Whatever you thought of Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” and we’ll get to that in a second, I’ve been very impressed by A24’s handling of this film.
When it premiered at last September’s Venice Film Festival, you had journalists wondering just how a 3.5 hour film, with a 15-minute intermission, could be marketed to the general moviegoing public.
Well, not only has it been successfully marketed, but ”The Brutalist” has expanded more widely this weekend. Corbet’s 215-minute epic is now playing in 1700+ theatres nationwide. A24 has managed to turn this independently financed film into an event.
“The Brutalist,” which has so far grossed $12M, had a production budget of just “under $10M.” I gather many of our readers have seen the film by now, or will be able to catch it this weekend — what did you think? Does it deserve to win Best Picture?
As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.