Margot at the Wedding

Screenplay Surfaces Online For Oscar-Worthy ‘There Will Be Blood’ With Daniel Day-Lewis

HollywoodChicago.com — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:31:11 -0700

“There Will Be Blood” is among the best films of 2007. Period. An Oscar-worthy performance by Daniel Day-Lewis helps to make this picture Oscar worthy in its own right.

Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood”.
Photo credit: IMDb
A haunting supporting performance by Paul Dano (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “The Girl Next Door”) isn’t one you’ll soon forget, too.

Aside from his 2005 work in “The Ballad of Jack and Rose,” we last saw Day-Lewis in film all the way back in 2002 for his gritty “Gangs of New York” performance.

“There Will Be Blood”.
Photo credit: IMDb
“There Will Be Blood” is as worthy as any for him to bring the familiar character out of hibernation.

While you’d be remiss not to see this in theaters, you can read now why director Paul Thomas Anderson (who adapted the film’s screenplay from the Upton Sinclair novel “Oil!”) deserves your attention.

Paul Dano in “There Will Be Blood”.
Photo credit: IMDb
Anderson also directed “Punch-Drunk Love” and “Magnolia”. The full screenplay is below. Warning: This is a thorough spoiler alert.

Click for the full “There Will Be Blood” screenplay.
I downloaded this screenplay from this Paramount Vantage link.

Daniel Day-Lewis (left middle) in “There Will Be Blood”.
Photo credit: IMDb
Though the film only opened in limited New York City and Los Angeles theaters on Dec. 26, it will expand in Jan. 2008. Before that, 14 cities are being treated to a midnight sneak screening on Dec. 29.

Daniel Day-Lewis (left) and Dillon Freasier
on Dec. 10, 2007 for “There Will Be Blood”.
Photo credit: WireImage.com
These include Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Toronto and Washington, D.C. See our Dec. 23 post for more.

Daniel Day-Lewis (left) and director Paul Thomas Anderson
in “There Will Be Blood”.
Photo credit: IMDb
Other Paramount Vantage scripts are also online for “The Kite Runner,” “A Mighty Heart,” “Margot at the Wedding” and “Into the Wild”.

Free Advance-Screening Passes For ‘The Golden Compass,’ ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘The Bucket List’

HollywoodChicago.com — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:30:21 -0700

Free advance-screening movie passes. No catch.

Just click the link and RSVP. This week, we have passes for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “The Golden Compass,” “The Bucket List,” “I Am Legend,” “Atonement,” “Revolver,” “Margot at the Wedding” and “The Amateurs”.

Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman in “Sweeny
Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”.
Photo credit: IMDb
Snag your “Sweeny Todd” pass!
Dec. 6 in South Miami
Dec. 6 in Orlando
Dec. 6 in Tampa
Dec. 11 in Ft. Lauderdale
Dec. 11 in West Palm Beach
Dec. 11 in Orlando
Dec. 11 in Tampa
Snag your “The Golden Compass” pass!
Dec. 4 in Los Angeles
Dec. 5 in Los Angeles
Dec. 5 in Orange, Calif.
Snag your “The Bucket List” pass!
Dec. 4 in Chicago
Snag your “I Am Legend” pass!
Dec. 12 in Birmingham, Mich.
Snag your “Revolver” pass!
Dec. 4 in Seattle
Snag your “Margot at the Wedding” pass!
Dec. 4 in San Jose, Calif.
Snag your “Atonement” pass!
Dec. 5 in Chicago
Snag your “The Amateurs” pass!
Dec. 11 in Seattle

Landmark Theatres Releases Upcoming Independent Film Release Schedule For Chicago

HollywoodChicago.com — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:44:32 -0600

CHICAGO – Many of you have asked me for information about and reviews on independent films coming through the Chicago circuit.

Because the two film agencies that blanket Chicago critics with screenings don’t have full coverage for all independent films, I have been in contact with Landmark Theatres to also cover their releases.

As many Chicagoans are aware, the dominant place for quality independent film is Landmark Century Centre Cinema at 2828 N Clark St. in Chicago. Here are the upcoming indie films that will be released there over the next few months.

“Across the Universe,” Sept. 14, 2007
“Fierce People,” Sept. 21, 2007
“Freshman Orientation”
“King of California”
“Trade,” Sept. 28, 2007
“Lust, Caution,” Oct. 5, 2007
“Broken,” Oct. 19, 2007
“Lars and the Real Girl”
“Great World of Sound”
“Ira and Abby”
“Sleuth”
“Jimmy Carter Man From Plains,” Oct. 26, 2007
“Margot at the Wedding,” Nov. 21, 2007
“I’m Not There,” Dec. 7, 2007
“Juno,” Dec. 14, 2007
“Atonement,” Dec. 21, 2007
“Youth Without Youth”

In addition, here are the upcoming film releases at Landmark Renaissance Cinema in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

“Pete Seeger: The Power of Song,” Sept. 14, 2007
“In the Shadown of the Moon”
“Into the Wild,” Sept. 21, 2007
“In the Valley of Elah”
“The Jane Austen Book Club”
“The Darjeeling Limited,” Oct. 12, 2007
“Lust, Caution”
“Ira and Abby,” Oct. 19, 2007
“Sleuth,” Oct. 19, 2007

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com