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    DAILY NEWS: Strike Talks Resume Today; SF Film Fest Winners; Hart Sharp and FilmFour Sign Pact; Car

    DAILY NEWS: Strike Talks Resume Today; SF Film Fest Winners; Hart Sharp and FilmFour Sign Pact; Carlis Lands at BNNby Eugene Hernandez, Anthony Kaufman and Brian Brooks/indieWIRE>> WGA/AMPTP UPDATE: Talks to Continue Today(indieWIRE/05.04.01) -- Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America(WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) concluded for another day, without a deal.The Writers Guild of America said yesterday that talks will resume today(Friday) at 10 a.m. at its headquarters in Los Angeles. Special committeeswere expected to continue talking last night after the negotiatingcommittees recessed, accor...

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    INTERVIEW: Public Consumption; Fremonts Cook Up "Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story"

    INTERVIEW: Public Consumption; Fremonts Cook Up "Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story"

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    INTERVIEW: Creative Solutions; Hong Kong Legend Tsui Hark Makes "Time and Tide"

    INTERVIEW: The Right Stuff; Ed Harris Paints "Pollock"

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    FESTIVALS: It Only Hurts When You LAFF; L.A. Fest's Dramatic Films Pain Critic

    FESTIVALS: It Only Hurts When You LAFF; L.A. Fest's Dramatic Films Pain Critic

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    DAILY NEWS: "L.I.E" Rating Appeal; Strike Talks Continue Despite a Deadline; Seattle Films; Mirama

    DAILY NEWS: "L.I.E" Rating Appeal; Strike Talks Continue Despite a Deadline; Seattle Films; Miramax "People"by Eugene Hernandez, Anthony Kaufman/indieWIRE>> "L.I.E" Loses Fight for "R"; Battle Against NC-17 and MPAA Continues(indieWIRE/05.03.01) -- Michael Cuesta's suburban teen drama "L.I.E.," thelatest American independent to be tagged with an NC-17 rating, failed in itsappeal to the MPAA's Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) for an R rating yesterday (Wednesday). The 12-member CARA board of Californiaparents voted eight to four against the appeal. Jeff Lipky, co-president ofLot 47 -- the distributor set to release "L.I.E." t...

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    FESTIVALS: Los Angeles Fests' Truths: Death, Music and Cuba are Documentary Highlights

    FESTIVALS: Los Angeles Fests' Truths: Death, Music and Cuba are Documentary Highlights

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    DAILY NEWS: Strike Deadline Passes Without Agreement; Wittkowsky is Leaving Cleveland Org; "Kiss Ki

    DAILY NEWS: MStrike Deadline Passes Without Agreement; Wittkowsky is Leaving Cleveland Org; "Kiss Kiss" Dealby Eugene Hernandez, Anthony Kaufman and Brian Brooks/indieWIRE>> UPDATE: Strike Deadline Passes; No Deal Yet, Talks to Resume Today(indieWIRE/05.02.01) -- At midnight in Hollywood, the deadline for a strikepassed as the contract between producers and the Writers Guild of America(WGA) officially expired.One minute past the deadline, spokespeople for both sides emerged before thecameras to indicate that talks continued between the WGA and the Alliance ofMotion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Negotiations were ongoingat the WGA...

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    DAILY NEWS: Madstone Digital Distribution; Bermuda Announces Its Winners; Lions Gate's Rapper Pic

    DAILY NEWS: Madstone Digital Distribution; Bermuda Announces Its Winners; Lions Gate's Rapper Picby Eugene Hernandez and Anthony Kaufman/indieWIRE>> Madstone Pushes Forward on Digital Distribution Plans by Acquiring Wrubel(indieWIRE/05.01.01) -- Madstone Films is getting closer to making atheatrical "Digital Distribution Network" a reality. The company, alreadyknown for signing directors Lisa Siwe, Aaron Woodley and Joan Stein to produce digital video features for the company under a two-year contract,recently signed on former New Yorker Films exec Susan Wrubel as VicePresident of Film Acquisitions. While the company continues to searchinter...

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    DAILY NEWS: From the LA Film Fest -- Award Winners and Biz Deals

    DAILY NEWS: From the LA Film Fest -- Award Winners and Biz Dealsby Eugene Hernandez and Maud Kersnowski/indieWIRE>> "Jessica" and "Falls" Take Top LA Film Fest Awards(indieWIRE/04.30.01) -- Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's "Kissing Jessica Stein" won the audience award and a special critics jury prize yesterday, as the Los Angeles Film Festival presented its awards. Described as a film about a woman who is fed up with the dating scene, the lead character answers a personal ad followed bypursuing her first same-sex relationship. Heather Juergensen and JenniferWestfeldt were singled out by the jury for their writing and acting.The Critics Jury of Jam...

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    REVIEW: "Golden Bowl" Cracked; Merchant Ivory's James Misstep

    REVIEW: "Golden Bowl" Cracked; Merchant Ivory's James Misstep

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