A Cannes of worms for indie films

OH NO!! • Chinese Earthquake Victims Demand $1B From Sharon Stone
HONG KONG —  More than 1,000 Chinese earthquake victims and a New York lawyer are demanding a $1 billion payout from Sharon Stone — or maybe just an apology, the New York Post reports. The "Basic Instinct" star was ...

Entertainment - Female First • Sharon Stone Threatened With Suit By Chinese Earthquake Victims.
Sharon Stone Threatened With Law Suit By Chinese Earthquake Victims.... Sharon Stone is facing a $1 billion lawsuit from the victims of China's recent earthquake after she controversially blamed the disaster on "karma". The Basic Instinct star ...

indieWIRE: Buzz / Rumors • HR | A Cannes of worms for indie films
In the Hollywood Reporter , Gregg Goldstein takes a closer look at Steven Soderbergh 's " Che ," James Gray 's " Two Lovers " and Charlie Kaufman 's " Synecdoche, New York ," all from Cannes. "It took two months for the $20 million-plus 'Synecdoche' ...

SpoutBlog • Magnolia to Release Two Lovers
I believe this Hollywood Reporter story on the struggles faced by several American Cannes premieres to find a stateside distributor is the first notice that 2929 Entertainment has decided to give James Gray’ s Two Lovers to Magnolia to ...

Videogum • Let's Buy Steven Soderbergh's Che, You Guys
There's an article in the Hollywood Reporter today about how tight the indie film market has gotten when it comes to finding a distributor, as evidenced by the difficulty three films faced at this year's Cannes Festival: NEW YORK -- At May's Festival ...

Tony Jaa goes AWOL from new film
International News: 'Ong-bak 2' director has been MIA since June -- What do you do when the star and director of a major film whose footage drew international interest in Cannes goes AWOL?

Arianna Bocco
Women's Impact Report '08: Women's Impact Report: Executive Suite -- Arianna Bocco, acquisitions topper at IFC Films, is one of the busiest buyers on the circuit, picking up fest prizewinners left and right. Among her 30-plus purchases since joining ...

A Cannes of worms for indie films (Reuters)
Reuters - At the Cannes Film Festival in May, buyers rushed to see the latest work from three noted American filmmakers: Steven Soderbergh's "Che," James Gray's "Two Lovers" and Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York."

Gucci Group Award nominees set
Film News: 'Hunger' helmer McQueen among candidates -- British visual artist-turned-helmer Steve McQueen, whose debut, "Hunger," about the death of Irish Republican Army leader Bobby Sands, scooped this year's Cannes Camera d'Or, is among nominees for ...

'Blindness' to open Atlantic Film Fest
Fernando Meirelles' Cannes opener "Blindness" will launch the Atlantic Film Festival on Sept. 11. Read story More film festival news