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The Annual Black List: Steady Growth Leads to New Portal
The creator behind the yearly Black List (Best of Unproduced Screenplays and "a snapshot of the collective taste of the people who develop, produce, and release theatrical feature films in the Hollywood studio system and the mainstream independent system") has gone portal, which basically means I'll probably won't be viewing the list as I once did in the past: a passed around email via industry folks I know on the "inside". Click here to visit the site.
Peering into 2010: 1st Pics of Greenberg, Somewhere, All the Good Things, Blue Valentine
Collider.com have uncovered some of the riches of the American Film Market and among the first images we have are some first looks at some highly anticipated 2010 titles. The first shot we have is of Clooney in sniper mode in The American.
Interview: The Messenger’s Oren Moverman
Producer Mark Gordon wanted me to direct the film and, quite frankly, I didn't jump at it. Not because I didn't want to direct, quite the opposite, I was on my way to directing another film, but because I didn't think I was experienced enough to take it on.
NeoClassics into Belgium Films…and Probably Waffles and Beer Too
With back-to-back pick ups at the AFM, plus last year's distribution of Moscow, Belgium, I think NeoClassics Films (the small indie distribution co. from Culver City) have a thing for Belgian cinema. This past weekend they picked up the U.S. rights to Felix van Groeningen's The Misfortunates, Belgium's Foreign Oscar submission and they followed this up with the worldwide rights pick-up of a film I've never hard of in Geoffrey Enthoven's The Over The Hill Band.
SPC to Unveil ‘The Secret In Their Eyes’
In a move that sees them fill out their early 2010 slate and in the same measure, add to their chances at owning more than half of the Best Foreign Picture category for the upcoming Oscars, Sony Pictures Classics have grabbed Juan Jose Campanella’s The Secrets in their Eyes.
