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Review: Who Killed the Electric Car?
"Less stylized than Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and less empowering than the pro-environment An Inconvenient Truth, Who Killed the Electric Car? certainly demonstrates the suffocating effects of having industry decide what a consumer’s needs are and not the other way around. "
Strand Ties on to Goldberger’s ‘Hawk’
Strand Releasing has nabbed distribution rights to Julian Goldberger’s The Hawk Is Dying, an emotional and enigmatic darling of both Sundance and Cannes, garnering for Goldberger a selection for the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes. The film stars Paul Giamatti, Michael Pitt, Rusty Schwimmer and Michelle Williams in a touching story of finding one’s place in life.
Lionsgate Gets ‘Away From Her’
The big stars may be feeling left in the lurch as the Toronto International Film Festival plows forward, but independents and up-and-comers have continued to take center stage and garner strong distribution deals. Lionsgate Entertainment, the leader in independent film distribution announced on Wednesday that they have penned a deal with newcomer Sarah Polley for her feature-length directorial debut Away From Her which preemed on Monday night.
