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Weinsteins Take in the ‘Reign of Assassins’
It appears that there's a little bit of the old Weinstein mentality left over from the Miramax days in today's pick up. The Weinsteins have bought the North American and South African rights to the martial arts pic stamped with John Woo's name on it. Reign of Assassins, a set in 428AD pic that may recall of Crouching Tiger days - as Michelle Yeoh toplines this project currently in post-production which will be ripe for a Winter release.
Video Interview: Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone)
Winter Bone opens in theaters today to rave reviews – with most of them stemming back to it's Sundance premiere back in January, which was the lieu of where I got to sit down with the film's helmer. Debra Granik sort of experienced the same critical reception with her debut film, a solid addiction drama in Down to the Bone (04)...
Soko Joins Virginie Despentes’ Bye Bye Blondie
SoKo - the singer (she opened for M.I.A in 07') and actress who was nominated for a César Award for her role in Xavier Giannoli's A l'origine, is the final piece added to Virginie Despentes' sophomore pic which will begin lensing at the end of this month in Paris and other whereabouts in France. Bye Bye Blondie sees topliners Emmanuelle Béart, Béatrice Dalle and Pascal Greggory, SoKo appears to be added as a supporting player.
Venice 2010: Alex de la Iglesia’s A Sad Trumpet Ballad Headed to the Fest?
Quentin Tarantino might be in for a treat if Alex de la Iglesia completes his A Sad Trumpet Ballad on time. I first heard of the project via our Spanish film correspondent Mario Balarezo del Caz (back in March) and a friend pointed the project out to me at Cannes. This bizarro fantasy war pic looks on the surface to be Fellini-esque with equal parts Terry Gilliam and I can assure you will be one of the better, most pursued Euro titles to either come out this year, or next.
International Film Circuit Make ‘Enemies of the People’
International Film Circuit - the top notch indie sized doc film distributor (they also do features - Shotgun Stories, etc.) have picked up the distribution rights to a film I missed out on at Sundance, but under different circumstances would have wanted to have seen. Rob Lemkin's and Thet Sambath's Enemies of the People - is a cold hard look into the past, more specifically a portrait of those involved in the Khmer Rouge genocide.
