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Following in the steps of the battling biopics - Capote (2005) vs. Infamous (2006) and Gus Van Sant's Milk (2008) vs. Bryan Singer's The Mayor of Castro Street (his Superman distraction might have permanently shelved this project) - 20th Century Fox and Universal have both announced that they will be tackling biopics about the British pop singer Dusty Springfield.

Blake Nelson grew up in Portland, Oregon and much like the main character of Gus Van Sant’s latest film, Paranoid Park, of which Nelson wrote the source novel, he spent most of his teenage years skateboarding and performing in various bands. But (hopefully) where the two differ is that the main character of Paranoid Park, Alex,

"...Gus Van Sant’s latest displays the difficult transition from years of teenage urban wilderness to adult responsibility, and while skateboarding is not a crime, being a good kid in the wrong place at the wrong time can sometimes be perceived as such..."

You can't get more of a best of the film festival circuit than what the Marrakech International Film Festival is offering this year. Opening...

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire competition and more. Here is a comprehensive guide to all the feature films across all...