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Me and Orson Welles finds ‘Freestyle’ Distribution Plan
A full year since it preemed in Toronto, a Richard Linklater film starring (a gay and young female market favorite) Zac Efron and working with a title mentioning Orson Welles (great for film history buffs) failed to drum up enough interest for a sale.
Loss of a Teardrop Diamond and Handsome Harry among Urman’s Paladin
When I started receiving early press screening invites for the theatrical release of Disgrace via a new label called "Paladin", I had no clue until today that this was former ThinkFilm topper Mark Urman's new venture. The newly formed distribution company who'll, from the look of it, will stick to smaller film fair has already mounted a slate that pushes the company into next year.
Bright Star | Review
The Mark of a True Campion: Cannes comeback filmmaker offers poetry in motion.
First Images for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist
Further proof that Sylvain Chomet's 2D animated The Illusionist is close to being ready (if rushed it could have played at TIFF), the pic may be put on ice for a 2010 festival release, but slashfilm.com have found a first set of images (to add to this one).
Venice Buzz for ‘Lebanon’
Look for IFC's Arianna Bocco and SPC's Michael Barker and Tom Bernard to be battling it out for Samuel Maoz's Lebanon. It just received its world premiere in Venice yesterday. The verdict so far: Three reviews. Three thumbs up.
