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James Marsh to Record ‘Vatican Tapes’
I include myself among those who was impressed by his dark, direct blow to the role of religion and the church in The King (a show of hands for those who feel the same). Now Marsh is going after the top dogs of the Catholic Church with The Vatican Tapes.
Cassel, Ryder and Hershey Trio Added to Aronofsky’s ‘Black Swan’
After reminding cinephiles that Rourke and Tomei can play "washed up" but are far from being washed up in their careers, taking a page from Quentin Tarantino's book, today's golden scoop (courtesy /film.com) informs us that vets Winona Ryder, Barbara Hersey and Vincent Cassel are the supporting cast to the already announced Kunis and Portman duet.
Heitor Dhalia Circles ‘April 23’ on the Calendar
Looks like April 23 won't be Jérôme Salle's big break into Hollywood filmmaking (though it could be argued that Largo Winch is a very Hollywoodian film from France) but Heitor Dhalia's intro instead.
Cinema Epoch Had ‘Hidden Love’ for Huppert-Laurent Drama
The trades report that the Alessandro Capone directed drama which received its world premiere at TIFF all the way back in 07' has been picked up and will be set with a January release date next year. The pic would be released around the same time that Melanie Laurent in Q.T's Basterds receives its home vid release.
2009 EFA Noms: This Year’s Favorite (A Prophet) vs. Last Year’s Fave (Slumdog)
With the film eligibility dates covering portions of two years, the 2009 European Film Awards finds itself in an awkward mode of having a clear favorites from circa 2008 (Slumdog Millionaire, Let the Right One In) go up against cream of the crop from Cannes 2009 (A Prophet, The White Ribbon and Fish Tank).
