Monthly Archives: September, 2011

We're not sure what kind of a fanbase there is for the novel, but we think that audiences might be a sucker for not only the premise (teen boy fighting off cancer and a full blown adolescence crisis) but for everything else the film might offer (genuinely smart use of animation). We didn't care for Perrier’s Bounty, but if the tone is just right: Ian FitzGibbon might have a winner.

Last time Saoirse Ronan portrayed a cold blooded killer it gave us Hanna - it revitalized the subgenre of a teenage assassin. I'm not expecting a Thelma & Louise or NBK remake here and I'm generally weary of newbie screenwriters who try their hand at working behind the lenses --- but if this is cold, graphic and violent enough, then we might just have an indie side-dish worth checking out. The two girls and a gun should field plenty of offers.

There must be around 120 titles showing at TIFF next week with available North American rights but only there only about two dozen titles that will premium must see titles for ALL acquisition heads. Once again I've put together a Top 20 list with the highest item on the list belonging to the title that should fetch the most dollars and perhaps the most heat in terms of a North American distribution deal.

Sono Paints a Portrait of a Love so Outrageous that it can only ever be Realized in Complete Madness.