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Cannes 2011?: Pen-ek Ratanaruang Currently Filming ‘Headshot’
Thai film was celebrated in Cannes last year with when Apichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul won the Palme D'or with Uncle Boonmee, and next May Cannes should be seeing the other prolific Thai director in Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Currently filming Headshot, French distributor Wild Side Films has picked up the film, which further indicates that a Cannes premiere is very likely. Nopachai Jayanama, who starred in Ratanaruang's Nymph, will be cast alongside an actress going by the name of Cris Horwang.
Michael Haneke is in ‘Love’ with New Film Title
Michael Haneke's film on octogenarians put through the test is receiving some funding coin (from the CNC - National Film and Moving Image Centre) and will now be going by the new title of Love. Formerly known as "These Two", production will begin next month.
Miranda July, Alex Gibney and Rob Minkoff: Last Minute Additions to Sundance
Not exactly last minute as we are more than 30 days away from the festival launch, but organizers have added three titles to their Premieres categories and this includes Rob Minkoff's Flypaper, Miranda July's The Future (which was among our predictions list) and Alex Gibney's latest doc (he teams with Alison Ellwood) entitled Magic Trip (formerly titled "Magic Bus"), which we tweeted would most likely be a candidate as well. Here are the synopses provided by the fest.
Miranda July and Victoria Mahoney Heading to the “February Festival”
Now we know why this announcement was put on hold. Seeing as both fests are back to back and one ends up supplying the other, Sundance John Cooper kindly obliged before annoucing the inclusion of Miranda July's The Future, a German-U.S co-production title that Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick is obviously pleased to include in his festival.
Alex Cox’s ‘Repo Chick’ Repossessing Theatres in January
Alex Cox's Repo Chick won't be sent to the dumps. The Venice preemed, sequel to Cox's Repo Man is set to get a quick release via Industrial Entertainment in New York City’s IFC Center on January 14th and the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles on January 21st.
