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Roland Joffe s $29m FFr199m historical epic Vatel, produced by Gaumont and starring Gerard Depardieu, Uma Thurman and Tim Roth, will open this year s Cannes Film Festival on May 10. As is usual with the opening night film, Vatel will screen out of competition. French actress Virginie Ledoyen, who starred in The Beach alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, will host the opening ceremony.Three further French period pieces - Olivier Assayas $10m FFr70m Les Destinees Sent
stanley website imentales, starring Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart and Charles Berling; Arnaud Desplechin s $10m FFr70m Esth
stanley cup er Khan and Benoit Jacquot s $8m FFr56m Sade, starring Daniel Auteuil, are also being rumoured as potential Cannes titles.Meanwhile, three other French productions - Tran Van Hung s A La Ve
stanley cup rticale De L ete, Toni Gatlif s Vengo and Barbert Schroeder s La Virgen De Las Sicarios - are also among the buzz films.The Cannes opening night ceremony will start with a performance by Jose Montalvo s dance company, followed by a filmed essay by Jean-Luc Godard, L Origine Du 21eme Siecle, in which the film-maker reflects on the events of the 20th Century. The 12-minute documentary was backed by Canal Plus, which will air it on the same night.A two-day seminar focussing on the future of cinema, to be chaired by French film star Isabelle Huppert and attended by film-makers and members of the industry, will be held May 9-10. No comments R Mlrf Three in a row in Spain for Tad, The Lost Explorer
The Warner Bros hierarchy has filled the financing void left by the departure of Legendary Entertainment.The new deal calls for the parties to co-finance up to 75 upcoming studio films, starting with this weeks release of Alfons
stanley us o Cuarons Gravity and the December 25 release of boxing comedy Grudge Match.RatPac-Dune Entertainment is a film financ
stanley cup e vehicle formed by OneWest Bank Group and Dune Capital Management chairman, CEO and founder Steven Mnuchin and RatPac Entertainment.Brett Ratner formed RatPac Entertainment with Australian resort and entertainment billionaire and Crown Limited chairman James Packer, son of the late media mogul and World Series Crick
stanley cup et founder Kerry Packer. We are very pleased to be entering into this relationship with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, said Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara. This agreement gives us increased strength and flexibility in the motion picture division and an even greater ability to manage risk as we continue to produce high-quality filmed entertainment for the global audience.We look forward to working with their team as we move forward in this exciting new partnership with a truly great organisation. Warner Bros Pictures has an incredible track record of success with the most valuable franchise properties, the best relationships in the creative community and an extremely talented executive team, said Mnuchin. Were excited to be partnering with the company on its film slate and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relati