A very busy Monday for the ed-in-chief of IONCINEMA.com. Caught press screenings for The Time Traveler and Ponyo, sandwiched by tons of news to report on. Here is the best of the rest of the news for August 10th.
1. Not Thirst-y
South Korea goes with Bong Joon-ho’s Mother for Foreign Oscar nom consideration.
2. Milking the “Cash” Chow
Sony moves quickly on Michael Jackson concert experience. This Is It becomes a Halloween experience. on October 30th. (Via THR)
3. IFP’s Project Forum
Jodie Foster’s “Cockeyed,” The Guatemalan Handshake‘s Todd Rohal’s “Scoutmasters”, (see pic) produced by Lisa Muskat, Fred Schepisi’s “The Secret River”, “Earth Camp One” by Jennie Livingston, “Fame High” by Scott Hamilton Kennedy, and “Hungry in America” by Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush are among 116 selected projects for Project Forum of IFP’s Independent Film Week. (Via IndieWIRE.com)
4. Out of the Womb
Benedek Fliegauf is now in post production with Womb.
5. A Not Too Pleasant Experience
Paramount Vantage “dumps” The Marc Pease Experience — the Jason Schwartzman and Ben Stiller comedy by Love Liza helmer Todd Louiso. (Via theplaylist)
6. Another Sense & Sensibility
Fina Torres (Woman on Top) begins filming early Nov. on From Prada To Nada a Latina version of Jane Austen’s “classic set in modern-day L.A. (Via Production Weekly)
7. Afghan Television
HBO Documentary Films has acquired U.S. TV rights to Afghan Star. We’ll be seeing it in early 2010.
8. Olympic Games Return to Montreal
The 2008 film by Gu Jun on the games at Beijing will be shown at the Montreal World Film Festival.
1/2. TIFF One Sheets
Early collection of posters for films playing at TIFF (Via Fin de cinema).
