11. Directed by Milos Forman, the film was screened to rave reviews last month on the closing night of the New York Film Festival. 12. Distributors flock to it, often making deals before the films are screened there. 13. EMI threatened the festival with legal action if it screened the film. 14. Halsey is also screening the film, on cassette at home for his wife, Colleen, who is also a film editor. 15. Her film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January, with her father in the audience, seeing it for the first time. 16. Last weekend, the film was screened to another standing ovation at the Dublin Film Festival. 17. Moss finally was able to screen his film for the still-elusive Hogue for the first time Thursday. 18. NBC refused to screen the film in advance. 19. Normally, studios will screen films for the press several weeks before their release, especially substantial movies with major stars like this one. 20. Somehow, the documentary branch of the Academy managed to screen the film and nominate it for an Oscar this year. |