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Christine Vachon might have been a pioneer for women working as independent film producers, but there are a good bunch that are joining the ranks. I'd be tempted to say that NYC-based producer Jen Gatien comes from the school of hard knocks, as she was the driving force behind a pair of films which weren't the easiest to bring to market in the Cannes selected Abel Ferrara's Chelsea on the Rocks and the controversial Sundance drama Hounddog.

Workshopped in the Sundance labs, written and directed by Tanya Hamilton, and announced as part of the U.S Dramatic Competition, formerly titled "Stringbean and Marcus", Night Catches Us is set in 1978 and focuses on the broken love affair between two former Black Panther members and is told through the eyes of an adolescent girl.

Better than reading QT's quote/rant about not thinking that Orson Welles is any good, with the release of Inglourious Basterds this week, the web has given plenty of space a viral clip of Tarantino's oddly-devised top 20 list post 1992/93.

Weekend Top 10 # Title GROSS % Chg. Theaters Weeks AVG Total Distributor 1 Eagle Eye $29.2M NEW 3,510 1 8,319 $29.2M Dreamworks 2 Nights in Rodanthe $13.6M  NEW 2,704 1 5,018 $13.6M Warner Bros. 3 Lakeview Terrace $7.0M -53.3 2,467 2 2,837 $25.7M Screen Gems 4 Fireproof $6.5M NEW 839 1 7,764 $6.5M Samuel Goldwyn 5 Burn After Reading $6.2M -44.1 2,649 3 2,329 $45.5M Focus 6 Igor $5.5M -29.5 2,341 2 2,349 $14.3M MGM 7 Righteous Kill $3.8M -48.8 3.011 3 1,263 $34.8M Overture 8 My Best Friend's Girl $3.8M -54.0 2,636 2 1,442 $14.5M Lionsgate 9 Miracle at St....

Weekend Top 10 # Title GROSS % Chg. Theaters Weeks AVG Total Distributor 1 Lakeview Terrace $15.6M NEW 2,464 1 6,331 $15.6M Screen Gems 2 Burn After Reading $11.3M  -41.0 2,657 2 4,251 $36.4M Focus 3 My Best Friend's Girl $8.3M NEW 2,604 1 3,187 $8.3M Lionsgate 4 Igor $8.0M NEW 2,339 1 3,425 $8.0M MGM 5 Righteous Kill $7.7M -52.7 3,152 2 2,443 $28.8M Overture 6 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys $7.5M -56.8 2,070 2 3,623 $28.4M Lionsgate 7 The Women $5.3M -47.5 2,995 2 1,772 $19.2M PictureHouse 8 Ghost Town $5.2M NEW 1,505 1 3,436 $5.2M Dreamworks 9 The...