Guillermo del Toro may belong to the team of Mexican directors (the 'cha cha cha' trio along with Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón who have made quite a name for themselves in the past decade or so, but del Toro didn't opt for the indie route like the rest of them.
Everything's gonna be alright for director Ang Lee and writer (also Focus Features big cheese) James Schamus when production starts on "Taking Woodstock" this year. Reunited after working on ten films together, including "Brokeback Mountain", "Taking Woodstock" adapts the Elliot Tiber memoir "Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, Concert, and a Life".
In 2004, Virginia Madsen's career was flipped 'Sideways' and has been headed in a pretty good direction ever since. The Oscar-nominated role marked a move for the actress from heroines in telefilms to leading ladies opposite some of Hollywood's most respected actors.