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From Timescrimes to the Big Time Hollywood for Nacho Vigalondo
31 July 2009
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- Hollywood latest lassoed import might be Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo, Variety reports that the director behind Timecrimes (the fantasy thriller that was a popular title on the fantasy film fest circuit and was released by Magnet late last year), will take on the action comedy format for Mandate Pictures and Steve Zaillian via their Film Rites co-venture. Usually foreign filmmakers take on "other people's projects", but this isn't the case for Vigalondo, he is bringing his own idea for a film to the table and will have Pat Healy (the co-lead in Great World of Sound) write the script. Did these two meet in Sundance? Gangland revolves around a team of video-game developers who get in over their heads after they promise to deliver the most realistic game of all time, titled “Gangland,” and soon find themselves having to survive by their own wits in a real-life criminal underworld.
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12th Annual EU Film Festival Highlights, Week Four: ‘Sauna,’ ‘Apres Lui,’ ‘Ben X,’ ‘Patrik Age 1,5’
25 March 2009 4:33 PM, PDT
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Chicago – The final week of the 12th Annual EU Film Festival at the Siskel Film Center perfectly illustrates the main strength of this festival - amazing diversity. From what we had time to see of the final stretch of films, the four highlights couldn’t be more diverse, featuring movies from four different countries with four completely different tones and styles.
The highlights of the first three weeks of EU included a coming-of-age drama from Ireland (“Kisses”), a sexy romantic comedy from France (“The Girl From Monaco”), an amazing Danish drama (“Worlds Apart”), and a very interesting horror film from Belgium (“Left Bank”). Read more here, here, and here)
The final week takes us back to two of those countries - Belgium and France - and also features a fascinating Finnish shocker before closing with a gentle and sweet film from Sweden. Overall, it’s been a fantastic festival for
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DVD releases for Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
10 March 2009 11:39 AM, PDT
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Finally we have some good dvds dropping today, including some cult favorites. First off is the soon to be remade Swedish vampire flick Let The Right One In which everyone seems to love but me, whatever. Next off I'm throwing in a comedy for good measure to wipe that foul taste out so let's pick Role Models which was actually quite funny. Then we have another Jason Statham vehicle, Transporter 3. Getting sick of those yet? Then we have the Aleister Crowley reincarnation film Crowley which was formerly titled Chemical Wedding (review here). Then we have a Belgian film called Ben X about bullying and revenge which was popular on the fest circuit, I still need to watch this one. Next off, cult fans will recognize Harold and Maude which is getting a widescreen DVD release! Lastly is Kôji Kawano tasty J-horror Cruel Restaraunt.
Check for synopses, trailers and amazon links after the break!
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