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10 April, 2008 By Theodore Schwinke in London Source: Screen Daily Director Mark Obenhaus’ feature documentary is the story of the dangerous sport of big-mountain skiing. It features many of the sport’s greatest athletes, including the late Doug Coombs, considered by many to be the greatest big-mountain skier of them all. The film has grossed […]

14 May, 2008 By Wendy MitchellSource: Screen Competition Jury president Sean Penn has selected The Third Wave as an unprecedented Special Presidential Jury Screening to be held Friday at 7:15 pm. ContentFilm International is now handling international sales, with Cinetic Media selling North America. Alison Thompson directs the documentary about four volunteers who go to […]

17 May, 2008 By Wendy Mitchell in CannesSource: Screen Daily Stockwell previously directed Into the Blue, Blue Crush and Crazy Beautiful. The film starts shooting July 2 in Vancouver. The film stars Chris Marquette and Aaron Yoo with more cast to be announced soon. The teen comedy, based on a true story from Rolling Stone […]

8 February, 2008 By By Borys Kit Source: The Hollywood Reporter Foster will play a young Army officer who is forced to work with a partner he can’t stand in the least desirable job in the military. His life becomes even more complicated when he falls in love with a soldier’s widow. Alessandro Camon co-wrote […]

16 May, 2008 By Ali JaafarSource: Variety Aussie thesp Hugo Weaving has boarded helmer Glendyn Ivin’s “The Last Ride.” Pic, which will be shot on location in Australia, is an emotional road trip seen through the eyes of a young boy accompanying his father on the lam. Pic is produced by Nicholas Cole and Antonia […]

17 September, 2008 By Eleanor KennySource: Screen Daily CFI has brought to the international market films such as Jason Reitman’s Thank You For Smoking, Black Book directed by Paul Verhoeven, Duncan Tucker’s Transamerica and more recently The Messenger directed by Oren Morverman and the forthcoming Extract from cult director Mike Judge. CFI is six years […]

6 May, 2008 Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton have joined the cast of Oren Moverman’s “The Messenger.” The duo join the already announced Ben Foster (“3:10 to Yuma”), Jena Malone (“Into the Wild”) and Eamonn Walker (“Unbreakable”). Principal photography on the road movie, which marks Moverman’s directorial debut after penning scripts for Todd Haynes’ Bob […]

8 September, 2008 By Wendy MitchellSource: Screen Daily The film started shooting Aug 25 in Los Angeles. Bateman stars as a factory worker whose life is changed by an industrial accident, a beautiful con artist and an idiotic gigolo. ContentFilm International President Jamie Carmichael said: “Mike Judge has attracted a fantastic cast with his brilliant […]

11 March, 2008 By Wendy MitchellSource: Screen Daily As previously reporter, Q’orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Will Patton and Shaun Evans star. The film becomes the first feature to shoot inside Honolulu’s Iolani Palace. The story is based on the true story of an Hawaiian heir to the throne who has to adapt to life in […]