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Vincent D'Onofrio Fills Weinstein's Shoes
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In a period where the studio-based portion independent film industry are on suicide watch, it'll be fun to relive a time when Harvey Weinstein and everyone competing against him could do no wrong. Ever since we got word that there was a screenplay based on Peter Biskind's incendiary book was making the rounds (Jeffrey Wells) and there was activity on the production that a crew were in Cannes filming, but now we got word that Down and Dirty Pictures (a 10 million dollar production) has got a great cast in place (Hugh Dancy, Matthew Perry, Andy Serkis, Sally Hawkins, Elias Koteas, Bobby Cannavale, Toby Jones and Michael Rispoli) with Scren Daily reporting that Vincent D'Onofrio is poised to take on the "role" of Weinstein. - In a period where the studio-based portion independent film industry are on suicide watch, it'll be fun to relive a time when Harvey Weinstein and »
Film Movement 'Welcome' Philippe Lioret's Drama to the U.S.
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Saving one more Euro fare from drowning into obscurity, Film Movement have announced the pick-up of Philippe Lioret's Welcome - a trilingual drama in French, English and Arabic that paints a portrait of two men wrestling with their own issues of lost love and alienation, while exploring larger contemporary dilemmas like illegal immigration and covert border crossings. Film Movement is planning a Spring-ish release. - Saving one more Euro fare from drowning into obscurity, Film Movement have announced the pick-up of Philippe Lioret's Welcome - a trilingual drama in French, English and Arabic that paints a portrait of two men wrestling with their own issues of lost love and alienation, while exploring larger contemporary dilemmas like illegal immigration and covert border crossings. Film Movement is planning a Spring-ish release. Welcome was recently selected as one of the nominees for the prestigious Louis Delluc Prize (A Prophet won) and since it preemed in Berlin, »
DVD Review: Sauna
2 hours ago
While the plot is slow and deliberate in its pacing, the performances of the leads and the payoff at the end make the close attention you have to pay writer Iiro Kuttner's storyline well worth it. - Sauna Movie: Disc: Click here to read the dvd review! While the plot is slow and deliberate in its pacing, the performances of the leads and the payoff at the end make the close attention you have to pay writer Iiro Kuttner's storyline well worth it. »
Craig Zobel, Lance Weiler and Cherien Dabis among Dozen Selected for Sundance's Screenwriters Lab
15 hours ago
I usually begin these type of "Sundance Institute" updates by stating that these are the future names to watch out for on the indie film scene or in future editions of the festival, but the truth of the matter is, this year's batch of twelve are names we already mention on this site. Filmmakers such as Craig Zobel and Cherien Dabis are returning with their latest screenplays-in-progress and folks such as Lance Weiler, Sean Durkin (producer of Afterschool) and Edwin (multiple fest winner Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly) are making this an 2010 group to watch out for. - I usually begin these type of "Sundance Institute" updates by stating that these are the future names to watch out for on the indie film scene or in future editions of the festival, but the truth of the matter is, this year's batch of twelve are names we already mention on this site. »
Apparition Grabs Sundance Entry Before it 'Runaways'
17 hours ago
As was the case with Terrence Malick's Tree of Life, looks like River Road Ent. weren't planning on letting this biopic go to market and have passed it forward to Apparition. This could mean one of two things: that Bill Pohlad didn't feel confident about the final product or, the more likely scenario is that with Kristen Stewart on board, that a segment of the Twilight series fanbase might add some B.O dollars to the theatrical release of The Runaways. - As was the case with Terrence Malick's Tree of Life, looks like River Road Ent. weren't planning on letting this biopic go to market and have passed it forward to Apparition. This could mean one of two things: that Bill Pohlad didn't feel confident about the final product or, the more likely scenario is that with Kristen Stewart on board, that a segment of the Twilight »
Nyfcc: The Hurt Locker Switches Status from Dark Horse to Front Runner
21 hours ago
While A Serious Man appears to be making no blips on any critic group's radar (a real shame that it's not even claiming any of these "ensemble acting" prizes either), Up in the Air and Precious aren't fairing that well either, as The Hurt Locker assault this weekend (tops on a couple of critic groups on both coasts) has indeed placed the film from 'dark horse' status to Oscar 'front-runner'. It's the dream scenario for Summit Ent. who tried their best in promoting the picture this summer, but ultimately failed to reach the larger segment of the population who might not read newspapers but are willing to see the next Vin Diesel film. - While A Serious Man appears to be making no blips on any critic group's radar (a real shame that it's not even claiming any of these "ensemble acting" prizes either), Up in the Air and Precious aren't fairing that well either, »
First Run Grabs Docu Filled with Nightmares: Tales From the Script
23 hours ago
If you ever wanted to find an irritable bunch of people working in Hollywood, you wouldn't have to go much further than the names in the screenwriter's directory. First Run Features have picked up the rights to Peter Hanson’s talking heads docu about the horror stories of those of who lived to tell the tale: contemporary screenwriters who got stung in their careers as scribes and consider themselves lucky, managed to see one of their works turn into a final product and retain some shards of its former self. - If you ever wanted to find an irritable bunch of people working in Hollywood, you wouldn't have to go much further than the names in the screenwriter's directory. First Run Features have picked up the rights to Peter Hanson’s talking heads docu about the horror stories of those of who lived to tell the tale: contemporary screenwriters »
Tennessee Williams on Screen and Stage
14 December 2009 2:22 PM, PST
For over sixty years, the plays of Tennessee Williams have tackled mental illness, sexuality, and alcoholism, and illustrated it all with a stunningly lyrical language inspired by his upbringing in Missouri. His characters were real people, with hearts and blood and soul, and it changed American theater forever. His plays, living on all over the world nearly 25 years after his death, gives credence to the fact that he is one of the most “alive” playwrights ever. - For over sixty years, the plays of Tennessee Williams have tackled mental illness, sexuality, and alcoholism, and illustrated it all with a stunningly lyrical language inspired by his upbringing in Missouri. His characters were real people, with hearts and blood and soul, and it changed American theater forever. His plays, living on all over the world nearly 25 years after his death, gives credence to the fact that he is one of the most “alive” playwrights ever. »
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