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The Train to ComicCon. Trade Roughage 06/13/08
Published 6/13/2008 by Karina Longworth at SpoutBlog
Walden Media is planning a huge blitz to promote their fall Bill Murray starrer City of Ember at ComicCon. The current plan is to “re-create the mythical city depicted in the film on a private two-car train that will transport 25 members of the media on a 2½-hour journey to the convention’s San Diego locale,” accompanied by the film’s director, screenwriter and producer. Expect to be inundated with “Hulk Smash!” headlines on come Monday morning. Variety kindly suggests that The Happening “will likely play like a traditional horror film rather than a broad summer ...

Sony Classics picks up Cannes winner ‘The Class’
Published 6/14/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
Here’s some good news for all the lovers of French cinema. According to Variety, Sony Pictures Classics has acquired domestic distribution rights for Laurent Cantet’s “The Class,” which won the prestigious Palme d’Or at this year’s ...

Cannes Prizewinner 'The Class' Taken by Sony Classics
Published 6/14/2008 by Peter Martin at Cinematical
Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Cannes, Sony Classics, Distribution, Cinematical IndieSony Pictures Classics (SPC) has added an educational element to their Cannes booty. Previously they picked up Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's drama Lorna's Silence, Norwegian director Bent Hamer's comedy/drama O'Horten, and animated Israeli doc Waltz with Bashir. (Eric Kohn explained why the latter deal was an especially good match of film with distributor.) Variety reports that SPC's latest deal is their acquisition of US distribution ...