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TIFF 2010: Visions include The Ditch, Le Quattro Volte, Promises Written in Water and The Useful Life
Michelangelo Frammartino's Le Quattro Volte (aka The Four Times), one of treasured discoveries at Cannes this year is among those selected in small but sweet Visions section -- a grouping of films that are definitely bending the narrative form. Other noticeable titles include Wang Bing's The Ditch, Ance director Federico Veiroj's A Useful Life and what should make for an interesting evening in Vincent Gallo's Promises Written in Water. Here are the selected titles, several began their life at Cannes this year.
Freestyle Plans October Cash Grab with ‘I Want Your Money’
In October we'll be applying both Freakonomics, and with Ray Griggs' I Want Your Money we'll have an animated and talking heads 101 on Reaganomics and Obamanomics. To be released during political banter season (10.15), Freestyle Releasing are looking for a money maker with this docu which focuses on two versions of the American dream...that with the arrival of Obama shows the deep contrasts.
Closer Look: Salvador Allende’s Legacy Explored in Pablo Larrain’s Post Mortem
Competing in Venice and showing at NYFF (where it is one among a pair of film offerings from Chile), here are a set of stills for Pablo Larrain's Post Mortem. Such as his last feature Tony Manero, Larrain once again uses the violent backdrop of Allende era to work in certain thematic and atmospheric details.
Closer Look: U.S Indie in English and Tagalog in John Sayles’ Amigo
Richard Linklater filmed in the U.K. Jim Jarmusch made his last in Spain. And John Sayles, we'll he went completely off-course, heading of all places to Manilla. As I was putting this piece together collection of stills, I came across this post, which uncovered the production's blog, trailer and what not. I'll admit to having skipped on Honeydripper - which was also a TIFF presentation, I had no idea that since then, he was working on Amigo, which was first announced as a San Sebastian Film Festival selection, prior to being called out last Tuesday for TIFF.
Carey Mulligan’s ‘Drive’ Leads Her In a New Acting Direction
You have indie actor Ryan Gosling taking the Jason Statham route, and finally, Carey Mulligan, the pint-sized actress might play the bad girl on Drive - a Universal Pictures action burning rubber flick that is set to begin shooting in Los Angeles next month.
