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Written by Diana Fernandez
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
Previously we gave you the necessary links to view exclusive video of the Q & A session involving Little Ashes director Paul Morrison and actor Javier Beltrán from the Valladolid Film Festival. Due to some questions that were a bit difficult to understand, we have provided a transcript of the interviews.
Beautiful film, congratulations. Tell us what made you decide to film such a strong Spanish film.
Paul Morrison - These are not just Spanish heroes, they are icons for the world, I think, so I wanted to claim my piece. When I was becoming a film maker, Buñuel was my hero. If you see this dinner party scene is like the exterminating angel. Anyway, when the screenplay came to me it was a very beautiful script which merit a very intimate story with a very important political story. So that’s why.
Half way through the film there is a meeting and they are talking about a Jorge character. Are they talking about the poet, Jorge Guillen?
PM - No, it's an invented character.
Let me just explain, the reason he was asking was because this poet is from Valladolid.
PM - I'm sorry, it wasn't. The problem wasn't with him, it was about the people badmouthing him. I was told that this audience was very intelligent.
[ Read more after the cut ] |
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Written by Jed Medina
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Monday, 03 November 2008 |
Here are some exclusive photos from Little Ashes. There are definitely more stills coming up! In the meantime, enjoy some of our first exclusive photos courtesy of Regent Releasing! [ Click on the photo for the high-resolution copies ]
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In anticipation of your question, how about some Rob photos from the movie? Definitely there will be movie stills that will feature Mr. Pattinson, and they will be posted in due time.
There is also the much-anticipated movie trailer, and much more! We still have a long way to go, and we're pretty sure you'll get a lot of scoops, exclusives and updates from the team! |
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Written by Laura Rollinger and Brittany Stevens
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 |
Our partner, Marta, at the Little Ashes Spanish Blog was fortunate enough to see Little Ashes at the Valladolid Film Festival and took some great video of the question and answer session, featuring LA director Paul Morrison and actor Javier Beltrán. There are a total of 5 videos that altogether are about 30 minutes long, not to mention a translator was made available. To see the videos, you can view them here. Or you can download them at a better quality at the Little Ashes Spanish Blog.
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Written by Victor Marzowicz-Velasquez
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 |
 Usually on this day, we post The Stories of Salvador Dali. However, we decided to post our expert blogger, Victor’s, weekly editorial instead to make room for something we have in the works…Until then, Victor will illuminate you on just how sly and stealthy one man can be. That man, of course, is Lorca. So, just how do you earn a law degree without attending a single class? Read to find out...
Has Lorca impressed you with his surreptitious skills? Check out Victor's blog to read up more on Lorca.
[ Pictured on the right: Federico Garcia Lorca, age 18 ]
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Alas, we come to the only not-so-honorable part of Federico Garcia Lorca’s history I’ve been able to turn up, but it demonstrates some aspects of his personality worth noting here in the beginning.
To put it mildly, Lorca’s father was never in favor of his eldest son pursuing the arts and was determined he should have a stable, respectable career. However, when Lorca returned home following a study tour with some of the other rinconcillistas clutching a huge stack of poems, plays and stories he had written, several of which had been published in local newspapers along the way, a few of the older, more respectable members of the club were able to convince the old man to advance the money to publish his son’s first book, Impressions and Landscapes.
Lorca was still pushing his father for funds to go to Paris, but unfortunately the book barely sold any copies at all, and this only hardened his father’s resolve that he would become gainfully, if unromantically, employed. His mother, who had always been extremely supportive of her son’s artistic aspirations, managed to strike a compromise with her husband: Lorca would go to law school in Madrid. |
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Written by Laura Rollinger and Brittany Stevens
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
 The news and exposure of Little Ashes has been quite the phenomenon this week, starting with Entertainment Weekly, then MTV, and now E! Entertainment. All publicity is good publicity, especially for our once unknown film. E! Online has a small article that accompanies a new photo. And could that be a supposed US release date mentioned? Check out the blurb below:
If Twilight weren't enough reason to love Rob Pattinson, now comes word about him going gay.
The British babe, who has become one of Hollywood's biggest rising stars because of his major role in the upcoming vampire movie, also has a part in a small, independent flick called Little Ashes as the late surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.
The movie centers on the time Dalí arrived in Madrid as an 18-year-old university student in 1922. It's in the Spanish capital that Dali first meets writer Federico García Lorca and filmmaker Luis Buñuel.
I'm told Pattinson shares a love scene with Javier Beltran, who plays Lorca, when their characters' relationship turns romantic in the waters of the seaside town of Cadaqués.
Little Ashes has already played at some European film festivals and is scheduled for release in the states March 27, 2009.
Visit E! Online to see the article.
[ Photo courtesy of E! Online ] |
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Written by Sam Kerbey
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
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Since many of us were unable to heave ourselves to London for the very first Little Ashes premiere at Raindance, one of our privileged staff members, Sam, was benevolent enough to share her day at Raindance with us. As you read, you may perhaps realize that we have a few surprises for you in the next few weeks! Meanwhile, allow Sam to answer that nagging question, “What was it like?” Check back for the second half of Sam’s adventure soon!
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I can’t tell you how I felt when I was told by Shannon (Project Manager) that she wanted me to go and meet with Paul (the director) and Carlo (the producer) on the day of the Little Ashes premiere. Nervous doesn’t cover it – I said yes, obviously, I would have been mad not to, but part of me was hoping something would come up and I wouldn’t be able to go! I hate meeting new people and detest small talk so while I was excited in theory, in practice it was my idea of hell. Then the day before she sent me questions to ask and casually drops into the conversation that the writer Philippa would also be there, and possibly some of the actors, and would I mind asking them some questions as well? My response, to quote Rob, ‘What?!!!’
So Tuesday afternoon I made my way to Covent Garden where I was set to meet them -absolutely terrified that I was about to make a total idiot of myself and cursing everyone I could think of for making me do this by myself. Arriving at the club I was completely overwhelmed by the place – let’s just say it’s slightly more posh than my normal hang outs and leave it at that. I’d been told to ask for the ‘Little Ashes EPK shoot’ at reception and was directed to the second floor. Unfortunately the second floor reception had no idea what I was talking about which really didn’t help the nerves situation. |
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Written by Brittany Stevens
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 |
MTV.com is also offering up exclusives on Little Ashes, further exposing the film! It seems our little film that could is finally getting the exposure it deserves. All good news indeed!! Not only does MTV have some exclusive photos of their own, but they also have quite a nice article to compliment:
MTV News has obtained seven exclusive photos from Robert Pattinson's  upcoming film "Little Ashes" that make the answer a little clearer. They reveal the most dramatic role yet in the heartthrob's young career, as he steps away from the Edward Cullen role and assumes the persona of eccentric, surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
The photos depict an 18-year-old Dalí (both with and without his trademark mustache) as he makes the move from his small birth town in Spain to Madrid, where he begins experimenting with the cubist style that launched his young career. The film also depicts young poet/dramatist Federico García Lorca (newcomer Javier Beltran) and filmmaker Luis Buñel (Matthew McNulty from "Control") and the friendship forged between the three men.
To read more of the interview and view the exclusive photos, visit MTV.com.
[ Pictured above: Matthew McNulty as Luis Buñel, Photo courtesy of MTV.com ] |
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Written by Brittany Stevens
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 |
EW.com has put up brand new pictures from Little Ashes, showcasing the film as Robert Pattinson's next endeavor. The website grants us a first look!
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Written by Shanna Murady
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008 |
Last week we introduced you to the world of slash fiction, what it is and what it is composed of. You can refresh your memory or read the first part of this series here. In this second chapter of three, we will explicate how gay cinema provokes unsatisfied fans to create their own depiction of the story when their expectations go unfulfilled and relate slash fiction to Little Ashes. Coming up, part three!
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So how does slash fan fiction relate to the movie industry and especially to gay cinema? As explorations to better understand the dynamics of gay relationships spread, the movie industry faces a demand from society to present a more diverse portrayal of gay intimate relationships. One movie where gay romance doesn’t come off as porn-like is Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain. In my opinion, it was Jack’s and Ennis’ yearning to constantly be with each other and not the actual act of sex itself that makes the movie feel sexy and affectionate.
For some fans, however, the lack of sex between Ennis and Jack becomes a source of frustration which prompted them to write slash versions of the celebrated short story. Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Award winning author of the story, is more than miffed as fans keep sending her what she called “pornish rewrites.” What could these slash rewrites possibly mean to future gay movies? Well, let us make one prediction.
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Written by Laura Rollinger and Brittany Stevens
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008 |
A new article on the website Excite UK presents the premise of Little Ashes and announces the premiere in Spain. The article is translated via Google. Below is a portion of said article:
The Spanish-British production of Paul Morrison's 'Little Ashes', starring Javier Beltran, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty and Marina Gastell, delves into the relationships of Federico García Lorca, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel, is being presented today at the Meeting Point section of the 53rd edition of the International Cinema Week in Valladolid.
'Little Ashes', according to European Press sources, tells for the first time in cinematic form of the intense relationships between the poet Federico García Lorca, the painter Salvador Dalí and filmmaker Luis Buñuel, "three young genius who achieved universal fame and are considered the most important figures of poetry, film and Spanish painting of the twentieth century."
The story is in 1922 in Madrid, a city that is "on the verge of change" with traditional values, "challenged by new influences of Freud and the avant-garde", when Salvador Dalí arrives at the university with 18 years and decides to become a great artist.
"His [Dali's] unique blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism draw attention to two of the students of the social elite of the residence of students: Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel"
The rights of the film, which was filmed entirely in English over a period of seven weeks in various locations in Barcelona and Cadaques, are already sold in Great Britain, Italy and the United States.
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