Woody Allen is not comfortable at glitzy movie premieres, nor is Whit Stillman, but the filmmakers are the stars of opulent events funded by Amazon this week and next. The purpose is to trumpet Amazon's invasion into film production and distribution (yes, even theatrical), and the corporate giant doesn't seem fazed by…

Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions have dropped a trailer for Whit Stillman’s Jane Austen adaptation Love & Friendship, which received a very warm response out of its Sundance Film Festival premiere. Based on the Austen novella Lady Susan, the film follows a manipulative, charming woman who has run through her…

During what appeared to be his 13-year hiatus of directing, Whit Stillman moved to London and was trying to mount film productions there, which wasn’t an easy feat. Essentially, if one didn’t have the BBC and Film 4 involved on their project, it was hardly a go. One of the takeaways during this period for Stillman was…

Who didn’t stop by Deadline’s Sundance Film Festival studio? Sunday reeled in the filmmakers and talent from such titles as Indignation, Love & Friendship, Suited, Captain Fantastic, Sing Street and much more. This year, we set up shop in the downstairs of The Samsung Studio, a chill-out atmosphere decked out with the…

EXCLUSIVE: Extending a relationship that began with the Spike Lee-directed Chi-Raq, Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions will partner on the domestic theatrical release of Love & Friendship. The Whit Stillman-directed period comedy stars Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Stephen Fry and Emma Greenwell…

EXCLUSIVE:  Amazon Studios is close to a deal to acquire North American rights to Whit Stillman's period comedy Love & Friendship starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Stephen Fry and Emma Greenwell. The film reunites Beckinsale and Sevigny with Stillman for the first time since 1998 cult classic The…

The Last Days Of Disco trio of director Whit Stillman and stars Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny is heading from the 1980s back to the 18th century for Love & Friendship. Shooting begins later this month in Ireland on Stillman’s adaptation of the Jane Austen novella, Lady Susan, which was published after her death. Pr…

Amazon will debut its  third pilot season August 28 on Amazon Instant Video in the U.S. and the UK as well as Amazon’s instant video app . Once again, customers will be invited to give feedback. Amazon is making five pilots available: The Cosmopolitans, a romantic comedy set in Paris from Whit Stillman, with Adam…

After presenting a slew of series panels for its upcoming series and a sizzle reel for its pilots, director of Amazon Studios Roy Price was bombarded with questions by the press at the Beverly Hilton about Amazon Prime‘s avant garde pilot process and overall strategy as a streaming network. First gripe by the media…

Amazon Studios continues to firm up its next batch of pilot orders. I hear the company is zeroing in on comedy Cosmopolitan from The Last Days Of Disco filmmaker Whit Stillman and drama Hysteria from Invasion creator Shaun Cassidy. Cosmopolitan, which Stillman wrote and will direct and executive produce, chronicles…

The Venice International Film Festival announced today that Whit Stillman’s comedy Damsels in Distress will be the closing-night film for the fest’s 68th edition, which opens Aug. 31 with George Clooney’s The Ides of March, which was just tapped for a Gala Presentation spot at the Toronto festival. Stillman’s pic…

NEW YORK, NY (March 29, 2011) –Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release Oscar nominated Whit Stillman's latest film Violet Wister’s DAMSELS IN DISTRESS worldwide. Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer produced alongside Stillman, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Greta Gerwig (GREENBERG…