pointing us to a Flickr page with some terrific high-quality stills from Brian De Palma's Passion, including the Turkish poster here at left.

Meanwhile, thanks to Carsten for letting us know that Passion will screen April 17 and 21 at CPH PIX, the official Danish film festival that takes place in Copenhagen from April 11 through April 24.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

VARIOUS 'PASSION' STILLS
BEGINNING WITH A COUPLE OF CAPTURES FROM THE LCI VIDEO (Thanks to Patrick!)

AND SOME OTHERS OUT OF GERMANY AND HONG KONG...

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