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It seems Robert Redford’s “The Conspirator” has become the first significant sell of Toronto (a few things have been picked up here and there already). Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions (which is really stepping it up this year) have nailed down the domestic rights, but go ahead and strike the film from your longlists. It won’t [...]
TIFF: Lionsgate/Roadside grabs ‘Conspirator,’ Hawkins belle of the ball, Black’s melodramatic upbringing
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:26 am · September 15th, 2010
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TIFF: ‘Brighton,’ ‘Virginia’ bow, ‘Super’ picked up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:10 pm · September 12th, 2010
At Toronto today, a hand handful of distribution-seeking films hit and one potential cult favorite found a home. Let’s dig in… One film looking for a distributor that we’ve had an eye on as a potential awards play for supporting actress Andrea Riseborough is Rowan Joffe’s Graham Green’s “Brighton Rock.” But The Hollywood Reporter’s Ray [...]
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Fall festivals ready for their close-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:03 pm · August 17th, 2010
In the last couple of weeks the major fall film festivals have unveiled aggressively competitive line-ups, and the amount of potential awards product landing at Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York is, as usual, vast. There are plenty of overlapping exhibitions but as for firsties, Venice will get dibs on Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” Julie [...]
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Fletcher rides Oscar momentum to directorial debut
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:04 am · April 5th, 2010
In retrospect, Geoffrey Fletcher’s Best Adapted Screenplay win for “Precious” at last month’s Academy Awards shouldn’t have come as quite the shock it did. In the last few years, Oscar voters have been especially kind to newcomers in the writing races, with this year’s pair of freshman winners, Fletcher and Mark Boal, coming on the [...]
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Neeson, Connelly headline Dustin Lance Black’s directing debut
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:43 am · May 17th, 2009
The Liam Neeson career revival continues apace. Variety reports that the 56 year-old thesp will star opposite Jennifer Connelly in “What’s Wrong With Virginia,” the first directorial effort from “Milk” scribe Dustin Lance Black. The film, which has Gus Van Sant involved as an executive producer, which begins shooting this summer. The pitch goes as [...]
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