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    Gigantic

    2008-09-16T12:46:00Z

    Dir: Matt Aselton. US. 2008. 96mins.

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    First Independent takes US rights to Aselton's Gigantic

    2008-11-11T01:23:00Z

    Gary Rubin's First Independent Pictures has acquired US rights to Killer Films and Epoch Films' offbeat comedy Gigantic.Matt Aselton directed the film starring Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel as a mattress shop worker and his foul-mouthed girlfriend who try to adopt a baby. John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander ...

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    Dano and Deschanel star in Gigantic for Killer, Epoch

    2008-03-01T01:20:00Z

    Principal photography on the Killer Films and Epoch Films comedy Gigantic starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman and Jane Alexander is set to commence in New York on Mar 3.Mindy Goldberg of Epoch and Christine Vachon of Killer Films are producing and first-timer Matt Aselton will direct from a ...

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    In Focus: Epoch and Killer join forces for Gigantic

    2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Gigantic, which saw its world premiere in Toronto recently, represents the first co-production between Epoch Films run by Mindy Goldberg and Killer Films run by Christine Vachon.Epoch Films is a prosperous 19-year-old commercials production company which was created by Goldberg in 1989 as a place where talented young directors could ...

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    Fortissimo strikes Gigantic French deal with La Fabrique De Films.

    2008-09-06T06:40:00Z

    Fortissimo Films has closed an all-rights French deal for Toronto title Gigantic to La Fabrique De Films.Matt Aselton directed the Killer Films and Epoch Films production, which has its world premiere Monday in Discovery.The surreal love story stars Zooey Deschanel, Paul Dano and John Goodman.Fortissimo EVP of International Sales Nicole ...

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    The Boat That Rocked to open Danish film festival CPH:PIX

    2009-03-27T17:16:00Z

    The Boat That Rocked will open CPH:PIX, Denmark's new international feature film festival which runs from April 16 to 26. Richard Curtis will introduce the film together with actors Bill Nighy and Nick Frost. The festival will screen over 180 new films from across the world, with the complete programme ...

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    Fortissimo Filmsacquires Killer, Epoch'sGigantic

    2008-05-13T15:08:00Z

    Fortissimo Films has picked up Gigantic, an off-beat comedy with a stellar cast headed by Zooey Deschanel, Paul Dano and John Goodman, from US production outfits Killer Films and Epoch Films. The debut of Matt Aselton, the film revolves around a mattress store worker who falls for a potty-mouthed ...

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    Toronto: The Buzz Films

    2008-08-29T07:19:00Z

    THE BUZZ FILMSGALA PRESENTATIONSDean Spanley (UK-NZ)Dir: Toa FraserThe story: Based on Lord Dunsany's novel My Talks With Dean Spanley, this charts the relationship between a stiff Englishman and his son.The cast: Peter O'Toole plays opposite Jeremy Northam as his son and Sam Neill as an eccentric dean.The buzz: A co-production ...

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    Buzz Films - Toronto 2008: the lowdown

    2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

    GALA PRESENTATIONSDean Spanley (UK-NZ)Dir: Toa FraserThe story: Based on Lord Dunsany's novel My Talks With Dean Spanley, this charts the relationship between a stiff Englishman and his son.The cast: Peter O'Toole plays opposite Jeremy Northam as his son and Sam Neill as an eccentric dean.The buzz: A co-production between New ...