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A Plea for "Forty Shades of Blue"

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Movie Trailer Redux

By now, there's a good chance you've already seen that hilarious mock trailer for "The Shining", using footage from the film to re-imagine it as a light family comedy. But what about the new take on "West Side Story" and an alternatve version of "Titanic", as horror/thillers... The P.S. 260 blog ind...

Mormon Boy Band Movie Mixed Up With "Porn Star" Title

Woops! DVDs of Halestorm Entertainment's "Sons of Provo," a comedy about a Morman boy band, were mistakenly packaged with copies of the Italian melodrama, "Adored: Diary of a Porn Star" from Wolfe Video. Halestorm and Wolfe share the same replicator, which was responsible for the error. A Utah shop ...

Production Report: "Anomaly," "I Believe in America," "In A Dark Place...," "Jam," "Tonight at Noon"

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE's monthly production report looks at independent films in various stages of production. If you'd like to tell us about a film in production for future columns, please contact us.]

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DISPATCH FROM REYKJAVIK: Kiarostami Honored for a Lifetime of Achievement

Celebrated Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (director of "Taste of Cherry" and writer of "Crimson Gold") received the recognition of a nation Monday in Iceland. The President of the North Atlantic island nation, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson presented the director with a lifetime achievement award as part...

INDUSTRY MOVES: Weinstein Company Taps Biber

Liz Biber has been hired by The Weinstein Company to run the Los Angeles publicity office and Dimension Film campaigns for the new company. She will serve as SVP of publicity for Dimension Films, reporting to Liza Burnett, EVP of publicity for The Weinstein Company.