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Filmmaker publishes The People Smuggler
24 May 2012 7:09 PM, PDT | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
The People Smuggler, a book by filmmaker Robin de Crespigny that was first written by her as a film script, has been launched at Sydney Writers. Festival.
The book tells the true story of Ali Al Jenabi who .became a people smuggler in order to get his family here., said refugee advocate Ngaretta Rossell at the event.
She first approached writer Virginia Duigan and her husband, director Bruce Beresford, about using film to draw attention to his story, and subsequently found her way to de Crespigny.
Unable to get traction with potential film partners, scriptwriter John Collee suggested de Crespigny re-write the script as a book, although she at first protested that she.d never written a book.
.John said write a chapter and I will tell you if you can write,. de Crespigny said in a moving speech at the launch.
.It was an epic journey that needed to be told in its entirety, »
- Sandy George
Should There Be a Gossip Girl Movie?
22 May 2012 6:39 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
The upcoming sixth season of Gossip Girl, set to premiere in October, will be its last.
Sad as this fact is, as the show's stars gear up to say sayonara to the Upper East Side on the CW, could some of them be persuaded to reunite for a Gossip Girl movie down the line, a la Sex and the City?
"It's funny because I just got that question recently," Chace Crawford told E! News.
"It had never even crossed my mind so it was like, that's weird ... I don't know if I want that, or do not want that. I don't know what the logistics would be on that. I would imagine it's a long shot. Who knows?"
If it's up to him, Gossip Girl Season 6 will end with a bang. In a manner of speaking.
"Like the end of Die Hard," he joked. "Just walking away from an exploding helicopter. »
- steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
Julia Leigh To Adapt Her Novel "Disquiet"
16 May 2012 7:36 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Screen Australia are sinking $400,000 into sixteen Australian features currently in development reports Screen Daily
"The Hunter" author Julia Leigh is set to adapt one of her own novels for the big screen - the atmospheric gothic thriller "Disquiet" which follows a family reunion at a French chateau, one haunted by secrets.
The film would mark Leigh's second directorial effort following on from the recent "Sleeping Beauty" starring Emily Browning.
Others making the financial cut are the sequel "Nim’s Island: The Return Of The Pirates", Bruce Beresford’s action romance "Banjo & Matilda", and a Kriv Stenders-directed musical about a synchronised swimming champion that's set to Kylie Minogue's music. »
- Garth Franklin
Development funding for Stenders, Teplitzky, Edgerton brothers
14 May 2012 5:16 PM, PDT | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
A musical from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders, a feature about the choir of hard knocks directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and an untitled project from Joel and Nash Edgerton are three of 16 features that have received a share of $400,000 in development support from Screen Australia. Of these 16 projects, ten are new additions to the development slate, while the remaining six have been receiving ongoing assistance. Screen Australia.s head of development Martha Coleman said in a statement that the calibre of features was outstanding. .There.s a general acknowledgement from the marketplace that our filmmakers have raised the bar and I think the next wave of films in the coming years will be really interesting..
Synchronicity, which is written by Marissa Goodhill,. produced by Leesa Kahn and Catriona Hughes and has Kriv Stenders attached as director, is a musical set to the songs of Kylie Minogue. It follows 17-year-old Kylie »
- Amanda Diaz
Screen Australia funds 16 new projects, including Sleeping Beauty director’s film Disquiet
14 May 2012 12:31 AM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
Some of Australia’s biggest names in film-making have received funding for new projects in the latest round of Screen Australia’s single-project feature development.
The funding round for script development has supported 16 projects totalling $400,000, ten new projects and six which receive continued support.
Martha Coleman, Screen Australia’s head of development said: “The calibre of feature projects coming to the Development Department is outstanding. There’s a general acknowledgement from the marketplace that our film-makers have raised the bar and I think the next wave of films in the coming years will be really interesting.”
Film-makers include Julia Leigh, the Edgerton brothers, Abe Forsythe and Kriv Stenders.
Julia Leigh is to direct her second film, Disquiet following on from Sleeping Beauty, which won best direction in a feature film at the Australian Director’s Guild Awards on Friday night. The psychological horror will be adapted by Leigh from her book of the same name. »
- Colin Delaney
[Now Streaming] Your ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ & ‘First Position’ Alternatives
3 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel & First Position.
Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye and the Hulk join forces as the Avengers to face an evil unlike the earth has ever seen before. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner co-star; Joss Whedon directs.
How about giving some lesser-known superheroes their due:
Confessions of a Superhero (2007) This quirky and compelling documentary follows four dreamers whose passion to become professional actors has landed them all on Hollywood Boulevard costumed as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the Incredible Hulk. Matt Ogens directs.
Big Man Japan (2007) This Japanese mockumentary explores the downside to being a superhero. Daisato is a middle-aged, second-rate superhero who not »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
New Posters For ‘Lovelace,’ ‘Rush,’ ‘Amazing Spider-Man,’ ‘Predisposed’ & Two Elizabeth Olsen Indies
1 May 2012 5:36 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Despite the certainty of the dueling Linda Lovelace biopic up in the air, the other one is moving forward with full steam. Today we’ve got a new poster for Lovelace, the biopic of the ’70s pornstar from Howl directors Rob Epstein and Jerry Friedman. Starring Amanda Seyfried, one can see Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple, James Franco, Sharon Stone, and many more as you can see below. Following that comes a biopic of a different kind, with the first sales art for Ron Howard‘s Formula 1 racing drama Rush, starring The Avengers, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Cabin In The Woods star Chris Hemsworth. He portrays James Hunt, while Daniel Brühl plays his rival Formula 1 racer Niki Lauda and the cast also includes Olivia Wilde and Christian McKay.
We’ve also got posters for two different independent, festival films starring the excellent Elizabeth Olsen, who broke out in Martha Marcy May Marlene last year. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Peace, Love And Misunderstanding movie poster, trailer and images
30 April 2012 9:45 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Check out the first poster, trailer and photos for Peace, Love & Misunderstanding, starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chace Crawford and Elizabeth Olsen. Australian film veteran Bruce Beresford delivers a heartfelt comedy that centres on a conservative lawyer (Catherine Keener) who, after splitting with her husband, takes her two teenage children to meet their estranged, eccentric grandmother (Jane Fonda). Also in the cast of the Joseph Muszynski and Christina Mengert-written drama are Kyle MacLachlan, Rosanna Arquette and Nat Wolff. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding opens June 8 in limited areas. »
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding Trailer Arrives
28 April 2012 2:35 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The first trailer for IFC Films’ comedy-drama Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding, which made its premiere at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, has debuted. Bruce Beresford‘s (Driving Miss Daisy) new heart warming comedy stars the legendary actress Jane Fonda as a hippie grandmother named Grace, who houses her daughter Diane (Catherine Keener), an uptight NYC lawyer, [...]
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- Nick Martin
Watch: Elizabeth Olsen & Jane Fonda Offer 'Peace, Love & Misunderstanding' In New Trailer
27 April 2012 5:43 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Don't call it a comeback, but it looks like Jane Fonda is ready to get back to work. The actress/fitness guru/activist hasn't been entirely idle on the big screen in the past ten years, but she hasn't been Jessica Chastain either. Back in 2005, Fonda co-starred in the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy "Monster-in-Law," Fonda's first acting role in 15 years. Despite being hated by critics, the film was a box office success, and seemed to herald Fonda's return to acting. However, after 2007's "Georgia Rule," Fonda disappeared again only to reappear years later with three projects: the comedy-drama "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding," a recurring role on Aaron Sorkin's HBO series "The Newsroom," and, last month, Fonda was cast as Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels' "The Butler." The excellent trailer for "The Newsroom" arrived earlier this month, and now the first trailer for "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding" has been revealed by Yahoo! »
- Ryan Gowland
Elizabeth Olsen Has ‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’ In New Trailer
27 April 2012 1:20 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
A new trailer has appeared online for the upcoming comedy Peace, Love And Misunderstanding.
Although she’s the younger sister to the infamously fashionable Olsen twins, Elizabeth Olsen seems to be making a name for herself away from her siblings. Already making waves with her roles in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) and Silent House (2011), she now stars in a much lighter role – as adult daughter Zoe, whose mother (Catherine Keener) drags away her and her younger brother Jake (Nat Wolff) to visit their hippie grandmother, played by Jane Fonda. What was originally going to be a short vacation turns into something longer, as each family member starts to unwind and discover themselves, while Fonda runs wild with her meditation-taking, marijuana-smoking friends.
Directed by Bruce Beresford (who directed Driving Miss Daisy in 1989, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1990) the film premiered at the Toronto International »
- Jazmine Sky Bradley
Elizabeth Olsen's Peace, Love and Misunderstanding Trailer
26 April 2012 11:28 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Today we have the trailer for "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding," starring Catherine Keener, Jane Fonda, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chace Crawford, and Rosanna Arquette. Check it out below. Plot: An uptight NYC lawyer (Keener) takes her two teenagers (Olsen, Nat Wolff) to her hippie mother's (Fonda) farmhouse upstate for a family vacation. What was meant to be a weekend getaway quickly turns into a summer adventure of romance, music, family secrets and self-discovery. The new movie is directed by Bruce Beresford (The Contract, Double Jeopardy) and has already appeared at several film festival. It is now set to hit theaters on June 8th, in limited release. Trailer: »
‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’ Trailer Puts Three Generations of Acting Talent on Display
26 April 2012 6:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
At first glance, Peace, Love & Understanding looks like your typical indie film. The focus is on characters – relationships between parents and their children, budding romances – and the humor mostly comes from a political place, throwing uptight suit-and-tie types in a confined space with characters who are on the extreme left and watching them all chafe against each other. Chances are you could watch its first trailer and feel like it was an advertisement for a film that you’ve seen a hundred times before. That is, if it didn’t have such an appealing cast. They kind of set the project apart. Well-worn material or not, it’s pretty hard to catch wind of a movie that’s cast Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, and Elizabeth Olsen as three generations of very different women and not get a little bit excited. With Fonda and especially Keener, you have a couple of acting veterans who always bring the goods »
- Nathan Adams
Watch: Elizabeth Olsen in the 'Peace, Love & Misunderstanding' Trailer
26 April 2012 3:27 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
If you haven't heard of Elizabeth Olsen by now, who is seemingly much more suited for feature films than her twin siblings Mary-Kate and Ashley, then you're missing out on some fantastic performances. She made a splash at Sundance in 2011 with Silent House and Martha Marcy May Marlene and shined again at the festival this year with Liberal Arts and Red Lights. Now she's back in Peace, Love and Misunderstanding, a film about an uptight NYC lawyer (Catherine Keener) who takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's (Jane Fonda) farmhouse upstate for a family vacation. Watch below! Here's the first trailer for Bruce Beresford's Peace, Love & Misunderstanding from Yahoo! Movies: Bruce Beresford (The Contract, Double Jeopardy) directs Peace, Love & Misunderstanding from a script by freshmen writers Joseph Muszynski and Christina Mengert. The film follows an uptight NYC lawyer (Catherine Keener) takes her two teenagers (Elizabeth Olsen and Nat »
- Ethan Anderton
Trailer For ‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’ With Elizabeth Olsen, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan & Jane Fonda
26 April 2012 3:12 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Despite the great ensemble, one of the blandest, most by-the-numbers movies I’ve seen in the past year is Bruce Beresford‘s Peace, Love & Misunderstanding. Premiering at Tiff, the film features indie starlet Elizabeth Olsen, who does her best in a limited role, alongside Jane Fonda, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen, Chace Crawford, Catherine Keener, Rosanna Arquette, and Kyle MacLachlan. It’s a completely harmless film, but one can predict every single story beat from a mile away and a cringe-worth conclusion brings all the pieces together in a perfect knot. One may ask why I’m even giving it attention, but the involvement of last year’s best actress is enough to warrant the mention. Check out the trailer below via Yahoo.
Synopsis:
An uptight NYC lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother’s farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding arrives on June 8th. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Inaugural Champs Elysees Festival Sets Lineup; Donald Sutherland to be Honored
26 April 2012 12:54 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The Champs Elysees Film Festival has announced the complete lineup for its inaugural edition. Highlights of American indepenent film include screenings of Richard Linklater's "Bernie"; Dennis Lee's "Jesus Henry Christ"; Bruce Beresford's "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding"; and the documentary "Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present." Screenings will be separated into four categories: Official Selection of American Independent Films; French Galas; American Galas; and Oscar Nominated Foreign Language Films & Shorts. Festival President Sophie Dulac says the festival aims to bridge the gap between the worlds of American and French independent film. Among the French films that will be screening at the festival are Safy Nebbous's "Comme Un Homme"; Claudine Nougaret & Raymond Depardon's "Journal de France"; Alain Resnais's "Vous N'avez Encore Rien Vu"; »
- Aaron Bogert
Aussie playwright Stephen Sewell to make directorial debut
22 April 2012 11:31 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
An Australian playwright and author will direct his first feature film, based on one of his own books.
Sydney-based production company Jaggi.Shute has acquired the rights to Stephen Sewell’s script Babylon, an adaptation of his book of the same name, with the writer signing on to direct as well.
The film will be produced by Steve Jaggi and Liz Shute, to be executive produced by Academy Award winner Bruce Beresford as well as Janine Pearce of The Reef and co-produced by Marc Van Buuren.
Sewell said: “Throughout my career, I have had the pleasure of seeing some fantastic actors bring my characters to life on the stage and screen. The opportunity to take the reins as Director and work closely with the actors to mould my characters is a writer’s dream come true.”
Shute and Jaggi are currently in funding talks with various state agencies.
Shute said: “Stephen »
- Colin Delaney
Stephen Sewell plans to make directorial debut
22 April 2012 8:46 PM, PDT | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Acclaimed playwright Stephen Sewell hopes to make his directorial debut with an adaptation of his 2011 novel Babylon.
Production company Jaggi.Shute is currently in the process of financing the $3.5 million film.
Producer Liz Shute told If that she hopes the film will be funded through private equity, state agencies and an La-based sales agent: "We're not going down the usual Screen Australia route."
Babylon tells the story of an English backpacker who gets more than he bargained for when he hitches a ride with an enigmatic man named Dan. Jaggi.Shute first purchased the rights to the novel after Sewell came on board as consultant on another film.
Bruce Beresford (Mao's Last Dancer) and Janine Pearce (The Reef) will act as executive producers, with Beresford hoping to mentor Sewell through the directing process. Casting will be completed by Maura Fay Casting.
Shute says the plan is to begin filming later »
- Amanda Diaz
Puberty Blues cast revealed
1 April 2012 1:10 AM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
Ten has revealed a big name cast for its Cronulla period drama Puberty Blues.
Many of the actors have worked with the Southern Star production team on previous shows. The producers of the series – which will go beyond the book Puberty Blues and potentially leave the door open for ten to do further series – will be Imogen Banks and John Edwards. Filming for the current series of Offspring has just wrapped.
The cast includes Claudia Karvan (The Secret Life of us, Love My Way, Spirited), Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms, Underbelly), Susie Porter (Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms, East West 101), Dan Wyllie (Love my Way, Animal Kingdom), Susan Prior (All Saints, Animal Kingdom), Rodger Corser (Rush, Underbelly, Spirited), Ashleigh Cummings (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Tomorrow When the War Began), Brenna Harding (Packed to the Rafters, My Place), Sean Keenan, Ed Oxenbould, Charlotte Best, Katie Wall, »
- mumbrella
Jane Fonda As Nancy Reagan?
26 March 2012 4:17 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Somewhat ironically, Jane Fonda, well known for her liberal politics, may end up playing Nancy Reagan, known for her marriage to a right-wing president, in Lee Daniels' White House-set film project The Butler. According to Variety's Jeff Sneider, the Oscar-nominated Precious director has asked Fonda to join his all-star ensemble. Oscar winner Forest Whitaker will likely play butler Eugene Allen, who served an array of U.S. presidents, from Harry Truman in 1952 to Ronald Reagan in 1986. Co-written by Daniels and Danny Strong, The Butler is based on Wil Haygood's report for the Washington Post. Among The Butler's other stellar possibilities are The Color Purple / Beloved's Oprah Winfrey as the butler's wife (Winfrey was one of Precious' credited executive producers), Rise of the Planet of the Apes / The Help's David Oyelowo as Allen's son, Schindler's List / Kinsey's Liam Neeson as Lyndon B. Johnson, and 2012 / The Grifters »
- Andre Soares
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