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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 […]

:: Streetsmartz Streetsmartz follows Vinnie and company around every Saturday – the one day of the week that kids can call their own – in a day-in-the-life format that is unique in both story and production terms. The lines between the scripted drama and reality are deliberately blurred as the action takes place on the […]

:: Scout’s SafariWhat if winter came in July? What if traffic jams were caused by elephants rather than cars? What if a giant dung beetle crawled among the clothes in your closet … would that be a problem? Welcome to the brave new world of Jennifer “Scout” Lauer, a smart and savvy New Yorker who, […]

:: Miracle on the 17th Green Mitch McKinley’s life is fine. He has a wonderful family and he’s had the same job for 22 years but somehow he feels he’s missing something. At Christmas, the golf clubs given to him by his dead father mysteriously appear beneath the tree and, taking this as an omen, […]

:: Secret Agent Men Secret Agent Men is a fast, funny and furious half-hour live action comedy series set in the high tech world of super spies, suave secret agents and over-the-top villains. Except this time, kids are in charge…

17 May, 2006 Cannes, May 16th, 2006 – After five weeks of filming on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland, production on Richard Attenborough’s Closing the Ring has shifted to Toronto, Canada, where filming will continue through June 13. “We enjoyed a very successful shoot in Belfast,” says Attenborough. “The local actors and crews were exceptionally […]

21 May, 2006 Sony Classics has picked up the North America distribution rights to “Driving Lessons,” which features Oscar-overdue Julie Walters giving a 100 m.p.h. performance. Fortunately, she’s not behind the wheel, which could prove dangerous considering Walters portrays a flamboyant over-the-hill British actress with a lusty thirst for alcohol. But she hires a protégé […]

28 March, 2006 Fireworks International – now part of ContentFilm – has a new director of international sales in time for MipTV next week, as well as a new film about human trafficking. Diana Zakis has been promoted, adding responsibility for pan-regional sales to Latin America to her existing terrestrial duties in the region. Also, […]

3 April, 2006 Ellis Releasing and Fireworks International have entered into an agreement for Ellis to handle distribution of Fireworks’ extensive factual library where available outside Canada and the U.S. The announcement was announced jointly today by Greg Phillips, President of Fireworks International, and Stephen Ellis, President of Ellis Entertainment. “As a long time distributor […]