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REVIEW | Paint by Numbers: Milos Forman's "Goya's Ghosts"

"Goya's Ghosts" is half what one expects from Milos Forman. As in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Amadeus," "The People vs. Larry Flynt," and "Man on the Moon," its protagonist is a daring iconoclast who stands intrepid against the uncomprehending conventionalists of his time. But it significant...

iW NEWS | Here! Gets "Fat Girls"

Here! Films has acquired North American rights to Ash Christian's "Fat Girls," which debuted the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. The film is described (in an announcement) as a coming-of-age comedy about "the trials and tribulations of Rodney Miller (Christian), a gay theater-obsessed high school senior who has his heart set on becoming a Broadway star. With his overweight best friend and fellow social outcast Sabrina (Ashley Fink) by his side, the pair tries to find dates for their high school graduation dance sending them on a journey of self-discovery." It will be released theatrically by Here's sister company, Regent Releasing. Here! EVP Mark...

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Harry and Patricia Get Married

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indieWIRE at 10 (+ 1)

Eleven years ago today, indieWIRE published its first daily newsletter, launching as an email publication on July 15, 1996. Since then we've published nearly 3,000 daily editions and thousands of individual articles. One year ago, we looked back with a First Person article celebrating ten years of indieWIRE, this year we are linking to the salute as we pat ourselves on the back for another year. In the last 12 months, the site has continued to evolve with a major redesign and our readership has grown steadily. And notably, some 7,300 people are now members of indieLOOP, our social network for filmmakers. We are also thrilled by the success of...

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HR: Rome enters "Golden Age" with Blanchet

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will preside over the official opening of this year's RomaCinemaFest, and her new film, Shekar Kapur's "The Golden Age," will receive its world premiere there, organizers said Thursday. The RomaCinemaFest will take place October 18-27. Hollywood Reporter reports.