Richard Kelly's 'The Box' Delayed

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Is Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’ in Trouble?
Published 6/25/2008 at Vulture
... No decent movie in history has ever been released before April), but at least it would've given Kelly fans the chance to forget about Southland Tales (and the director's cut of Donnie Darko) seven months sooner. Presumably Warner just wanted to avoid seeing the film get crushed at the box office by Valkyrie (which, until the next announced delay, is still being released in February). Richard Kelly's THE BOX Gets a Release Date? [Collider via Cinematical] ...

Richard Kelly’s The Box Delayed Until September 2009
Published 6/25/2008 by Sean at Film Junk
... Donnie Darko quite a bit, although with repeat viewings I found that it lost some of its lustre. Southland Tales was, without question, an awkward, incomprehensible mess, but it did have some elements that I kind of dug. His next movie, The Box , is thankfully a bit less ambitious, and sounds like something I would definitely be into, but after this week’s announcement that Warner Brothers have delayed it to September 2009, I can’t help but wonder what it might mean. Over at Cinematical , they are quick to point out that September is usually a month where studios dump ...

Richard Kelly's "The Box" Delayed Until September 11, 2009
Published 6/26/2008 by TonyD (noreply@blogger.com) at FilmArcade.net
... Source: Cinematical Richard Kelly should really stop making movies. It’s not that he is a bad filmmaker, but no one gives him a chance, not even the studio executives. “Donnie Darko” was dumped like a used hooker and never received much respect back when it was released (though it is a cult hit now). “Domino” was pushed back many times until it finally settled. “Southland Tales” wasn’t respected at all, and still really isn’t (unless if you are Jerry, who absolutely loves it). His new film, “The Box,” was set to open in March of 2009. Now, it has been pushed back to no other ...