Re: Fall \'07 Movie Thread
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CDS,
"Boss just saw Eastern Promises at CAA Screening"
I know v little about Hollywood, but I'm a little surprised they would have a major agency "screening" after it has already been playing in SF for a couple of weeks.
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You got to remember the #1 way people get jobs/move up in hollywood...networking.
Whenever CAA a client with a film, or a actress/actor etc they will often show it during screenings etc...in part as a courtesy to clients and a bit of a status symbol/good showing by CAA to allow clients to see films without going to theatres etc..but also because if say, my boss, is starting to ramp up production on the sequel to our first movie...we need a director and are starting to think about casting. So CAA def wants my boss to see their stuff and doesn't want to take the chance that my boss will skip it, given its only playing at two theatres in LA.
Also a decent amount of CAA's clients will often go to the screenings so it is a chance to mingle/network etc.
They showed Once like 3 weeks after it was released. It is usually the smaller films that will be shown after they have already been released. Once, Becoming Jane, Promises, Into the Wild, etc
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