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A ‘Dream’ Pact between IFC and Celluloid Dreams
With ambitious plans to offer almost 100 titles per year via their (that’s almost 2 a week folks!), Variety reports that their Festival Direct label is expanding by swallowing up a large portion of Celluloid Dreams’ current sales slate.
Roadside pays the full fare for ‘Goodbye Solo’
Unlike his previous two, strictly art-house films in Man Push Cart and Chop Shop, I had a strong feeling that the bidding war would include the type of players that can bring such a film to a larger public. I guessed right. THR reports that the cab fare has been paid in full by Roadside Attractions.
Spielberg seeks out an ‘Oldboy’ of an actor for Korean remake
Variety reports that the pair are snapping Chan Wook Park’s deftly imaginative revenge flick Oldboy and remaking via Dreamworks for the folks at Universal.
Magnolia puts ‘Food’ on the table for 2009
Variety reports that the distributor has once again landed another controversial documentary from social cause friendly production house Participant Media.
Strand throws the book at ‘Lion’s Den’
Variety reports that Argentina's pick for Oscar consideration in the foreign-language film category will be released in theaters next year.
