Beaks here...

Noah Baumbach's FRANCES HA made the 2012 fall film festival rounds, and generated enough critical enthusiasm that I figured we'd see an awards push for its star (and co-writer), Greta Gerwig. Perhaps they held back, hoping Sony Pictures Classics would get her in the Best Actress running for Whit Stillman's wonderful DAMSELS IN DISTRESS. I guess I missed that campaign.

In any event, IFC Films is finally releasing the film on May 17th, and I couldn't be more excited. I was already predisposed to giddiness given the brilliance of Baumbach & Gerwig's last effort together, GREENBERG. Not that I know there's an homage to the "Modern Love" scene from Leos Carax's MAUVAIS SANG? Just give it already, IFC!