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A Woman In Berlin, Skin win top prizes at Santa BarbaraMax Farberbock's second world war survival tale A Woman In Berlin was named best international film at the 24th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which came to a close at the weekend [February 1].The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema went to Poppy Shakespeare, Benjamin Ross' ac
AFI Dallas hosts three documentary world premieresFifteen features will screen at the AFI DALLAS 2009 set to run from March 26-April 2, including three documentary world premieres of Justin Wilson'sOne Nationabout human rights, Libby Spears' sex trafficking talePlaygroundand and John Chester'sRock Propheciesabout an obsessive concert photographer.The US premieres are Robert Keener's documentary Food Inc, Matt Aselton's comedy Gigantic with Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel and John Goodman, and Lou
Amanda Seyfried takes the lead in A Woman Of No ImportanceMamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried has signed on for the leading role of Hester Worley in Myriad Pictures' Oscar Wilde adaptation A Woman Of No Importance.Bruce Beresford is directing and Donald Zuckerman producing, with Myriad president and CEO Kirk D'Amico serving as executive producer.
Analysis: Project Kangaroo from Broadcastnow.co.ukBBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 have failed in their bid to launch a joint video-on-demand service after the Competition Commission blocked their joint Project Kangaroo proposal.Click to see coverage of Project Kangaroo from ScreenDaily's sisters site Broadcastnow.co.uk.
Anchor Bay picks up US, UK and Australia to Not ForgottenJust days after Anchor Bay Films announced it had picked up North American rights to David Mackenzie's Sundance premiere Spread, the company has sealed another deal, this time picking up rights in the US, UK and Australia to Dror Soref's thriller Not Forgotten from M
Arthouse takes North America on Sundance doc William KunstlerArthouse Films has acquired all North American rights to Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler's William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe following its recent world premiere in the US Documentary Competition at Sundance.David Koh and Lilly Bright negotiated the deal on behalf of Arthouse Films and Curiously Bright Entertainment with Josh Braun of Subma
Australia's Transmission picks up New Zealand duoA year after launching itself in Australia as a distributor, Transmission Films is proving to be a good friend to New Zealand as well as Australian filmmakers. Principals Andrew Mackie and Richard Payten have acquired New Zealand rights to both The Volcano, local writer/director Taika Waititi's follow-up to Eagle vs Shark, and Tracker, a New Zealand/UK film set at the turn of the century and to star Ray Winstone and Temuera Morrison. The Vo
Awards Countdown - Oscar nominations - By the numbersMERYL STREEP'S OSCAR HISTORY1978 The Deer Hunter (supporting)1979 Kramer Vs Kramer* (supporting)1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman1982 Sophie's Choice*1983 Silkwood1985 Out Of Africa1987 Ironweed1988 A Cry In The Dark1990 Postcards From The Edge1995 The Bridges Of Madison County1998 One True Thing1999 Music Of The Heart2
Berlin buzz: Preview of this year's BerlinaleClick on section to see moreBerlin buzz: the key filmsPreview of programmeEuropean Film Market project previewBerlinale competitionGerman films on the rise
Berlin Buzz: the key filmsIt may be as much a question of lucky timing as one of programming genius, but at first glance the competition line-up of the 59th Berlinale, which was finalised this week, makes for an appetising buffet.The opening out-of-competition film, global finance thriller The International, stars Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. Festival director Dieter Kosslick quips that, in view of the ongoing economic crisis, 'This film has gone from being a movie to practically becoming
Boyle is DGA's top film winner as Slumdog races towards Oscar victoryDanny Boyle won the Directors Guild Of America's top prize for Slumdog Millionaire at the weekend [Jan 31], further bolstering the film's prospects for top Oscars come February 22.Boyle in particular looks a strong bet to claim the best director Oscar at the 81st Annual Academy Awards - in the past 61 years only six winners of the DGA award have
Camino takes top honours at the GoyasJavier Fesser's Camino swept the board with six Goya awards out of seven nominations at last night's awards ceremony, including best picture and best director. Fesser was the toast of the evening as he also picked up best original script, and his lead cast all won awards, including Carme Elias (best actress), Jordi Dauder (best supporting actor) and Nerea Camacho, who picked up best new actress for her major role in the
Canadian co-production market spotlights Germany and IrelandStrategic Partners, Canada's co-production market and part of the 29th Atlantic Film Festival, will highlight the Irish and German film markets at the 2009 Strategic Partners event. Jan Miller, director of Strategic Partners explained the choice: 'Germany and Ireland were natural choices to spotlight for 2009. They are two markets that are continually investing in their own film industries and cultivating co-production on the world stage. 'In 2008, pr
Charles Dance to direct The Inn At The Edge Of The WorldCharles Dance ( Ladies In Lavender ) is to direct The Inn at the Edge of the World , from his screenplay based on the Alice Thomas-Ellis' novel of the same name. The Inn at the Edge of the World tells the story of a group of people who go to a remote Scottish island to escape Christmas. The film will be produced by Jane Spencer-Prior and Lamia Nayeb-St. Hilaire of Dancing Pictures Ltd. Principal photography is due to start in May 2009
Cheung, Tang Wei set to star in Crossing HennessyHong Kong singer Jacky Cheung and Chinese actress Tang Wei have been lined up to star in Crossing Hennessy, the second film from Ivy Ho, which she is directing for Hong Kong-based Irresistible Films. Ho, formerly a scriptwriter with credits including Ann Hui's July Rhapsody, made her directing debut last year with Claustrophobia which screens in the Panorama section of this year's Berlin International Film Festival. Crossing Hennessy
Chevalier's French Connection takes France on Solet's GraceLightning Entertainment has closed a deal for France with Yves Chevalier's French Connection for Leomax Entertainment's psychological horror movie Grace. The film had its world premiere at Sundance recently and this week played at the Gerardmer Festival du Film Fantastique in France.Directed by first-time film-maker Paul Solet, the film is the story of a young mother who goes to extreme lengths to protect her daughter Grace who is initially stillbo
China - The pain of warRaising the budget for a film is not easy for any film-maker. But few have had it as hard as Chinese director Lu Chuan. He made his name internationally with festival favourite Kekexili: Mountain Patrol in 2004, but his success did not help him back home in China when trying to finance his new war film, City Of Life And Death. "In China, young directors are not so lucky to have a producer handling fundraising. You have to do it yourself," he explains.Chinese custom requir
Chinese New Year box office up by 30% in mainland ChinaThe 2009 Chinese New Year holidays ended on Sunday (Feb 1) with outstanding box office results in mainland China. The one-week holiday took in around $29.2m (RMB200m) in box office receipts, which is a 30% increase on the same period in 2008. Around 15 films were on release during the week between Jan 25 to Feb 1, among which ten films were new releases. In 2008, only seven films were released during the same period. Andrew Lau's romantic comedy Look For A Star
Chris Paton joins Fortissimo in acquisitions and development roleWell-known industry veteran Chris Paton has joined Amsterdam/Hong Kong-based Fortissimo Films as Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Development with immediate effect.Paton, the former Vice Chairman of DDA Public Relations, will be based in London and work on centralising Fortissimo's international team to source new product, continue the development of current projects and look for new production opportunities.Fortissimo is a lon
Chris Pine named ShoWest Male Star Of TomorrowChris Pine, who plays the young Captain Kirk in JJ Abrams' summer release Star Trek, will be the ShoWest Male Star Of Tomorrow when the Las Vegas event runs from March 30-April 2.Pine has also lined up a starring role in the viral outbreak thriller Carriers. His credits include
CoralineDir: Henry Selick. US. 2009. 100 mins.
Dogging: A Love StoryDir: Simon Ellis. UK. 2009. 103 mins
Dutch indie theatres embrace digital cinema withAAM dealDutch independent chain the Amsterdam Booking Company (ABC)has signed a digital cinema rollout deal with Arts Alliance Media (AAM)to convert 68 screens in 20 theatres. It is the first virtual print fee (VPF) funded rollout in the Netherlands but the move may prove more significant for other reasons.AAM will hope it represents a significant breakthrough in a stalled D-cinema conversion programme in Europe.It offers a vote of confidence in the potentia
E1 picks up Lone Scherfig's An Education for the UK and IrelandE1 Films has taken UK and Irish rights for An Education, the Nick Hornby adaptation of British journalist Lynn Barber's memoir. An Education is directed by Lone Scherfig (Italian For Beginners). BAFTA nominated Finola Dwyer (Backbeat, Me Without You) of Finola Dwyer Productionsand Amanda Posey (Fever Pitch) produced the film which won the World Cinema Audience Award and the World Cinema Cinematography award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival
E1 picks up Sundance winner An Education for UK and IrelandE1 Films has taken UK and Irish rights for An Education, the Nick Hornby adaptation of British journalist Lynn Barber's memoir. The film is fresh from its success at this year's Sundance where it won the world cinema audience award, dramatic and the world cinema cinematography award, dramatic. The deal was negotiated by Alex Hamilton, director of E1 Films and Odyssey's CEO Ralph Kamp. Hamilton said 'We're delighted to have such an outstanding British Film
E1 picks up world rights to The Shock DoctrineE1 Entertainment has taken worldwide rights to Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross's The Shock Doctrine, a documentary based on Naomi Klein's 2007 bestseller of the same name.The Shock Doctrine will receive its world premiere at this year's Berlin Film Festival, screening as a work in progress in the Panorama Dokumente section on Monday 9 February. The team behind the documentary, including Winterbottom, Whitecross and producer Andrew Eaton, pr
EuropaCorp's Taken tops domestic box office through FoxLiam Neeson as a vengeful former CIA agent who goes after his daughter's kidnappers in Taken was the top film of the weekend after Fox launched the EuropaCorp thriller on $24.6m.Meanwhile Sony's highly successful Kevin James comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop slipped to second place in its third weekend on $14m f
European Commission prolongs film support state aid rules until end 2012The European Commission has officially prolonged current state aid assessment criteria for cinema in Europe until 31 December 2012. The Commission uses the criteria to approve Europe's national, regional and local film support schemes under the EU's state aid rules. Extending the current rules provides much needed certainty for the industry, particularly in the current economic climate. The Communication which officially prolongs the criteria also identifies tre
European Commission prolongs state aid rules for film until 2013Following a public consultation, the European Commission has officially prolonged current state aid assessment criteria for cinema in Europe until 31 December 2012 The Commission uses the criteria to approve Europe 's national, regional and local film support schemes under the EU's state aid rules. Extending the current rules provides much-needed certainty for the industry, particularly in the current economic climate. The Communication which officially p
FanboysDir: Kyle Newman. US. 2008. 90 mins.
Fassbender, West and Kurylenko to headline Neil Marshall's CenturionPathe and Celador have confirmed casting on Neil Marshall's Roman era Centurion with Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds, Hunger), Dominic West (300) and Olga Kurylenko (
Film Movement picks up Shane Meadows' Somers Town for USFilm Movement has taken US rights from The Works to Shane Meadows' comedy Somers Town and will release in theatres in July.Thomas Turgoose, the breakout star of Meadow's 2006 drama This Is England,
Films from Turkey, Iran and Korea claim Rotterdam Tiger AwardsFilms from Turkey, Iran and South Korea took the Rotterdam VPRO Tiger Awards at the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam.The winners were Iranian film-maker Ramtin Lavafipour's Be Calm And Count To Seven*, Yang Ik-June's Breathless from South Korea, and Turkey's Wrong Rosary.The $19,000 (Euros 15,000) prizes were handed out at a ceremony at the Rotterdamse Schouwburg.The competition ha
Finecut picks up new feature from Hong Sang-sooSeoul-based Finecut has picked up worldwide sales rights for Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo's upcoming feature Jal Aljido Mot Hamyeonsuh (original title). Currently in post-production, the film has yet to settle on an international title, although the original Korean title means 'as if you even know properly' or as Finecut puts it, 'like you know it all'. The story follows the journey and memories of a filmmaker named Ku Kyung-nam, and his perspectives on his
Fortissimo to represent world sales of Mexican thriller Daniel & AnaFortissimo Films has bought international distribution rights (excluding Mexico and Spain) to the upcoming thriller Daniel & Ana from writer/director Michel Franco. The deal was brokered between Fortissimo's executive vice president, international sales Nicole Mackey and producer Daniel Birman. The Spanish language production will be available to buyers at this year's EFM through preview footage. On making the announcement Mackey commented 'Fortiss
Fortissimo to start pre-sales at EFM on Todd Solondz's ForgivenessFortissimo Films has confirmed that it has acquired international rights from Werc Werk Works to Todd Solondz's Forgiveness and will commence pre-sales at EFM next month on the loose sequel to the director's 1998 dark comedy Happiness.Fortissimo ha
Four producers named in The Reader's best picture Oscar nominationThe producers branch executive committee of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has ruled that the late Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack shall be credited with producing The Reader alongside Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris.The executive committee convened because four producers were listed on the credits form submitted for Oscar consideration while Academy rules allow for only three producers except in 'a rare and extraordinar
German films - Doors open for rush of local filmsThe entire Berlin festival this year acknowledges the role played by German production houses in international projects. Tom Tykwer's The International, Stephen Frears' Cheri and Lukas Moodysson's Mammoth all benefited from the German Federal Film Fund's incentives, as did a slew of Panorama titles including Michael Glawogger's Kill Daddy Good Night and Julie Delpy's The Countess. Co-productions with Germany are also found in the Gene
He's Just Not That Into YouDir: Ken Kwapis. US. 2009. 129 mins.
Hungary and Ireland to sign co-production agreementRepresentatives of the Irish Film Board and the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation will sign a co-production agreement in Berlin on Sunday, February 8, which is designed to foster co-productions between the two territories. The deal includes a reciprocal feature whereby producers from the two territories will in effect take turns acting as majority co-producers, Toth said. Hungarian Film Commissioner Erszebet Toth announced the agreement February 2 at Hu
Hurt Locker, Adventureland, Passing Strange join lineup at SXSWKathryn Bigelow's bomb disposal thriller The Hurt Locker, Greg Mottola's comedy Adventureland and Spike Lee's Broadway musical adaptation Passing Strange have joined the line-up at the South By Southwest Film Conference And Festival, set to run in Austin, Texas, from March 13-21.The full roster of 108 features and 54 world
Icon closes international sales for Mary And MaxIcon has closed deals on key territory sales for Academy Award winner Adam Elliot's Sundance opener, Mary And Max. Mary And Max, which is produced by Melanie Coombs, will compete in the Generation 14plus section of the 2009 Berlinale. Gaumont has picked up distribution rights to the clay animation feature for France, Benelux and Switzerland. François Clerc, head of theatrical distribution at Gaumont, sa
IFC Films acquires US rights to Rupert Wyatt's The EscapistIFC Films has acquired US rights to Rupert Wyatt's The Escapist which had its world premiere at Sundance 2008.The film, which stars Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper and Damian Lewis, had previously been picked up by the beleagured THINKFilm but was freshly available when that company hit financial troubles.It will be now rele
International - Killer openingTwentieth Century Fox International's Valkyrie is the new international number one after making its debut in 13 markets. Grossing $12.8m from 2,089 screens over the January 23-25 weekend, the film opened at number one in Germany ($3.6m from 689 screens), Australia ($1.3m from 232) and the Netherlands ($900,000 from 96).Directed by Bryan Singer and starring Tom Cruise, Valkyrie will open in an additional 10 European territories, including France, Russia, Italy and Spain, t
International box office - End of the affairInternational box-office revenues rose 5.1% in 2008 to $16.1bn in contrast to a flat US domestic performance. But the international picture is more mixed than it first appears. The fourth quarter of last year saw an international box office decline of 2.3% with only the first quarter of the year showing a sizeable revenue increase, around a 30% rise.Otherwise ticket sales were generally flat and in many major territories, including South Korea, Italy and Spain, annual
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009 updateMore than midway through the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), there is a clear feeling of relief among industry delegates. Some had feared that thanks to the global economic downturn, even an event as well-established as IFFR's coproduction market CineMart might have fallen completely flat. However, despite a cautious and muted start to the festival, it has become apparent that business is slowly being done. In one of the first firm deals to emerge from
Interview: EFM director Beki ProbstAs director of the Berlinale's European Film Market (EFM) for 20 years, Beki Probst has borne witness to seismic changes at both the festival and the international film business. One of the most striking changes she has observed is in the attitudes of people attending the market.'When they come to Berlin now, they are all programmed from morning to night,' she says. 'That's why they get so nervous ahead of the market asking when the screening dates are on the website.
Japanese box office down 1.8% in 2008According to annual data published today by The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren), overall box office revenues for 2008 totalled $2.164bn (Y194.84bn), a 1.8% decrease from 2007's $2.204bn (Y198.44bn). The figure represents earnings on 160.49 million admissions, a 1.7% drop on the previous year's 163.19m cinemagoers. The average ticket price decreased slightly to $13.48 (Y1,214) from $13.51 (Y1,216) in 2007. While still the world's most expensive place
Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins Swank in Hammer's The ResidentWatchmen star Jeffrey Dean Morgan has joined Hilary Swank in Hammer Films' thriller The Resident, which will be available at next week's EFM in Berlin.Hammer will produce for parent company Exclusive Media Group, the global company that combines Hammer and Los Angeles-based Spitfire Pictures and is backed by strategic investment Group Cyrte Inves
John Carpenter to direct The Ward for Echo Lake, A Bigger BoatJohn Carpenter will direct the psychological thriller The Ward starring Amber Heard that Glen Basner's Film Nation will introduce to buyers at EFM this week.Echo Lake Productions and Peter Block's A Bigger Boat are collaborating on the story of a young woman in a mental institution who is plagued by a deadly ghost. Production is set to begin in M
John Irvin to direct Bosnian conflict action film The Filthy WarNew York-based Mozgofilms has hired Briton John Irvin to direct the Bosnian conflict action film The Filthy War.Filming is scheduled to begin in spring on location and studios in Hungary with a yet-to-be announced international star in the lead.The story centres on Eduardo, a footloose journalist who organises an international volunte
Kerasotes Showplace Theatres heads to be honoured at ShoWestKerasotes Showplace Theatres chairman and CEO Tony Kerasotes and president and COO Dean Kerasotes will be honoured as 2009 ShoWesters Of The Year in Las Vegas on March 31.Tony Kerasotes has more than 40 years of experience in exhibition and sits on the executive committee of the National Association Of Theatre Owners. Dean Kerasotes has 25 years of experience with Kerasotes Theatres and is also active in the National Association Of Theatre Owne
Korean films boost exports but lose local market shareThe Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has reported that export figures for Korean films bounced up 40% year-on-year to total $20.54m, based on minimum guarantees, ending a freefall that started in 2004. Although, the sum still falls short of the $30.9m worth of exports in 2003, it is higher than the $14.9m in 2002. Asia, North America and Europe remain the biggest buyers of Korean films, making up 96.3% of sales, almost the same as 2007's 96.2%. Exports to Asia were $12
Kore-eda unveils details of Blow Up Doll projectAward-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has revealed details of his most recent project, Kuuki Ningyo (literal translation: Blow Up Doll), which wrapped at the end of January. The film stars Korean actress Bae Doo-Na as an inflatable sex doll that comes to life and begins a relationship with its owner, an anti-social video store clerk. Bae previously starred in The Host and Nobuhiro Yamashita's Linda Linda Linda in 2004. Japan
Larry Levy to head theatrical distribution at Vivendi EntertainmentVivendi Entertainment has hired Larry Levy as vice president and head of theatrical distribution at Vivendi Entertainment ahead of its maiden release of New York, I Love You.Levy will oversee all aspects of theatrical distribution for Vivendi Entertainment and joins from New Line, where he served as for 15 years as senior vice president and key s
LA's Principal Communications Group allies with Abrams ResearchPaul Pflug and Melissa Zukerman's strategic corporate communications firm Principal Communications Group has struck an alliance with new consultancy Abrams Research Group.Principal will identify new clients in the media and entertainment fields for Abrams, which offers business leaders industry insight through its network of freelance media professionals.Abrams Research was founded by CEO Dan Abrams last November and its global netw
Local films boost Scandinavian box officeSuccessful local films played a major part in a strong 2008 at the box office.Norwegian cinema admissions rose 10% in 2008 to reach 11.8 million, strongly helped by local fare which sold 2.7 million tickets - 50% more than in 2007.Local film's market share reached a record 22.5% of the market, according to early statistics published by Norwegian Cinema Association, Film & Kino. Gross box office receipts amounted to $130m (NOK 917m), up 15.9% Preliminary figures from the F
London Film Festival announces datesFestival artistic director Sandra Hebron has announced that The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival will take place from Wednesday 14 October toThursday 29 October 2009.
Lost Times takes Golden Reel in BudapestThe Golden Reel, the main prize of the 40th Hungarian Film Week, was awarded to Lost Times, the debut feature of director Aron Matyassy. The film is a moving portrayal of a small-time criminal's search for justice after his autistic sister is raped. The film stars Jozsef Kadas as the young crook and Matyassy's wife, Terez Vass, as the sister. Produc
Maple acquires Canadian rights to Private Lives Of Pippa LeeToronto-based distributor Maple Pictures has acquired all Canadian rights to director Rebecca Miller's upcoming Berlin title The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee. The film's ensemble cast features Robin Wright Penn in the title role, along with Keanu Reeves, Blake Lively, Alan Arkin, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder and Monica Bellucci.Adapted by Miller fr
M-Appeal picks up international sales for Simon Chung's End Of LoveM-Appeal has picked up international distribution for Hong Kong filmmaker Simon Chung's drama End Of Love, which will have its world premiere in the Panorama Special at the Berlinale next month. End Of Love's cast includes Lee Chi Kin, Guthrie Yip and Clifton Kwan, Scripted by Chung, the film centres on an attractive young gay man with a passion for drugs and partying. When it all catches up with him he is transferred to a Christian rehab camp and comes clean
Medienboard backs films from Stölzl, Garbarski, HaussmannJust a week before the 59th Berlinale opens, local regional film fund Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) has announced over $6.8m (Euros 5.3m) for 38 projects, including new films by director Philipp Stölzl, Sam Garbarski, and Leander Haussmann. In MBB's first funding session of 2009, a total of $ 5.8m (Euros 4.5m) production funding was awarded to 20 film projects; $ 963,000 (Euros 750,000) was paid out in support distribution for 15 titles; and $77,000 (Euros
Melissa Anderson joins New York Film Festival selection committeeFilm critic Melissa Anderson has joined The Film Society Of Lincoln Center's Richard Pena and Kent Jones and critics Scott Foundas and J Hoberman on the selection committee to choose the New York Film Festival's 2009 slate.Anderson has been a film critic in New York since 2000, when she began writing regularly for The Village Voice. She was film editor and a film critic at Time Out New York from November 2005 to January 2009 and is a member of
Memento closes pre-Berlin sales on Katalin Varga, Treeless MountainAggressive French sales outfit Memento has announced a raft of deals on films on its EFM slate.
Middle east - First of the storytellersChadi Zeneddine is shouldering the expectations of many aspiring film-makers in the Arab world. The 30-year-old Lebanese film-maker has been tapped by Disney to write and direct The Last Of The Storytellers, the first Arabic-language feature backed by a US studio."It's about our stories now, we have our own fairy tales, our own heroes," says Zeneddine, who is repped by CAA's Stuart Manashil. "I'm happy Disney is seeing that potential. It's very exciting, but I also feel a lot of
MorphiaDir: Alexei Balabanov. Russia. 2009. 102min.
Myriad sets Puerto Rico shoot for comic book adaptation HybridPrincipal photography will commence in May in Puerto Rico on Los Angeles-based production, financing and sales company Myriad Pictures and Studio 407's live-action comic book adaptation Hybrid.The horror story falls under the first-look deal between Myriad and Studio 407 and is being directed by Ernie Barbarash. Myriad is handling worldwide sales
Myriad takes on international rights to McGehee/Siegel dramaKirk D'Amico's Los Angeles-based production, financing and sales company Myriad Pictures has acquired all international rights to the action drama Uncertainty starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins.Myriad will screen the film and commence sales at EFM next week after Myriad's Luiza Ricupero negotiated the deal with Christine Kim of Cineti
Neil Peplow appointed Skillset director of filmShooting Fish and Waking Ned producer Neil Peplow has been named as the new director of film of UK training organisation Skillset. Peplow will replace current director of film Janine Marmot, who has been in the post since November 2006, on March 2nd. He will take over responsibility for the body's five-year strategy for film, A Bigger Future, a joint initiative with the UK Film Council. The managing director of Meer
Network Releasing acquires all UK rights to I Know You KnowNetwork Releasing has acquired UK rights to I Know You Know in a deal with The Little Film Company. The UK distributor and publisher has acquired the TV, theatrical and home entertainment rights to the British feature-length drama I Know You Know in a deal with The Little Film Company. I Know You Know is screeningin the Generation 14plus section at the Berlinale. Itwill be released at UK cinemas in autumn 2009. Itis the second film from director Jus
Number of buyers at EFM increases year-on-year by almost 40%The number of international buyers attending this year's European Film Market (EFM) at the Berlinale is set to increase by almost 40% year-on-year. While a total of 1,073 attended the EFM's 2008 edition, this year's market has 1,474 buyers from 60 countries accredited (as of Feb 2, 2009).Commenting exclusively for ScreenDaily, the EFM's deputy market director Catherine Buresi explained that the increase was 'due to two factors: more buyers coming
ODEON and UCI group to have 50 3D screens in UK by end March 2009The Odeon and UCI group has added 19 new screens in preparation for the opening of Bolt 3D on February 6. Another 11 will be added in March of this year in time for the release of Monsters Vs Aliens. The digital expansion will see the Odeon Group with 53 3D screens in 49 different UK locations. In 2006 and 2007 the group launched Europe's first 'digiplexes' as test sites at ODEON Hatfield and ODEON Surrey Quays. The ODEON UCI Cinema Group's digital
Oliveira out and Woolridge in at Fox's Australian office20th Century Fox Australia managing director Marcos Oliveira is to be replaced by his marketing director Marc Wooldridge. For Woolridge the promotion takes effect from February 9. He has been with the Sydney-based theatrical office for two years and fourth months, although he has had more than 17 years of sales and marketing experience in various divisions of Fox across the world. The announcement was made out of the international office in Los Angele
Oscilloscope takes Stephen Kijak's Scott Walker - 30 Century ManOscilloscope has acquired North American rights to Stephen Kijak's music documentary Scott Walker- 30 Century Man, currently in release in US theatres. The company will take over the theatrical self-release orchestrated by the producers and expand the run. DVD, VOD and TV roll-outs will follow in the summer and autumn. The film explores Walker's career from the early says as a bassist-for-hire on the Sunset Strip to super-stardom in the UK pop scene of the 1960s
Profile: The International producer Chuck RovenWith a career spanning more than 25 years, producer Charles 'Chuck' Roven is not letting a huge hit like The Dark Knight sidetrack him from the kinds of films he has always enjoyed making.'After a hit like that, maybe there are more opportunities to select what I'll be doing next,' says Los Angeles-based Roven.But, he adds, pointing to films ranging from Three Kings to The Bank Job to City Of Angels, 'it won't affect the kinds of movi
PushDir: Paul McGuigan. US. 2009. 111 mins.
Ready for action: EFM previewIt looks like rich pickings for international buyers at this year's European Film Market, with new projects from leading film-makers including Peter Weir, Julian Schnabel, Robert Redford, Pen-ek Ratanaruang and Bruce Robinson. PERIOD1939 (UK)Dir/scr: Stephen PoliakoffBBC Films' $6m thriller marks the return of writer-director Poliakoff (Close My Eyes) to film-making after a decade in TV.
Roadside Attractions takes North American rights to The September IssueRoadside Attractions has picked up North American theatrical and home video rights to R J Cutler's Anna Wintour documentary The September Issue, a popular title at Sundance following its world premiere last month. The A&E IndieFilms production offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Vogue's iconic editor-in-chief in the run-up to the magazine's influential September edition. A&E IndieFIlms is the documentary arm of A&E Network. Appropriately enough Roadside
Roar power: Competition previewSome of the titans of European film-making are presenting films in competition at the Berlinale this year. The UK's Sally Potter, Stephen Frears and Richard Loncraine, France's Bertrand Tavernier, and from Poland, Andrzej Wajda.They are joined by the latest title from China's Chen Kaige, as well as films from some of the most exciting new film-making talents working today including Lukas Moodysson, Annette K Olesen, Francois Ozon, Rachid Bouchareb and Hans-Christian Sc
Room And A HalfDir: Andrey Khrzhanovsky. Russia. 2008. 130min .
Rossi, Mori hired by Paramount in acquisitions groupParamount Worldwide Acquisitions Group (PWAG) has appointed Alexandra Rossi to vice president of the group in London and Mineko Mori to director of the group in Mexico City.The group was set up in July 2008 as Paramount's centralised acquisitions and local co-production division servicing Paramount Pictures International and its territories (the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Latin America) and the acquisitions ne
Rotterdam claims success despite slight drop in visitorsThe 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) ended this weekend on a more muted note than in previous years.For details of Rotterdam Tiger Awards click hereOn the final day,the KPN Audience Award went to Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle and co-director Loveleen Tandan.The festival's own official figures revealed that both attendance andinternational visitor numbers were down, albeit by
Russia and CIS box office up 46.9% year on yearRussia and CIS box office grossed $830m in 2008, a 46.9% year on year rise from 2007's $565m, according to Russian Film Business Today. The main reasons behind the increase are a significant rise in admissions combined with a considerable hike in ticket prices. Admissions for 2008 totalled a record 123.9m, a 16.2% rise on 2007's 106.6m. This is only the second time admissions have exceeded the 100m mark in the post-Soviet era, the first being 2007's
Russian World Studios plans new partnership with New CinemaLeading Russian producer Russian World Studios today announced that it is in negotiations to form a strategic partnership with Sergei Chliyants' New Cinema Studio.Under the proposed deal, New Cinema Studio, which includes New Cinema Marketing and New Cinema Distribution, will become a division of Russian World Studios, responsible for production and distribution of feature films, including co-productions. Chliyants will head the new division.'Sergei Chliyants is
Samuel Goldwyn Films takes US rights to Cold SoulsSamuel Goldwyn Films has picked up US rights to Cold Souls, Sophie Barthes feature debut which recently played in US dramatic competition at Sundance. The film stars Paul Giamatti alongside David Strathairn, Emily Watson and Lauren Ambrose.Goldwyn is planning a late summer release for the comedy in which Giamatti plays an actor called Paul Giamat
Samuel L. Jackson joins cast of Rodrigo Garcia's Mother And ChildSamuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of Rodrigo Garcia 's Mother and Child,he joinsNaomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington, and Jimmy Smits.Prinicpal photography has now started with writer and director Rodrigo Garcia directing from his own screenplay. Mother And Child tells the intersecting story of three women - a 50 year old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption and a woman looking to adopt a child of her own. Li
San Francisco Film Society secures $3m in funding over next five yearsThe San Francisco Film Society has secured $3m in funding over the next five years from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation to support narrative features made in the San Francisco Bay Area.The SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants support films that through plot, character, theme or setting significantly explore human and civil rights, anti-discrimination, gender and sexual identity and 'other urgent social justice issues of our time.'The grants wil
Screen opinion:Film industry must dodge thesucker punchDon't worry,' a reassuring senior financier mentioned this time last year, 'the thing with film is that there will always be another sucker at the table.' The hedge funds might dry up and the dodgy tax loopholes close but in true Micawber fashion, he remained confident that 'something would turn up'.One hope was that somewhere in the emerging super-rich states, money would be found. And indeed, there has been new finance over the last year, particularly from India. But
Song From The Southern SeasDir/scr. Marat Sarulu. Kazakhstan/Germany/France/Russia. 2008. 80mins.
Sony Pictures Classics acquires US rights to Whatever WorksSony Pictures Classics has acquired US rights from Wild Bunch to Woody Allen's Whatever Works, the director's first feature shot in New York since 2004's Melinda And Melinda. Ed Begley Jr stars in the romantic comedy alongside Patricia Clarkson, Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood. Sony Pictures Classics, which previously collaborated with Allen on 1999
Summit arrives at EFM with Furry Vengeance, Next Day AirSummit International arrives at EFM with the $50m family adventure Furry Vengeance starring Brendan Fraser and urban comedy caper Next Day Air starring Mos Def and Mike Epps.Summit Entertainment plans a 2010 North American release on
Sundance 2009 RoundupLa Nana (The Maid) World Cinema Dramatic Competition Chile. 2008. 95 mins. Director: Sebastian Silva. Screenplay: Sebastian Silva, Pedro Peirano. International sales: Shoreline Entertainment (+ 1 310 550 2060). Main cast: Catalina Saavedra, Mariana Loyola, Andrew Garcia-Huidobro. The winner of the Sundance World Cinema dramatic competition grand jury prize as well as an acting award for Catalina Saavedra, The Maid
Sundance Channel buys packages of docs from Arthouse FilmsThe Sundance Channel has acquired a package of arts documentaries for broadcast from Arthouse Films' current and upcoming slate.David Koh, Lilly Bright, and Stanley Buchthal negotiated the deal on behalf of Arthouse Films and Curiously Bright Entertainment with Sundance Channel's senior vice president of acquisitions and programming Christian Vesper and senior director of acquisitions Ian Bricke.The package includes
Sundance winner Push lands at LionsgateLionsgate has won the battle for North American distribution rights to Lee Daniels' Sundance winner Push: Based On The Novel By Sapphire and has tied up with Tyler Perry's 34th Street Films and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films for the release.The company acquired the rights from Smokewood Entertainment Group in a deal brokered by Cinetic Media.
Suso D'Amico to receive first WGAW Jean Renoir Award for screenwritingItalian screenwriter Suso D'Amico will receive the inaugural Writers Guild Of America West's Jean Renoir Award for screenwriting achievement.D'Amico is credited with writing more than 100 films including The Bicycle Thief, Rocco And His Brothers and Big Deal On Madonna Street.The lifetime achievement award will be given on an occasional basis to honour
Terry Gilliam to be honoured at the BAFTAsThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will present Terry Gilliam with the Academy Fellowship at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London's Royal Opera House on February 8. Awarded annually the Fellowship is BAFTA's highest accolade given to an individual, in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film. Previously honoured Fellows include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor,
Thaddeus O'Sullivanto to direct ObsessionBAFTA-nominated director Thaddeus O'Sullivan (Ordinary Decent Criminal, The Heart Of Me) will direct Obsession after completing his BBC Churchillbiopic, Into The Storm.
The UninvitedDir: The Guard Brothers . US. 2009. 87 mins. A pedestrian horror enlivened by some better-than-expected performances, The Uninvited doles out its scares and twists in a rather predictable narrative template. Respected actors Elizabeth Banks and David Strathairn give it an added gravitas, but this umpteenth remake of an Asian horror film feels more rote than chilling . Opening January 30 in the US - Super Bowl weekend - it's also facin
The Visitor takes Nordic Film Prize at GothenburgFinnish director Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää's The Visitor (Muukalainen) haswon the Nordic Film Prize - $12,800 (SEK 100,000) and a dragon statuette - at Sweden's Gothenburg International Film Festival. Valkeapää's cinematographer, Tuomo Hutri, received theNordic Vision Award.The 32nd edition of the festival - Scandinavia's largest film event - registered a record number of 124,500 admissions for the 700 screenings of 450 films from
The Web TodayFebruary Archive - International film news on the webFebruary 1 Plummeting profitcould help Stringer turn Sony around- LA TimesImax chief bullish despite recession- The Associated PressFebruary 2
Tim Johnson to join UK's Field Fisher WaterhouseMedia and communications partner Tim Johnson is to join Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP from SJ Berwin next month. He will head up the firm's cross-practice Media Group. Johnson's appointment follows the decision by SJ Berwin to close its four-partner UK media division, which was headed up by Johnson. He has been a partner with SJ Berwin since 1995. Johnson advises on all aspects of media and communications law, with a particular emphasis on film and television fina
Tourists (Turistas)Dir/scr: Alicia Scherson. Chile, 2009. 104min.
TV veteran Poul to direct CBS Films' romantic comedy Plan BAlan Poul is in final negotiations to direct the romantic comedy Plan B, the first planned release from CBS Films that will star Jennifer Lopez.Shooting is set to begin in May with a theatrical release set for January 2010. The story follows a woman who goes through the process of artificial insemination just as she meets the man of her dreams. C
Two new awards for Edinburgh international film festival in 2009The Edinburgh international film festival has announced the introduction of two new significant international awards; best new international feature award and best international short film at this year's festival. The film festival prides itself on its focus on the discovery and recognition of British film, and the Michael Powell award has recognised films such as
UK Film Council search engine for audiences in the digital ageThe UK Film Council (UKFC) has launched the film search engine FindAnyFilm.com. in a response to audience needs in the digital age. The engine enables users to find out when, where and how a film is legally available anywhere in the UK, across all formats and platforms - cinema, TV, DVD & Blu Ray sale or rental, download and streaming.Working with digital agency Blue Barracuda, the UKFC has created a free to use site which indexes over 30,000 film records.
UK government move to legislate on piracy cautiously welcomedIndustry reaction to the UK government's decision to tackle piracy resulting from peer to peer file sharing with legislation has been mainly positive although tempered with caution. The legislation would mean that where rights holders request it, internet service providers (ISPs) should notify alleged copyright infringers that they are breaking the law. Lavinia Carey of the British Video Association welcomed the proposals, explaining 'It is not clear to end user
UK government to legislate against piracyThe UK government has announced that it will legislate to tackle piracy resulting from peer to peer file sharing. The government's plans are set out in the report Digital Britain issued today, January 29, by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. The report covers a raft of issues relating to the UK's place in a global digital economy but sets out two main proposals to tackle peer-to-pe
UK governments move to legislate on piracy cautiously welcomedIndustry reaction to the UK government's decision to tackle piracy resulting from peer to peer file sharing with legislation has been mainly positive although tempered with caution.The legislation would mean that where rights holders request it, internet service providers (ISPs) should notify alleged copyright infringers that they are breaking the law.Lavinia Carey of the British Video Association welcomed the proposals, explaining 'It is not clear to end users
UK lottery funding for the Film Agency for Wales drops 21%The Film Agency for Wales is to receive $1.1 million (£750,000) of lottery money to invest in Welsh film production and development in 2009. The investment fund is significantly lower than the figure allocated for the previous year. Over the course of 2008 the agency invested almost $2.5 million (£1.7 million) of lottery funding in Welsh filmmaking. The reduction in funding is attributed to a number of factors. In 2008 the agency received roll-over fundin
UK 's Goalpost Film announces Berlin slateGoalpost Film's has announced its Berlin slate, which includes Closed For Winter and Little Sister, thecompany has also acquired international sales and licensing rights for Dances With Wolves.
UK 's Intandem to handle worldwide sales for The KidInternational sales and film finance house, Intandem Films, is to handle worldwide sales for The Kid , an adaptation of the novel by Kevin Lewis. Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) who made his directorial debut with Telstar, will direct and Tin House Films will produce. The film tells the true-life story of an abused child who endures abandonment, neglect and life in the criminal underworld but breaks free to create a
UK 's Jinga Films acquires Terry Marcel's Hawk The HunterJinga Films, the UK based sales company, has acquired Hawk The Hunter , director Terry Marcel's follow up to his 1980s cult hit, Hawk The Slayer. Tom Hardy (Bronson) is on board for the $10,000,000 sword and sorcery saga and is to play Hawk. Producer Andrew Growcock of Westwood Productions is to cast Hawks' nemesis, Voltan, originally played by Jack Palance. The action will be brought up to date with a $2,000,000 computer-ge
UK's Shine Pictures to produce 1066Shine Pictures, the newly created joint venture between Shine Group's Kudos Pictures and New Regency has hired William Nicholson (Gladiator, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) to write an epicscreen version of the battle between King Harold and William the Conqueror, for the throne of England. The project, 1066 is expected to go into production later this year and is the first
United States - South of the borderLike many Canadians in Los Angeles, Marc Hamou left his native land because the opportunities in the US entertainment industry were too rich to ignore. But in this case, Hamou is a talent manager, and many of his clients are Canadians, including actors Jay Baruchel and Michael Cera - that is, Canadians whose success in Los Angeles made the move a compelling option for their manager. Baruchel, whose credits include Knocked Up and Tropic Thunder, has recently signed to star opposi
Universal Pictures appoints Paul Chesney as vp, international operationsPaul Chesney has been appointed to the role of vice president, international operations at Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE). He will start in his new role on March 2. Chesney, who is based in London, will report to Eddie Cunningham, president of UPIE. He will be responsible for the efficiency, systems and planning of all aspects of UPIE's international home entertainment operations in regard to manufacturing, distribution and supply chain. C
Valkyrie adds 13 new territories including Russia, Spain, SwedenValkyrie infiltrates 13 further markets through Fox International this weekend including Belgium on January 28, Russia on January 29 and Spain and Sweden a day later.The second world war thriller has started to build up momentum overseas and to date has amassed more than $18.8m through Fox International and a handful of independent distributors.The comedy
Valkyrie tops international with $18.6m, while Button, Road are strongMGM/UA's Valkyrie held on to the mantle of top Hollywood film overseas thanks to an estimated $18.6m haul from approximately 3,900 screens in 26 markets that boosted the running total through Fox International to $38.9m.The three-day weekend was led by a quartet of number one launches that delivered $2.8m from 400 in Spain, $1.6m from 300 through
Warner Bros' Josh Berger joins UK Film Council board.Minister for Culture Barbara Follett has announced today that Josh Berger, President and MD of Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Ltd (WBEUK) has been appointed to the UK Film Council's board of directors. Berger, who has been with Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. since 1989, has been WBEUK's President and MD since 2002, having also have managed the Spanish and Portuguese territories for Warner Bros prior to that. He is now responsible for all of Warner Bros business a
Wuthrich promoted to lead international home video, digital at WarnerJim Wuthrich has been promoted to president of international home video and digital distribution at Warner Bros.In his newly created post Wuthrich will report to Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders and Warner Bros Digital Distribution president Thomas Gewecke and work closely with the international territories to grow the home entertainment division's footprint overseas.Marc Gareton, currently serving as executive vice president


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United States. 82 minutes. Directed by Joseph Ellison, 1979. Starring Dan Grimaldi, Robert Osth, Ruth Dardick.
When Donny Kohler was a kid, his mother would punish his misbehavior by holding his arms over an open flame, intending to burn the evil out of him. As an adult, but his mother is still domineering…until the old lady passes away in her sleep. He may be free from his mother now, but he's not free from the voices in his head. Those voices call him the "master of the flame" and promise to help him do whatever he wants. And what Donny wants to do is abduct pretty young ladies and kill them with fire.
I'm gonna level with you. Don't Go in the House isn't particularly original–if you're anything like me, you're going to spend a lot of time considering the various ways it reminds you of Psycho.
It's not particularly well-acted, either. Dan Grimaldi (who'd go on to be a supporting player on The Sopranos), who plays Donny, tries his damnedest, but a lot of his line readings are a bit on the flat side. And the personality he puts across is a bit too…"old" is the best word I can think of to describe it. Or maybe "mature." One of the key scenes to understanding Donny comes right after he discovers Mom's corpse: now that he can do anything he wants without being yelled at, he jumps on the furniture and blares his disco records. While not necessarily being "childish" or a "big kid," Donny really hasn't been able to emotionally progress past the age of, say, eight. Grimaldi's consistently just good enough to keep it from falling apart, but he doesn't really nail it.
Most of his castmates are forgettable, with the exception of Robert Osth as Bobby, Donny's co-worker and only real friend. (Although I do have a lot of respect for Johanna Brushay, who plays Donny's first victim. It must have been extremely hard to play that death scene.)
And it certainly hasn't aged well. It's hard not to giggle at the '70s-isms, such as the five or so minutes the film dedicates to chronicling Donny's search for a suit he can wear to a disco where he's meeting Bobby and a couple of girls. The "walking corpse" makeup isn't particularly convincing (although I do appreciate it on an artistic level) and the seams are very visible during a couple of crucial effects sequences.
On the other hand, it's hard not to admire Don't Go in the House for what it does and how it goes about doing that. (Or at least it's hard not to admire it if you're anything like me.) It's brutal, it's nihilistic, it doesn't flinch and it doesn't compromise. This is a film that features a scene in which a moon-suited Donny douses a naked, chained-up woman with gasoline and then sets her on fire with a flamethrower, and doesn't cut around it. The fact that it's pretty easy to see how it was done doesn't detract from the power of the scene, the knowledge that the people who made this film are not fucking around. It's a powerful scene–sure, it doesn't pack the intense emotional wallop of contemporaries such as Taxi Driver, Dawn of the Dead or Cannibal Holocaust, but you're still going to remember it. And while no other scene in the film clears the bar set by that one, there are several sequences that are just about up to that standard.
And Joseph Ellison's direction is very impressive. He's not a particularly original stylist here (you can tell he's cribbing a lot from Carpenter and Scorsese), but his camera work is engaging. And I loved the way he uses location in this–it was very easy to lose myself in the nasty, creepy sleaze of wherever this is supposed to take place. (From the Maryland license plates on Donny's truck, I had assumed Baltimore, but apparently it was shot in and around the Jersey shore.)
I'm definitely not going to try to make the case that Don't Go in the House is some sort of lost masterpiece, and there's a lot of it that simply doesn't work, but there's enough material that does work to justify a watch. It may not be art, but it's definitely not schlock.


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Properties in some stage of foreclosure (loan default, scheduled for action or lender-owned), accounted for 24 percent of all U.S. home sales in the second quarter of 2010, according to the RealtyTrac online foreclosure information service. And that percentage might well have been higher had the homebuyer tax credit not goosed the sales volume.
The national figure understates the proportion of distressed home sales in some locales. In Nevada, nearly 56 percent of homes sold in the second quarter were in some stage of foreclosure. In Arizona, the figure was 47 percent. California? 43 percent. And other, perhaps less obvious, states where foreclosure sales accounted for at least one-quarter of total sales were: Rhode Island (37 percent), Massachusetts (35 percent), Florida (34 percent), Michigan (33 percent), Georgia (27 percent), Idaho (27 percent), and Oregon (25 percent).
During the housing boom, foreclosures were rare. Anyone who wanted "out" of a house simply could sell it and pay off the mortgage. Not many people depended on residential real estate foreclosures to make a living.
But now, when the foreclosure machine slows down or speeds up, it's not just homeowners who haven't made their mortgage payments who are affected. Real estate brokers and sales agents, homebuyers, mortgage brokers, property managers, leasing agents, closing attorneys, foreclosure processing services, foreclosure clean-out-and-fix-up firms, home repair contractors, real estate appraisers, pest control companies, foreclosure analysts, foreclosure tracking services -- the list goes on, and all are tied to the business of foreclosure sales.
If foreclosure homes were removed from the housing markets, more "regular" homeowners might decide to sell their home in hopes of prices that weren't depressed by these so-called "distressed" sales. And those additional discretionary sales would make up some of the slack if foreclosures were gone.
But housing markets don't turn on a dime. In fact, housing is notoriously cyclical over long cycles. That suggests that any slowdown in foreclosure sales postpones the pain and prevents the cycle from moving forward.
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The Motor Press Guild, which calls itself the largest automotive media association in North America, announced the winners of its first annual Innovation Vehicle of the Year (IVY) award at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. In the Under $29,000 category, the 2014 Mazda 3 earned the IVY award, while the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette earned the win among vehicles priced higher than $29,000.
Motor Press Guild (MPG) members* and auto manufacturers were invited to nominate up to three vehicles in each of the price classes, based on overall innovation in the following areas: engineering, technology, safety, and environmental impact. Additional consideration is given to overall value in terms of price and affordability. A panel of seasoned judges then evaluated the nominees, creating a final ballot of 12 vehicles. To determine winners, MPG journalist and analyst members participated in a final vote.
In selecting the Mazda 3 as an IVY winner, John Dinkel, committee chairman for the award, cited the compact car's SkyActiv engineering approach as the deciding factor for MPG members. "SkyActiv takes us down a path to a future of highly efficient yet fun-to-drive affordable cars," Dinkel said, "making the Mazda 3 a worthy recipient of the IVY award."
A combination of excellent fuel economy, excellent performance, and design that employs lightweight, high-tech materials sealed the win for the new 2014 Corvette. "The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette is an innovation and technology tour de force," Dinkel explained. "Finding this much technology and refinement in a sports car costing just over $50,000 is mind-boggling."
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LACF strengthens the community by stimulating local philanthropy and civic engagement.
Around 1975 the Art Deco Theater on Main Street closed its doors. In response, a committee came together and collected funds to preserve it.
The committee collected funds but abandoned their work for never-disclosed reasons, and failed to let donors or the community know that they were terminating their work.
It was only when the property owners publicly disclosed their plans for converting the theater building to retail and office spaces did the community become aware of the situation.
By that time, it was too late to save the theater and to some community members, the fumbled affair suggested the need for a fund and organization that would enable the community to react to preservation opportunities such as this in the future.
Fast forward to the early 1990′s when local attorney James Reynolds noted that his estate planning clients were asking for ways to "give back to the community." His clients were seeking a vehicle for giving, but one over which they had some control. He knew of community foundations in other cities and thought Los Altos would benefit from having one.
He called together a group of active citizens to propose forming a foundation.
The organizing committee for Los Altos Tomorrow began meeting in late 1990, and the first "board designate" meeting occurred in February 1991.
That board consisted of twenty-four community members representing fourteen families. Thirteen of those families became Board members of the California Corporation when it was chartered in August 1991. In 1995 Los Altos Tomorrow was rechristened Los Altos Community Foundation (LACF) to, more accurately describe the organization's focus. The word "tomorrow" in the older title was not descriptive enough as it was used in many communities for many different types of endeavors.
The Los Altos Community Foundation is thriving today, celebrating over 22 years of community engagement.
The Community House
Built in the early 1920′s, the Community House was originally on the property at the corner of W. Edith Avenue and San Antonio Road, near the DeMartini Fruit Orchard Stand, and was the original home on the property when it was a working orchard.
In 1997, the home was being used as a sales office for the Parc Regent development, just south of the fruit stand. The home was offered to the City of Los Altos by the developer and the Los Altos Community Foundation asked the City to accept the gift on their behalf and raised funds to move and renovate the 1920′s style cottage.
Los Altos Community Foundation moved the house to 183 Hillview Avenue. Community volunteers planned and planted the landscaping and continue to maintain the property today.
The home, named the Community House, now provides offices for the Los Altos Community Foundation and meeting, storage and work space for other local nonprofit organizations.


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Scattered Trees Announce Sympathy
On April 5th, Chicago's Scattered Trees will release their full-length record, Sympathy, via Roll Call Records/EMI. In honor of the album's release, the band is making their track "A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve" available for free download. Download the track here. The band will also be performing in Chicago on January 21 at Schubas.
For Scattered Trees, Sympathy is a labor of love that almost didn't happen. The band grew up together in the outskirts of Chicago, playing music together in various groups over the years. They became a family in more ways than one, with some of the members sharing last names — albeit for different reasons. Scattered Trees became a staple of Chicago clubs, but as time passed, the band's members were drawn to various parts of the country. Scattered Trees as a band looked all but over. And then, tragedy struck. Lead singer Nate Eiesland's father passed away, and while mourning, Nate picked up his guitar again and started penning a record dedicated to his memory. Those songs became Sympathy.
The album is a focused, deeply personal collection of songs that finds Scattered Trees experimenting with lush multi-part harmonies, constructing dynamic builds, and exploring the intricacies of love and loss. Opening with "Bury the Floors," Nate sings "It's the house that I built you to fall / We started to walk then we stood up to crawl / So bury the floors and burn down the walls / to find ourselves by morning." Driving rock epics like "Four Days Straight" rub shoulders with melancholic elegies like "Where You Came From." The album's title track starts with a stripped-down plaintive mandolin, ultimately fading into a slow-burning orchestral groove. Melting into "Five Minutes," Scattered Trees continues the build until the track bursts forth. The band rounds out the record with the mournful acoustic closer "On Your Side," a fitting tribute for a deeply heartfelt and therapeutic album.
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5 Things We Learned From Channing Tatum's 'GQ' Cover Story
Possible Oscar contender Channing Tatum has yet another big year ahead of him.
Which means it's time for another GQ cover.
In its June 2014 issue, GQ features the 34-year-old actor in a lengthy cover story, documenting everything from his love for cake to how 2014 "was supposed to be my year off."
Should you decide to save the cover story for a beach read, perhaps with a glass of wine, here are five things to take away for now.
Channing had an imaginary friend.
"His name was Boy," he tells GQ. He even saved a seat for him at the dinner table when he was a child.
"I would make a plate for him and all that. Crazy behavior. I think I just lived in an imaginary world . . . I think I always saw him as invisible. I couldn't see features, in a way, but I knew he was there."
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Channing likes to sculpt . . .
Tatum picked up the hobby in 2010 during the filming of Haywire in Santa Fe. He gave it a go after watching some guy doing it for 20 minutes.
"I was, 'I don't know why I feel like I can do this, but I feel like I can,'" he recalls.
. . . and drink while sculpting.
The hunky actor enjoys sculpting with a bottle of wine or a glass of bourbon.
"I probably drink too much, you know. My wife, that's what she bought into . . . I'm probably a pretty high-functioning, I guess, you know, I would say, alcoholic, I guess."
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He once "drank the blood of James Franco."
In a scene cut from the final version of This Is the End, Tatum chops off James Franco's foot and consumes the blood gushing from the stump.
"I mean, when can I say I've drank the blood of James Franco? Why wouldn't I go and do that?"
Channing and Jonah Hill made quite the bet on the success of 21 Jump Street.
When 21 Jump Street took in $36 million on opening weekend, Tatum won a bet against Jonah Hill (as the former predicted the film would gross more than $35 million).
Hill apparently told his co-star and friend a few nights prior, "I will kiss your tip! I will kiss the tip of your d**k through your underwear if we make $35 million."
In retrospect, Hill tells GQ, "I will only say that Channing and I say a lot of stupid stuff when we drink together . . . it's a lose-lose for both parties, I feel. I'd have to clear it with [Tatum's wife] Jenna . . . there's all sort of loopholes that have to be taken into consideration."
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22 Jump Street opens next month.
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I've been studying optimism – and how to teach it to children – for more than 15 years. The research is clear: optimism is a critical skill for happiness, health and success.
When we compare optimists to pessimists, we find that optimists are happier; they're less likely to become depressed or anxious; they do better in school and work. They're more resilient and they live longer! We also know that unlike eye color or how tall a child will be, optimism is something that we can change and also teach.
Now, as a mother of four, I know how hectic life can be. Yesterday I looked in my planner to find that I had a meeting, my son's orthodontist appointment, and a client all scheduled at 4pm! Given the pace of our lives, if someone told me that in addition to everything I am already doing, I also need to set aside time to teach my children how to be optimistic, there is a good chance I would explode. The good news is that as parents, we can easily teach our children how to think optimistically through simple, everyday activities and strategies.
So, what is optimism anyway? Optimism is the belief that good things will happen in the future and that you can help bring about positive change in your life and in the world. Optimism fuels resilience in the face of adversity. It makes us feel happy and confident, and motivates us to keep trying even when we encounter roadblocks to our goals.
Unfortunately, it's not always easy to be optimistic because of what I call "pessimism traps." Pessimism traps are common tendencies that most of us have that heighten pessimism and block optimism. I'll describe two common pessimism traps and will share simple activities and strategies that will keep your child from falling into these traps, and will instead build their optimism.
Pessimism Trap 1: Focusing on the Bad
As a species, we seem to be hard-wired to pay more attention to the bad things that happen in a day than the good things. It's called the negativity bias. The negativity bias leads us to notice, remember and ruminate about the parking spots we couldn't find, the unkind look we received, the quarrel over breakfast. These things stick while the good stuff tends to fade. We find it hard to hold on to the image of the person who smiled as we passed her on the street, or to remember the funny quip our child made while climbing onto the school bus, or to recall the tender way our spouse rubbed our neck while watching TV. The more we focus on the negative, the more worry, frustration, anger and sadness we'll feel.
Optimism Strategy: Hunt the Good Stuff!
Fortunately, the tendency to spend more time thinking about the bad than the good is completely reversible. I'm not suggesting we stick our heads in the sand and deny bad things happen. We can, however, be more balanced in what we focus on. One simple way to build optimism in your children is to help them learn how to hunt the good stuff. Here are two ideas:
Take a Happiness Scavenger Hunt: Next time you are taking a walk with your children, ask them to point out anything they notice that makes them smile: a friend waving to them, a bright red cardinal peeking out from a tree limb, the sight of their favorite ice cream store. This activity teaches your children to notice and share the everyday good things that surround them, and builds optimism and happiness.
Keep a Good Stuff Journal: Another way to counteract the negativity bias is to keep a family journal of the good things that happened in the day. I labeled ours the "Good Stuff Journal" and a couple nights a week, before the kids go to bed, I ask them to share something good that happened that day. I write it down and ask them one question to help them savor the good thing. Sometimes I ask, how did you feel when that happened? Or, how did you contribute to that good thing? Or, what did you like about that good thing?
Pessimism Trap 2: Negative Self-Talk
All of us have an internal radio station that plays "You, You, You – 24/7." I've named mine WKRN and I'm constantly amazed by the creative ways it can cut me down, undermine my mood and deplete my confidence. Here's a sample of what was on the play list when I was about to give a talk recently: "Oh, Karen, You'll Bore Them to Tears," followed by "You're So Unprepared and Everyone Knows It," culminating in my personal favorite, "You're a Fraud and the Gig is Up."
Negative self-talk is common, particularly during moments of stress, and it is toxic! Children, like adults, are often their own worst enemies. Few of us would ever talk as nastily to others as we do to ourselves. The cost of negative self-talk is that it undercuts resilience, breeds pessimism and compromises our performance.
Optimism Strategy: Change the Play List
You can help your child change a negative play list to a positive one by fighting back against these harsh accusations. In fact, I recommend that you practice this yourself so that you increase your own optimism as well.
When we hear our children being overly negative in their thinking, our natural tendency is to try to cheer them up. Recently, one of my sons finished a soccer game and reported, "I'm the worst one out there. I can't do anything right. I totally sucked."
Every cell in my body wanted to shout out, "Don't be silly, it's the World Cup for you one day! You're a star!"
But I didn't. Had I pumped my son up with false praise, all that would have done is erode his trust in me. False praise communicates that we don't want to hear about their struggles or worries. With too much false praise, your children will learn to keep quiet about their fears and disappointments. So instead of World Cupping him, I first listened to him describe how horrible he was and I empathized. Then, after I'd given him time to express himself, I asked him questions that were designed to help him fight back against the overly pessimistic thoughts playing on his internal radio station.
· Fight back with evidence: "What is one thing that you did well in the game?" This question helps children come up with one piece of evidence that proves their negative beliefs are not completely true, and increases their optimism.
· Make a plan: "What is something you can do this week to increase the chances that you'll play better next time?" This question helps children shift from focusing on the problem to focusing on a solution. When kids create a plan for success, their confidence builds and anxiety lessens.
· Practice compassion: "What would you say to your best friend who told you he/she was thinking this way?" This question helps children become more gentle and compassionate toward themselves. When kids practice treating themselves the way they would treat their best friend, they start to focus on their strengths, not just their weaknesses.
KAREN REIVICH, Ph.D., worked with Pepperidge Farm®Goldfish® to develop Fishful ThinkingSM, a program to help keep kids positive. For everyday strategies and activities to enhance your child's optimism, visit www.fishfulthinking.com.
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Warriors face trips to London Irish and Newcastle Falcons and a home clash with Harlequins over the busy Christmas and New Year period. Worcester will tackle local rivals Gloucester in the third game of the season at Kingsholm before the Cherry and Whites visit Sixways at the end of March.
Ruddock's side complete the season with a home clash against Newcastle Falcons at home in May.
All the dates and kick-off times could still be subject to change and any details will be posted on the official website. Clubs will now set days and kick off times for their matches and this process should be completed to achieve a consolidated fixture list by early July. Until then, this fixture list should be treated as provisional
However, the club has already revealed plans to play the majority of first team fixtures on Saturday afternoon at 3pm next season to ensure that both season ticket and debenture holders get the most our of their chosen package.
"We're already looking forward to the season kicking off and it's a very demanding and exciting fixture list for us," said boss Ruddock.
"Starting with Bath at the Rec is a great venue and we will be up against a very strong side, especially when they are at home. However, we take a lot of confidence from the victory achieved against Bath at Sixways last season.
"The first home clash is against London Wasps and that is a huge fixture for us first up. It is an opportunity for us to set the tone on home soil against the European champions. It's a tough start for us but also a very exciting one."
Round 1
14/15/16 September - Bath Rugby v Worcester Warriors
Round 2
21/22/23 September - Worcester Warriors v London Wasps
Round 3
28/29/30 September - Gloucester v Worcester Warriors
Round 4
05/06/07 October - Worcester Warriors v Saracens
Round 5
12/13/14 October - Leeds Carnegie v Worcester Warriors
Round 6
19/20/21 October - Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors
Round 7
23/24/25 November - Worcester Warriors v Sale Sharks
Round 8
21/22/23 December - London Irish v Worcester Warriors
Round 9
28/29/30 December - Worcester Warriors v Harlequins
Round 10
04/05/06 January - Newcastle Falcons v Worcester Warriors
Round 11
25/26/27 January - Worcester Warriors v Bristol
Round 12
15/16/17 February - Harlequins v Worcester Warriors
Round 13
22/23/24 February - Worcester Warriors v London Irish
Round 14
29 Feb 01/02 March - Sale Sharks v Worcester Warriors
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07/08/09 March - Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers
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14/15/16 March - Worcester Warriors v Leeds Carnegie
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21/22/23 March - Saracens v Worcester Warriors
Round 18
28/29/30 March - Worcester Warriors v Gloucester
Round 19
11/12/13 April - London Wasps - Worcester Warriors
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18/19/20 April - Worcester Warriors v Bath Rugby
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02/03/04 May - Bristol v Worcester Warriors
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Visitors of all ages will enjoy a multisensory experience while walking along the Sue Reichert Discovery Trail. Once completed, this trail will be wheel-chair and stroller accessible to provide wonderful opportunities for children and families to discover nature. Some of the featured native plants are known to have closely related fossils that date back to the time of the dinosaurs - find the modern leaf casts!
Learn about the natural history of Michigan plants along the special sensory trail and in the tree groves. Find animal tracks to follow, a Willow Lodge to explore, a Bug Meadow full of interesting insects to observe, and spotting scopes to watch the birds, turtles and muskrats enjoying Willow Pond.
The Green Trail is a figure eight that encircles Willow Pond to the south and Parker Brook/Parker Pond to the north. The route around Willow Pond has been designated the Sue Reichert Discovery Trail, in honor of former docent and supporter Sue Reichert. The western portion of this route was resurfaced in the spring of 2006 to improve conditions for users of mobility aids and access during wet periods. Student interns designed and installed numerous enticing features that are worth a visit. The willow lodge, bug meadow and spotting scopes are in place. Castings of animal tracks and fossil plants are being prepared. An interpretive map of this 1/3 mile loop is available at the front lobby. Additional resurfacing is scheduled for spring 2007. The northern loop of the Green Trail parallels Parker Brook and the edge of Parker Pond. Due to its wetland setting, the surface of this turf trail is often damp or wet, earning it the "soggy bottom" moniker among MBGNA staff. Be sure to wear your boots or check in with visitors services for a trail update.
The Sue Reichert Discovery Trail is at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens site.
The Sue Reichert trail was given by Rudy Reichert in loving memory of his wife. For many years, Sue served our community as a docent at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. With her love of children, nature and learning, the trail constructed in her name provides a unique and appropriate memorial. For more details, please contact our director of development, Meredith Olson: email@example.com; 734.647.7847.
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One For Sorrow is the album that marks the debut of the Finnish band Insomnium on giants Century Media. They've been writing some quality material for some time now, and this new record marks a new beginning in the band's career.
I've been a bit critique on the releases done by Century Media in the past months, but mind me I don't have any kind of grudge against them, it's just that some releases have been sub-par to my eyes and ears. Now come Insomnium and again I'm forced to give a positive review, as this is a band and album that deserves such.
I only know of this band for a year now, since I knew they'd be opening for Dark Tranquillity here in Portugal. I had to check them out as to see what I would be dealing with at the show. My findings proved to be quite interesting, and their show only cemented the already great impression they made on me with their studio efforts. The show revolved naturally around their latest album at the time, Across The Dark, which was the first album by the band to feature clean vocals and a more atmospheric and laid back approach. This new record builds on that new direction and takes it even further, proving itself to be an even more atmospheric and melancholic, albeit dark, effort.
From the get go we understand how much the band has shifted in its approach to the melancholic tunes they have accustomed us to, with the beginning of "Inertia" sounding a bit post-rockish in atmosphere, very laid back and calm until the main riff comes in. The album opens much like their previous record, with "Inertia" and "Through The Shadows" working together as one long piece, despite "Inertia" being an intro. The ever-present keyboards are also carried along from their last album and do an amazingly beautiful layering of the melodic leads. And if you thought that the riffs were gone, those thoughts are immediately banished from your mind as the main riff steals the show, alongside the clean vocals. This song reminds me of the folk influences on their first album, and their relation to Amorphis, and this is certainly a great opener to the album.
The albums keeps pushing forward and strongly with the thumping "Song Of The Blackest Bird" and "Only One Who Waits", two tracks that show the aggressiveness in the rhythm section, where the pounding drums do a great job during the heavier parts and also provide for great fills during the clean sections. There's also a distinct similarity to Amon Amarth's more epic moments in "Only One Who Waits", especially during the chorus and solo. Here you begin to notice some other changes in the songwriting, where the band now elongates their riffs as to work more as continuous and long passages, melodic and almost doomy in nature, but always with a positive vibe in them. More melodic breaks and interludes work perfectly well and provide for moments like those found on the calmer tracks of Since The Day It All Came Down, bringing back again memories of other times. This is again well shown and performed in the beautiful "Lay The Ghost To Rest" and "Regain The Fire" with both tracks featuring a haunting atmosphere that makes you tremble with emotion.
Another note of similarity between this album and Across The Dark are the closing tracks of both, with both being sorrowful pieces that leave you with a sense of completeness. The closing and title track "One For Sorrow" is what I'd describe as an almost melodic doom piece, with its slow pace and gentle strumming of the guitars, again with clean vocals returning and proving to be a definite change for the best in the band's sound. The chorus alone is pure emotion and I think that no one will hear this song and be unimpressed; on the contrary, I think this will become a staple song for their shows and a fan favourite.
One thing I don't enjoy that much is the production, because it seems to drown the drums and sometimes the vocals behind all the guitars lines. Also the cymbals sound too trebly and thin, when they could have a better and more defined sound. I would definitely like to hear this album with the drums and vocals a bit more upfront, because when the band gets busy the instruments get a bit mixed up and the sound isn't as clear as it should be. So yes the mix isn't awesome, but it doesn't deter you from appreciating these ten songs, although it could have been better.
The album is very tight and cohesive, working better when listened to as a whole instead of just listening to individual tracks, and this is because of the atmosphere it conjures upon you. It works best this way because all tracks seem connected to the next one and listening to them separately would disrupt their natural flow. This obviously has its downside which is the lack of instant memorable moments, apart from a chorus or a lead here and there. As I said, the album works perfectly as a whole, if you divide it in individual songs it gets stripped down of its atmosphere, its meaning and its flow. The quality of the output although, remains always high and this isn't an album to ignore if you like melodeath or melodic music in general. This is a great piece of work that fits perfectly in any shelve of a Gothenburg sound aficionado, as much as in a Post-Rock fan in need for some heavier songs. The perfect blend between aggression and melody makes this a very easily digestible album, but at the same time a coherent piece of work that has more than the sugary frosting. It instead gives you a feeling of having found something good beneath all the amazing frosting, and this something is what makes you come back over and over again to it.
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Energy and CO2 trends in the INDC Scenario
The world is moving towards a crucial climate change meeting in Paris in December 2015 (COP21). The negotiations there will be based on national pledges, formally known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, with the goal of setting the world on a sustainable path..
The International Energy Agency has long emphasised to its members and the world at large that energy production and use which is not compatible with international environmental requirements is not sustainable: it fails the test of energy security. The IEA, therefore, feels an obligation to make a contribution to COP21 – a contribution which reconciles climate and energy needs. That is the purpose of this special report in the World Energy Outlook series.
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