Nothing but the Truth was getting some decent buzz earlier this fall. Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga were getting noticed for their brave performances in the Rod Lurie fictionalized version of the Judith Miller goes to jail to protect her source story. I very much liked the movie. Here’s my review.
The film was supposed to come out in limited release through the awards season and then open wider in January. But the problem (and it’s a big one) is that the Yari Film Group the film’s distributor filed for bankruptcy a couple of weeks ago screwing the film out of any possibility of getting awards recognition in any major scale.
The awards season is about visibility and money and with the bankruptcy this film has gone from potentially being on the bubble to invisible. I don’t know if Beckinsale would have made it to the Oscar final five (I doubt it) but people were talking about her work. No more. It’s too bad.
Here’s a quote from Rod Lurie on the situation:
The Chapter 11 is like a drive-bye shooting. Life is going well, your actresses are being lauded and getting nominated, the reviews are terrific, and all of a sudden something out of your control knocks you down hard. But we’re just wounded. The hope of myself and my producing partner and everybody involved creatively is that another distributor – who wants to release a very commercial thriller – swoops the film up.
Are there any other distributors out there with some money to release this film in January or February? There are very few women centric films coming out then. Might be a good window.
