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Weekend Estimates: "Crossing" Opens, "Slumdog" Has Its Best Weekend

Wayne Kramer's poorly reviewed immigration drama, "Crossing Over," topped the iW BOT this weekend, according to estimates provided by Rentrak. The Weinstein Company release, which stars Harrison Ford and Ashley Judd, grossed $75,590 on 9 screens for a per-theater-average of $8,399.

Ang Lee To Head Venice Jury

Peter Scarlet Resigns From Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival today announced that Peter Scarlet has stepped down from his position as Artistic Director of the Festival, effective immediately.

SXSW, Snag, IndiePix and Cinema Guild Team for Debut of "Least of These"

Continuing a recent trend of simultaneous festival and online or on demand premieres, the world premiere of co-directors Clark Lyda and Jesse Lyda's documentary "The Least of These" will take place simultaneously at the upcoming SXSW Film Festival and online. The South by Southwest Film Festival and...

Regent Takes "The Devil" to the U.S.

Roger Spottiswoode's docudrama "Shake Hands with the Devil" has been picked up by Regent Releasing, the company announced Thursday. Regent acquired the film, which includes U.S. distribution rights, from Halifax Film, a DHX Media company and plans a Summer 2009 release.

"Dean" and "Cherry" Take Portland Fest Prizes

Audience nods went out capping the 32nd Portland International Film Festival with Tao Frazer's "Dean Spanley" (New Zealand) and Dorie Dorrie's "Cherry Blossoms" (Germany) tying for first place in the best feature category. Jennifer Grausman's "Pressure Cooker," co-directed with Mark Becker (U.S.) an...

Clint Eastwood To Receive Honorary Palme d'Or

STAR Censors Black, Penn In Asian Oscar Broadcast

"I think whenever something like that happens, it's indicative of where a significant problem lies," Dustin Lance Black told indieWIRE regarding pan-Asian satellite TV network STAR's decision to censor the Academy Award acceptance speeches of both Black and Sean Penn in fifty different Asian nations...

Oscilloscope Gets "The Garden"

Scott Hamilton Kennedy's "The Garden," nominated for an Oscar for best documentary this year, has been acquired for North American distibution by Oscilloscope, Adam Yauch's film company. Set for a theatrical release this Spring, the film will hit DVD this summer.