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Sordid Murder and Sex: Todd Haynes Directing Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce Miniseries
The fascination for Michael Curtiz's Mildred Pierce continues. After Pedro Almodovar integrated parts of the film in the storyline for Volver, Todd Haynes will be making Mildred into miniseries mode and into a less straight jacket version than his homage to Douglas Sirk with Far From Heaven: meaning I'm expecting Haynes to be more faithful to the original novel written by James M. Cain than, the 1945 film.
Overture Films Gift Wrap ‘A Little Something’ for Michael Engler
Overture Films are attaching Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, 30 Rock director Michael Engler (a nominee for the Directors Guild of America Award and Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction) to A Little Something For Your Birthday.
Lackluster Teaser for Roman Polanski’s The Ghost
Summit Entertainment are in no rush to release Roman Polanski's The Ghost. If there is one genre that has suffered in the current film-going climate, it is the political-themed thriller.
Daily Recommendation: Zombie Girl
Available today, until next Thursday (August 20th) - SnagFilms SummerFest is presenting Zombie Girl. Without knowing anything about the film, you'd think this is a low budget horror film - but au contraire readers, this is a documentary film that follows the enthusiasm of 12 year-old Emily Hagins, who decides to write and direct her own feature length Zombie horror flick.
Allison Anders to ‘Smile Now Cry Later’ in the Fall
Not sure if Echo Park's gentrification will be part of the storyline, but according to Production Weekly, Allison Anders is in comeback mode form and looking to update the characters in her 1993 film, Mi vida loca. The Latino female driven character drama titled Smile Now Cry Later will begin shooting this Fall ...
