New Mantra: "Miranda July Heist Movie"
Friday, March 30, 2018 at 9:30AM 
Chris here. If that headline didn't already give you a moment of chrystalline mental clarity, perhaps the fact that it's not just fantasy will. That's right, the multi-hyphenate artist Miranda July will be returning to cinemas for her yet untitled third feature, this time with a genre bent. Those unfamiliar with the indie darling would do well to research her performance art and writing, but her filmography is as good a start as any of her other works. Her first two idiosyncratic films were 2005's whimsically sad Me and You and Everyone We Know ("... forever.") and 2011's The Future, which was narrated by a stray cat. Both films are touching and deeply original, so don't expect standard heist fare.
But maybe this could be her most mainstream film yet given the enticing cast she's already assembled: Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Gina Rodriguez, and Richard Jenkins. Wood will play Old Dolio (!), whose scheming parents (Winger and Jenkins) bring an outsider into their major heist plans, with big ramifications for Old Dolio. Expect something oddly moving and unlike anything else released that year.
Reader Comments (6)
Enthusiastic for Debra Winger. She definitely needs a revival.
I don't know. The Future was fucking crap. It was one of the worst films I had ever seen.
I still think about The Future's cat narrator. Such a cute little film.
Sounds like a fun project - July, Wood, Winger, and Rodriguez? My gay heart!
Winger was fantastic in last year's The Lovers (alongside an equally fine Tracy Letts as her soon-to-be ex-hubby). Speaking of marrieds, it tickles me that July and 20th Century Women's Mike Mills are a couple because what an intriguing, writerly pair.
Somebody is letting this person make another "movie"?
Yeah, nothing I've seen of Miranda July makes me think I'd like her movies. When your first movie features a six year old making an effective emoticon for that Requiem for a Dream scene? Wow, who were you even making the movie for. And The Future? Maybe that concept would work as a short film, but I can't imagine I wouldn't get irritated with it as a feature. So Miranda July trying to apply her "unique" brand of quirk to a heist film? Count me out.