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A CLOSER LOOK AT ‘MARGARET’ WITH ANNA PAQUIN & KENNETH LONERGAN

#TeamMargaret invaded Film Independent at LACMA last week when we screened the extended cut of Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret, the long-awaited follow up to his Academy Award–nominated debut You Can Count on Me. Both Lonergan and star Anna Paquin were on hand to chat with Elvis Mitchell after the screening:

An indelible coming-of-age story, Margaret centers on a teenage girl (Anna Paquin) who witnesses—and maybe causes—the death of a pedestrian hit by a bus in a busy Manhattan intersection. Featuring rich, complex performances from a powerhouse cast that includes Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon and Matthew Broderick, the film became a cause célèbre with critics and audiences when it was released in late 2011. Check out these glowing reviews to find out why, or rent the film and see for yourself.

 


July 26th, 2012 • 1 Comment

  • http://www.dearcastandcrew.com DearCastAndCrew

    I would like to complain and launch years worth of lawsuits over how short this post-screening interview was cut.

    Also, we recently (and unknowingly) joined #TeamMaraget by writing this open-letter review to a member of the actual Team Margaret…

    Dear Cory Poccia, Post-Production Coordinator,

    Wow. I hope you claimed some serious overtime. Margaret was meant for release in 2007, and after legal battles and re-cuts to change the film’s length, the rest of us finally have a chance, five years, later to see Kenneth Logerman’s sophomore directorial effort. Amazingly, and against the odds, your heavy workload paid off. This film was worth the wait. And even, dare I say, worth the weight… (CON’T)…

    http://www.dearcastandcrew.com/letters/2012/8/1/margaret.html

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