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What do you do if you are an A-list actor and Oscar nominated director? If you’re George Clooney, you ride the wave for all its worth and book yourself solid for a couple of years. Clooney currently has 7 projects in production or in the can including the highly anticipated and publicized Ocean’s 13. The prêt essential Hollywood “jack-of-all-trades” is working as producer, director, writer and actor in projects that will take him through to 2009.

Tartan Films has picked up the North American distribution rights to Frank van Geloven & Edwin Visser's SLAUGHTER NIGHT (SL8N8) - a.k.a. "Slachtnacht". The flick, penned by Van Geloven and Visser has proven to be a sweet commodity for London-based sales outfit High Point Films. The group has also sealed deals with Legend Films for German rights, Daylight Films in Brazil, DAI Films in Thailand and RAM Entertainment in Singapore. The company reports that they are still negotiating for deals in France and the U.K.

The French actor known for his long standing 100-plus movie career as died today. Some will remember for his role in La Grande Bouffe that preemed at Cannes in 73’ and his postcard to the love of cinema with Cinema Paradiso.

Its another duo combo release this year for Zhang Yimou. After doubling up in 2004 with the North American release of Hero and House of Flying Daggers, this year the Sony Pictures Clasics label gave us Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles and the upcoming Curse of the Golden Flower. Today we received the one sheet for the fantasy period film.

It wasn’t that long ago that film school introduced me to a 16mm print of Nashville – the chaotic, blissful, satire on politics was the brilliant masterpiece that for many remains Robert Altman’s greatest gift to film. However, the stubborn un-Hollywood director has left us with a library of films that we can consider great – commencing with M*A*S*H and ending with Gosford Park.