THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND – Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2009)
Direction: Jodie Markell
Screenplay: Tennessee Williams
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Will Patton, Mamie Gummer, Jessica Collins
Bryce Dallas Howard in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
A new production of a little-known, decades-old screenplay from a celebrated — indeed, legendary — writer invites cautious response. After all, if a work is dynamic and exceptional, how could it remain undeveloped for many years? The answer is pleasingly complicated when it comes to Tennessee Williams‘ The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond. Written directly for the screen in 1957, the work withered until selected by Jodie Markell for her directorial debut feature.
The unmistakable Williams heroine is Fisher Willow (Bryce Dallas Howard), a pariah [...]
by Doug Johnson | January 3, 2010
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Tags: Ann-Margret, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Film Reviews, Giles Nuttgens, Jessica Collins, Jodie Markell, Tennessee Williams, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND Interview II
Bryce Dallas Howard in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND Q&A with Jodie Markell: Part I
You come from a stage background. But what was it like directing actors for film?
Having worked as an actress in both mediums, I understand the similarities and the differences. The craft of acting for both film and theater is rooted in the same basic goal — to find the truth in each moment. And then communicate that truth to the audience — calibrating for the appropriate scale — whether it is a Broadway house or the lens of a camera. As a stage actress, I know the value of rehearsal and we were able to build into our schedule about [...]
by Andre Soares | December 29, 2009
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Tags: Ann-Magret, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Gay Interest, Interviews, Jodie Markell, Tennessee Williams, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND: Q&A with Jodie Markell
Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, and Ann Margret star in Jodie Markell’s handsome production of a long "lost" Tennessee Williams screenplay, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, which opens tomorrow in New York City at the Quad Theater and in the Los Angeles area at the Laemmle 4 in Santa Monica and the Laemmle 5 in West Hollywood.
The story of a young, privileged and willful Southern woman (Howard) in love with a young man (Evans) whose family has seen better days, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond was written directly for the screen sometime in the late ’50s. The film’s title refers to the loss of one diamond earring given to the heroine by her aunt (Ann-Margret), [...]
by Andre Soares | December 29, 2009
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Tags: Ann-Magret, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Elia Kazan, Ellen Burstyn, Interviews, Jessica Collins, Jodie Markell, Los Angeles Screenings, New York Screenings, Tennessee Williams, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Genie Awards 2009: PASSCHENDAELE Wins Best Picture
In a bizarre twist, the Canadian Academy of Film & Television chose Passchendaele, Paul Gross‘ flag-waving World War I melodrama about Canadian valor, as the best Canadian film of 2008. I say bizarre because even though Passchendaele was in the running for a best film Genie Award, neither its screenplay nor (writer-)director Gross had even been nominated (though Gross, who didn’t attend the ceremony as he was filming in Los Angeles, managed to get a best actor nod).
Passchendaele won five other awards: best art direction, costume design, sound, sound editing, and a special prize for the most (financially) successful Canadian film of the year.
Passchendaele has been hailed by some as a Canadian blockbuster to rival Hollywood productions, but [...]
by Andre Soares | April 5, 2009
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Genie Awards 2009
2009 Genie Awards
2009 Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s Genie Award nominations: Feb. 10, 2009
2009 Genie Award winners: Ottawa, April 4, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
Amal – David Miller, Steven Bray
Ce qu’il faut pour vivre / The Necessities of Life – Bernadette Payeur, René Chénier
Normal – Andrew Boutilier, Carl Bessai
* Passchendaele – Niv Fichman, Francis Damberger, Paul Gross, Frank Siracusa
Tout est Parfait / Everything is Fine – Nicole Robert
BEST DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR DOCUMENTAIRE
INFINIMENT QUÉBEC – Jean-Claude Labrecque, Yves Fortin, Christian Medawar
MY WINNIPEG – Guy Maddin, Phyllis Laing, Jody Shapiro
* UP THE YANGTZE – Yung Chang, Mila Aung-Thwin, John Christou, Germaine Ying-Gee Wong
BEST DIRECTION [...]
by Deborah Arthur | April 4, 2009
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Tags: Amal, Benoit Pilon, Bernard Emond, Carl Bessai, Christopher Plummer, Ellen Burstyn, Everything Is Fine, Film Awards, Genie 2009, Genie Awards, Isabelle Blais, Lyne Charlebois, Marianne Fortier, Max von Sydow, My Winnipeg, Natar Ungalaaq, Normal, Passchendaele, Paul Gross, Preity Zinta, Susan Sarandon, The Necessities of Life, Up the Yangtze