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Dir/scr Robert Towne. US. 2005. 117mins.Robert Towne returns with an evocative, nuancedadaptation of John Fante s Depression-era novel Ask The Dust, avisually lustrous and imaginatively staged film that is given piercing depth offeeling from leads Colin Farrell and Sal
stanley cup ma Hayek.Fante s autobiographical 1939 work was a dominant literaryinfluence on Towne s greatest achievement, his script for Roman Polanski s Chinatown.His new picture, a story of love, loss and quietly aching desperation, returnsto the director s recurrent theme of prickly, defiant individuals
stanley italy caught in thetragic underside of Hollywood ambition. It s not a post-modern work like saythe Coen brothers Barton Fink.Remarkably, the film wasshot in South Africa, with 1930s Los Angelesbeautifully conjured through artfully drawn sets, stylised backdrops andcomputer imagery. Consequently at times it feels as though it were unfolding ona set, though the effect only heightens the appreciation of, and supe
stanley cup rb recreationof, classic, old Hollywood.The movie plays on largethemes - race, class and artistic creativity - though the rhythm and tone istender, even quietly observed. Towne strives for Fante slyrical realism, and the movie is emotionally deceptive in the way itconstantly frustrates logic and expectation.A halting love story thatnever quite ignites, the movie is probably too tentative and enigmatic for mainstreamcrowds, and despite the artistry and seriousness, its down beat is a clearturnoff. Ask TheDust kicked off th Pjsn Burning chosen as South Korea s foreign language Oscar entry
The former Maya Entertainment senior executive announced on Friday 7 the launch of sales, financing and distribution company Premiere Entertainment Group.Axume, who previously served as president of internationa
stanley romania l distribution at Maya Entertainment, has hired former Spotlight Pictures executive Jack Campbell as svp of sales and acquisitions.The pair will be in Toronto talking up a new slate that includes Britt Napiers horror-thriller Darkroom starring Kaylee DeFerand Elisabeth Rohm and Andrew Meierans drama Highland Park with Deborah Ann Woll, Parker Posey,Billy Burke and Danny Glover.Premiere negotiated rights for both films with Kevin Iwashina and Christine DSouza of Preferred Content on behalf of the producers.Axume also acquired action film The Outsider from Christine and Mark
stanley kubek Holder of Zero Gravity Management. Jason Patrick and James Caan will star and the project is in pre-production.The slate includes comedy Ass Backwards starring Alicia Silverstone inherited from Maya, as well as the rom-com Save The Date with Lizzy Caplan and Mark Webber, comedy Its A Disaster with Julia Stiles and another Stiles project, the drama Between Us. Ive always believed that quality films can transcend cultural boundaries and the global market is always looking for qua
stanley uk lity films and Premiere Entertainments main mandate is to provide such content, Axume said.Premiere has also struck a partnership with Ryan Notos Digital Post Services.TopicsDistributionUnited States No comments
