Weinstein Co. Shopped Till the Last Day of Cannes
The Weinstein Co. shopped till the last day of the Cannes Film Festival, as it nabbed the North American rights to “Control”, Joy Division’s biopic movie, the North American home video rights to “Waz”, a detective thriller, and the Australian rights to the animated controvert movie, “Persepolis”.
“Control” is a black-and-white movie marking the feature directorial [...]
Andrei Nekrasov’s Holiday Home Broken-In
The Finnish holiday home of the Russian director Andrei Nekrasov was broken in just a month before the director’s movie about the murdered Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. This seemed suspicious to Andrei Nekrasov, although for the police it looked just another break-in.
However, for Andrei Nekrasov, who was [...]
John Woo to Direct and Produce “Ninja Gold”
The famous action director John Woo is to both direct and produce “Ninja Gold”, a new property from the video game creator Warren Spector, the one who created such video games as “Deus Ex”, “System Shock” and “Thief: Deadly Shadows” and other video games.
The eventual movie will be released by 20th Century Fox and Warren [...]
“Diana: The Witnesses in the Tunnel”
U.K.’s Channel 4 is to broadcast a movie showing previously unseen photos of Princess Diana in the car crash that killed her in 1997, along with her boyfriend Dodi al Fayed and their chauffeur Henri Paul. Channel 4 said described the movie as “responsible”, marking the 10 years from Diana’s violent death. The British newspapers [...]
Romanian Movie Wins Cannes’ Palme d’Or Award
The Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s movie “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” won the top award of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The story within the movie is set toward the end of the Communist era and is telling about two student friends, Gabita and Otilia, who are ruthlessly exploited after one seeks an [...]
“The Sims”. The Movie
“The Sims” has been one of Electronic Arts Inc.’s best selling computer games. But now the Sims will go on the screen too, as the company sold the movie rights to 20th Century Fox.
“The Sims” are one of Electronic Arts Inc.’s biggest franchises, and It includes sequels and expansions such as “The Sims: House Party”, [...]
“Promise Me This” Ended the Cannes Film Festival
Emir Kusturica’s “Promise Me This” was the last of the 22 movies to be screened in the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival. The movie gave the festival a well deserved happy ending, as this year’s previous movies had been tales full of darkness and bitterness.
Screened a day ahead of the award ceremony, “Promise [...]
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” Grossed $57 Million in First Two Days
Walt Disney Co. said that its third part of the trilogy series “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” grossed about $57 million in its first two days of release across North America. This includes $14 million from the Thursday evening previews, which took place before the movie’s official release from the day to come. [...]