Daily Variety articles from February 2012, page 7

Daily Variety archives from February 2012

Lionsgate stox roar: street likes 'Twilight,' 'Hunger' synergy.(Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It looks like "Twilight" is already helping Lionsgate, which has received plenty of support from Wall Street for its $412.5 million leveraged buyout of Summit Entertainment. In the month since the Jan. 13 close of...

Summit int'l chief to exit.(Summit Entertainment's David Garrett)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... A month after Summit merged with Lionsgate, Summit co-founder and president of international David Garrett is preparing to ankle the company, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Reasons behind Garrett's resignation were not...

Red Hour Films captures 'Flamingo Thief'.(Will Ferrell)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Will Ferrell is attached to star in Red Hour Films' "Flamingo Thief," which Michael LeSieur ("You, Me and Dupree") will adapt from the novel by Susan Trott. Ferrell will star as Tim Forrester, a lawyer who becomes obsessed with stealing...

Goodman-Barr Rosy: thesp heads to 20th/NBC's 'mobile'.
February 13, 2012... NBC and 20th Century Fox TV have orchestrated a reunion of Roseanne Barr and John Goodman for its comedy pilot "Downwardly Mobile." Goodman is set to star in Barr's 20th TV pilot, which she penned with "Roseanne" alum Eric Gilliland. Barr...

Sci-fi 'Carbon' based at Mythology.(Mythology Entertainment has acquired the rights to 'Altered Carbon')
February 13, 2012... Mythology Entertainment, the recently minted banner formed by Brad Fischer, Laeta Kalogridis and James Vanderbilt, has acquired feature rights to Richard Morgan's sci-fier "Altered Carbon." Fischer, Kalogridis and Vanderbilt will produce,...

No 'Snow' job, Ronan eyes 'seven'.(Saoirse Ronan in talks to star in 'Order of Seven')
February 13, 2012... Saoirse Ronan is in final talks to star in Disney's "Order of Seven," a project that was originally developed as a Kung Fu retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The pic has since been reworked as a standalone action adventure that's...

TBS orders Byrne comedy.(Turner Broadcasting System Inc. has ordered episodes of Steve Byrne's 'Sullivan and Son')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... TBS has ordered 10 episodes of comedy "Sullivan and Son," starring comedian Steve Byrne. Byrne and showrunner Rob Long co-wrote the pilot, set in a Pittsburgh bar that Byrne's character, a former corporate attorney, takes over. Vince...

Berg, Schaffer train 'Dog'.
February 13, 2012... Paramount has tapped comedy writers Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer to develop a feature based on YouTube hit "Ultimate Dog Tease." "Dog Tease" is being developed through Par's lnsurge label, which produced the low-budget hit "The Devil Inside."...

Upcoming events.(Insiders)(Calendar)
February 13, 2012... WEDNESDAY: Cast members and producers of ABC Family's "Switched at Birth" take part in a panel sesh hosted by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Diversity Committee. ATAS Conference Center. Emmys.tv THURSDAY: Oscar and WGA-nommed...

True tales of character.(Storytellers Unite)(USA Network's 'Characters Unite')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... USA Network has gone well beyond public service announcements with its Characters Unite initiative, which aims to promote tolerance and acceptance of people from diverse backgrounds. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This...

One year later.(Stu Levy's documentary movie 'Pray for Japan')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Helmer-producer Stu Levy has partnered with AMC Theaters to release his docu "Pray for Japan" in 14 North American cities for a single-screening engagement on March 14. "Pray for Japan," which centers on four perspectives of last year's Great...

Mary Connelly and Julie Silver, a girl.(Births)
February 13, 2012... Mary Connelly and Julie Silver, a girl; Catherine Crawford Silver Connelly, Jan. 23, Santa Monica. Connelly's an exec producer on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"; Silver's a singersongwriter.

Robyn and Kent Kubena, a girl.(Births)
February 13, 2012... Robyn and Kent Kubena, a girl; Lily Grace Kubena, Jan. 22, Los Angeles. Mother's a production office coordinator; father's senior veep of production and development at Thunder Road Pictures.

Sandy Hall and Laurent Chardin-Rischmann, a boy.(Births)
February 13, 2012... Sandy Hall and Laurent Chardin-Rischmann, a boy; Julian Chardin-Rischmann, Jan. 16, Los Angeles. Mother's director of corporate communications at ICM; father's head of business development at Creative Intelligence.

Nickelodeon.(Exec Shuffle)
February 13, 2012... Nickelodeon has appointed Bronwen O'Keefe senior veep of its new on-air and online brand NickMom. O'Keefe has been with the kidvid cabler for 15 years, most recently serving as senior VP of event and original programming. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Ron Weehsler has joined NBC Sports Network as veep of original programming.(Exec Shuffle)
February 13, 2012... Ron Weehsler has joined NBC Sports Network as veep of original programming. He comes to the Peacock after a decade at ESPN.

Peter Risafi has been tapped veep of brand creative and production at the Food Network and Cooking Channel.(Exec Shuffle)
February 13, 2012... Peter Risafi has been tapped veep of brand creative and production at the Food Network and Cooking Channel. Risafi was previously a marketing exec at Comedy Central.

Harish Seth has been tapped chief financial officer for kidvid company A2E2.(Exec Shuffle)
February 13, 2012... Harish Seth has been tapped chief financial officer for kidvid company A2E2, a joint venture of A Squared Entertainment and Tata Elxsi. Seth is a longtime finance exec with Indian conglom Tata Group. Mary Moore Kean has been named licensing...

Marietta Hurwitz will spearhead the Travel Channel's digital expansion as senior VP and g.m. of digital.(Exec Shuffle)
February 13, 2012... Marietta Hurwitz will spearhead the Travel Channel's digital expansion as senior VP and g.m. of digital. Hurwitz previously worked at Oprah.com.

Digital Domain Prods.(Exec Shuffle)
February 13, 2012... Digital Domain Prods. has named David Lipman to veep of features visual effects production. A former executive at DreamWorks Animation, Lipman will report to Jody Madden who has been upped to senior veep of global studio operations.

Marketing agency Media Storm has tapped Jill Rosenbaum to lead its new West Coast office as director of strategy.(Exec Shuffle)
February 13, 2012... Marketing agency Media Storm has tapped Jill Rosenbaum to lead its new West Coast office as director of strategy. Rosenbaum has worked as a media buyer for Mindshare and Initiative Media.

Triple play for Alliance.(Sales Briefs)(Alliance Films bought the rights to 'Everly,' 'A Most Wanted Man' and 'Can a Song Save Your Life')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Alliance Films has been busy in Berlin, snapping up fights to Scarlett Johansson starrer "Can a Song Save Your Life," Anton Corbijn's "A Most Wanted Man" and Kate Hudson starter "Everly." Distrib nabbed U.K. fights to John Carney-directed...

'Snowman's' going to Music Box.(Sales Briefs)(Music Box Films acquires the rights to 'Snowman's Land')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Music Box Films has acquired North American rights to Tomasz Thomson's offbeat German pic "Snowman's Land," which is sold by Guido Rud's FilmSharks Intl. "Land" has played to acclaim on the lest circuit. Music Box plans a limited theatrical...

Kino Lorber digs Auteuil's 'Daughter'.(Sales Briefs)(Daniel Auteuil's 'The Well-Digger's Daughter')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Kino Lorber has picked up all U.S. fights to thesp Daniel Auteuil's directorial debut "The Well-Digger's Daughter" (La Fille du puisatier), a remake of Marcel Pagnol's 1940 classic. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pic toplines Auteuil, up-and-comer...

Indomina finds 'Luv' in N. America.(Sales Briefs)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Indomina has snapped up North American rights for dramatic thriller "Luv," which preemed in competition at Sundance earlier this year. Pic, which is helmed by Sheldon Candis and written by Candis and Justin Wilson, follows the story of a...

WB lands 'Landover': title is first in fantasy book series.
February 13, 2012... Warner Bros. is looking to make some magic, optioning Terry Brooks' "Magic Kingdom of Landover" series of books for Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Pictures and Andy Cohen's Grade A Entertainment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Goldsman and Cohen will...

Fox to 'Reboot' sci-fier.
February 13, 2012... Fox 2000 will power up "Reboot," snapping up feature rights to Amy Tintera's yet-to-be-published novel and setting the futuristic project with Chernin Entertainment and Vast Entertainment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Producers are Peter Chemin...

Duo latches on to 'Tonight'.
February 13, 2012... Roadside Attractions and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions' Stage 6 Films are teaming to release "Tonight You're Mine" in theaters May 11. SPWA originally acquired the film under the title "You Instead." It had its world premiere in 2011,...

Producer pair plant indie pic.
February 13, 2012... Producers Vincent Cirrincione and Roxanne Avent have set up the indie "Supremacy," with Joe Anderson, Danny Glover and Dawn Olivieri set to star. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION...

Films get backup: investor preps B Media Global fund.
February 13, 2012... The film finance biz is bustling in France, as Paris-based coin outfits announced two new initiatives at the Berlin film fest. European film financing specialist Leonard Glowinski is founding 22h22, a film fund consultancy for European...

EOne team talking up Egoyan pic.(Atom Egoyan's 'Captive')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... London-based eOne's new international film sales division is quietly promoting a new Atom Egoyan pic, "Captive," which it plans to unveil at Cannes in May. Pic is a thriller about a man searching for his daughter, but other plot details are...

On the red carpet ...
February 13, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Above, James Marsh, Andrea Riseborough and Clive Owen attend the "Shadow Dancer" preem, while Bob Marley's son Rohan, left, is ready to rock for "Marley," the biodoc about his father, screening in Berlin's Special...

Foresight's '2 Guns' firing away in sales.
February 13, 2012... Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington starrer "2 Guns" is selling quickly in Berlin for Mark Damon's Foresight Unlimited. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Foresight has seen its busiest market to date in Berlin, already clocking up more than $65...

Gondry's 'I' spied at mart.('The We and the I' by Michel Gondry)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... French helmer Michel Gondry's "The We and the I" rolled out international sales in Berlin, handled by Gregoire Melin's Kinology. Set in the Bronx, the English-language drama follows a group of teens on the last day of school before summer...

Thornton's back in driver's seat.(Billy Bob Thornton is directing and co-writing 'And Then We Drove')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Billy Bob Thornton is co-writing and directing "And Then We Drove," a road movie the filmmaker describes as "ethereal." The tentatively titled "Drove," now being scripted by Thornton and his longtime writing partner Tom Epperson, is one of the...

Plucky upstart joins the race: ACAD taps two of GKids' underdog offerings.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: ANIMATION)
February 13, 2012... Of the five animated feature nominees competing for Oscar this season, three were released by major studios ("Kung Fu Panda 2," "Puss in Boots" and "Rango"). The other two, fanciful children's fable "A Cat in Paris" and Cuba-based jazz...

'Chico & Rita'.(DRAWN TOGETHER: THE TEAMS BEHIND GKIDS' NOMS)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Chico & Rita" had its genesis some 10 years ago when Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque") asked artist Japer Mariscal to crew, ate a poster for his Latin jazz documentary Calle 54. Joined by...

'A Cat in Paris'.(DRAWN TOGETHER: THE TEAMS BEHIND GKIDS' NOMS)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Produced by Folimage, a French outfit specializing in auteur-driven Loons located near Lyon, "A Cat in Paris" marks Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol's feature debut. With a dozen shorts to their name, the pair has...

Dual Oscar noms show new DWA spirit at work.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: ANIMATION)(DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.)
February 13, 2012... Back in 2001, the year the Academy introduced its animated feature category, DreamWorks Animation enjoyed all the glory by winning the inaugural Oscar for "Shrek." In the ensuing decade, DWA shared the 2005 win with Aardman for "Wallace &...

Par toon division banks on 'Rango' success.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: ANIMATION)
February 13, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Helen of Troy's face might have launched a thousand ships, but Rango's bug-eyed mug triggered the creation of a whole studio division. Thanks to the success of the Oscar-nominated animated hit that bowed in March,...

Animated shorts.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: ANIMATION)
February 13, 2012... This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Oscar for animated short film: The first honoree was Walt Disney s Silly Symphony "Flowers and Trees," the first animated film made with the three-strip Technicolor process. Eight decades later, the...

Paul Epworth.(Scene)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Paul Epworth, who won producer and song of the year honors, was effusive about his most high-profile recent project, Adele: "She's amazing, brave and funny, and she's got a total gift, which makes my job very easy. She could sing the phone book....

Justin Vernon.(Scene)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Justin Vernon, who took home best new artist honors for his band/alter-ego Bon Iver, was diplomatic about his win, having previously declined to perform at the kudocast: "At some point I got really nervous, maybe it was because I didn't think I...

Speaking of the night's reunion with his fellow Beach Boys bandmates.(Scene)(Brian Wilson)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Speaking of the night's reunion with his fellow Beach Boys bandmates, Brian Wilson observed: "It was kind of a different experience. Just being onstage together gives us a chance to express ourselves vocally and instrumentally." Bandmate AI...

Bonnie Raitt.(Scene)
February 13, 2012... Bonnie Raitt spoke of her primary influence, Etta James, to whom she performed a tribute on the kudocast: "She was vital and raunchy and tender, and had a well of emotion that came across in her voice. She and Aretha had larger impacts on my...

Fledgling duo Civil Wars won for country duo/group performance and best folk album.(Scene)
February 13, 2012... Fledgling duo Civil Wars won for country duo/group performance and best folk album, pointing up a distinction that baffled them as well. "We hadn't necessarily (thought of ourselves as country) either," said the five-months pregnant Joy...

Derek Trucks.(Scene)
February 13, 2012... Derek Trucks, who won for blues album with his Tedeschi Trucks Band, also took part in an earlier tribute to the Allman Brothers Band, of which he is a part: "It's pretty strange being 32 years old and getting a part of a lifetime achievement...

Stanley Clarke.(Scene)
February 13, 2012... Jazz bass legend Stanley Clarke was asked of Grammy's recent category cuts, which sparked strong complaints on the part of Latin jazz musicians: "l think it's an oversight on the Academy's side. Latin music is one of the landmarks of this music,...

Trey Parker.(Scene)(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Trey Parker, who won a statuette for musical theater album for "The Book of Mormon," noted: "There are a lot of Mormons for whom this is sort of their 'Fiddler on the Roof.' When asked to rate the comparative difficulty of writing comedy versus...

Sam Okell.(Scene)
February 13, 2012... Sam Okell, who won an historical album kudo for his re-master engineering work on Paul McCartney's "Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection --Deluxe Edition)," shared: "I asked (McCartney), 'When was the last time you listened to the...

54th Annual Grammy Awards.(Awards list)
February 13, 2012... RECORD OF THE YEAR Rolling in the Deep--Adele; Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers ALBUM OF THE YEAR 21--Adele; Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan...

Sony to stick with summer 'Sparkle' bow.
February 13, 2012... The death of Whitney Houston came just as the pop star was planning her return to the bigscreen in Sony's musical-drama "Sparkle," dated for Aug. 17. Houston plays the mother of three sisters who, after forming a singing group, are forced to...

Goldwyn spies 'Illusion'.(Samuel Goldwyn Films acquires the rights to 'People V. the State of Illusion')(Brief article)
February 13, 2012... Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to Scott Cervine's "People V. the State of Illusion." Pic, written and produced by Austin Vickers, explores the science and power of our perceptions and imagination in the vein of Goldwyn's 2004...

Music & memories.(V)(parties prior to the Grammy Awards)
February 13, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The pre-Grammy parties kicked off Friday with the MusiCares Person of the Year event. And leave it to Paul McCartney to upstage his own tribute, breaking tradition for a MusiCares honoree by opening the show with a...

Lionsgate sees dip, but bullish on 2012.
February 10, 2012... Falling short of Wall Street estimates, Lionsgate has reported a narrowed quarterly loss of $1.7 million, or a penny a share, for its third quarter ended Dec: 31, compared with a $6 million loss for the year-ago period. The analyst consensus...

B.O. woos demos: romance vs. actioners as 4 pics bow.
February 10, 2012... Couples getting a jump on Valentine's Day should boost weekend totals for Sony-Screen Gems' weeper "The Vow," which leads a pack of four new entries along with Universal's "Safe House," Fox's 3D reboot of "Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom...

China looks to build bridge to H'w'd.(Hollywood)
February 10, 2012... The Chinese government is hoping to break into Hollywood, setting up the country's first state-financed film fund to provide a gateway between China and the U.S. The fund, called China Mainstream Media National Film Capital Hollywood Inc.,...

Able to leap 'Great Wall'.(Henry Cavill in negotiations to star in The Great Wall)(Brief article)
February 10, 2012... With production wrapping on "Man of Steel," Henry Cavill is eyeing his first post-Superman pic. Thesp is in negotiations to star in Legendary East's "The Great Wall." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The pic will be helmed by Edward Zwick, from a...

'Breaking' news: deal finally done.
February 10, 2012... "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan has re-upped his overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, keeping him at the helm of the AMC series until its finale. Though Sony and AMC agreed to 16 more episodes of the series back in August,...

Why the glut of showbiz southpaws?(REEL LIFE)
February 10, 2012... In an election year, you will repeatedly hear politicians claim that showbiz is a hotbed of lefties. In one sense, they're wrong: The conglomerates that own the studios and networks tend to be right-leaning. But in another sense, the leftie...

This Means War.(Movie review)
February 10, 2012... A 20th Century Fox release and presentation of an Overbrook Entertainment/Robert Simonds Co. production. Produced by Robert Simonds, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Simon Kinberg. Executive producers, Michael Green, Jeffrey Evan Kwatinetz, Brent...

Plays going uptown: Smith, Lin on Second Stage lineup.(LEGIT)
February 10, 2012... New plays by Alena Smith and Kenneth Lin are on the 2012 slate for Second Stage Theater Uptown, the annual lineup of new work programmed by Off Broadway's Second Stage. The uptown series, now in its 10th year, has in prior years showcased...

Lonergan to helm his 'Medieval'.(LEGIT)(Kenneth Lonergan to direct Medieval Play)(Brief article)
February 10, 2012... The new Kenneth Lonergan play has a name--"Medieval Play"--and a director: Lonergan himself. Show was announced in the fall and skedded for a May slot as part of the inaugural season at the new venue of Off Broadway's Signature Theater. At...

Panel sets Tony eligibility.(LEGIT)(Brief article)
February 10, 2012... Hugh Dancy, Nina Arianda and Hunter Parrish are among the Broadway thesps eligible for a Tony nom in leading thesp races while scribe Peter Parnell is in the mix for a nom for book of a musical, according to the latest round of decisions issued...

1st slate set for St. James.(LEGIT)(St. James Theater)(Brief article)
February 10, 2012... London's first newly built theater complex in 30 years, the St. James Theater, launches a full slate in September. With a 312-seat auditorium, a 100-seat studio, brasserie and bar in a residential development, it's the site of the former...

Merrily We Roll Along.(Theater review)
February 10, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (N. Y City Center: 2,256 seats; $125 top) A New York City Center Encores! presentation of a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth, based on the play by George S. Kaufman...

Strong quarter for Activision.(Earnings Briefs)
February 10, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Activision Blizzard reported stronger-than-expected Q4 revenue of $1.4 billion for the period that ended Dec. 31, boosting profits to $99 million, after recording a loss of $233 million during the year-ago frame. For...

Scripps rides rise in ad, affiliate fees.(Earnings Briefs)
February 10, 2012... Scripps Networks Interactive, parent of the Food Network and one of the last independent cable network groups, said profits last quarter rose nearly 15% to $178 million, driven by higher advertising and affiliate fees. Revenue grew 10% to...

Sirius posts profit as subs increase.(Earnings Briefs)(Financial report)
February 10, 2012... Sirius XM Radio swung to the black last quarter with profits of $71 million vs. an $81 million loss a year ago on higher revenue, lower costs and minus several hits to earnings it took a year ago. Revenue rose 4% to $784 million. Sirius XM...

Net loss for WMG; Buble bubbles.(Earnings Briefs)(Financial report)
February 10, 2012... Warner Music Group announced a net loss of $26 million and flat revenue of $779 million for the fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31. Company's digital revenue climbed 17% to $219 million, while operating income before depreciation and amortization...

CAA picks Berry as CFO.(Jeff Berry's appointment as Creative Artists Agency Inc.'s chief financial officer)(Brief article)
February 10, 2012... CAA has tapped Jeff Berry as its chief financial officer. In the newly created position, Berry will oversee the company's finance and accounting functions and play a leading role in its strategic planning. "Jeff's depth and breadth of...

Lionsgate is 'All' in: grabs U.S. rights to Redford starrer.(Lions Gate Films Inc. on Robert Redford's movie entitled 'All Is Lost')(Brief article)
February 10, 2012... Lionsgate has picked up U.S. rights to Robert Redford starrer "All Is Lost," directed by "Margin Call" writer-helmer J.C. Chandor. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The man-versus-nature drama stars Redford as a man lost at sea, and is one of the...

'Paradise' lost to cost.
February 10, 2012... Legendary Pictures has pulled the plug on Alex Proyas' adaptation of John Milton's 17th-century poem "Paradise Lost" due to budget issues. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bradley Cooper, Ben Walker, Casey Affleck, Djimon Hounsou, Rufus Sewell,...

Bier to cut 'Stone'.
February 10, 2012... Anonymous Content has tapped Susanne Bier ("In a Better World") to helm the feature adaptation of Abraham Verghese's novel "Cutting for Stone," written by Scott Teems ("That Evening Sun"). Rosalie Swedlin and Steve Golin will produce the pic,...

ITV preps 'Space: 2099'.
February 10, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Space: 1999," an iconic 1970s British series syndicated in the U.S., is being redeveloped by ITV Studios America and HDFilms as "Space: 2099." HDFilms prexy Jace Hall is exec producing. Hall recently exec produced...

Fest bows to 'Queen': political themes emerge at opener.(Berlin Film Festival)
February 10, 2012... Snowfall and icy temperatures greeted red carpet guests as the Berlin Film Festival kicked off on Thursday with Benoit Jacquot's historical drama "Farewell, My Queen." Ever the comic, fest topper Dieter Kosslick opened the proceedings with a...

Participant nabs Chilean pic 'No'.(Berlin Film Festival)
February 10, 2012... Jeff Skoll's Participant Media has made its first foreign-lingo film investment, financing Gael Garcia Bernal starrer "No," from Chile's Pablo Larrain ("Tony Manero," "Post Mortem"). Participant acquired worldwide fights to "No" outside Chile...

New 'Year' for 'Tinker' duo.(Berlin Film Festival)
February 10, 2012... Following a bright union with Working Title on "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Studiocanal is teaming up again with the Brit powerhouse shingle for upcoming romantic comedy "I Give It a Year." Project, which Studiocanal is financing, is also...

'Dog' collars thesp trio.(Berlin Film Festival)(Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd and Sally Hawkins to star in the movie entitled 'Lucky Dog')(Brief article)
February 10, 2012... Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd and Sally Hawkins are set to star in "Junebug" helmer Phil Morrison's "Lucky Dog." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HanWay Films is handling international sales on "Dog," which begins lensing next month in New York City and...

Farewell, My Queen/Les Adieux a la reine.(Movie review)
February 10, 2012... Farewell, My Queen (Les Adieux a la reine) (France-Spain) A GMT Prods., Les Films du Lendemain, Morena Films presentation, in co-production with France 5 Cinema, Euro Media France, Invest Image, with the participation of Canal Plus,...

Thursday Through Sunday/(De jueves a domingo).(Movie review)
February 10, 2012... Thursday Through Sunday (De jueves a domingo) (Chile-Netherlands) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Forastero, Cinestacion, Circe Films production. (International sales: Figa Films, Los Angeles.) Produced by Benjamin Domenach, Gregorio...

Pilot watch: 2012-13 broadcast network orders Feb. 3-9: up to the minute pilot season updates at TVtracker.com.
February 10, 2012... COMEDY MANDY MOORE PROJECT * Studio: 20th Century Fox TV Exec producers: Bob Fisher (writer), Stacy Traub (writer), Shawn Levy (director), Marry Adelstein, Becky Clements Logline: Newlyweds get the opportunity to run a hip restaurant...

Some familiar faces: TV thesps back again for pilot season.
February 10, 2012... Several thesps from recently shelved series got back on their horses in the past week to ride back in to pilot season. Andrea Anders, Kyle Bomheimer, Sarah Chalke, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Allison Janney and Chi McBride, all series regulars on...

Comic Book Men.(Television program review)
February 10, 2012... (Series; AMC, Sun. Feb. 12, 10 p.m.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Produced by Original Media and Snoogans. Executive producers, Kevin Smith, Charlie Corwin, Jay Peterson, Elyse Selden; co-executive producers, Patrick Reardon, Brian Nashel; line...