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Ernest Borgnine's Final Film Picked Up by Arclight Films

October 8, 2012 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

Ernest Borgnine stars as a washed-up actor in "The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez"

  

Mixing Studio for Woody Allen, Ang Lee Scrambles to Survive (Exclusive)

October 7, 2012 By Liza Foreman 32 weeks ago

The Sound One audio production facility in New York is desperately seeking new investors, with this institution among New York filmmakers all but closed

  

HBO Films' 'Swango' Gets a Boost From 'Black Swan' Writer John McLaughlin (Exclusive)

October 5, 2012 By Liza Foreman 33 weeks ago

HBO Films' long-gestating feature film “Swango” is moving forward, with John McLaughlin doing a rewrite of the script about the doctor-turned serial killer

  

David O. Russell Nabs Christian Bale, Jeremy Renner, Bradley Cooper for Next Film

October 5, 2012 By Liza Foreman 33 weeks ago

Amy Adams also on board for "The Untitled David O. Russell Project"

  

'Monopoly' Film Project Moves Ahead With Emmett/Furla

October 4, 2012 By Liza Foreman 33 weeks ago

Emmett/Furla Films has entered an agreement with Hasbro, Inc. to finance and co-produce three films based on Hasbro properties in the next two years

  

Cinedigm Acquires North American Rights to 'Dead Man's Burden'

October 4, 2012 By Liza Foreman 33 weeks ago

Cinedigm Digital Cinema has acquired North American distribution rights to writer-director Jared Moshé’s directorial debut, “Dead Man’s Burden"

  

Amazon Studios Options Horror Novel 'Seed'

October 3, 2012 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

"Seed" centers on family who survive a car crash only to release an evil force

  

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Rights to 'Fill the Void'

October 2, 2012 By Liza Foreman 33 weeks ago

Sony Pictures Classics acquires North American rights to Rama Burshtein's directorial debut

  

Atlanta Hip-Hop Scene Subject of New Film 'Rollin' Thunder'

September 25, 2012 By Liza Foreman 34 weeks ago

Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray’s Maven Pictures has signed on to produce “Rollin’ Thunder"

  

James Gunn Tapped to Direct 'Guardians of the Galaxy'

September 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

"Guardians of the Galaxy" director was behind "Slither" and "Super"

  

Toronto Deals: Tribeca Film Acquires 'How to Make Money Selling Drugs'

September 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 36 weeks ago

The provocative documetntary takes viewers to the front lines of the war on drugs

  

DreamWorks Acquires Young Adult Fantasy 'Shadow and Bone'

September 12, 2012 By Brent Lang 36 weeks ago

"Shadow and Bone," from author Leigh Bardugo, is DreamWorks latest shot at the young adult bestseller

  

Universal, David Guggenheim at Work on New 'Safe House' Film

September 5, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 37 weeks ago

Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington starred in the original "Safe House," which grossed $202 million at the global box office

  

Animation Guild Ratifies Deal with Hollywood Producers

August 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 38 weeks ago

Producers and the local union of animators had agreed back in June

  

Taylor Schilling to Star in 'Weeds' Creator's Netflix Series

August 30, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 38 weeks ago

Taylor Schilling, star of "The Lucky One," will play Piper Kerman, an imprisoned Brooklyn woman

  

Ryan Gosling to Direct Christina Hendricks in 'How to Catch a Monster'

August 29, 2012 By Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

"Drive" actor Ryan Gosling co-wrote the fantasy noir

  

WME Signs Jane Levy, Star of ABC's 'Suburgatory'

August 22, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 39 weeks ago

Jane Levy has also starred in a remake of Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead," due for release next year

  

Warner Bros. Passes on Alan Turing Biopic

August 17, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 40 weeks ago

World War II drama "The Iimitation Game" will now search for a new home

  

'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Adds Maria Howell to Cast

August 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 40 weeks ago

Voiceover artist and actress Maria Howell will play Seeder

  

'Sons of Anarchy' Star Ron Perlman Tackles Role as Jewish Drug Smuggler in 'Kid Cannabis'

August 10, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 41 weeks ago

Rob Perlman, in the middle of shooting "Sons of Anarchy," took a small role in John Stockwell's film

  

'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Adds E. Roger Mitchell as Chaff

August 10, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 41 weeks ago

Chaff is a former Hunger Games champion who will compete in a special version of the Games in the sequel

  

'Breaking Bad' Actor Mark Margolis Joins Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah'

August 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

Mark Margolis will play Samyaza opposite Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly

  

Shia LaBeouf in Talks to Join Lars Von Trier's Next Erotic Drama

August 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 41 weeks ago

Shia LaBeouf would join a cast that includes Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgard 

  

'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Casts Bruno Gunn as Brutus

August 8, 2012 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

"Catching Fire" rounds out a cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Josh Hutcherson

  

Christopher McQuarrie Circling 'Without Remorse'

August 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

"The Usual Suspects" writer would tackle screenplay and directing chores on the adaptation of Tom Clancy's novel

  

Weinstein Co. to Finance and Distribute Jennifer Lawrence Vehicle 'The Ends of the Earth'

August 6, 2012 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

The true story centers on an oil tycoon who falls in love with his stepdaughter

  
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