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ReviewsThe Rest Of The Night (Il Resto Della Notte)
Dir/scr: Francesco Munzi. Italy. 2008. 103mins.Frederico Munzi lives up to the promise he showed in his debut Saimir with this dark multi-linear drama-thriller set amongst Italy’s new immigrant underclass. It’s a timely theme given the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration by the country’s recently elected centre-right ...
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ReviewsKnitting
Dir: Yin Lichuan. China. 2008. 100mins.An unlikely menage a trios drifts on the margins of legality while struggling to make a living of sorts in Yin Lichuan’s deliberately reticent film. If withholdinginformation rates as an artistic achievement, then Knitting could make a mark in arthouse berths ...
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Palace, Pusan Story share top prize at PPP
The staff cutbacks sweeping through AOL Time Warner following its recent merger approval have now reached as far as the New York and London offices of Fine Line Features, the specialised offshoot of New Line Cinema.On Tuesday, Fine Line's New York staff were informed that their ranks would be pruned ...
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High Point takes on Shadows In The Sun with Jean Simmons
London-based High Point Films has taken on world rights for David Rocksavage's Shadows In The Sun. Jean Simmons stars with James Wilby and Jamie Dornan.Nick O'Hagan (Daylight Robbery) produced for Giant Films.The film is set in England's Norfolk coast during a hazy summer in the late 1960s. A man visiting ...
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ReviewsThe Pleasure Of Being Robbed
Dir: Josh Safdie. US. 2008. 68mins.A glance at the multi-tasking names in the credits is enough to show just how homemade New York film-maker Josh Safdie’s debut film is. And at just 68 minutes, it challenges the definition of full-length feature. But it would be a ...
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Voyage To The Pyranees (Le Voyage aux Pyrenees)
Dir/scr. Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu.France. 2008. 102 mins.A marital farce about misunderstandings, the great blue yonder and (apparently supernatural) gender-swapping, Journey To The Pyrenees is brisk, witty and often daft. This love letter to the film-makers’ native region is a gift for its two leads, Sabine Azema and Jean-Pierre Darroussin, ...
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Kuba resigns as head of Barrandov Studios
Vladimir Kuba has stepped down from his position as general director of Barrandov Studios. The announcement came as a sudden surprise inside Barrandov Studios, a source inside told Screen International. 'My view of the situation was different from the owners,' Kuba told Screen International. 'I thought it was better to ...
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Film Farm to produce new works from Egoyan and De Palma
Toronto-based production outfit The Film Farm is set to produce Atom Egoyan's untitled next picture, an original screenplay, and two films from Brian de Palma. Headed by producing partners Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss, Film Farm produced Egoyan's Cannes competition entry Adoration as well as de Palma's 2007 Venice title ...
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Arbol buys stake in Capa Barcelone
Spanish TV production house Grupo Arbol has acquired a 50% stake in Capa Barcelone, the local subsidiary of French production outfit Capa, according to a report in financial paper Cinco Dias.The two companies complement each other: Arbol is home to Spain's leading TV fiction producer, Globo Media, while Capa Barcelone ...
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Beta cinema sales catch fire
German outfit Beta Cinema has closed a number of eye-catching deals on its Cannes slate. Heart Of Fire, which screened in official selection in Berlin, has gone to the UK (Metrodome) and to the US (Seventh Art).In the wake of its Oscar success earlier this year, Stephan Ruzowitzky's holocaust tale ...
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Ben Stassen announces further sales on 3D title Fly Me To The Moon
Early in the market, it is clear that buyers' appetite for 3D fare shows no sign of waning. Ben Stassen, director/producer of Fly Me To The Moon, has announced further sales on the animated 3D adventure, which is being released in the US later this year by Summit.Stassen has confirmed ...
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Score draw ends Napoleonic wars
The stand-off over the rival versions of Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927), long acknowledged as one of the towering achievements of the silent era, is over.In Cannes this week, it has been announced that an agreement has been struck between Zoetrope/Film Preserve and the BFI/Photoplay. Two primary versions of the film ...
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Fandango Portobello Sales makes sales on Gomorrah
Fandango Portobello Sales has announced deals on Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah ahead of its competition debut. The UK's Optimum has acquired the film while Prokino has taken it for Germany and Austria.The film is also sold in Turkey (AFS), France (Le Pacte), Benelux (ABC Distribution), Switzerland (Filmcoopi) and Canada (Seville). It ...
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Film4 reunites with Miranda July for Satisfaction
Film4 has announced it will reunite with director Miranda July for her new film Satisfaction, which will begin shooting in Los Angeles in the autumn. Film Four and July previously collaborated on Me And You And Everyone We Know, which took 4 prizes at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.Satisfaction, ...
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Elle Driver picks up Japanese title The Sky Crawlers
Nascent French outfit Elle Driver has picked up the mandate to hot Japanese title The Sky Crawlers for European sales. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the animated film is presented by Nippon Television Network and Production I.G. It will have its debut in Japan on August 2 when Warner Bros. releases ...
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[Rec] directors return for sequel to horror hit
Filmax is promoting a sequel to the hit horror film Rec with the same directors, Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza, attached to direct.Rec 2 will have the same 'claustrophobic concept' as the first film, seen through a handheld camera lens, according to Filmax.Full details for the film, such as cast, ...