Today at the Clay, preceding When Did You Last See Your Father, one of the trailers that ran was for Bottle Shock. I wish I could’ve taken a picture. The narrator guy said "coming this fall." Woohoo.
Then, the trailer ran again, at the Embarcadero, before War, Inc. Same trailer, but this time, it was tagged with the text "uncorking in theaters this August." Maybe if I catch the trailer again, the release date will be bumped up a another month?
Saturday’s closing night film selection is Bottle Shock, based on the true story of how the Napa Valley wine industry made a name for themselves: by beating out the French in a blinded Chardonnay tasting.
By CAROL CLING
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Bill Pullman and Ivana Milicevic star in "Your Name Here." The movie’s world premiere is scheduled for tonight.
There’s something magical about a movie’s world premiere.
…"It’s kind of like a pregnancy test — is it pink or is it blue?" says actor Bill Pullman, whose "Your Name Here" is one of three world premieres scheduled tonight at the Palms. "I can’t wait to see it with an audience.
…"As soon as I read it, I was in love with it," Pullman confesses in a telephone interview from his Southern California home. "I couldn’t help myself."
And even though plenty of people told him not to make "Your Name Here," Pullman says he couldn’t resist another trip down the rabbit-hole of "kaleidoscoping reality stories," a genre he’s been drawn to since 1990’s "Brain Dead," a psychological thriller scripted by "Twilight Zone" veteran Charles Beaumont. "It’s followed me — I’m going to have my own mini-oevre," he jokes.
"The beautiful thing about festivals is they have to carve out their own niche," comments actor Bill Pullman, whose "Your Name Here" premieres at CineVegas Friday. "CineVegas is capable of screening movies that are adventurous — a lot of (festivals) aren’t."
