Thread: Adieu To Miramax?

Quote: Originally Posted by gilaskan Williams is still alive, so my mention of his grave is a little deceptive. But it's the thought that counts. The company who bastardized his masterpiece is falling apart. I googled "Richard Williams" and thought it had to be him but the grave comment threw me off. There are several stories involving Miramax misdeeds over the years. I still feel that over the company's run, they...

Quote: Originally Posted by dreiser Who is this Richard Williams you speak of? Richard Williams is a highly respected and extremely talented animation director best known for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and the Academy-Award winning 1971 version of A Christmas Carol. Williams' magnum opus was a film entitled The Thief & The Cobbler, which he began in the 1960's without any studio-support; inspired by tales of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by dreiser And a kick in the rump. And a couple Purple Hermans.

But here's the problem, Miramax hasn't been distributing small-scale world cinema like The Double Life of Veronique and Cinema Paradiso lately. There Will Be Blood, Adventureland and No Country for Old Men aren't what you would call "the little film that could", most have well-known actors and directors behind them.

Quote: Originally Posted by dreiser And a kick in the rump and,for the boys,a kick in the groin. Fixed.

Quote: Originally Posted by Birdie Num Nums And a couple Purple Hermans. How about a reassuring hug that the times will get better?

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!