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Wayne Wang is a ‘Fan’ of Ziyi Zhang
You can bet Wayne Wang won't be premiering this one on Youtube. Unlike the fate of his last two films (The Princess of Nebraska and A Thousand Years of Good Prayers), if Wang does follow threw with this project, you can pretty much beat it'll come with the same buzz that was wrapped around Memoirs of a Geisha for the better part of two decades.
Goldwyn has Faith in ‘Life’
Samuel Goldwyn Films know a thing or two about making a buck with faith-based dramas - the Kirk Cameron starring tale Fireproof made an astounding thirty-three million at the box office. No need in pointing out that there is a good segment of the population in red states portion of the U.S. who don't mind mixing the movie-going experience with some of the lessons learned on Sunday mornings, but I think a couple of prayers might be needed for this "message" film
Ayoade’s ‘Submarine’ Takes on More Crew
Richard Ayoade might not be a household name on this side of the Atlantic, but fans of The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd, the doc concert film Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo (see trailer) and more recently his bit (a tour guide) in the Bunny and the Bull know his work in front of, and are about to get a little bit more from him behind the camera.
Arnold’s Fish Tank and Jones’ Moon Lead 2009 BIFA nominations
No surprises here with the noms for the 12th British Independent Film Awards as the overwhelming favorite Fish Tank grabbed a total of eight nominations, while a sci-fi film that looks big budget but was closer to shoestring in Duncan Jones' Moon placed second best in the noms tally with a total of seven.
IFC Finds ‘Cairo Time’ for Ruba Nadda’s Rom Drama
Don't get me wrong, I heart Patricia Clarkson and just about anything that IFC distributes, but the reason why I was nowhere close to including Ruba Nadda's romantic drama among my TIFF coverage (it won the Best Canadian Feature in Toronto) was the sentiment that this one is intended for a very specific crowd in mind: the women over 40 demo.
