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H'Wood Reporter: Buscemi, Shalhoub set for Van Gogh remakes

Sienna Miller, Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub and Patricia Clarkson will star in U.S. remakes of two films by slain Dutch director Theo van Gogh, their producers said Thursday. Shalhoub and Clarkson will star in Stanley Tucci's "Blind Date" as a couple trying to repair their shattered lives and rebuild their relationship after their child passes away. In Buscemi's "Interview," the actor-director plays a faltering political journalist reduced to interviewing one of the country's top soap opera actresses (Miller). The late Van Gogh, a distant relative of the famed impressionist artist, was killed in November 2004 by Islamic radical Mohammed Bouye...

Palm Springs Fest to Honor "Transamerica" Star Felicity Huffman

The 17th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will honor Emmy award-winner and Golden Globe nominee Felicity Huffman with the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Festival's annual awards gala. The Awards Gala will take place on Saturday, January 7th at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Also being honored by the festival, as previously announced, are David Cronenberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Michael London, Shirley MacLaine, Thomas Newman and Charlize Theron. The event will be hosted by "Entertainment Tonight"'s Mary Hart. Commenting on the choice of Huffman for her performance in Duncan Tucker's "Transamerica," festiv...

IndieIN to Offer Free Film Listings for Independent Filmmakers

indieIN announced today they will now offer free indieIN film listings to independent filmmakers with shorts and feature films playing in festivals, as well as to filmmakers who are self-distributing. Launched earlier this year, indieIN provides show times and information for independent and foreign films playing both theatrically and in film festivals in the United States, Canada, and the UK. By using indieIN Film Listings, festival filmmakers can create a "personalized" page for their films, including show times, synopsis, cast/crew, and photos. "indieIN believes that independent film audience is as diverse as the films themselves," says Mi...

Havana Fest Creates Plentiful Program Despite Low Cash

Like the 11 million citizens who have to hustle to make ends meet in an otherwise enticing Cuba, the 27th Havana Film Festival (December 6-16)--officially the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema -- validates the cliche that necessity is the mother of invention. Fest director Ivan Gir...

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