AMIGO - Teaser Trailer

Here’s the teaser trailer Rezo created for Cannes. Doesn’t it make you want to see the whole movie?

AMIGO Teaser Poster

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AMIGO in the news - le Film Français

Another article from le Film Français about Rezo taking France and all international rights on John Sayles' AMIGO.
(Sorry I don't have the translation, it's in French, but you can click on photo to view article larger)

AMIGO in the news - Variety

AMIGO in the news: Variety May 12/13, 2010:


"Rezo buddies up with 'Amigo' - Gallic mini-major Rezo has taken France and all international rights on John Sayles' "Amigo," a slice-of-war movie set in the 1899-1902 Philippine-American War."

"...Rezo head of acquisitions and co-productions Laurent Danielou calls "Amigo" "powerful" and "visually eloquent."

(yes, the have the incorrect budget number - they must have confused pesos for dollars!)

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Read the rest online: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019205.html?categoryid=1061&cs=1&query=sayles

AMIGO

Big news. Say goodbye to BARYO and hello again to AMIGO. Our movie has a new title, but it's actually the first title, the name under which John wrote the script.

We (I) went through a period when I worried that AMIGO was too Spanish and I listened to the skeptics who said everyone would think John Sayles was making another movie in Mexico.

So we changed the name to BARYO and under that name we had such a special time making the movie, that I am half-sorry to say goodbye to it.

We've been screening versions of the movie at least twice a week lately, for ourselves and for our friends here, and it is clear the movie is AMIGO. The word "amigo" is used many times in the script, usually referring to RAFAEL, the head of the barrio, and it resonates after you see the movie in a way that BARYO does not.

Plus, as someone said to me, "amigo" is an international word by now, known all around the world, and is, just on its own, a friendly word.

So cherish your BARYO T-shirts and shoulder bags. They are collectors' items.
And spread the word:AMIGO.

Our Talisay Family

You have met Sophia. This is her mother Clarissa. Clarissa and her mother Tessie are the caretakers of the Post House, and we are spoiled by their care.
Clarissa and I are shopping together. The fruits that look like big olives are ciruelas, like a kind of plum when they are a ripe maroon.
The yellow balls behind are lanzones and they are divine. The season for them is long:we've been eating them by the kilo since March, during the shoot. Like lychees, maybe. You break open  the peel and eat little perfumed sections that are almost clear. Avoid the bitter pit.
It's fun to shop with Clarissa. She's in charge.

Who says print isn't dead? Dave Eggers, of course

From all appearances, he’s out to push the boundaries of publishing, but “I’m actually quite a traditionalist,” he says. At McSweeney’s, the self-declared offbeat independent press Eggers founded, “We’re trying to make the business model rational, scalable, reasonable,” he says with a shrug.

By adopting a "how-hard-can-it-be" attitude, McSweeney’s has tackled projects that other publishers won't touch, like its acquisition of John Sayles' most recent (rather hefty) novel. “Thirteen hundred pages of Sayles! Can you imagine!” said Eggers, burrowing his fists into his temples, googly-eyed at the prospect of so much quality writing. 

It’s this undiminished excitement that makes Eggers innovative. At a time when most major publishers are enveloped in doom and gloom, Eggers’ faith in the power of the printed word sets him apart.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2010/04/who-says-print-isnt-dead-dave-eggers-of-course.html