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Sundance 2010 Non-Competition Line-Up Looks Strong
12 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Yesterday we got the list for the films playing in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and today we get the rest of the films that will be featured and there are quite a few that make 2010 look much stronger based on pedigree alone than I have seen in quite some time. Variety has a big write-up detailing the categories and more on the festival right here, but I am just going to offer up the titles and let you sort it all out.
The titles already in the RopeofSilicon database are linked.
Premieres
All films are from the United States unless otherwise noted Abel (Mexico-u.S.), the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna, written by Luna and Agusto Mendoza, about a peculiar young boy who, as he blurs reality and fantasy, takes over the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. With Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, »
- Brad Brevet
2010 Sundance Film Festival Out-of-Competition Line-up Announced
12 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Yesterday, the Sundance Institute announced the in competition line-up for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Today Sundance unveiled the out-of-competition line-up for the annual January fest. And I have to admit, while there isn't any huge surprises, but the line-up is pretty solid across the board. Here are a few of the films I'm particularly interested in checking out: John Wells's The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, and Tommy Lee Jones as three company men who attempt to survive a round of corporate downsizing while trying to fend off its effects on their families and their identities. Maria Bello, Chris Cooper, and Rosemarie DeWitt also star. American Splendor directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's The Extra Man, about a down-and-out playwright who escorts wealthy widows in Manhattan's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring writer under his wing. Cast: Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, Paul Dano, »
- Peter Sciretta
Nowhere Boy, The Runaways and The Company Men All to Premiere At 2010 Sundance Film Festival Out-Of-Competition
12 hours ago | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the out-of-competition section of Premieres. Some very anticipated films that we have been tracking are included. Films like The Runaways, starring Kristen Bell and Dakota Fanning as the 70s girl rock group headliners, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. We have also been following The Company Men and Nowhere Boy, so we are excited to see these films at Sundance 2010.
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. The Premiere section is being presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters:Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)-A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, »
- Kevin Coll
2010 Sundance Film Festival Out-of-Competition Films: Premieres
13 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Yesterday we gave you a list of all the films playing in-competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. We now have the list of the films playing out-of-competition and they’re divided up into four categories: Premieres, Next, Spotlight, and Park City at Midnight. Since combining these lists would be a lot to read for just one article, we’ve broken it up to give each category its own article.
Know that while there are a lot of films playing in-competition, most of the films to get buzz will be coming from the out-of-competition categories. First up are the premiers which include John Wells’ The Company Men starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner; Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s The Extra Man starring Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, and Paul Dano; Get Low starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray; Michael Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me starring Casey Affleck, »
- Matt Goldberg
Full Sundance line-up announced...and it's a doozy!
13 hours ago | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
In addition to the competition titles which were announced yesterday, Sundance has announced the remainder of their line-up and it includes some titles we’re already familiar with along with a huge number of premieres.
Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).
I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).
In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find, »
Sundance '10 Announces Non-Competing Film Premieres
14 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Sundance is a celebration of independent filmmaking, but half the fun is seeing the premieres of larger films that might not come out for months, or years in some cases. In fact, the non-industry people who attend Sundance every year might not be able to tell you what documentary won the Grand Jury prize last year (it was Ondi Timoner's We Live In Public), but they're always able to tell you when they saw "that new George Clooney movie."
With that in mind, Sundance has announced the premieres that are screening out of competition. You can see a full list, complete with synopsis and cast listing for each film, just beyond the break. There's a few standouts so far, and I'd have to say my most eagerly anticipated is The Company Men, where Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper and others have to survive corporate downsizing. »
- Kevin Kelly
Sundance Film Festival 2010: The Rest of the Line-Up
14 hours ago | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Yesterday we were happy to bring you the Competition Line-Up for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, which we'll be covering in January live from Park City, Utah. And today we've got the rest of the films, including the Premieres, Spotlight, Next, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier selections. Among the premieres are several major titles, including John Wells' The Company Men, starring Casey Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello and Tommy Lee Jones. Also, another Casey Affleck led cast in Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me. Philip Seymour Hoffman will make his directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating, and the John Lennon teen years feature Nowhere Boy, starring Aaron Johnson, will also make its premiere. The big premieres are one thing, but where Sundance has really been great the past few years is in the discovered films of the Spotlight and Park City at Midnight categories. Last year, Park City at Midnight delivered films such as »
- Neil Miller
Sundance 2010 Film Lineup *Updated*
14 hours ago | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far: Premieres To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly. »
Helen Mirren to play Queen in Indira Gandhi biopic?
1 December 2009 7:52 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, Dec 1 (Ians) Veteran actress Helen Mirren is reportedly set to reprise her role as British monarch Queen Elizabeth II in Indian-origin filmmaker Krishna Shah’s upcoming biopic on Indira Gandhi.
Mirren, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth in 2006 movie “The Queen”, is being lined up to tackle the role again in “Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story”, a two-part biopic about the former Indian prime minister who was assassinated in 1984, reports contactmusic.com.
Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones are also in talks to join the cast, playing former Us presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon respectively, while British actress Emily Watson could portray former. »
- realbollywood
Bullock Lands Santa Barbara Film Festival Honour
1 December 2009 5:36 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Sandra Bullock is to become one of the few women ever to be honoured with a coveted American Riviera Award at the upcoming Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California.
The actress, who is currently enjoying success at the U.S. box office with The Blind Side, will be presented with the accolade at a ceremony on 5 February, during the 25th edition of the film festival.
The American Riviera Award was established to recognise an actor/actress who has had a strong influence on American cinema. Past recipients have included Mickey Rourke, Tommy Lee Jones, Forrest Whitaker, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Kevin Bacon.
Diane Lane was the last woman to join the club in 2004. »
Helen Mirren to play Queen in Indira Gandhi biopic?
1 December 2009 11:45 AM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Veteran actress Helen Mirren is reportedly set to reprise her role as British monarch Queen Elizabeth II in Indian-origin filmmaker Krishna Shah's upcoming biopic on Indira Gandhi.Mirren, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth in 2006 movie 'The Queen', is being lined up to tackle the role again in 'Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story', a two-part biopic about the former Indian prime minister who was assassinated in 1984, reports contactmusic.com.Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones are also in talks to join the cast, playing former Us presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon respectively, while British actress Emily Watson could portray former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.The first film is tentatively scheduled to release by 2010 end. »
Bollywood Courts Helen Mirren, Tom Hanks For Biopic to End All Biopics
1 December 2009 6:00 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· Helen Mirren, Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones are among the Oscarrific stars reportedly in talks to join Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story, a long-gestating, Bollywood-produced biopic of the former Indian prime minister who was assassinated in 1984. Mirren would reprise her signature role as Queen Elizabeth II, while Hanks and Jones would take on the roles of -- deep breath -- Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. Respectively. Emily Watson and Albert Finney may also drop in as Margaret Thatcher and Peter Ustinov, the latter of whom was awaiting an audience with Gandhi when she was killed. "Queen of Bollywood" Madhuri Dixit is attached to the title role, having narrowly edged out this year's ambitious awards-season lock Sandra Bullock. [Telegraph via The Wrap]
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard makes their own Indian deal, the new My Fair Lady picks up a director and more Hollywood Ink after the jump. »
Helen Mirren to Remain Queen
30 November 2009 10:09 PM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Dame Helen Mirren, who won the 2006 Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, will be stepping into the queen’s royal shoes once again.
Although this time the queen will be a supporting role rather than the focus, Mirren will be playing Queen Elizabeth II in Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story. The film is a biopic about Indira Gandhi’s time as prime minister of India until she was assassinated in 1984.
The film will be directed by Krishna Shah, who says of his attachment to the film: “It took me years to find a way into her story, but I found it with her role as a mother – both to her family and to a nation with its teeming millions. Indira was India.” Shah hasn’t directed since 1985, but has been working on perfecting Mother’s script for the past 20 years.
Shah will »
- Carly
Mirren, Hanks Eye Roles in $66M Indira Gandhi Epic
30 November 2009 6:16 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Daily Telegraph
Director Krishna Shah has a £40 million ($66 million) budget and an international cast for his planned two-part biopic of Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India who was assassinated in 1984.
Helen Mirren is in talks to again play Queen Elizabeth II for the two films, which are due to start filming in April next year in India, the U.K., Russia and the U.S.
Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones are being lined up to play Lyndon B Johnson and Richard Nixon, respectively, with Emily Watson to play Margaret Thatcher and Albert Finney expected to play Peter Ustinov, who was i... »
- Lisa Horowitz
Helen Mirren To Play Queen Elizabeth Once More
30 November 2009 4:25 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
WENN says that the always stunning Dame Helen Mirren will be walking Queen Elizabeth.s corgis yet again, but this time just as support in Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story. She played the Queen and received an Oscar for the role in 2006.s The Queen. Mother will be a biopic chronicling Indira Gandhi.s career as the Indian (dots not feathers) Prime Minister up until her assassination in 1984. A star studded cast will surround director Krishna Shah, who must have performed some sort of magical enchantment on the producers who hired him because his resume is short and unused since 1985. Other big guns being courted to fill some important 1980.s political shoes are Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones to play Lyndon B. Johnson and Tricky Dick Nixon respectively, while the titular role will go to Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit. Shah has been perfecting the script for nearly 20 years so »
Mirren to Play The Queen Again in Star-Studded Biopic?
30 November 2009 3:03 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The legendary Helen Mirren may once again be serving crown and country as Queen Elizabeth II. WENN is reporting that Mirren is being called upon to play the once and current queen in Mother: The Indira Ghandi Story, a biopic about the Indian prime minister who was asassinated in 1984.
Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones are also reportedly in talks to play Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, respectively, while Emily Watson is attached to play the formidable Margaret Thatcher. Director Krishna Shah calls it "the project of my life" so one hopes this could actually come together for him with this kind of cast. The film is scheduled to be released in 2010, which seems a bit too optimistic with so many schedules to coordinate, but we'll see.
Obviously, this should be filed firmly under "rumor," but it's an intriguing prospect. Indira Ghandi is certainly long overdue for a biopic, »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Indira Gandhi Biopic Recasts Helen Mirren As The Queen, Taps Tom Hanks For Lbj?
30 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Indira Gandhi, India's first and only female Prime Minister, is getting a much-deserved biopic, and big name actors are being wooed for star-studded cameos. According to The Daily Telegraph, Helen Mirren is in talks to return to the role of Queen Elizabeth II, who she won an Oscar for playing in 2006's "The Queen." Emily Watson, meanwhile, has been cast as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Other expected -- or at least sought-after -- portrayals include Tom Hanks as Lyndon Johnson, Tommy Lee Jones as Richard Nixon and Albert Finney as British actor Peter Ustinov.
The biopic, titled "Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story," will be released in two parts, a la Steven Soderbergh's "Che" films. Both will be directed by Indian filmmaker Krishna Shah, who last helmed a pair of American B-movies called "Hard Rock Zombies" and "American Drive-In" back in 1985. Since then he seems to have primarily »
- Christopher Campbell
Mirren To Play The Queen Again?
30 November 2009 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Dame Helen Mirren is reportedly set to reprise her role as British monarch Queen Elizabeth II in an upcoming film about Indira Gandhi.
Mirren, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth in 2006 movie The Queen, is being lined up to tackle the role again in Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story, a two-part biopic about the former Indian prime minister, who was assassinated in 1984.
Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones are also in talks to join the cast, playing former U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon respectively, while British actress Emily Watson will portray former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Director Krishna Shah says, "This is the project of my life, both in its scale and the subject. I have been working on the script for over two decades and it is simply a story that has to be told. It took me years to find a way into her story, but I found it with her role as a mother - both to her family and to a nation with its teeming millions. Indira was India."
And the filmmaker is hopeful the mix of Bollywood and Hollywood film styles will encourage more cultural collaborations in the future, adding, "The distinction between the two is now starting to blur. Bollywood is shifting its outlook, which is a hugely positive move, and to diversity if the way forward for Indian cinema."
The first film is scheduled for release at the end of 2010. »
Madhuri in the role of Indira Gandhi
27 November 2009 3:59 AM, PST | BollywoodBuzz | See recent BollywoodBuzz news »
Asian-American filmmaker Krishna Shah will direct a movie named Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story. Madhuri Dixit will play the lead role, that of Indira Gandhi.
Krishna Shah elaborated during a press release: "I have followed Indira Gandhi's life through media, books and critics. It's such an exciting and dramatic story. I want the future generation to know her story. A whole new generation has grown and matured since her assassination and through this film I hope to connect people with their history and legacy."
Apart from Madhuri, who tops the charts whenever she hits the screen, actors Dharmendra, Abhay Deol and Nana Patekar have been approached to play Motilal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and politician Jayaprakash Narayan respectively.
Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones have also been reportedly approached for the roles of Us presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Richard Nixon.
This movie will be made in two »
- Ajit
No 'Lincoln Lawyer' for Tommy Lee Jones
26 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Tommy Lee Jones has officially left "The Lincoln Lawyer," Lakeshore Entertainment's thriller he was originally attached to direct and star in. Matthew McConaughey is still on board as the lead character.
Variety says Jones dropped the project over creative differences on the script. John Romano wrote the screenplay, and Lakeshore plans to start production next spring. The hunt for a new director is on.
The film follows a Los Angeles lawyer (McConaughey) who works out of the back of his Lincoln and picks up his biggest case yet when he agrees to defend a Beverly Hills playboy accused of murder. »
- Franck Tabouring
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