variety.com - 5/9/2008
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'Synecdoche' is screenwriter's directing debut When camera-shy screenwriter Charlie Kaufman unveils "Synecdoche, New York," he'll be the only director making his debut in the Cannes competition. He faces a daunting prospect: not only climbing the red carpet in full view of snapping paparazzi, but being judged by some 5,000 assembled global media at Cannes. Will they boo and flap their chairs ...
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The 15 Films That Buyers Want At Cannes
SpoutBlog —
In a story published online last night, Variety’s Sharon Swart named the 15 films across both the Cannes Film Festival and the Cannes market that are expected to attract the most attention from buyers. At least one of the titles, Steve McQueen’s Hunger, has been bought in the hours since the story hit the website. At least one more, described as a “martial arts fantasy actioner, currently shooting in Romania…[starring] Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore and Japanese popstar Gackt,” sounds unspeakably (but not necessarily unsaleably) ridiculous.
Two more of the ...
Cannes Watch: Blindness, Synecdoche, Che, Two Lovers
Thompson On Hollywood —
... Four much-anticipated Cannes pics are opener Blindness, an indie Fernando Meirelles drama acquired by Miramax, and three pics which distribs are hovering over: Steven Soderbergh's epic Che double feature, Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York, and James Gray's Two Lovers. Rope of Silicon has early Cannes stills.
UK newspaper The Independent deplores the decline of the world's leading film fest.
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findthefunnyWIRE.com —
NEWS Hot Tub meets Time Machine for MGM - Hollywood Reporter Charlie Kaufman debuts 1st film at Cannes - Variety Dreamworks picks up romcom Shared Fare - Variety Band's Visit takes top prize in new Bosnia Film Fest - Variety NONSENSE 1,000 dresses later, Sex premieres - in London? - ...
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Bavaria picks up Burman's 'Nest' —
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Cannes News: Pic stars Cecilia Roth -- Bavaria Film Intl. has picked up worldwide distribution rights to Daniel Burman’s Argentine drama “El Nido Vacio” (Empty Nest).
Dori Media inks with Televisa —
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Weekly International: Deal supplies at least 5 telenovelas to conglom -- Dori Media Grouphas signed a five-year contract with Televisa to supply at least five telenovelas to the Mexican media conglomerate for distribution in that territory, part of a ...
French sales co. launches art subsidiary —
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Weekly International: Films Distribution creates Boutique to nurture pics -- As the Cannes Film Fest kicks off, sales companies are grappling with the increasing stratification in the market between pricey specialty films with name talent and smaller, ...
Buyers want no remorse at Cannes —
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Front Page: Film festival purchases could reflect wary climate -- As U.S. filmmakers, buyers and sellers head for Cannes, they are tamping down expectations. And it’s not just because the economy is tilting steadily toward recession.
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