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Unless you are Shakespeare or Clancy, there are not too many others that get to enjoy book to screen adaptations of their work and these days, if your name is Tom Perrotta you can’t be complaining. After the 99’ Broderick/Witherspoon dark comedy called Election gave viewers/readers insight into overzealous teachers and students, this upcoming autumn we’ll get the equal opportunity to revel in the upcoming (and perhaps the best film of the year) Little Children.

One of the most sought after films of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) seems to have finally found a home. Sony Picture Classics, known for their ability to promote foreign language films, has reportedly reached an agreement to purchase Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book following an exceptional showing at Wednesday’s Gala Premier at TIFF.

It is always exciting when an acclaimed filmmaker who has sat the last several years out finally returns to the director’s chair. Angel-A is hotly anticipated for such as it marks the return of, and the beginning of goodbye from, Luc Besson.

Capote director Bennett Miller and Paramount Vantage are joining forces to bring The Immortalist to life. The project, which will be scripted by The Delicate Art of the Rifle scripe Dante Harper, is described as a “contemporary, character-driven drama set in the world of life-extension,” as the title suggests. Plan B will produce, with Vantage higher-ups Amy Israel and Matt Brodlie overseeing the project.

Man Push Cart is the debut feature from American/Iranian writer/director Ramin Bahrani. It follows the day-to-day cycle of New York City street vendor Ahmad (played by newcomer Ahmad Razvi) as he ekes out a living operating a pushcart on a city sidewalk, selling coffee, tea, bagels, donuts and muffins. He leaves for work everyday by 2:00 a.m., carrying a propane by his side the way many carry a briefcase...