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Kick-Ass 2010 Start for Lionsgate
Matthew Vaughn's gamble (albeit a logical one) paid off for Kick-Ass - the trades are reporting that Lionsgate - a company who has some latitude or picking up pics that aren't PG. They were apparently the top distributor in the running for the domestic rights to the pic which was recently featured and buzzed about at Comic-Con.
Remains of the Day: Emond’s La Donation Claims 3, Moverman’s The Messenger opens Woodstock
Better than reading QT's quote/rant about not thinking that Orson Welles is any good, with the release of Inglourious Basterds this week, the web has given plenty of space a viral clip of Tarantino's oddly-devised top 20 list post 1992/93.
Ramin Bahrani Finds a New Use for the ‘Plastic Bag’
Currently in the fine-tuning the script and financing stages of his Untitled Western period pic, and now in the post Goodbye Solo phase (the theatrical run is in it's final weeks/month with the DVD release coming out this August 25th), Ramin Bahrani will be making a trip out the Venice Film Festival for two reasons: he is one of three members on the international jury for first works, and second, he'll be presenting a short film entitled, PLASTIC BAG which will premiere as the opening night film of Corto Cortissimo (the short film section).
National Geographic Takes Aim On ‘City of Life and Death’
If you ask me, National Geographic Entertainment's pick up of the North American rights to City of Life and Death may have to do with a pre-established partnership with helmer Lu Chuan.
Zeitgeist Serves Up a Warm Mid-August Lunch
I'm not sure if Zeitgeist Films' buyers saw this film on a empty stomach, but there is something about Foreign language films from the old continent where culinary delights are in the forefront of the narrative. IndieWIRE reports that the 6-to-10 title distributor have grabbed the rights to Pranzo di ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch) – a Venice Film Festival winning (for First Film) from Italian helmer Gianni Di Gregorio. Zeitgeist is tagging the film with February release.
