Previously some Tipsters have pointed out that the Darwin biopic "Creation" had not gotten a distributor to release the film in the U.S. I may have missed updates on this in the recent excitement on TiPS, but, just to make sure, have no fears: "Creation" will be distributed in the U.S.
One source of info on this is provided by an article on the website of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE): http://ncseweb.org/news/2009/09/creation-finds-distributor-005069 By the way, the NCSE is a nice source for variety of teaching topics: see: http://ncseweb.org/ And in case you haven't heard, the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) will start broadcasting "Darwin's Darkest Hour" on October 6; see http://ncseweb.org/news/2009/09/darwins-darkest-hour-005067 and http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/darwin/index.html Returning to "Creation", another article in the U.K.'s Guardian also reports the U.S. distributor story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/sep/25/darwin-biopic-creation-us-distributor However, just to show that God/Flying Spaghetti Monster/whatever has a sense of humor and irony, consider the following quote: |Remarkably, the feature will now be handled by the same firm |which helped make Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ such |a huge box-office hit in 2004. Newmarket is reportedly aiming |for a December release for the biopic. I assume that there will much less blood in "Creation" though it might have benefited from some. The Guardian quotes a "Variety" review of "Creation" which may explain why there were some problems in securing a distributor: |"Bettany is appealing but this Charles is at times nearly |a sickly bore, while Connelly, not an actor with much lightness, |is OK but emphasises Emma's grave concern and disapproval |to the exclusion of nearly every other quality," wrote |Variety's Dennis Harvey. "In the weird tradition of so many |real-life acting couples, onscreen these two stars don't have |much chemistry." Peter Bradshaw of this parish, however, |described it as a gentle, heartfelt and well-acted film. So, those who want to view "Creation" in theaters in the U.S., they will be able to do so, probably in December. The rest of us might wait for the DVD. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
