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All Good Things: Director gets U.S rights back
Posted by Helena on March 11, 2010 • All Good ThingsNo Comments

Good news to hear something about this film.  It is long over due to be released.  On a slight downside Blue Valentines rights have been bought by Weinstein.

Director Andrew Jarecki (“Capturing the Friedmans”) has cut a deal to get the domestic theatrical rights to his feature debut “All Good Things” from the Weinstein Co. and is looking for a new U.S. distributor for the movie.

“All Good Things,” starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst is inspired by the true story of Robert Durst, the scion of a wealthy New York family who was acquitted of killing his neighbor and whose first wife vanished into thin air. Durst at one point took to dressing as a woman, and he has provided plenty of fodder for the New York tabloids over the years. Jarecki has brought the same meticulous approach to “All Good Things” that he used with the critically acclaimed documentary “Capturing the Friedmans,” which was about a New York family that is rocked by accusations of pedophilia. The director spent years investigating all aspects of the case, and the movie spans about three decades of Durst’s life. 

“All Good Things” was filmed in 2008. There was talk that it was headed for a fall 2009 release, but that never materialized. There have been debates between Jarecki and the Weinstein Co. for some time about how best to release the movie.

“We had a different strategy for how we wanted to release the picture,” said David Glasser, a senior executive at the Weinstein Co. who also oversees distribution. “He purchased the rights back,” Glasser said, adding that, “this is not something we normally or traditionally do.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Jarecki, who founded Moviefone, spent several million dollars to regain the U.S. rights. Weinstein Co. paid $6 million to $8 million for the film, a person familiar with the situation said.

While the Weinstein Co. will not release the movie in the U.S., it did keep international rights for the film, as well as the basic cable television rights. Jarecki got the pay television rights back.

“It was very amicable and friendly,” Glasser said.

Jarecki’s team at Creative Artists Agency have been meeting with potential distributors and hope to have a deal in place shortly.

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Synopsis of “All Good Things”
Posted by Eli on November 12, 2009 • All Good ThingsNo Comments

Thanks to Collider we can bring you a synopsis of Ryan’s next movie “All good things” which he co-stars along with Kirsten Dunst.

“Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Jarecki (Capturing the Friedmans), ALL GOOD THINGS teams Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (The Notebook) with Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man) and Oscar nominee Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) in a romantic thriller that unlocks the mystery of a unique man who could have had it all.

Set against the extravagance and excess of New York City in the 80s, David Marks (Gosling), the son of a powerful real estate tycoon marries a beautiful working class student, Katie (Dunst). Together they flee the city for idyllic country life in Vermont – only to be lured back by David’s father. Upon their return, Katie goes back to medical school and begins to make a life for herself. But as Katie becomes increasingly independent, David mysteriously turns more violent and controlling. Family secrets are slowly revealed, just as Katie disappears without a trace. Years later, when Katie’s best friend turns up dead, a struggling cop and eager reporter team together to reopen the unsolved case. With David the main suspect, the Marks family’s dark secrets pave the way to a disturbing truth.”