by Andrew Mack, November 12, 2011 8:08 PM
Congrats to local filmmaker Justin McConnell and his cast and crew of Canadian PA flick The Collapsed. Repped by the fine lads at Raven Banner Entertainment they sealed the deal at AFM2011 for American distribution, as well as more overseas...
by Ryland Aldrich, November 10, 2011 4:25 PM
AFI Fest 2011 wraps up tonight with the closing gala premiere of The Adventures of Tintin. Awards were handed out this morning to a crowded Roosevelt Ballroom which attendees were informed hosted the very first Academy Awards ceremony. There was...
by Ryland Aldrich, November 8, 2011 5:36 PM
As Steven Soderbergh tells the story, he was up late one night after being fired from directing a major motion picture (it was Moneyball) when he flipped to a mixed martial arts fight on TV. Having never watched MMA,...
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by Todd Brown, November 8, 2011 3:40 PM
The American Film Market is now winding down but not without word of one more fascinating project making the rounds first.Australian director Mark Hartley rose to international attention thanks to his documentaries Not Quite Hollywood and Machete Maidens Unleashed....
by Todd Brown, November 7, 2011 5:42 PM
Best known for darker fare such as London To Brighton, The Cottage and Cherry Tree Lane, UK director Paul Andrew Williams took a dramatic - you might even say risky - turn into more arthouse fare with his latest...
by Todd Brown, November 7, 2011 5:35 PM
Canadian indie genre imprint Foresight Features are having themselves a quality time at the American Film Market, having just announced a fistful of international distribution deals for each of their films Monster Brawl and Exit Humanity.FORESIGHT FEATURES FLYING HIGH...
by Todd Brown, November 6, 2011 12:17 PM
Frodo is getting a makeover in the Alexandre Aja produced remake of William Lustig's cult 1980 horror hit Maniac.Wood will be taking the lead role in the Franck Khalfoun (P2) directed remake scripted by Aja and his regular writing...
by Todd Brown, November 6, 2011 11:50 AM
American and Japanese forces are teaming up to bring Tad Williams' fantasy novel Tailchaser's Song to the big screen. It has just been announced that US production house Animetropolis is teaming with Japan's IDA - the animation studio responsible...
by Todd Brown, November 6, 2011 1:48 AM
While producers continue piecing together the financing for Mark (Not Quite Hollywood, Machete Maidens Unleashed) Hartley's long gestating remake of Australian cult classic horror film Patrick, the project has taken a big step forward with some significant cast attachments....
by Peter Martin, November 4, 2011 12:52 PM
Crime drama Bullhead and raucous comedy Clown, two of the best films from this year's Fantastic Fest, have been acquired by Drafthouse Films for distribution in North America. Bullhead, Belgium's submission for Academy Award consideration as Best Foreign Language...
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