Variety articles from May 2011

Variety archives from May 2011

New York: new rules, new indies.(FILM)
May 30, 2011... Reports of the death of New York independent filmmaking have been greatly exaggerated. Jolted by startups like Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler's Maven Pictures, suddenly adventurous financiers, record-high state tax credits, lower budgets,...

Rally point: Arab Spring opens screen doors.
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Arab Spring, which spread from Tunisia and Egypt, to Libya and beyond, has unleashed the biggest political upheaval the region has seen in more than half a century. Some say that these forces of social change...

Scandals juicy, but market dry.(market for sex scandals)
May 30, 2011... Major studios have banished the R-rated erotic thriller from their slates. Bigscreen and smallscreen producers are largely ignoring the tawdry sex scandals that hog the headlines. And A-list nudity is so yesteryear. As Hollywood's appetite...

Sony stumbles.(in the news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... The entertainment and consumer electronics giant will report a $3.2 billion net loss for its fiscal year ending March 31 as it struggles to recover from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and hacker attacks on its PlayStation Network.

HBO climbs Summit.(in the news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... The pay cabler has stolen Summit Entertainment away from Showtime, signing a four-year output deal with the minimajor.

VES shows teeth.(in the news)(Visual Effects Society)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... The Visual Effects Society has changed its mission from honorary org to advocacy group, stating in an open letter to the industry that it would start to tackle issues of concern to its artist members, including hours, working conditions,...

Helmer ankles 'Uncharted'.(in the news)(David O. Russell)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... David O. Russell exited "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune" over creative differences with Sony, leaving the bigscreen adaptation of the vidgame without a director.

Goldstine in at U.(in the news)(Josh Goldstine at Universal Pictures)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... Universal Pictures is expected to tap Sony Pictures vet Josh Goldstine as prexy of marketing, replacing Eddie Egan, who will head marketing at Illumination.

IMG scored the licensing and endorsement rights.(project)(John Wooden's life story)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... IMG scored the licensing and endorsement rights to legendary UCLA hoops coach John Wooden's life story.

Bette Midler signed on for HBO Films' in-development Phil Spector project.(casting)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... Bette Midler signed on for HBO Films' in-development Phil Spector project, being penned by David Mamet.

Mark Haines.(farewell)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... Mark Haines, 65, co-host of CNBC's "Squawk on the Street," May 24.

Joseph Brooks.(farewell)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... Joseph Brooks, 73, songwriter known for his 1977 hit "You Light Up My Life," May 22.

Gossip biz banks on insider trading.(first look)
May 30, 2011... I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IMPATIENT with celebrity self-pity. I found it difficult to empathize with stars who've courted fame all their lives, only to complain about the intrusions of the press and the paparazzi. Now I'm ready to do a 180. Reading...

Amazon seeding its Cloud.(marketing stategies by Amazon.com)
May 30, 2011... This week's 99 cents full-album download sale of Lady Gaga's new album "Born This Way" by Amazon grabbed headlines. But the true payoff of this how-low-can-you-go rollout may only be apparent down the road. Super-lowball pricing of the coveted...

H'w'd green team climbs mountain.(The Last Mountain)
May 30, 2011... In the five years since the release of "An Inconvenient Truth," the momentum for action on climate change Bseems to have gone from a fever pitch for change to a muddled message on what to do next. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] That's one of the...

HBO go app.(V tested)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... ABC has been the TV network to beat when it comes to the quality and ease of use of its video player. But now HBO takes no prisoners with its HBO Go app that offers its premium content, like "Game of Thrones" and "True Blood," on Apple's various...

'Starship' star power.(Darren Criss)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The four-man team behind Starkid Prods. has amassed an unusually large fan base for a group of young creatives who self-produce stage musicals. Their YouTube channel has logged some 60 million views, and the cast...

Disney has slotted James Franco-starrer.(film)(Oz: The Great and Powerful)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Disney has slotted James Franco-starrer "Oz: The Great and Powerful" for March 8, 2013.

An evolving euro cel bloc: countries share coin and talent.(film)(France, Belgium and Luxembourg)
May 30, 2011... France, Belgium and Luxembourg are rapidly emerging as Europe's golden triangle for artier animated pic production, and attracting projects from elsewhere as well. Amid the global toon boom, Belgium and Luxembourg have emerged as France's...

Producer Kinberg has the write stuff.(featured PLAYER)(Simon Kinberg)
May 30, 2011... Wearing both writer and producer hats is a cinch for TV scribes. But in the world of film, only a handful successfully switch back and forth between the disparate roles. Simon Kinberg is the latest to excel at the career bifurcation. The "Mr....

Crix' picks.(FILM)(movie reviews)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CRIX' PICKS U.S. Cost Louder Than Midnight of a Soul a Bomb in Paris Studio Relativity Balcony Sony...

High tide for 'Pirates' at o'seas B.O.(FILM)(Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
May 30, 2011... Embracing the power of the 'plex, Disney's boatload of pirates brought down the boy wizard. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" sailed to $260.4 million overseas, besting Warner Bros.' $236 million opening for "Harry Potter and the...

International box office.(FILM)(Statistical table)
May 30, 2011... INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE Weekend's Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. Week Engmnts. Weekend ended 05/22/11 JAPAN 1. ... On Stranger Tides (Disney)...

Box office report.(FILM)(Statistical table)
May 30, 2011... BOX OFFICE REPORT Visit Variety.com/boxoffice for a searchable, sortable and international B.O. archive. Number of Reported Percent Theaters ...

Scott McCreery is this year's "American Idol".(tv)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Scott McCreery is this year's "American Idol," which outdrew last year's finale by 18%.

Too big to fail on her own? Oprah loses clout, but don't count her out.(tv)
May 30, 2011... In addition to a billion dollars or so in assets, Oprah Winfrey has built up major reserves of goodwill with her adoring audience. All of which raises an interesting question for longterm Winfrey watchers--namely, is Oprah, like the major...

Cash-rich Canucks show the rights stuff.(tv)(Canadian television stations buy rights to US shows)
May 30, 2011... It was a new-look Canadian TV contingent that arrived in Los Angeles for the May Screenings and, thanks to a fresh crop of owners with deep pockets, the main networks were buying with renewed vigor. But they're also buying differently. ...

Teen novelas show pop.(TELEVISION)(Popland)
May 30, 2011... Buoyed by the ratings success of its first teen telenovela, "Ninas real" (Charm School), last year, MTV Latin America is ramping up original production with a second telenovela in the works, "Popland." "We've allotted 33% of our content...

Nielsen scorecard.(TELEVISION)(Statistical table)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NIELSEN SCORECARD Top primetime shows of the week (May 16-22, 2011) Adults 18-49 Overall and Rank Series (Network) rating/share in millions 1. ...

'Hangover' hung up on precedent.(The Hangover Part II)(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... THE HANGOVER PART II Warner Bros. Directed by Todd Phillips Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis The stock dismissal "more of the same" has rarely been more accurately applied to a sequel than to "The Hangover Part...

Chops tops in 'Fu 2'.(Kung Fu Panda 2)(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... KUNG FU PANDA 2 Paramount Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What's black and white and rad all over again? Chopsocky panda Po returns to save China from a...

We Are the Night.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (WIR SIND DIE NACHT) (GERMANY) An IFC release of a Constantin Film, Christian Becket presentation of a Rat Pack production in association with Celluloid Dreams. (International sales, Celluloid Dreams, Paris.)...

Thailand: Asian filming hub poised to attract major jobs from Hollywood.(CASE STUDY)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... BANGKOK Thailand's capable crews, post-production facilities and eye-popping locations have made it a venue of choice over the years for filmmakers as diverse as Oliver Stone, Werner Herzog and, most recently, Todd Phillips, who shot the...

Ways to work the maze: supervising location managers grapple with the laws and the lawless.(LOCATIONS)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With a five-month shoot spread across Hawaii, Los Angeles, London and Puerto Rico, supervising location manager Janice Polley had a lot to contend with on Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." But the...

Brazil: locations and crew depth attract foreign shoots despite lack of incentives.(CASE STUDY)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil is raising its profile in Hollywood. Fox's animated hit "Rio," which depicts its namesake city in bright colors, held its world premiere there, as did "Fast Five," which shot in Rio in November, while the upcoming "The...

Abu Dhabi & Dubai: Hollywood comes knocking after 'Impossible' shoot.(CASE STUDY)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... When Tom Cruise and James Cameron recently visited the United Arab Emirates, they helped put the region firmly on Hollywood's radar as well as on the list of hot (literally) new international locations and potential production hubs. Two...

Cambodia: improved facilities and better trained crews lure foreign productions.(CASE STUDY)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The biggest driver behind the expansion of Cambodia as a location has been the upgrading of filming facilities. For the first time, lighting, grip, equipment and crew are available--and are expanding shoot by shoot. ...

Drive.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... CANNES A FilmDistrict release presented in association with Bold Films and Odd-Lot Entertainment of a Marc Platt/ Motel Movies production. (International sales: Sierra/Affinity, Beverly Hills.) Produced by Marc E. Platt, Adam Siegel, Gigi...

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... CANNES (BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU'DA) (TURKEY) A Zeyno Film, Production 2006 Sarajevo, 1000 Volt Post-Production, Turkish Radio TV Corp., Imaj, Fida Film, NBC Film production. (International sales: Zeyno Film, Istanbul.) Produced by Zeynep...

This Must Be the Place.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... CANNES (ITALY-FRANCE-IRELAND) An Indigo Film, Lucky Red, Medusa Film, ARP, France 2 Cinema, Element Pictures production with the participation of Bord Scannan Na heireann--the Irish Film Board, in collaboration with Sky, Canal Plus,...

The Minister.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (L'EXERCICE DE L'ETAT) (FRANCE) A Diaphana Distribution release or an Archipe135, Les Films du Fleuve presentation and production, in co-production with France 3 Cinema, RTBF, Belgacom, with the support of CNC, Canal Plus, Cine Plus,...

Sleeping Beauty.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (AUSTRALIA) A Transmission Films/Magic Films Distribution release of a Screen Australia, Magic Films presentation in association with Screen NSW and Deluxe Australia, Spectrum Films, Big Ears Prods., with Fulcrum Media Finance. (International...

Beauty.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (SKOONHEID) (FRANCE-SOUTH AFRICA) An Equation production, in association with Moonlighting Films. (International sales: MK2 Intl., Paris.) Produced by Didier Costet. Co-producer, Dylan Voogt. Directed by Oliver...

Tatsumi.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (ANIMATED - SINGAPORE) A Zhae Wei Films, Infinite Frameworks production. (International sales: the Match Factory, Cologne, Germany.) Produced by Tan Fong Cheng, Phil Mitchell, Freddie Yeo, Eric Khoo. Co-producers, Gary Goh, Greg Chew, Brian...

This Is Not a Film.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (IN FILM NIST) (DOCU - IRAN) (International sales: Wide Management, Paris.) Directed by Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb. Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (Special Screenings), May 19, 2011. Running time: 78 MIN. With: Jafar Panahi....

Goodbye.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... CANNES (BE OMID E DIDAR) (IRAN) A Pretty Pictures release (in France) of a Mohammad Rasoulof production with the support of the Hubert Bals Fund. (International sales: Fortissimo Films, Amsterdam.) Produced by Rasoulof. Executive...

Elena.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... CANNES (RUSSIA) An Alexander Rodnyansky and Sergey Melkumov presentation of a NonStop Prod. production with the support of Fonds du Cinema. (International sales: Pyramide Intl., Paris.) Produced by Rodnyansky, Melkumov. Directed by...

Beloved.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... CANNES (LES BIEN-AIMES) (FRANCE-U.K.-CZECH REPUBLIC) A Le Pacte (in France) release of a Why Not Prods. presentation of a Why Not Prods., France 2 Cinema, Sixteen Films, Negativ production, in association with Canal Plus, France...

The Source.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (LA SOURCE DES FEMMES) (FRANCE-MOROCCO-BELGIUM-ITALY) A EuropaCorp Distribution (in France) release of a Elzevir Films, Oi Oi Oi Prods. production in co-production with EuropaCorp, France 3 Cinema, Cie Cinematographique Europeene, Panache...

Las Acacias.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (ARGENTINA-SPAIN) An Airecine, Utopica Cine, Proyecto Experience production in association with Armonika Entertainment, Tarea Fina, Hibou Producciones, Travesia Producciones. (International sales: Urban, Montreuil-sous-Bois, France.) Produced...

Days of Grace.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (DIAS DE GRACIA) (MEXICO-FRANCE) An ARP release (in France) of a Dias De Gracia Producciones presentation of a Casa B (Mexico), ARP (France) production, in association with Fidecine, Eficine 226, Arte Mecanica. (International sales:...

Return.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... A Fork Films presentation of a 2.1 Films/True Enough production in association with Meredith Vieira Prods. (International sales: Rezo, Paris.) Produced by Noah Harlan, Ben Howe, Liza Johnson. Executive producers, Abigail Disney, Meredith Vieira,...

Unforgivable.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... CANNES (IMPARDONNABLES) (FRANCE) An UGC release and presentation of a SBS Films production, in association with CRG Intl. Films, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, France 3 Cinema, Soudaine Compagnie. (International sales: TF1 Intl.) Produced by...

Breathing.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CANNES (ATMEN) (AUSTRIA) An EPO Filmproduktion presentation in association with ORF Film/Television-Agreement. (International sales: Films Distribution, Paris.) Produced by Dieter Pochlatko, Nikolaus Wisiak. ...

Walk Away Renee.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (U.S.-FRANCE) A Morgane Prod., Polyester, Love Streams Agnes B. Prods., Hummingbird 72 presentation. (International sales: Wild Bunch, Paris.) Produced by Gerard Lacroix, Gerard Pont, Pierre-Paul Puljiz, Agnes B., Christophe Audeguis,...

The Day He Arrives.(Movie review)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... (BOOK CHON BANG HYANG) (SOUTH KOREA) A Jeonwonsa Film Co. production. (International sales: Finecut, Seoul.) Produced by Kim Kyoung-hee. Directed, written by Hong Sang-soo. Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard), May 19,...

Reviews on the web.
May 30, 2011... REVIEWS ON THE WEB For reviews of the following films, go to Variety.com/filmreviews The Abduction of Rick Lancaster U.S. Zack Butterfield Affinities Vladimir Cruz, Spain-Cuba Jorge...

Fantastic 'Follies'.(Movie review)
May 30, 2011... REGIONAL FOLLIES (KENNEDY CENTER EISENHOWER TIIEATER, WASHINGTON, D.C.; 1,110 SEATS; $150 TOP) A Kennedy Center presentation of a musical in two acts with book by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Erie...

One Man, Two Guvnors.(Theater review)
May 30, 2011... ABROAD (LYTTELTON, NATIONAL THEATER, LONDON; 898 SEATS; 45 [pounds sterling] ($73.50) TOP) Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Sets and costumes, Mark Thompson; lighting, Mark Henderson; sound, Paul Arditti; music, Grant Olding; associate...

B'way's graduation gift.(BROADWAY GROSSES)(Broadway musicals)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... NEW YORK Broadway grosses got a nice boost in week 52 (May 16-22), in part due to families in town for graduation ceremonies. Eight shows made the frame's millionaires' club, with "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"...

Road grosses.(Legit Grosses)(Statistical table)
May 30, 2011... NEW YORK Six of the 11 shows pulled in more than $1 million in Week 52 (May 16-22). Overall box office increased nearly 11%, driven by new million-dollar club members "Les Miserables" and "West Side Story." Both productions of "Wicked" set house...

Legit grosses: week 52: May 16-22, 2011.(LEGIT)(theater sales)(Statistical table)
May 30, 2011... WEEK 52: May 16-22, 2011 Week's Gross Receipts Show Potential Prev Week's $ Change (Theater)(Prod. Gross Gross Avg....

Books.("Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob (and Sex)", "Filmcraft: Editing" and "The Ballad of Rango: The Art and Making of an Outlaw Film")(Excerpt)
May 30, 2011... Variety staffers cover the biz in new tomes excerpted here. Peter Bart's "Infamous Players" explores the history of Mob influence in Hollywood; David Cohen's "The Ballad of Rango" details the making of Gore Verbinski's toon; Justin Chang's...

Quickie preem: X-Men know how to party fast.(V page)(X-Men: First Class)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If it seemed like Twentieth Century Fox's "X-Men: First Class" premiere at the Ziegfeld was a spur of the moment affair, that's because it was. Fox's Tom Rothman said the May 25 event was...

Full moon makeover.(V page)(Teen Wolf premiere)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HOLLYWOOD The night of May 25 lacked a full moon, but that didn't stop revelers at MTV's "Teen Wolf" premiere party from howling away at the Roosevelt Hotel, where they posed in the photo...

Train ride to a sitcom?(V page)(Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles)(Brief article)
May 30, 2011... HOLLYWOOD More than 1,300 guests celebrated 100 years of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar on May 25. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Craig Ferguson joked about the night's honoree, "I'm here...

The gain of thrones: moguls don't heir succession plans.(Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone )
May 23, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Retirement? What retirement? New Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch just hit 80. Viacom and CBS topper Sumner Redstone turns 88 on May 27. But neither mogul seems about to relinquish his perch atop a media empire. ...

Spielberg's primetime plans.(TELEVISION)(Steven Spielberg )
May 23, 2011... He may not have been in Manhattan last week, but Steven Spielberg was hard to miss at the 2011-12 upfronts. The helmer was out of the country on vacation, and yet his presence couldn't have loomed any larger over the TV industry as it laid out...

Rivera mart revival.(CANNES 2011)(Event overview)
May 23, 2011... The Croisette was abuzz last week over helmer Lars von Tier's declarations of Nazi sympathy and subsequent condemnation by Cannes Festival officials. But Cannes is also about commerce, and that scandal couldn't overshadow the upbeat news coming...

Ebersol exits.(in the news)(NBC Sports Group's Dick Ebersol )(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... Dick Ebersol has resigned as chairman of NBC Sports Group, after a nearly 40-year run with the Peacock. Ebersol was putting together a financial package for NBC to land the next two available Olympics (the 2014 Winter Games in Russia and 2016...

Cannes alerts.(in the news)(Take Shelter)(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... "Take Shelter" took the Critics' Week prize at Cannes. For competition kudos, announced May 23, visit variety.com.

On the Lido.(in the news)(Venice Film Festival)(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... Americans are repped well in the Venice Film Festival, which will unspool Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" and "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn," Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion" and "Haywire" and Roman Polanski's "Carnage,"...

Winning play.(in the news)(videogame industry )(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... Ahead of its annual E3 confab, the videogame industry is showing signs of rebounding. Hardware and software sales were up 20% over last year at the same time.

Anklings.(in the news)(Dish Network's Charlie Ergen and Focus Features' John Lyons )(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... Charlie Ergen exits as CEO of Dish Network, replaced by Joe Clayton. John Lyons will step down as head of production at Focus Features.

Castings.(in the news)(The Hobbit and Oz, the Great and Powerful)(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... Stephen Fry will play the Master of Laketown in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit." Michelle Williams will essay the role Glinda, the good witch, in Sam Raimi's "Oz, the Great and Powerful."

Rise to new heights had Lowe spots.(first look)(Rob Lowe)
May 23, 2011... EVEN AT OUR FIRST CHANCE meeting, I urgently wanted to dislike Rob Lowe. To my mind he was a slick Brat Pack prodigy, a personable but priapic kid from Malibu who'd become an instant celebrity and who shrewdly played to his teenage idolaters. ...

Fallen stars: celebs, politics an uneasy mix.(FIRST LOOK)(celebrity politicians)
May 23, 2011... Among the many reactions last week to Arnold Schwarzenegger's "love child" scandal was one from Sean Walsh, a former gubernatorial aide. "From his Hollywood life, I don't see this as a surprise," he told KABC. "Were this to occur when he was...

Non-pros trot oeuvre.(FIRST LOOK)(Amateur Film Factory)(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... Accessible art is something of a Michel Gondry specialty. So it makes sense that his Paris-based Amateur Film Factory, which allows ordinary folks to write, cast and shoot their own films on Factory sets and walk out with a DVD of their...

Broadway in tryouts with Groupon model.(FIRST LOOK)(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... The team-up of Internet-based discount outlet Groupon and ticketing giant Ticketmaster prompts the question: Will Broadway shows start turning up on Groupon more frequently now? The idea was hot with producers and marketers last fall, just as...

H'wood's 'White' out.(FIRST LOOK)(Snow White)(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Everybody wants a bite out of Snow White. While Universal Pictures and Relativity Media are trying to be first out of the gate with their dueling visions of the fairy tale, it's perhaps only fitting that Disney's ABC is...

Armie Hammer has joined the cast of Disney's "Lone Ranger.".(film)(Brief article)
May 23, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Armie Hammer has joined the cast of Disney's "Lone Ranger," as the titular character.

Indies splash into summer: niche distribs adopt bolder counterprogramming moves.(film)
May 23, 2011... Has the autumn indie season moved into summer? The highbrow lineup includes such eagerly awaited offerings as Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" and Miranda July's "The Future." Acclaimed Sundance and...

Factory for fresh ideas.(FILM)(Factory Films )
May 23, 2011... Every Monday morning, a group of Irish filmmakers gathers for a creative meeting in an old warehouse by Dublin's Grand Canal Dock. The building is home to the Factory, a studio set up by writer-directors Kirsten Sheridan ("August Rush"), John...

Crix' picks.(FILM)(movie reviews)(Movie review)
May 23, 2011... CRIX' PICKS U.S. Bridesmaids Everything Hesher Must Go Studio Universal Lionsgate Newmarket Release date May 13 May 13...