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Archive for the ‘Foreign’ Category

September 8th, 2008

Keira Knightley Talks "The Duchess" - VIDEO

The Duchess premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday, and opens in limited release Sept. 19, 200. It follows the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life (some critics are drawing comparisons to Princess Diana). Here are a couple of clips of […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 1 comment

September 7th, 2008

"Captain Abu Raed" Joins Oscar Race

I’ve been a big fan of Captain Abu Raed ever since I first watched the film and talked with director Amin Matalqa. It’s the touching story of an airport janitor who’s mistaken for an airline pilot by a group of kids living in his neighborhood. As he begins to weave fantastic stories for the […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 6th, 2008

Celluloid Dreams Nabs "Birdwatchers" and "Plastic City"

Rolling off a warm reception at the Venice Film Festival, Paris-based distributor Celluloid Dreams has sold several territories on Marco Bechis‘ Birdwatchers.
An eco-drama romance, “Birdwatchers” is set in the Brazilian jungle, and tells of a rebellion by natives against wealthy landowners. The film has also sold to the U.K. (Artificial Eye), […]

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September 3rd, 2008

"Australia" to Top "Titanic"?

These are some fightin’ words!
Marcos Oliveira, head of 20th Century Fox in Australia, told the Sydney Morning Herald that he believes the upcoming Australia, starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and directed by Baz Luhrmann will become “the biggest [film] of all time” in that country.
That’s saying a lot, since Titanic came out of […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 3rd, 2008

Abu Dhabi Starts $1 Billion Film Fund

Steven Spielberg recently cinched a Dreamworks deal with Reliance Big Entertainment, a Mumbai film group.
Now we get word that the government-owned Abu Dhabi Media will spend more than $1 billion making feature films over the next five years. That’s fantastic news!
I recently talked with Amin Maltaqa, director of Captain Abu Raed, […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 3rd, 2008

"Bangkok Dangerous" Preview & Trailer

Everyone’s favorite droopy-eyed guy Nicolas Cage plays Joe, a hitman who’s in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs for a crime boss called Surat (Nirattisai Kaljaruek).
Joe hires a street punk named Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm) to run errands for him, all the while planning to kill the youth at the end of […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

August 29th, 2008

Baz Luhrmann’s "Australia" Pushed Back

In yet more release date switcheroos — which seem to have been spurred by the move of Harry Potter to next summer — Fox has bumped back the release of its adventure flick Australia in the U.S., Canada and Australia by 12 days to Nov. 26.
Do the moves matter? Not really. Not to me, […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

August 21st, 2008

"Australia": New Posters and Pics

20th Century Fox has released new posters and photos from Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia, opening in theaters November 14, 2008.
I have to say, this movie looks fantastic. It’ll either be a smash hit or a dismal failure - no in between. You heard it here first. I hope it’s a smash hit. And if […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 1 comment

August 19th, 2008

Star of "Kenny" in for "Charlie & Boots"

I might have known it wouldn’t be long before Shane Jacobson came into the mainstream.
The beloved star of Kenny (check out my review - loved it) is on board with Paul Hogan for Instinct Entertainment’s “Charlie & Boots,” a comedy written for the duo by Shane Murphy and Stewart Faichney, who worked with […]

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August 18th, 2008

Natalee Holloway Film in the Works

I guess it was just a matter of time before someone made a movie about Natalee Holloway, the student who disappeared in 2005 while on a class trip to Aruba, one of the islands in the Dutch Antilles.
Dutch producer/director Hans Pos, of Shooting Star Film Company, has announced plans for a Dutch […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments