Tag: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
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‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Trailer: Terry Gilliam’s Passion Project is Finally Coming to Theaters (For One Night Only)
For years, cinephiles were convinced they’d never have the opportunity to see director Terry Gilliam‘s long-awaited film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, which had earned a reputation for being cursed after an aborted production effort in the early 2000s that was chronicled in the documentary Lost in La Mancha. Against all odds, Gilliam managed…
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Adam Driver Enters a Delusion in the New ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Trailer
It’s finally happening! Terry Gilliam The Man Who Killed Don Quixote‘s long-awaited passion project is heading to theaters after one of the most famed rough roads to production and distribution in film history. You can even watch a feature-length documentary about the whole damn thing. But now, the film is finally arriving in theaters for…
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‘I Know My Films Work Better for Some:’ Terry Gilliam on ‘Quixote’ Criticisms
Los Cabos, Mexico — In town to promote “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” celebrated writer-director Terry Gilliam met with Variety for a conversation in which the Monty Python alum laughed more than he talked, addressed graciously the good and bad of film criticism, and taking silly work seriously.Gilliam started off stressing that he is…
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Terry Gilliam’s Quixotic Journey Chronicled in New Film From ‘Lost in La Mancha’ Team (Exclusive)
The story behind “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” and its impact on director Terry Gilliam will be revealed in the new documentary “He Dreams of Giants,” a film-behind-the-film from the same team that made 2002’s “Lost in La Mancha,” an earlier look at Gilliam’s disaster-plagued movie.Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe direct “He Dreams of…
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‘Don Quixote’: Why Amazon Backed Out, Terry Gilliam’s Health & Paolo Branco’s Damning Presser — Cannes
It has been a typically fast-moving day at the world’s biggest film festival. In the space of just a few hours we have had a string of updates on already epic Cannes closer The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. We’ve had confirmation that director Terry Gilliam was taken unwell in London, that Amazon has backed…
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‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Can Screen at Cannes, But Loses Amazon Distribution
In further evidence that filmmaker Terry Gilliam hit a gypsy with his car at some point over the last couple decades, the frustrating saga of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote continues. Gilliam began work on the film in 1989, finally beginning production in 2000 with Johnny Depp in the lead role only for production…
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Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Loses U.S. Distribution
Amazon is poised to pull out of distributing Terry Gilliam’s “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” in the United States, Variety has confirmed.The film has been embroiled in an ongoing legal dispute over its ownership. A court decision on whether it can be screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is expected Wednesday.“The Man Who…
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The 2018 IndieWire Cannes Bible: Every Review, Interview, and News Item Posted During the Festival
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Portugal Shoots for the Big Time With Bigger Production Incentives
A bevy of international productions are heading to Portugal, lured by its unique light, landscapes and a revamped 25%-30% cash-rebate scheme.Terry Gilliam’s Cannes-closer “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” benefited from the incentives; upcoming productions include Ira Sachs’ “A Family Vacation,” starring Isabelle Huppert and Marisa Tomei, to shoot in Sintra and produced by Said…
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Terry Gilliam Suffers Stroke While Awaiting ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Cannes Verdict
French newspaper Nice-Matin reports that a minor stroke prevented director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terry Gilliam from attending May 7 court arguments on whether his “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” will be permitted to close the Cannes Film Festival. A source in Cannes confirmed to IndieWire that Gilliam had “a kind of stroke” and “was…