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27 September 2011 11:34 AM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

The rich, dramatic story of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh--who has his own museum in Amsterdam--hasn't been brought to life (in English, anyway) in a feature film since Robert Altman's underappreciated Vincent and Theo (1990), starring Tim Roth. Vincente Minnelli's 1956 Lust for Life memorably starred Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh; Anthony Quinn won the supporting actor Oscar as Paul Gauguin. Australian Paul Cox also directed a 1987 documentary on the painter, featuring John Hurt reading his letters (clip below). Now Kalliope Films wants to do the full soup-to-nuts biopic treatment: Van Gogh. They plan to shoot the film throughout Europe (Belgium, France, the UK and The Netherlands), using restored locations where Van Gogh actually lived. Kalliope CEO Kira Madallo Sesay is producing from her »

26 June 2011 11:31 PM, PDT | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »

A filmmaker.s diary about his fight against liver cancer may not seem uplifting, but Paul Cox is convinced that his story is ultimately a positive one. .It reads a bit like a thriller for a while,. he says. .I think it.s very optimistic . it.s also changed my life.. Tales From the Cancer Ward is an account of everything from Cox.s diagnosis in early 2009 to life after receiving a liver transplant on Boxing Day of that same year. Though it is a book that may lack mass-market appeal, the director . best known for works such as Vincent and Molokai: The Story of Father Damien . wanted other sufferers to be able to learn the truth of living with cancer. Proceeds from sales are even going to the hospital where he »

- Amanda Diaz

2 items from 2011