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SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ELECTS THREE NEW TRUSTEES

For Immediate Release May 24, 2012 Sean Bailey | Anand Mahindra | Jacki Zehner Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute today announced three new members of the Institute’s Board of Trustees: Sean Bailey, Anand Mahindra and Jacki Zehner. Under the guidance of President & Founder Robert Redford and in close collaboration with Executive Director Keri…

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KINO LORBER ACQUIRES ALL US RIGHTS TO HONG SANG-SOO’S NEW FILM IN ANOTHER COUNTRY (2012), STARRING THE GREAT ISABELLE HUPPERT

FILM CURRENTLY IN COMPETITION AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL  New York, NY – May 23, 2012 – Kino Lorber is proud to announce the acquisition of all US rights to IN ANOTHER COUNTRY (2012), the latest film by South Korean master Hong Sang-soo (Night and Day, Woman is the Future of Man). Starring two-time, Best Actress…

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TIFF CELEBRATES DAVID CRONENBERG WITH NEW EXHIBITION

TIFF’s first ever major original touring exhibition launches in Fall 2013 Toronto — Days away from the hotly anticipated world premiere of David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, Piers Handling, Director and CEO, TIFF and Noah Cowan, Artistic Director, TIFF Bell Lightbox, announced today that TIFF will mount a major exhibition related…

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IFC FILMS TAKES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO BEN WHEATLEY’S SIGHTSEERS

CANNES (May 23, 2012) – IFC Films announced today from the 2012 Cannes Film Festival that the company is acquiring all North American rights to acclaimed director Ben Wheatley’s (DOWN TERRACE, KILL LIST) dark comedy SIGHTSEERS, a StudioCanal, Film4 and BFI Presentation of a Big Talk Pictures production in association with Rook Films.  The film…

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SONY PICTURES CLASSICS SAYS YES TO PABLO LARRAĺN’S CANNES FAVORITE NO FROM PARTICIPANT MEDIA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           Gael García Bernal Starrer Premiered to a Standing Ovation in Directors’ Fortnight Selection CANNES (May 22, 2012) – Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to Pablo Larraín’s Cannes…

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EXCLUSIVE MEDIA TO FINANCE AND PRODUCE ‘STILL OF NIGHT’ STARRING MICHELLE MONAGHAN

SUSAN SARANDON IN FINAL NEGOTIATIONS JONATHAN MOSTOW TO DIRECT Cannes, France (May 18, 2012) – Exclusive Media will finance and produce the new thriller STILL OF NIGHT, written and to be directed by Jonathan Mostow (TERMINATOR 3, U-571, BREAKDOWN) and starring Michelle Monaghan (SOURCE CODE) with Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (DEAD MAN WALKING) in…

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World Premiere of Disney•Pixar’s “Brave” Heads to Hollywood for Grand Opening of the Dolby Theatre

Epic Action Adventure Joins 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival Lineup BURBANK, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (May 18, 2012) –Disney•Pixar’s “Brave,” a groundbreaking adventure full of humor, heart and breathtaking action, extends its pioneering spirit to its world premiere on June 18, 2012, marking the Grand Opening of Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. The red-carpet event is a special…

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“UNTITLED PICKFORD FILM” Has Found Their Pickford: Lily Rabe

For Immediate Release Producers Julie Pacino, Jennifer DeLia, and Said Zahraoui at Cannes to take meetings about additional casting Cannes, May 17, 2012 – Poverty Row Entertainment, a production company headed by Julie Pacino and Jennifer DeLia, along with producer Said Zahraoui, has announced that actress Lily Rabe (“All Good Things,” TV’s “American Horror Story,” Broadway’s…

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PAUL SCHRADER PENS BIOPIC OF NOTORIOUS RUSSIAN BALLERINA

For Immediate Release Acclaimed screenwriter-director will write the story of Kschessinska, legendary prima ballerina and mistress to the last Russian Tsar, for film financed by Kremlin-backed Culture & Arts Fund May 17, 2012, Los Angeles — Paul Schrader has signed on today to write the story of the ultimate femme fatale, “prima ballerina assoluta” Mathilde…

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FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT TO INTRODUCE PAUL GREENGRASS’ BARÇA

FC Barcelona Documentary will be Shopped to International Buyers at Cannes Cannes (France) – May 17, 2012 – FilmNation Entertainment will handle international sales on the documentary BARÇA from director Paul Greengrass (Bourne Ultimatum, Bourne Supremacy, United 93). Richard Brown will produce for Anonymous Content and world renowned sport and political writer John Carlin will executive produce. Chris…

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RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT BRINGS THE COUNTRY’S BEST NEW FILMS AND ESTABLISHED FILM TALENT TO THE 65th CANNES FILM FESTIVAL TO DEBATE AND INSPIRE

Cannes, 17 May 2012: It was announced today by the Russian Film Pavilion’s partners - the Russian Federations’ Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROSKINO and “Planeta Inform”Communication Group – that they will present 10 new Russian films to distributors at this year’s Cannes Film Festival on Friday 18 May at 2.30pm. This year Russia is represented at two…

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FISHER STEVENS TO DIRECT AMERICAN PASTORAL For Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA, May 15, 2012—  Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens will direct American Pastoral for Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE).  The project is based on Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name.  Screenwriter John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer, Intolerable Cruelty) adapted the screenplay. American Pastoral is a pivotal story depicting the destruction…

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SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES SUSANNE BIER’S LATEST FILM LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             NEW YORK, NY (May 16, 2012) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Academy Award-winning director Susanne Bier’s latest film, LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED from Scandinavian sales company, TrustNordisk….

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AARON SORKIN TO ADAPT “STEVE JOBS” FOR SONY PICTURES

Film to be Based on Walter Isaacson’s Best Selling Biography of Late Apple Co-Founder CULVER CITY, Calif., May 15, 2012 – Academy Award® winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will adapt Steve Jobs, a motion picture based on the best-selling biography of the legendary Apple co-founder by award-winning journalist Walter Isaacson, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of…

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IFC FILMS GRABS SAVE THE DATE

Distrib Gets NA Rights to Sundance Comedy From the Producers of GARDEN STATE, WAITRESS, MARGARET and THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT New York, NY (May 14, 2012) – IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring all North American rights to director Michael Mohan’s modern romantic comedy SAVE THE DATE. The film, with a screenplay…

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Bona Film Group Secures Strategic Investment From News Corporation: Global Media Company to Purchase Minority Stake

BEIJING, May 13, 2012 — Bona Film Group Limited (Nasdaq:BONA), a leading film distributor and vertically integrated film company in China, today announced that the Company has secured a strategic investment from News Corporation. Under the investment agreement, News Corporation will acquire a 19.9% equity stake in Bona directly from the Company’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, Mr. Dong Yu. Mr….

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“MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS” TO CROSS $1 BILLION GLOBALLY IN 19 DAYS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Super Hero team-up tallies an estimated $373.2 million domestic, $628.9 million international BURBANK, Calif. – May 13, 2012 – Marvel’s The Avengers is expected to cross the $1 billion threshold at the global box office on May 13, its 19th day in release, The Walt Disney Studios has announced. This is the…

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DISNEY & WORLD-RENOWNED SHOE DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE MAGIC BEHIND ONE OF THE GREATEST FAIRYTALES OF ALL TIME…CINDERELLA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE There is magic in make believe! LONDON, UK, April 26, 2012 – The ultimate fairytale that has represented, for centuries, the definitive expression of timeless love, transformation, the fulfillment of a dream come true and, above all, the happily ever after, comes alive in 2012 as The Walt Disney Studios and famed…

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Millennium Entertainment and the Colon Cancer Alliance Join Forces to Promote Colon Cancer Prevention

The Colon Cancer Alliance
and Millennium Entertainment have partnered on the new romantic comedy,
A Little Bit of Heaven, to bring attention to the importance of getting
screened for colon cancer.

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‘SUNLIGHT JR.’ SHINES WITH HYDE PARK INTERNATIONAL AT CANNES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts Headline Inspirational Drama from Director Laurie Collyer Los Angeles, CA – (May 8, 2012) – The gritty, inspirational drama SUNLIGHT JR. will be unveiled to international buyers by Hyde Park International at this year’s Marche du Film. Written and directed by the award-winning Laurie Collyer (SHERRYBABY) and starring Naomi…

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“Just got back from Dark Shadows at the Lincoln Square IMAX (102′ wide screen, over 50 sears per row). I loved almost every second of it. What a shock. I can see why people under 49 hate it, and it’s not just because of its ’60s TV roots–it’s a very traditional, classic-style horror film: leisurely-paced, character-driven, beautifully designed (mostly real sets, not CGI), music used as a humorous or ironic underline, not particularly violent (there’s more blood in the 1970 version), perfectly cast with superb actors, and of course a nice sense of humor to balance the horror. No jump scenes, no teens sliced to pieces by some mask-wearing non-entity, just good old-fashioned story-telling. It’s more like Hugo than Hostel, and not just because it shares cast members and underperformed. And as for the much-derided third act: the complaints are horseshit. Everything that takes place in the climax is logically built up to in what precedes it. Yes, the werewolf is a surprise, but it shouldn’t be given the family history and that character’s behavior, and the explanation is eminently reasonable. In an era where Bridesmaids is considered award-worthy writing, it’s no surprise that many people have forgotten what a well-made script can be like. So fuck all the haters. Dark Shadows lived up to my expectations (no small feat), and should be seen by everyone who still appreciates quality, grown-up, Old Hollywood-style filmmaking. Cadavra has spoken.”
~ Cadavra on Dark Shadows

‘This grooming and styling thing? It’s fucking poodles. Human poodles. I feel sorry for a poodle because he’s a dog. You know, a dog is a fucking great creature. They would do anything for you. And the poodle gets a haircut. No one asks if the poodle wants his hair cut like that. Do they? They just fucking cut his hair like that. And he just walks around. And everyone is like, “Why is that poodle so snarky?” Fuck you. Style, I think, is panache. Who are you? What did you do today? And what are you worth to me? What do you have to offer the world? How did you spend your time today on this planet? How are you spending your time every second? What are you doing now? Are you alive, or are you somnambulant? If you are somnambulant, then you are a fucking prick. Style is your ability to be awake. But who the fuck am I to judge? I’m starting to get really arrogant.”
GQ: Whose tuxedo did you wear on the red carpet here in Cannes?
“J.Lindeberg. Because I really love his suits.”
~ Stylin’ Tom Hardy

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