CB - Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck heard this a lot as they did press for their new film, but it's true: It's Kind of a Funny Story, which opened last Friday, is a big shift for the directors of Half-Nelson and Sugar, not just in scale and content, but in the simple fact that it employs a cast of actual, trained actors. Boden and Fleck became indie darlings for their verite, very serious previous films, which tackled topics as different as a drug-addicted teacher in Brooklyn and a Dominican kid who moves to the United States to become a baseball player.
Variety
“Captain Marvel,” starring Brie Larson, has found its directors. Marvel has tapped “Mississippi Grind” helmers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to direct the upcoming tentpole.
Variety:
A24 has secured distribution rights to gambling drama “Mississippi Grind,” Variety has confirmed.
The film is the latest collaboration from “Half Nelson” directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and offers another look at people struggling on the edges of society. Ryan Reynolds stars as a charismatic drifter who forms an unlikely bond with a down-on-his-luck gambler played by Ben Mendelsohn. Sienna Miller co-stars as Reynolds’ sometime girlfriend.
The picture debuted to a warm response at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. In a review in Variety, critic Justin Chang said the film’s commercial prospects are limited, though he liked the picture.
CPC:
The coming-of-age comedy It’s Kind of a Funny Story, starring Zach Galifianakis, Keir Gilchrist (United States of Tara) and Emma Roberts (Valentine’s Day), has received a home release date from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The movie will hit DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download on February 8, 2011.
