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17 January, 2006 By Gregg Kilday Source: HollywoodReporter.com …Best dramatic acting honors went to the Huffman/Hoffman juggernaut, as Felicity Huffman was named best dramatic actress for embodying a man in the process of becoming a woman in “Transamerica” and Philip Seymour Hoffman was named best actor for playing Truman Capote in “Capote.” Cheered on by […]

31 January, 2006 Brokeback Mountain is leading the field with eight nominations at the 78th Academy Awards, including best film. Ang Lee won a best director nomination for the cowboy romance – building on his Golden Globe success, while its star Heath Ledger is up for best actor. Fellow best film nominees are Good Night, […]

4 July, 2006 By Kirill Galetski Source: Screen Daily Swede’s first feature wins top prize at Moscow Film Festival   Kirill Galetski in Moscow 04 July 2006  The 28th Moscow International Film Festival recovered from the debacle of Michael Haneke’s eleventh-hour refusal to chair the main jury, finishing with a surprise best picture winner. The […]

26 June, 2007 By John Hazelton in Los Angeles Source: Screen Daily Set in war-torn Eastern Europe, Outpost follows a band of mercenaries who undertake a dangerous mission at the behest of a mysterious businessman. The multi-national cast includes Ray Stevenson (Rome), Julian Wadham (The Madness of King George) and Richard Brake (Batman Begins). Steve […]

26 July, 2007 By Sheri Jennings in Rome Source: Screen Daily OPENING FILM Atonement (Joe Wright, US-UK) COMPETITION The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, US) Sleuth (Kenneth Branagh, UK-US) Heya Fawda (Youssef Chahine, Egypt) Redacted (Brian De Palma, US) The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, US) Nessuana Qualita Agli Eroi […]

1 October, 2007 By By ADAM DAWTREY LONDONSource: Variety ContentFilm Intl. has picked up international rights to “Steep,” a documentary about big mountain skiing, written and directed by Mark Obenhaus, which Sony Pictures Classics will release in North America. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, and also screened at […]

6 December, 2007 By Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles Source: Variety.com The partners plan a late spring 2008 release on the film, which recounts Trumbo’s eventful life through his letters and is based on his son Christopher’s stage play. Trumbo earned his first Oscar nomination in 1941 for Kitty Foyle: The Natural History Of A […]

1 October, 2007 Mark Obenhaus directed the documentary about big mountain skiing, and it was filmed in locations including Alaska, Wyoming, Canada, France and Iceland.The featured skiiers include Ingrid Backstrom, Chris Davenport, Doug Coombs, Shane McConkey, Andrew McLean, Seth Morrison, Eric Pehota, Glen Plake, Anselme Baud and Stefano deBenedetti. Sony Pictures Classics has North American […]

23 August, 2007 By Denis Seguin in Toronto Source: Screen Daily Also announced were new films from Kenneth Branagh, Paul Schrader, Sidney Lumet, Brian De Palma, Anand Tucker, Julian Schnabel, Jonathan Demme, Jason Reitman and Thomas McCarthy. Among the world premiere Gala titles are Harlin’s Cleaner, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris and Eva Mendes; […]