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Olivier's Blog – August 2010 Archive (19)

STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS: SLATED FOR IFP’s PROJECT FORUM

Project Forum, part of IFP‘s Independent Film Week which will take place September 19-23, 2010, is the centerpiece of IFW, designed specifically as a place for industry to meet with new talent, as well as discover fresh projects from emerging and veteran filmmakers.

150 projects have been selected for this year’s Project Forum, and will be… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 26, 2010 at 9:32am — No Comments

BUNRAKU: STILL NO DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR THE U.S.A.

Gregory Ellwood and Drew McWeeny from HitFix confirmed in an article published today that BUNRAKU is still 'hoping to be picked up' by an U.S. distributor during the Toronto Film Festival 2010. Ellwood and McWeeny conclude that '[… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 26, 2010 at 8:30am — 8 Comments

TIFF 2010 MIDNIGHT MADNESS: VOTE FOR BUNRAKU

The site TIFFreviews.com organizes a poll to determine which Midnight Madness film is a must-see? The result so far is: 1.BUNRAKU 2.Insidious 3.Vanishing on… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 25, 2010 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS: MINI-DOCUMENTARY PREMIERED AT "4 NIGHTS IN LORING"

The third installment of "4 Nights in Loring: Local Bands, Local Films" series was held in Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 24, 2010. Featuring a performance by Red Pens and a screening of the locally made independent film Nobody which was exec-produced… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 25, 2010 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

BUNRAKU: DEMI MOORE JOINS JOSH HARTNETT FOR TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL 2010

The thrill-seekers who fill the Ryerson Theatre for TIFF’s late-night program have seen many outrageous sights. But this year, they may witness something even they would have never expected to see at Midnight Madness: Demi Moore.

Part of an unusually starry array of actors with roles in the program’s line-up of new genre flicks, Demi Moore appears in… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 25, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

BUNRAKU: JOSH HARTNETT CONFIRMED FOR TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL 2010

Hollywood might seem like a ghost town Sept. 9-19, as hundreds of celebrities head east for the Toronto International Film Festival.

TIFF released its much-anticipated list Tuesday of nearly 500 top actors, directors and other celebrity guests expected at its annual 11-day celebration of world cinema.

The fest confirmed the Star’s earlier report that Oscar-winning actor/director Clint Eastwood will be coming to support his spooky… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 24, 2010 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS: BEHIND THE SCENES

Stuck Between Stations: Behind the Scenes from MPLS.TV on…

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Added by Olivier on August 23, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

SIN CITY 2: ROBERT RODRIGUEZ STILL DEBATING HIS NEXT DIRECTING JOB

John Horn from the Los Angeles Times caught up with Robert Rodriguez on Monday to talk about the success of "The Expendables" and the epic fail of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" at the box office and the conversation turned toward the filmmaker's own plans.

Robert Rodriguez sounds like he's drawing a bead on "Deadpool." But will he pull the… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 19, 2010 at 8:24am — 1 Comment

BUNRAKU: WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Sales agent IM Global has announced that Bunraku will have its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2010 at 11:59 PM. The event will take place at the Ryerson Theatre, Toronto, Canada.

Canadian fans, get ready for the… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 19, 2010 at 6:25am — 12 Comments

BUNRAKU: NEW MOVIE STILLS FOR JOSH HARTNETT ACTION MOVIE

What I love about this time of year are all the movies getting ready to unspool for the first time. Over the next few weeks, the Toronto Film Festival, Telluride, the Venice Film Festival, and even Fantastic Fest will premiere tons of movies – with many of them under the radar (for now). That’s because every year plays out the same way…as a few movies will come out of nowhere to win some of the biggest Awards at each of the Festivals and then they’ll… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 17, 2010 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

BUNRAKU: TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

Toronto – A superhero, a samurai, gun runners, vampire hunters and hosers stalk the night during the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness programme. Programmed by Colin Geddes, this year’s line-up features premieres that deliver the thrills and chills that the devoted audience has come to expect and love from Midnight Madness.

“From the streets of Hong Kong to a post-apocalyptic, vampire-plagued United States, from a town…

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Added by Olivier on August 17, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

I COME WITH THE RAIN: RUSSIAN THEATRICAL POSTER

Added by Olivier on August 17, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

I COME WITH THE RAIN: HEARTTHROB OF DARKNESS, INTERVIEW WITH JOSH HARTNETT

Sometimes the most random of coincidences are as rewarding as they are surprising. Covering the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival for the site, I was principally on hand to interview the director and star of Cairo Time. With more than enough hours to kill between interviews, I just happened to read an article in last month's Sight & Sound on the Blu-Ray release of Tran Anh Hung's new film, … Continue

Added by Olivier on August 15, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

WITHOUT REMORSE: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STUART BEATTIE

by Clint Morris (Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at 6:35 am )

I've spoken enough about my love of everything Tom Clancy on the site so I'll spare my fingers the blistering, and you guys the trouble, of gushing like a conked out drainpipe again - but let me just say, I'd give my right one to see "Without Remorse" hump a cream screen.

And so would… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 14, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

WITHOUT REMORSE: STUART BEATTIE ADAPTING THE NOVEL

Successful screenwriter and now director Stuart Beattie has written an adaptation of Tom Clancy’s “Without Remorse” and is keen to make the project his next shot at directing.

First (chronologically) in Clancy’s “Ryanverse” series, the thriller spans four separate story arcs during the Vietnam Warm but primarily fills in backstory… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 14, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

I COME WITH THE RAIN: TAIWAN DVD RELEASE

Following its theatrical release on December 4, 2009, I Come with the Rain has been released on DVD in Taiwan on August 8, 2010 by local distributor CatchPlay. Hailing from acclaimed French-Vietnamese director Ahn Hyun Tran, the film is a neo-noir…

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Added by Olivier on August 14, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

TOMORROW: WORLDVIEW TO FINANCE SCi-Fi THRILLER, JOSH HARTNETT TO STAR

Worldview Entertainment has teamed up with producer Mark Williams and Zero Gravity Management to finance the sci-fi thriller, “Tomorrow”, which will be directed by Paul McGuigan and star Josh Hartnett. McGuigan is a renowned UK filmmaker who has directed several fan favorites, most recently the… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 12, 2010 at 2:30am — 1 Comment

I COME WITH THE RAIN: TO SCREEN AT EMPIRE OPEN CINEMA 2010

Prior to its nationwide theatrical Russian release, Anh Hung Tran's neo-noir thriller I Come with the Rain starring Josh Hartnett will premiere in Moscow on September 2,…

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Added by Olivier on August 11, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

BUNRAKU: HEADING TO TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010!

On the heels of his buddy cop comedy "The Other Guys," Will Ferrell's "Everything Must Go" from Temple Hill Entertainment is to debut at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.

Dan Rush's low budget dramedy, based on a Raymond Carver short story, sees Ferrell play a recovering alcoholic who falls off the wagon, is tossed from both his job and home, and must survive on his front lawn by selling his belongings in a yard… Continue

Added by Olivier on August 9, 2010 at 7:30am — 6 Comments