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Strand has positive ‘Palm’ reading
Continuing their purchasing spree for their 2007 slate, Strand Releasing has picked up
the North American rights with to Hungary's Oscar hopeful for 2007.
Weinstein saves ‘Act’ for last
Known for his aggressive buying tactics – The Weinstein Co.
co-head Harvey Weinstein locked up the rights
to Gillian Armstrong's fictionalized Harry Houdini biopic during the final hours of the American Film Market. Variety reports that the film should preem at the Festival de Cannes in May and hit theatres in fall of 2007.
European Film Awards: Volver vs. Lives of Others
Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy currently unites 1,700 European film professionals with the common aim of promoting Europe's film culture. Here are this year's noms....
McQuarrie takes part in ‘Stanford’ study
It has been a while since we last heard of writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, his directorial debut Artisan’s Way of the Gun was a fun little romp best enjoyed when not taken seriously and his claim to fame is of coursehaving scribed the cult fav. The Usual Suspects. Finally after a couple of years of invovlement, Variety annouced that Maverick Films has set him to direct his second feature with an April start date. Maverick's Mark Morgan and Brent Emery will produce with McQuarrie. Guy Oseary and Tara Pirria are exec producers.
Genuine Fake: ‘Dali and I’ Heading to Film
Sometimes a genuine life really does imitate art. But then again, who’s to say that the art is genuine either? Academy Award nominee Andrew Niccol has been tapped by Room 9 Entertainment to adapt and direct Stan Lauryssens' eclectic biography of Salvador Dali entitled Dali & I: The Surreal Story. Niccol is developing the script, originally penned by John Salvati, into his trademark style. In Niccol’s previous scripts the individual loses their grip on reality and becomes the victim of their own demons and fantasies. In the case of Salvador Dali, Niccol’s need only capture the true life onto film stock.
