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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Five
23 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST
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Hippie Hippie Shake
Opens: 2010
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller, Max Minghella, Emma Booth, Lee Ingleby
Director: Beeban Kidron
Summary: Follows the love story of Oz editor Richard Neville and Louise Ferrier. Neville and his cohorts launch the London edition of Oz amidst the 1960s counterculture and are subsequently put on trial for distributing a sexually explicit issue.
Analysis: One of the most troubled productions in Working Title's history, 'Hippie' began development back in 1998 but failed to get beyond script stage both in 1999 and in 2002 when "Elizabeth" helmer Shekhar Kapur was attached to direct. Filming finally got underway late 2007 with director Beeban Kidron in charge and shooting seemed to proceed without issue aside from feminist author Germaine Greer being vehemently unhappy about being depicted on film.
Actually the film scored quite a bit of free press for a skinny dipping scene where full-frontal shots of actress Sienna Miller shooting the sequence
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Decade: Ryan Fleck on “Half Nelson”
20 December 2009 8:03 PM, PST
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Editor’S Note: Every day for the next month, indieWIRE will be republishing profiles and interviews from the past ten years (in their original, retro format) with some of the people that have defined independent cinema in the first decade of this century. Today, we’ll step back to 2006 with an interview indieWIRE had with Ryan Fleck upon the Sundance premiere of “Half Nelson.” Park City ‘06 Interview | Ryan Fleck on …
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Decade: Ryan Fleck on “Half Nelson”
20 December 2009 8:03 PM, PST
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Editor’S Note: Every day for the next month, indieWIRE will be republishing profiles and interviews from the past ten years (in their original, retro format) with some of the people that have defined independent cinema in the first decade of this century. Today, we’ll step back to 2006 with an interview indieWIRE had with Ryan Fleck upon the Sundance premiere of “Half Nelson.” Park City ‘06 Interview | Ryan Fleck on …
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part One
15 December 2009 7:47 AM, PST
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After such success with this last year, today comes the first in a multi-chapter look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2010.
Each 'Volume' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of around 25-30 films, and at present it's looking to run around nine volumes in length.
Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first official weekend of releases on January 8th.
13
Opens: 2010
Cast: Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent
Director: Géla Babluani
Summary: A remake of 2005 French thriller "13 (Tzameti)". A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
Analysis: Remakes are very common, the same director remaking his own film in English is rarer but still not unheard of ("Funny Games," "Bangkok Dangerous," "The
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part One
15 December 2009 7:47 AM, PST
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After such success with this last year, today comes the first in a multi-chapter look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2010.
Each 'Volume' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of around 25-30 films, and at present it's looking to run around nine volumes in length.
Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first official weekend of releases on January 8th.
13
Opens: 2010
Cast: Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent
Director: Géla Babluani
Summary: A remake of 2005 French thriller "13 (Tzameti)". A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
Analysis: Remakes are very common, the same director remaking his own film in English is rarer but still not unheard of ("Funny Games," "Bangkok Dangerous," "The
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12 Projects Chosen For January 2010 Sundance Screenwriters Labs
14 December 2009 3:00 PM, PST
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Sundance has announced the 12 projects they have chosen for the 2010 January Screenwriters lab. Why should you care? Well because the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program has hand picked some of the most original filmmakers of the last 28 years.
Here are some of the films that have come out of the program: Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight, Kimberly Peirce's Boy's Don't Cry, Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Peter Sollett's Raising Victor Vargas, Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know, Ryan Fleck's Half Nelson, and most recently Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre and Alex Rivera's Sleep Dealer.
So, what 12 projects have been chosen for this year's Summer labs? Find out after the jump.
The projects and participants selected for the Screenwriting Lab:
Lance Edmands (writer/director) / Bluebird (U.
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Is Idris Elba Playing Jimmy Stewart To Thomas Ikimi's Hitchcock? Fantastic New Poster Art For Legacy Says Yes.
1 December 2009 8:54 AM, PST
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Is it fair to compare a young, second time film maker with one of cinema's all time greats? No, of course it's not. But if Thomas Ikimi's ultra low budget debut Limbo wasn't enough to convince you that he has aspersions towards making the same sort of high concept thrillers that made Hitchcock famous, well, a quartet of concept posters for his sophomore effort are here to make that point clear. Titled Legacy, the film stars The Wire's Idris Elba in the lead and the just-released poster art has that classic Saul Bass influence all over it.
Here's the press release that went out went we first covered the film back in May:
Black Camel Pictures are delighted to announce that on May 11th 2009
they began principal photography on their new Us set psychological
thriller Legacy starring Idris Elba (Obsessed, The Wire) who also
Executive Produces. Legacy was
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Ryan Fleck’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story Begins Production
30 November 2009 11:50 AM, PST
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Half Nelson writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's new film It's Kind of a Funny Story begins production in New York City this week.
Keir Gilchrist, who stars as the title character’s son on the hit television series United States of Tara, has the film’s lead role. Costarring are Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Emma Roberts (of the upcoming Valentine’s Day), Academy Award nominee Viola Davis (Doubt), Zoe Kravitz (The Brave One), Aasif Mandvi (The Proposal), Lauren Graham (of this winter’s NBC series Parenthood), and Jim Gaffigan (of Focus’ Away We Go).
Focus Features sent out a press release to announce the start of production, which can be read after the jump.
Production Begins In NYC On Focus Features’ It’S Kind Of A Funny Story, Starring Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts,Viola Davis, Zoe Kravitz, Aasif Mandvi, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan For Writer/Directors
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- Peter Sciretta
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Is Idris Elba Playing Jimmy Stewart To Thomas Ikimi's Hitchcock? Fantastic New Poster Art For Legacy Says Yes.
27 November 2009 9:51 AM, PST
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Is it fair to compare a young, second time film maker with one of cinema's all time greats? No, of course it's not. But if Thomas Ikimi's ultra low budget debut Limbo wasn't enough to convince you that he has aspersions towards making the same sort of high concept thrillers that made Hitchcock famous, well, a quartet of concept posters for his sophomore effort are here to make that point clear. Titled Legacy, the film stars The Wire's Idris Elba in the lead and the just-released poster art has that classic Saul Bass influence all over it.
Here's the press release that went out went we first covered the film back in May:
Black Camel Pictures are delighted to announce that on May 11th 2009
they began principal photography on their new Us set psychological
thriller Legacy starring Idris Elba (Obsessed, The Wire) who also
Executive Produces. Legacy was
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Focus Features Announces 2010 Release Dates
12 November 2009 10:55 PM, PST
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Focus Features today announced their 2010 release slate. Highlights include:
March 12th 2010: The Squid and the Whale writer/director Noah Baumbach's Greenberg which stars Ben Stiller
April 16th 2010: Thomas Balmès' Babies, a documentary film which simultaneously follows four babies around the world - from birth to first steps.
Wednesday, September 1st 2010: Anton Corbijn's The American starring George Clooney as a retiring assassin
Third Quarter 2010: Kevin Macdonald's Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth
November 2010: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's (Half Nelson, Sugar) dramedy adaptation of Ned Vizzini's 2006 novel It's Kind of a Funny Story
Tba 2010 (we assume in December for Award Season): Sofia Coppola's Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning
After the jump you can read the full press release, which includes detailed plot synopsis for all of these films.
Focus Features Announces 2010 Release Slate, Passes $1 Billion
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Focus Features Passes $1 Billion Mark, Announces 2010 Slate -- and it's Exciting!
12 November 2009 6:40 PM, PST
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Focus Features, the little engine that could, has passed $1 billion mark in domestic box-office!
Focus Features CEO James Schamus said, .Next year.s Focus slate follows one of the company.s best years ever . our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
.Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.s It.s Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn.s The American..
I love Focus Features and its stance on quality filmmaking! This year, the studio delighted us with "Away We Go," "Coraline," "Taking Woodstock," "9," "A Serious Man," and "Pirate Radio."
Next year, the studio is set to delight us more! Check out their upcoming releases:
Opening in select cities on Friday, March 12th will be "Greenberg,
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Focus Features Announces Their 2010 Release Slate
12 November 2009 4:50 PM, PST
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Focus Features CEO James Schamus today announced the company's domestic theatrical release slate for 2010, with six confirmed movies to date.
Schamus said, "Next year's Focus slate follows one of the company's best years ever - our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
"Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's It's Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn's The American.
Focus president Andrew Karpen noted, "This month's tremendous showing at the American Film Market once again proves the resiliency and flexibility of Focus' global approach to the business. The breadth, depth, and nuance we bring to the international release of each film on our slate - and our ability domestically to manage every kind of release,
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Focus Features Sets 2010 Release Dates for Six Films
12 November 2009 4:04 PM, PST
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The other day we premiered the first images and official synopses from Focus Features Greenberg, The Eagle of the Ninth, and Somewhere. Now, thanks to Focus sending out a press release, we have an idea when some of them are getting released.
On March 12th, director Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg will hit theaters for a limited release. The film stars Ben Stiller. After that we’re getting Thomas Balmes Babies on April 16th and director Anton Corbijn’s The American on September. 1st. That’s the George Clooney assassin film. Sometime in the third quarter will be Kevin Macdonald’s Roman adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, and in November It’s Kind of a Funny Story gets released. The big question mark is Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, which still doesn’t have a release date.
The thing to remember is release dates change all the time, so before you
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Finally Good News! Focus Boasts a Profit and its 2010 Slate
12 November 2009 3:33 PM, PST
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Giving a rosy assessment of its year and unveiling highlights for 2010, Focus Features unveiled six movies that will anchor the specialty division’s slate next year. The features range from American indies such as Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s (“Half Nelson”) “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,” to what it described as “big international productions” as Anton Corbijn’s “The American.” “Next year’s Focus slate follows one of the company’s best years …
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Birthday Suits: Ryan and Anne. Get 'Em While They're Hot
12 November 2009 5:31 AM, PST
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Nov. 12th: Celebrating the birthdays of the filmic and famous
1840 Auguste Rodin, sculptor... still waiting on a biopic though Gerard Depardieu did play him in Camille Claudel (1988). In his honor today, get naked and strike a memorable pose.
1922 Kim Hunter, "Stellaaa!"
1929 Grace Kelly, princess
1942 Wallace Shawn, "inconceivable!"
1945 Neil Young, musician
1947 Patrice Leconte, director (Ridicule, The Widow of St. Pierre, Monsieur Hire, etcetera)
1958 Megan Mullally, Karen no more
1963 Susumu Terajima, Japanese actor
1973 Radha Mitchell, actress. Melinda²
1978 Alexandra Maria Lara, international schauspielerin
Finally, let's hear it for one-time Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling, turning 29 today, and Anne Hathaway, turning 27. Will it be tricky for them to find worthy follow ups to Half Nelson and Rachel Getting Married? Being in demand, which they both unquestionably are, is different than finding challenging three-dimensional parts. Hathaway has 10 projects somewhere on that long and volatile road to the screen the most exciting of which, from an acting standpoint,
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Focus Features To Begin Work On "It's Kind Of A Funny Story"
4 November 2009 5:50 AM, PST
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Adolescence can be a crazy time. Focus Features' latest film shows exactly how true that statement can be.
Focus has announced plans to start production on "It's Kind of a Funny Story," a movie by filmmaking team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, adapted from Ned Vizzini's novel of the same name. Production - overseen by Misher Films' Kevin Misher and Wayfare Entertainment's Ben Browning, Michael Maher and Peter Rawlinson - will begin in early December in New York. Major casting for the project has also begun. Among the actors already attached are Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan, Zoe Kravitz, Viola Davis and Aasif Mandvi.
The story follows Gilchrist as 16-year-old Craig, who decides to get away from his hectic teenage life and his parents (Graham, Gaffigan) by committing himself to a mental health clinic, only to wind up in the adult ward rather than the children's.
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Full Cast Announced for Half Nelson Duo’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story
3 November 2009 12:16 AM, PST
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Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden are the sort of creative team you can't help but love. The duo have given us such recent gems as Half Nelson and Sugar, so you can bet I've been keeping a close eye on their next project, a dramedy entitled It's Kind of a Funny Story, based on the novel of the same name. We've previously reported the announcement of the project, as well as Zach Galifianakis's involvement, and now we have the full cast list to share.
Keir Gilchrist, who many of you may recognize as the son from United States of Tara, has landed the lead role of Craig, a teenager who finds himself in an adult mental ward. Galifianakis plays a ward member who ends up becoming his mentor and protege. They're joined by Emma Roberts, who plays a teenage love interest in the ward, Viola Davis, as the head
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It's Kind of a Funny Story Cast Rounded Out
2 November 2009 12:39 PM, PST
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Acclaimed writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's new film It's Kind of a Funny Story, will begin production in New York City in early December and has confirmed casting for eight key roles. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the project, which it is co-financing with Wayfare Entertainment. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Kevin Misher, who most recently produced Michael Mann's Public Enemies and Dito Montiel's Fighting, is producing It's Kind of a Funny Story through his Misher Films with Wayfare Entertainment's Ben Browning. Wayfare's Michael Maher and Peter Rawlinson are executive producers; the company is in pre-production on the 3-D underwater epic Sanctum, to be executive-produced by James Cameron.
Keir Gilchrist, who stars as the title character's son on the hit television series United States of Tara, will play the film's lead role. Costarring will be Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Emma Roberts
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Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis and Lauren Graham Star in It's Kind of a Funny Story
2 November 2009 12:03 PM, PST
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Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the filmmaking team responsible for Half Nelson and Sugar, just announced who will be starring in their next movie: It's Kind of a Funny Story. With filming expected to begin in December in New York City on the Focus Features production, Boden and Fleck revealed United States of Tara's Keir Gilchrist has landed the lead role. The Hangover's Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Zoe Kravitz, Aasif Mandvi, Lauren Graham and Jim Gaffigan have also been cast in the comedy-drama.
Based on the novel by Ned Vizzini, the story follows Craig (Gilchrist), a 16 year old who checks himself into a mental health clinic because he's too stressed out to deal with life. Although he's just a teen, he's placed in the adult ward because the youth section is closed. There he finds a mentor in Bobby (Galifianakis) and a love interest in Noelle
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10 Most Underrated Young Actresses
22 October 2009 1:48 AM, PDT
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Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention?
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Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
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