Andrew Jarecki’s long-delayed mystery romantic thriller “All Good Things” has finally found a home.
According to the LA Times, Magnolia Pictures has acquired the film for U.S. distribution, something Movieline spotted earlier this year when a profile on L.A.’s Laemmle Theatre website prematurely listed “All Good Things” as a Magnolia film in July, tipping its hat to the behind the scenes negotiating. According to the LAT, this is a one-off screening and was not meant to be caught by the public (if the film was shown first internationally it could have been disqualified).
Starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella and Kristen Wiig, the film, shot back in early 2008, has persistently been cast aside as the unwanted step child of The Weinstein Company for the best part of the last year. However, in March, the Jarecki made the move to buy back the film from TWC, and obviously found new buyers.
Jarecki is the award-winning director behind the documentary “Capturing the Friedmans” which we ranked at the top of our Best Documentaries of the Decade list, but honestly, “All Good Things” smells like damaged goods. A tucked away film can be something film nerds desperately want to see because curiosity tends to kill the cat, but its pretty clear that when a film is sat on for this long its because its problematic.
Still, Magnolia are going to release the film in December and give it an awards push. But unless you’re an IMDB message board regular (naive optimism reigns supreme), you should probably know better than to hold up major Oscar hopes up for this one.