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Film Movement Gives Undiscovered TIFF Gem ‘Alamar’ a New Home
There were a couple of little birdies at last year's TIFF that told me about a gorgeous little film from Mexico from helmer Pedro González-Rubio -- since the Toronto preem it has hit Rotterdam this year and will roll out at Berlin shortly. Back then it was going by the title of To the Sea, but we should get comfy with the title of Alamar -- as the Film Movement folks (who also got behind another small Mexican film in Lake Tahoe - a Top 20 film of mine from last year's theatrical releases) have picked up the rights to the film via France's MK2.
Dogtooth’s Yorgos Lanthimos Climbs to Summit of the ‘Alpis’
My big discovery of 2009 in terms of an emerging new talent haphazardly occurred during the post-award screening of the Un Certain Regard section's winning film -- Yorgos Lanthimos gave us every reason to worry about parental guidance with his sophomore film Dogtooth and has pretty much got himself a instant following from several cinephiles outside of his native Greece.
Universal’s Catch of the Day: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman’s ‘Catfish’
I hate that nagging feeling of having attended a film festival and having missed out on the buzz film -- as was the case with my trip to Sundance and my unattainable quest to see Catfish. The hype and build-up for Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's documentary was established on day one of its world premiere, and its been odd to see the a bidding war breakout and media questioning the truthfulness of the doc whose punch line I can guess at but would rather not know until I see it for myself.
Anchor Bay Sees Life ‘After.Life’
Selected as one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces, Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo will get to see her directorial debut go the theatrical release route - what is of interest here is that she penned and directed a horror thriller (a rarity of sorts for a female filmmaker) that landed at the AFI last November --- a showcase that eventually panned out to the deal for After.Life.
Terrence Malick on a Roll! Bale, Bardem, McAdams and Kurylenko Joins Fall Set Production
The trades report that he'll be re-teaming with The New World's Christian Bale, Rachel McAdams who could use a film of this stature in her filmography, Javier Bardem and former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko. Nicolas Gonda, Sarah Green and Bill Pohlad are producing, which means Apparition would be the logical distributor to come onboard for the U.S.
