Christopher Pizzo has joined Washington Square Films as part of the company's launch of a film sales division. Pizzo was formerly a partner at Carmichael Films, which recently closed its doors. WSF announced that the new division will handle the company's own productions as well as projects from oth...
Read More »Five finalists, chosen from more than 100 submissions from seven University of California campuses, have been named in the competition for the Fiftieth Anniversary 2005 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards competition, presented by the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation. They are: David Ariniello from UCI for "River Champion", Michael Carnick from UCSD for "Who's Driving Doug", Shanee Edwards from UCLA for "Enchantress of Numbers", Chris Kyle from UCLA for "The Ganders", and Laurel Minter from UCLA for "The Route". The $25,000 first prize, $10,000 second prize, $8,000 third prize, $5,000 and $2,000 honorable mentions will be awarded on Tuesday, November 1, ...
Read More »Tonight (Tuesday), IFC Center will host a special live screening of "From The Big Apple To The Big Easy", a concert being held at Madison Square Garden to support relief and rebuilding efforts in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Tickets for the broadcast event at IFC are $19.95 and will go directly t...
Read More »In the LA Times, Patrick Goldstein praises Sony Pictures Classics chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard:
Read More »Much has been inked about Ang Lee’s breathtaking "Brokeback Mountain" and Bennett Miller’s insightful "Capote" (the latter movie’s strength emerging from its fine performances rather than great directorial skill). Like many highly anticipated films, both front-ended Toronto, but th...
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