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10 February, 2008 The film will star Ben Foster (“3:10 to Yuma”, “X-Men” franchise) as ‘Derek Montgomery’, a young army officer who is forced to work with a partner he can’t stand, in the least desirable job in the military. When Derek falls in love with Olivia, a soldier’s widow, life becomes even more complicated. […]

12 December, 2008 By Martin Blaney in Berlin Source: Screen Daily In addition, there will be international premieres of Chen Kaige’s Forever Enthralled (Mei Llanfang) and Oren Moverman’s directorial debut The Messenger, starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton. Lukas Moodysson’s Mammoth, with Gael Garcia Bernal, Michelle Williams, and Sophie Nyweide, and “out of competition” […]

14 February, 2009 By Martin Blaney in BerlinSource: Screen Daily Sold internationally by The Match Factory and supported by the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund among others, Llosa’s second feature after her well received Madeinusa centres on a timid 20-year-old girl facing big city life in the Peruvian capital Lima after her mother dies.The evening’s other […]

14 February, 2009 By Scott RoxboroughSource: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4e22c70790e72ba2874a6a8e22ed8af9 BERLIN — Youth and energy triumphed over experience and political correctness as the jury of the 59th Berlinale, headed by actress Tilda Swinton, chose up-and-coming directors for its top prizes. Peruvian director Claudia Llosa won the Golden Bear for “The Milk of Sorrow,” only her second film, while […]

9 March, 2009 By Frank Hatherley in AdelaideSource: Screen Daily Dir: Glendyn Ivin. Aust. 2009. 96 mins A gritty father-son road movie, Last Ride goes down some of the bumpiest, least-travelled roads in Australia. With Hugo Weaving on top form as the aggressive, unpredictable father, and impressive 10-year old newcomer Tom Russell as his at-risk […]

21 July, 2008 The gripping story of LAST RIDE is director Glendyn Ivin’s first feature after winning the Palme d’Or for his short film CRACKERBAG at Cannes in 2003. LAST RIDE commences shoot on 21 July in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges. Hugo Weaving (Matrix, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Lord of the Rings) leads the […]

8 September, 2008 LAST RIDE wrapped filming in the stunning Flinders Ranges on Saturday after 6 weeks of an intense and spectacular shoot. Hugo Weaving (“Wolf Man”, “Matrix Trilogy” and “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”) and Russell play father and son in the heartbreakingly complex road movie in the new feature from Glendyn Ivin. Ivin […]

23 March, 2009 ContentFilm International has been appointed international sales agent for “I KNEW IT WAS YOU: Rediscovering John Cazale”. Directed by Emmy-Award winning Richard Shepard (“The Matador”, “The Hunting Party”) and produced along with Stacey Reiss and Brett Ratner, this 40-minute documentary film explores the life of a brilliant but little-known actor whose work […]

28 July, 2008 By Ali JaafarSource: Variety Rising Brit thesp Michael Fassbender has boarded Andrea Arnold’s sophomore feature “Fish Tank.” Other cast members include newcomer Katie Jarvis, who plays the lead role of Mia, a troubled 15-year-old excluded from school and ostracized by her friends. Kierston Wareing (“It’s a Free World”), Rebecca Griffiths and Harry […]