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The Road – style frames, new unconfirmed release date

The Road style frames,Chris KennedyThe Road style frames,Chris KennedyHugh Marchant, a designer, sketch artist and screenwriter who worked on The Road, posted a set of style frames (concept art) created by the film’s production designer Chris Kennedy.

Click on either picture to go to Marchant’s page on Flickr.

In related news, there’s been some new unconfirmed gossip about the release date.

Last week, the IMDb and several other entertainment sites reported that the film would be released in October, but there is still no official word on when The Road will actually hit the theatres.

The one thing that is for sure is that the Cannes Film Festival lineup was released this week and The Road is not on the list of movies that will be screened there this year.

The official site for the film still says “coming soon.”

No Country for Old Men 3-Disc Collector’s Edition + Digital Copy

No Country for Old Men 3-Disc Collector's Edition,Garret Dillahunt A new special edition of No Country for Old Men – the 3-Disc Collector’s Edition + Digital Copy – was released on April 7 in Region 1 (U.S. and Canada).

For detailed reviews of the new features, head over to FilmThreat.com, IGN, Cinemablend.com, and DVD talk.

DVD Details

2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, Spanish)
Subtitles: English for Hearing Impaired, Spanish, French;
Closed Captioned; Video Extras Subtitled
Release Date: April 7, 2009
Suggested Retail Price: $32.99
Three single-sided discs (2 DVD-9s & 1 DVD-5 DVD-ROM)
Six-sided Digipak in Embossed Cardboard Slipcover
Also available on Blu-ray Disc
Previously released on DVD and Blu-ray

Disc 1:

  • The Making of No Country for Old Men
  • Working with the Coens
  • The Diary of a Country Sheriff

Disc 2:

Josh Brolin’s Unauthorized Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Publicity Timeline:

  • Q & A with Joel and Ethan Coen, Roger Deakins and the Sound and Production Design Crews
  • Charlie Rose Featuring Joel and Ethan Coen, Josh Brolin, and Javier Bardem
  • EW.com “Just a Minute…with Javier Bardem”
  • Variety Screening Series Q & A
  • Instore Appearance with Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin
  • ABC “Popcorn” Video
  • Channel 4 News – Joel and Ethan Coen Appearance
  • Lunch with David Poland – IKLIPZ – Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin Interview
  • WNBC Reel Talk with Lyons & Bailes – Josh Brolin
  • LA WGAW Q&A Panel
  • Several podcasts/radio interviews from various sources including Creative Screenwriting Magazine

Disc 3:

Digital copy

Water Pills wins a prize at Florida Film Festival

florida-film-festivalWater Pills, Blake Soper’s short film made last year with Winona Ryder starring, has won a grand jury best performance award for Jasmine Jessica Anthony at the 18th annual Florida Film Festival.

The film was screened at the festival on April 1 and the awards were presented on Saturday. [Orlando Sentinel]

Water Pills to be screened at Florida Film Festival

Water Pills will be screened in competition at the Florida Film Festival later this month. The dates given by the official site  are March 29 and April 1. For details and to get tickets, click here.

USA, 2008, 27 MIN
DIRECTED BY BLAKE SENNETT
East Coast Premiere/2nd US Showing

Winona Ryder delivers a riveting performance as a pill-popping, emotionally off-balance stage mother trying to break her daughter into film. Fortune strikes when they get a screen test for a film starring Elisha Cuthbert, but the biggest hurdle may be closer to home than they realize.