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Getting one phone call from Harvey Weinstein would be enough for many actors to commit to a role. But it took one phone call a week, for several weeks, to get martial arts star Donnie Yen to commit to the Weinstein Co.‘s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel. “At first I was a little hesitant,” Yen... Read more »

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has secured Germany, Austria, German speaking Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Latin America in a multi-territory deal for Focus Features International’s “Black Sea” starring Jude Law. “Last King of Scotland” director Kevin Macdonald directed the heist thriller, which tells the story of a laid-off submarine captain so desperate to prove himself... Read more »

When it comes to promotional partnerships, “Star Trek” isn’t known for going where no brand has ever gone before. In the films, Captain Kirk and his crew are never seen behind the wheel of a fancy new car, using the latest cell phone or consuming junk food to help hype a brand’s products. But Paramount’s... Read more »

In mid-February of last year I went, by myself, to a screening of Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's A Separation and fell for it completely, a masterpiece. A month later the film went on to win the Oscar, and Farhadi started working on his next feature, which I knew I had to see. Premiering at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival is Asghar Farhadi's The Past, a French film dealing with a series of complex relationships between two families in Paris. It's further proof that Farhadi is an absolute master of human dynamics, relationships and performances that expertly captures the complex, deep layers that exist between all of us in this world. ››› Continue reading Cannes 2013: Complex Relationships Shine in Farhadi's 'The Past'

Hideo Nakata’s latest foray into the horror, The Complex, opened in Japan yesterday so we thought we’d round off our coverage (until some bright spark of a buyer finally gets off their butt, and buys it for distro in an English speaking territory) with a peak at the latest TV spot for the film. It’s short, but definitely packs a punch. Cant wait to see it! The Complex TV spot The Complex official site

Frank Pavich’s enjoyable documentary revisits a legendary unmade 1970s project by cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky.read more

'Battle of the Year' is the Olympics of break dancing, held every year it attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the ... Movie Trailers

The Coen brothers' new film is both uproarious entertainment and a profound philosophical treatise finds Robbie Collin.

Sad news: according to an article in Hollywood Reporter, producer Sergei Selyanov confirmed that the Russian director (and Enfant Terrible) Alexey Balabanov died earlier this week, at only 54 years of age. Although no cause of death has been stated, for some time already the director was known to be suffering from severe health problems. Balabanov is best known for films like Brother, Of Freaks and Men, Cargo 200, and Morphia. These all show a scathing, cynical look at human behavior, and especially include no love for the old Soviet communist regime. He presented his latest film, Me Too, at the International Film Festival Rotterdam a few months ago, in person. It's where I shot the picture above. At that point the rumor was already... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

DreamWorks Studios has inked further output deals with indie distribs, including with Metropolitan FilmExport in France, as part of its agreement to rep pics from David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Samuel and Victor Hadida’s Metropolitan will distrib the company’s films in all media. “We know Metropolitan to be amongst the strongest... Read more »