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American History X Director Tony Kaye Is Finally Releasing Another Feature

Director Tony Kaye's career has been something of a rocky road.

He made waves back in 1998 with American History X, but attempted to disown the film after Edward Norton reportedly interfered with the editing process to make his character the star of the film.

This lead to a lawsuit wherein Kaye tried to have the director of the movie listed as "Humpty Dumpty".

Humpty Dumpty indeed. For a while it has seemed that Kaye had fallen off a wall and was yolk on the pavement, since two of the feature films he has made since then – Lobby Lobster in 2007 and Black Water Transit in 2009 – have yet to be released.

But it finally seems that Humpty Dumpty has pieced himself together and is back up on that wall (no, I'm not going to drop this analogy, you have brought it on yourself, Tony Kaye), as news arrived today that he has finally seen one of his films set for distribution.

Tribeca Films have picked up the US release rights to Kaye's Detachment, which means that US audience should be able to see it in cinemas soon. Here's their press release:

Tribeca Film announced today that it has acquired all US distribution rights, including theatrical, VOD, digital, TV and DVD, to Detachment, a vivid and compelling ensemble drama from acclaimed Director Tony Kaye (American History X, Lake of Fire) that had its World Premiere at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.

Tribeca Film, supported by Founding Partner American Express, plans a 2012 release via a multi-city theatrical engagement, running day-and-date with nationwide VOD and digital distribution, followed by DVD, pay-TV, and a range of other platforms.

In Director Tony Kaye's Detachment, Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody stars as Henry Barthes, an educator with a true talent to connect with his students. Yet Henry has chosen to bury his gift. By spending his days as a substitute teacher, he conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form an attachment to either students or colleagues. When a new assignment places him at a public school where a frustrated, burned-out administration has created an apathetic student body, Henry soon becomes a role model to the disaffected youth. In finding an unlikely emotional connection to the students, teachers, and a runaway teen he takes in from the streets, Henry realizes that he's not alone in his life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.

Kaye, molding a contemporary vision of people who become increasingly distant from others while still feeling the need to connect, directs a stellar ensemble cast from a script by Carl Lund.  Anchored by an award-worthy performance from Brody, Detachment also features memorable roles by Christina Hendricks, Academy® Award nominee James Caan, Academy® Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Cranston, William Petersen and newcomers Betty Kaye and Sami Gayle.

"I was personally drawn to make the movie because I wanted to take the character of Henry Barthes and make him universal, make him all of us, and learn myself from that journey. He is the baton in a relay race, an infinite piece of clay to sculpt, a human being formed out of pain and sent to the masses to teach in the education system. Our purpose in being born is to learn and teach, and to be happy," Kaye said. "Looking at the ever changing landscape of film distribution, I think the Tribeca Film team is perfectly positioned to shepherd Detachment into this new exciting era."

"Detachment is a singular experience. Tony Kaye combines a range of filmmaking techniques, terrific ensemble acting and a wonderful lead performance by Adrien Brody," said Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. "The film truly demands to be seen; we look forward to bringing it to a wider audience through Tribeca Film."

Oh Captain! My Captain!

…just kidding.

Kaye has proved his talent in the past and Detachment looks like it'll be worth the wait.

So, can Lobby Lobster and Black Water Transit nowsee the light of day as well?

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