DISPATCH FROM CANADA | Vancouver Fest Shares International Trends Through Film and Talk – indieWIRE
The Vancouver International Film Festival is probably one of the only regional film fests in North America that plays host to three international regions. Layered in the festival’s large and lengthy program is a separate but equal focus of films from Canada, the U.S., and Asia. The Western Canadian city is a diverse destination all year long, but VIFF is the annual cinematic expression of Vancouver’s unique spot on the cultural map.
A LONG View of Life – FilmStew.com
Much like Away from Her, the exquisite 2007 pairing of first-time director Sarah Polley with veteran actress Julie Christie, the tandem of French-novelist-turned-filmmaker Philippe Claudel and bilingual beauty Kristin Scott Thomas has produced in Iâve Loved You So Long a work of uncommon subtlety and emotional resonance. And just as was the case with Polleyâs effort, itâs hard to decide which is more breathtaking â the rookieâs ridiculously assured touch or the marquee actressâ return…
Dell-Paramount deal puts "Iron Man" on PCs – Reuters
PC manufacturer Dell and Paramount Pictures are opening a new front in digital distribution with an offering allowing consumers to order "Iron Man" preloaded into newly purchased computers.
Visitors arriving in Reykjavik on Thursday morning were greeted with a wall of brutal cold rain and wind which then miraculously broke minutes later to reveal intense rainbows that appeared as if from a child’s kindergarten finger-painting, thus summing up the experience of Iceland. Isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with vast empty spaces and a small population of 320,000, yet revealing an artistry that is enamoring and without precedent, Iceland has somehow managed to be one of the…
Maher takes crusade vs. religion to big screen
Bill Maher, who has been picking on organized religion for years on his TV shows “Politically Incorrect” and “Real Time,” zealously traveled the world for “Religulous,” his documentary challenging the validity and value of Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths.
Test Pattern: I just can’t see ‘Blindness’ on film
Some books just aren’t meant to be made into films, and José Saramago’s fantastic novel is one of them.
Maher vs. God: `Religulous’ flays organized faith – AP
Bill Maher has taken his crusade against religion to the big screen.
Peter Sarsgaard takes wing in ‘The Seagull’ – AP
Peter Sarsgaard wants to meet in a coffee bar in Brooklyn, but balks when he gets there.
Recent Hollywood script deals – Reuters
"Nights in Rodanthe" screenwriter Ann Peacock will adapt John Grisham's 1997 novel "The Partner" for the big screen.
Dekker eager to enroll in "Fame" remake – Reuters
Thomas Dekker, the star of Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," is in talks to take a lead role in MGM's remake of the 1980 musical "Fame."