Arclight films Cannes 04
Dear Friends,
We had changes in our Cannes 2004 screening schedule (added
some screenings and some times changed). We apologize for the inconvenience.
LOVE'S BROTHER 12th May RIVIERA 6
14:00
THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER 12th May PALAIS J 15:30
BEAUTIFUL BOXER 12th May RIVIERA 1
17:30
BAILEY'S BILLION$ 13th May ARCADES 1
11:30
ENTER THE PHOENIX 13th May RIVIERA 7 13:30
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS 13th May STAR 1 13:30
THE LAST SIGN 13th May BORY K
16:00
THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER 14th May STAR 2 14:00
THE LAST SIGN 15th May ARCADES 3
09:30
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS 15th May STAR 2 16:00
A DIFFERENT LOYALTY 16th May ARCADES 3 09:30
BAILEY'S BILLION$ 17th May ARCADES 1 09:30
THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER 19th May STAR 3 10:00
A DIFFERENT LOYALTY 19th May RIVIERA 2 12:00
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS 19th May RIVIERA 7 15:30
ENTER THE PHOENIX 20th May ARCADES 3 09:30
We are pleased to present our Cannes 04 lineup and screening
schedule for both our labels, Arclight and Darclight Films.
In Cannes, we will be screening a number of completed films
such as STRANGE BEDFELLOWS an Australian comedy starring Paul Hogan, BAILEY
S BILLIONS, THE LAST SIGN, THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER as well as new footage
from our latest films: THE MATADOR and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
At the market, we will be able to announce the male lead for
SAVAGE GRACE starring Julianne Moore and produced by Killer Films and shall
have scripts for COMING OUT starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. We hope to make a
few more announcements during the festival and look forward to meeting with
you.
from Arclight Films:
LORD OF WAR
Director: ANDREW NICCOL (THE TRUMAN SHOW, GATTACA)
Starring: NICOLAS CAGE, ETHAN HAWKE, BRIDGET MOYNAHAN (I
ROBOT, THE RECRUIT, SUM OF ALL FEARS), JEFFREY WRIGHT, DONALD SUTHERLAND.
Dodging bullets and betrayal, a wily arms dealer schemes his
way to the top of his profession only to face an enemy he never expected:
his conscience.
In Pre Production -Principal photography starts July 14,
2004.
MATADOR
Director: RICHARD SHEPARD
Starring: PIERCE BROSNAN, HOPE DAVIS, GREG KINNEAR.
An assassin whose only thrills in life have been sex games,
bullfights and drinking transforms the lives of an ordinary couple. When
their two worlds collides, the professional hitman tries to redeem himself
by executing one last job in a thriller that takes us from Denver to Mexico,
Eastern Europe and Manila...
In Production promo reel in Cannes
COMING OUT
Starring CATHERINE ZETA JONES, Director: JOEL ZWICK
Confirmed start date: February 2005
Scripts will only be ready and available at our offices
during Cannes
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Director: MICHAEL RADFORD (Il Postino) Starring: AL PACINO,
JEREMY IRONS, JOSEPH FIENNES, LYNN COLLINS
Shakespeares story of lovers who make hasty commitments and
come to understand that life is not so simple. This powerful and still very
relevant story of vengeance and betrayal of two enemies who try to exact
horrific punishments from each other brings to the screen for the first
time, one of the worlds most iconic courtroom confrontations.
In Post Production 10 minutes promo reel in Cannes
CRASH
SANDRA BULLOCK, DON CHEADLE, MATT DILLON, BRENDAN FRASER,
JASON ISAACS, THANDIE NEWTON, RYAN PHILLIPPE
Director: PAUL HAGGIS.
Los Angeles 2 cars crash A body is found on the side of
the road Whos connected to the brutal murder? Cut to: 24 hours before as
we weave into the lives of eight people as they connect with each other in a
hotbed of racial tensions, a journey that eventually collides head on with
the cop whos investigating the murder.
In Post Production - 20 minutes promo reel available
JACKIE CHANS NEW POLICE STORY
directed by BENNY CHAN and co-starring NICHOLAS TSE in an
action packed edgier thriller ala LETHAL WEAPON.
In Post Production - new footage available
BAILEYS BILLION$
Directed by DAVID DEVINE and starring DEAN CAIN, LAURIE
HOLDEN, TIM CURRY, JENNIFER TILLY
Baileys no ordinary pooch, hes just been left a fortune by
his billionaire owner, and the outraged relatives are determined to get
their paws on his loot.
Premiere Screening in Cannes
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
Starring PAUL HOGAN, MICHAEL CATON, PETE POSTLETHWAITE
In the vein of comedies such as Waking Ned Devine, come
watch two very straight county blokes who, out of financial desperation,
declare themselves a gay couple to exploit a new tax legislation in their
small town in Australia.
Premiere Screening in Cannes
A DIFFERENT LOYALTY
Starring SHARON STONE and RUPERT EVERET
Based on the amazing true story of the woman who fell in
love with Englands most infamous double agent, Kim Philby
Screening - US Release: Lions Gate Releasing
LOVES BROTHER
Directed by Jan Sardi (screenwriter of SHINE) starring
GIOVANNI RIBISI, ADAM GARCIA, AMELIA WARNER
In despair of ever finding love, shy introverted Angelo uses
a photo of his handsome brother Gino to convince a beautiful Italian girl
across the sea to marry him. Touching and funny, sentimental and
heart-warming, this is a magical, sweetly nostalgic journey about roots,
family, sacrifice and the power of love.
Screening - (Winner of the Houston International Film
Festival 2004)
BEAUTIFUL BOXER
Based on a true story, this moving Thai film features a
phenomenal performance by Asanee Suwan, both fierce and feminine as Toom, a
champion kickboxer who fights like a man so he can become a woman. Director
Ekachai Uekrongtham fills his debut feature with lush scenery and
beautifully choreographed fight scenes.
Screening
From DARCLIGHT FILMS:
Announcing: THE HUADU CHRONICLES: BLADE OF THE ROSE
From the director of the acclaimed TRANSPORTER, starring
DONNIE YEN, JAYCEE CHAN, CHARLENE CHOI, GILLIAN CHUNG, and special guest
appearance by JACKIE CHAN.
A beautiful young maiden is forced by the Emperor of Huadu
to become his concubine, although she is in love with another man. As a
result she wills learns to hate all men and usurps the Emperor to control
Huadu with her eunuch lover as consort, setting up anew order where women
rule and men serve. The only shadow across her plan is a prophecy that when
a certain star is seen in the sky, a boy will rise to become King and
restore the rule of men
In Production
THE PERFECT CREATURE
Starring DOUGRAY SCOTT, SAFFRON BURROWS
In a world where humans and vampires co-exist separately but
equally, a human cop and vampire cop team up to stop a rogue vampire intent
on starting a war between the two races. A truly innovative, stylish, genre
blending re-telling of the vampire myth set in an alternate reality.
In pre production scripts available
THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER
Dramatizing one of Americas most gruesome serial killer
cases. From the creators of Bundy and Ed Gein. Starring C.THOMAS HOWELL and
NICHOLAS TURTURRO
Premiere Screening in Cannes
THE LAST SIGN
Starring ANDIE MCDOWELL, TIM ROTH, SAMUEL LE BIHAN.
Tormented by the ghost of her abusive husband, a widow must
face the very thing shes trying to forget if she is to find peace and put
the ghost to rest.
Premiere Screening in Cannes
ENTER THE PHOENIX
A veteran Chinese gangster sends his henchmen on a mission
to toughen up his gay son but they get stuck with the wrong youngster,
leading to a hilarious comedy of errors. Birdcage meets The Godfather!
Premiere Screening in Cannes
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"MORE VAMPIRES IN HAVANA"
Written & Directed by JUAN PADRON
Music REMBERT EGÜES
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In 1933, scientist Von Dracula invented Vampisol, a formula that allowed vampires to live in the sunlight.
The Capa Nostra and the European Vampire Group clashed in Havana to get control of Vampisol, but Pepe, Von Dracula's nephew, sang Vampisol's formula
"free of charge" on Radio Vampire International.
Now Pepe must face the nazi vampires who use Vampisol for war purposes and save his son, who invented a more powerful Vampisol.
GENRE : ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
FORMAT : 35 mm
LENGTH : 80 min.
YEAR : 2003
"HURRICANES"
Director ENRIQUE COLINA
Screenplay ENRIQUE COLINA, ELISEO ALTUNAGA, ANTONIO JOSE PONTE
Music JOSE LUIS CORTES
Cinematography ADRIANO MORENO
ICAIC, Cuba / IGELDO KOMUNIKAZIOA, Spain / CANAL+, Spain
/ LES FILMES DU VILLAGE, France
Tomas, a witty and optimist mulatto, has his house torn down by a hurricane, the day before he gets a job that will allow him to leave behind his marginal environment. In the Telephone Company, he meets with his boss.
"The Count", an old and bitter worker who drips, oozes out his skeptical views about life and people.
The need for a roof, gets Tomas tangled up in troublesome love relations with a jealous hairdresser, a foreign woman and a young rock fan. Facing a crisis with his telephone job and his personal life, Tomas grievances are aggravated when his brother Miguel, links him to a crime that threatens his future and his will to give a tour to his life...
With MIJAIL MULKAY, MARIO BALMASEDA, INDIRA VALDES, KLARA BADIOLA, RENNY AROZARENA, YAIMA TORRES
& RAÚL POMARES
GENRE : COMEDY
FORMAT : 35 mm
LENGTH : 123 Min
YEAR : 2003
"SUITE HABANA"
Director FERNANDO PÉREZ
Screenplay FERNANDO PÉREZ
Music EDESIO ALEJANDRO
Cinematography RAÚL PÉREZ URETA
WANDA VISION, Spain / ICAIC, Cuba
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Dawn in Havana.
The city wakes up and a new day and the film begin,
Why a day in Havana?
Because Havana today is a point of reference to many, a mystery to others, and a dream full of contradictions and contrasts to those who love or criticize it.
But Havana is not only a space, a sonority, a light.
Havana is its people.
"Suite Habana" is a simple day in the life of ten ordinary people of Havana.
There are neither interviews, nor dialogues, nor narration; only images, sounds and music to express on film the everyday events of a peculiar and unique reality.
Each of the characters represents the curious diversity of the social groups
found in the city.
GENRE : DOCUMENTARY
FORMAT : 35 mm
LENGTH : 80 Min
YEAR : 2003
"SCENT OF AN OAK"
Director RIGOBERTO LÓPEZ
Screenplay EUGENIO HERNÁNDEZ / RIGOBERTO LÓPEZ
Music SERGIO VITIER
Cinematography LIVIO DELGADO
ICAIC, Cuba / IGELDO KOMUNIKAZIOA, Spain /
LES FILMES DU VILLAGE, France
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First half of the 19th Century, in Cuba, in the Caribbean. A space of the changeableness, enigmas, dreams and endless tragedies. A black woman -beautiful and distingued - from Saint Domingue (Haiti).
A German, a romantic tradesman recently arrived in the country. They are both the central characters in a story of boundless love that made the richest coffee plantation in Cuba "Angerona" reach its peak.
With JORGE PERUGORRÍA, LÍA CHAPMAN & RAQUEL RUBÍ
GENRE : FICTION
FORMAT : 35 mm
LENGTH : 120 Min
YEAR : 2003
"LOVE BY MISTAKE"
Director GERARDO CHIJONA
Screenplay EDUARDO DEL LLANO Y GERARDO CHIJONA
Music EDESIO ALEJANDRO
Cinematography RAÚL PÉREZ URETA
WANDA VISION, Spain / ICAIC, Cuba
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For Julio del Toro, the world is fine just as it is. Some years ago, he won the Casa de las Americas award with his first novel and, from then on, he travels about the world lecturing on Cuban literature. Miriam, his wife, loves him. Milly, his teen age daughter, respects him. Silvia, his lover, is always ready for him. Julio has found his niche in Cuba at the beginning of the millennium and he carefully evades any decision that might endanger his comfort.
Once, when returning from Europe, he finds his world upside down. His daughter, his lover, his wife have made or are about to make decisions he evades; his second novel, after ten years of literary silence, does not seem to follow on the successful steps of the first;
his friends are no longer so much his friends and his enemies will begin to be enemies.
Julio is carried away... to hell... and back.
With LUIS ALBERTO GARCÍA & SUSANA PÉREZ
GENRE : COMEDY
FORMAT : 35 mm
LENGTH : 90Min
YEAR : 2004
"THREE TIMES TWO "
Director *PAVEL GIROUD **LESTER HAMLETT ***ESTEBAN GARCÍA INSAUSTI
Screenplay *PAVEL GIROUD **ALEJANDRO BRUGUET/LESTER HAMLETT ***XENIA RIVERY/ ESTEBAN G. INSAUSTI
Music *PAVEL GIROUD **EDESIO ALEJANDRO ***X ALFONSO
Cinematography *LUIS NAJMÍAS Jr. **LUIS NAJMÍAS Jr. ***ALEJANDRO PÉREZ
ICAIC, Cuba
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* First Story **Second Story ***Third Story
Three stories, three looks, three surprising styles. And a fourth wall, visible at last: a new form of production opening the doors to the youngest Cuban filmmaking.
With *Georbis Martínez, Verónica López & Susana Tejera
** Olivia Manrufo, Martha del Río, Caleb Casas & Salvador Wood
***Zulema Clares & Alexis Díaz de Villegas
GENRE : DRAMA
FORMAT : 35 mm
LENGTH : 90Min
YEAR : 2004
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Presales:
DANCING ON LIFE (Drama) The greedy son of a disgruntled old man has his father committed to a state institution in order to get his hands on the old man's money. A mother is too busy turning tricks to care for her misguided 12-year old boy who is being sent to a juvenille correctional facility. The two castaways escape their fate by running away together. They use their courage to battle the cold sholder of society but it is their big dream that drives them on - to get to Coney Island and have the world's greatest hotdog - Nathan's Coney Island Special.
DR. LOPEZ. (Period Political Thriller) Dr. Roderigo Lopez, an exiled Portuguese Jew, is appointed to the highly prestigious position of personal physician to Queen Elizabeth I, seemingly by sheer chance only to be implicated in a conspiracy to poison the Queen. Devastated by the Queen'' seeming reluctance to intercede on his behalf, but fully aware of her conflicting loyalties, Lopez can do little more than helplessly watch as political machinations push him inexorably toward the gallows. Directed by Michael Radford. Starring Dustin Hoffman.
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. (Family) The adventures continue in this third installment of the franchise which stars Martin Landau and Udo Kier.
MIDNIGHT BOOGIE. (Action Thiller) Ivory Coast- Africa -- five young parachutists go on a competition jump over IVORY COAST, but as a result of a "dare devil" escapade end up in northeastern part of the country where their plane is shot down by REBEL FORCES. The young men are captured and accused of spying for the C.I.A., then brutally tortured. GUERILLA FORCES wage a surprise attack on the camp where the young men are held, but instead of being rescued they become prisoners of the guerillas and are forced to take part in their MISSION -- the destruction of the CABINDA OIL FIELDS. It is this complex, which the life blood of the communists, for without it there would be no money to pay for the rebel defense force, no money for the French supplied arms -- and NO WAR! Cast & Director TBA.
ROAD. (Thriller) When a beautiful woman named Danni Edwards accidentally kills a 20-something Girl in a car accident, she's shattered by the experience. Danni tries to run away from the memory of the accident, yet she continues to be haunted by the crash, encountering a Second Girl who reminds her of the one she killed. She also meets a handsome, slightly younger Man who's driving across the country as well, and who seems intent on helping her to overcome her trauma. Then something happens that heightens Danni's trauma tenfold. The Man is not what he seems. Because he's not out to help her...He's out to destroy her. He's out to avenge the death of the Girl who was killed in the crash, by killing Danni the same way that first Girl died. Only this time, it won't be an accident. Only this time, it won't be an accident. Cast & Director TBA.
In Post-Production:
BANDIDOS. (Thriller) Super thief Max Cruz must rescue a kidnapped CIA operative who is held by a Mexican crime Lord in an impenetrable fortress. Carlos Gallardo plays Max Cruz, the character he created in EL MARIACHI and DESPARADO in this action-packed thriller directed by Academy Award winner Roger Christian (BATTLEFIELD EARTH). Cast: Carlos Gallardo, Angie Everhart, Kim Coates, Matt Craven.
In post-production.
LAGUNA. (Thriller) The son of a mafia hit man must confront his father's violent legacy before his checkered past catches up to him permanently. Cast: Joe Mantegna, Henry Cavill, Sergio Castilito, Emanuelle Seigner, Charles Anzavour. Shot in New York and Venice, Italy. European certified production. In post-production.
In Pre-Production:
ALIEN AGENT. (Action) A lawman from another Galaxy must stop an invading force from building a gateway between the two worlds. Cast: Mark Dacascos.
CANES. (Thriller) A New York executive tries to break a pact with the devil who has been controlling him with a mystical, evil cane. Cast: Eddie Furlong.
HUNT FOR THE DEVIL. (Thriller) A New York City detective tracks Europe's bloodiest serial killer after his fiancé becomes the latest victim.
Completed (Selected Titles):
Jack London's THE CALL OF THE WILD. (Adventure) As BUCK grows from a prized and pampered house pet, he is forced to kill or be killed at the head of a sled team. Through his eyes, we see that the the fierce conditions of the Klondike Gold Rush come not only from the brutal weather of Alaska's winter, but from the evil and stupidity of men. When a good man, JOHN THORNTON (played by Rutger Hauer) saves BUCK's life, BUCK returns the favor by ripping out the throats of Indians who kill THORNTON in a climatic showdown. Finally free to heed THE CALL OF THE WILD, BUCK returns to run with his wild wolf brothers. Cast: Rutger Hauer. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. Director: Peter Svatek.
CHARADES (aka FELONS). (Thriller) What starts as a nice afternoon barbecue with good friends quickly turns ugly as one man begins a sadistic game of violence and blackmail, eventually revealing a dark secret- that the host and hostess are murderers. Cast: Erika Eleniak, C. Thomas Howell, Jack Scalia, James Russo. Director: Stephen Eckelberry.
THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT. (Horror/ Thriller) A teenaged girl confronts the psychotic killer who murdered her mother years ago. Cast: Christopher Plummer, Margot Kidder. Director: Jean Pellerin.
DEMON HOUSE. (Horror/ Thriller) A group teens on the run from the police seek refuge in the remote Hull House where a beautiful demon seeks to transform her guests into her bloodthirsty minions. Director: Jimmy Kaufman (POLTERGEIST- THE LEGACY).
EL TRONADOR. (Action/ Thriller) EL TRONADOR is a cold blooded executioner who stalks the mean streets of Los Angeles. He is a man with no name, no feelings and no mercy. CARDIMIL, an ex-gangster, hires EL TRONADOR to collect on a large sum of money from the villainous WALDO EL HERMOSO, the most powerful drug lord in town. But when HERMOSO murders CARDIMIL and kidnaps his beautiful daughter a bullet-ridden frenzy ensues as EL TRONADOR will stop at nothing to rescue the only thing he cares about.
FATAL BLADE. (Action) When a drug deal goes bad, the Japanese Mafia send their most lethal assasin from Tokyo to Los Angeles to deal with the problem. Only one man can stop him, an LAPD Detective who figures out the truth behind theYakuza. Cast: Gary Daniels. Director: Talun Hsu.
FOR HIRE. (Thriller) A successful writer manipulates an innocent man into committing murder by convincing him he's only got two months to live. Cast: Rob Lowe, Joe Mantegna. Director: Jean Pellerin.
HEMOGLOBIN. (Sci-Fi/ Horror thriller) A man and his wife journey to a remote island off the coast of Maine in a desperate attempt to find a cure to the blood disease killing him, but find a horrifying family secret instead. Cast: Rutger Hauer, Roy Dupuis (TV's LA FEMME NIKITA) Director: Peter Svatek. Completed.
HITTERS. (Thriller) A respected civic leader is caught between two rival underworld crime families on the verge of war. He must either betray generations of family loyalty and turn government informer, or face certain death. Cast: Robert Davi, Carol Alt, Costas Mandylor, Louis Mandylor Frank Stallone. Completed.
ICE RUNNER. (Action/ Adventure) A CIA Agent, abandoned by his government, is forced to escape the icy Russian Gulag on his own. Cast: Edward Albert. Director: Barry Samson.
LAPD- TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE. (Action) L.A.'s finest have just crossed the "thin blue line" between cop and criminal in this explosive action thriller based on a hard hitting and gut wrenching true story of the Los Angles police department's battle with corruption. Cast: Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Charles Durning, Marc Singer. Director: Ed Anders.
Sir Arthur Conan Dole's THE LOST WORLD. (Adventure) A brilliant scientist forms a crack team of explorers and embarks in a hot-air balloon to test his theory of a hidden island where dinasaurs and cave-men still roam. Cast: Patrick Bergin. Director: Bob Keen.
MEMORY RUN. (Sci-Fi thriller) In the future, huge corporations use the bodies of condemned criminals to offer immortality to their customers. Cast: Matt McCoy, Saul Rubinek. Director: Allan A. Goldstein.
MEN. (Erotic Drama) A beautiful and fiecely independent young woman pursues her ambition to become a haute cuisine chef while seducing a variety of men to educated herself in the realm of lust and love. Cast: Sean Young, John Heard, Dylan Walsh. Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams.
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. (Live-action family adventure) From academy award-winning director Michael Anderson (whose latest picture is 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA for Hallmark) comes an all new magical adventure. Martin Landau and Udo Kier reprise their starring roles. Gabriel Thomson (ENEMY AT THE GATES; GREAT EXPECTATIONS).
THE POSSESSION- WITCHBOARD III. (Horror/ Thriller) Lured by the spirit of the Ouija, Brian Fields passes through a portal to a parallel universe as a demon passes into his body, intent on ruthless and avaricious self-fulfill ment and destroying anyone in his path. Director: Peter Svatek.
PROGENY. (Sci-Fi thriller) A young doctor finds that his wife is carrying an Alien fetus in her womb and seeks to destroy it but save his wife's life. Cast: Arnold Volsoo (THE MUMMY; THE MUMMY RETURNS) Brad Dourif (THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy). Completed. Director: Brian Yuzna. Executive Producer: Stuart Gordon (SPACE TRUCKERS, FORTRESS).
SINBAD: BEYOND THE VEIL OF MISTS. (Animated adventure) Sinbad undertakes a perilous voyage into uncharted waters to save a Kingdom from a wizard's evil spell. Voices by Brendan Frasier, Leonard Nimoy, John Rhys-Davies and Mark Hamill.
SOUTHERN CROSS. (Thriller) When his father dies in a mysterious mining accident, PHILIP BERGMAN inherits his father's wealth. But during his trip to Chile for the funeral, PHILIP winds up avoiding death at every turn until he can figure out who murdered his father. Cast: Esai Morales, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Ironside. Director: James Backet.
TIME OF FEAR. (Thriller) A psychological thriller thrusting an FBI agent and a grieving father into the dark world of a demented killer.
UNDERCURRENT. (Thriller) A ex-cop just-released from prison arrives in Puerto Rico to manage a night club and becomes a pawn in a local power play involving a major drug dealer and the beautiful femme-fatale wife of the club owner. Cast: Lorenzo Lamas. Director: Frank Kerr.
THE VERSACE MURDER. (Thiller) July 15, 1997... The world is shocked at the news that acclaimed Italian fashion designer GIANNI VERSACE (Franco Nero "Camelot" & "Die Hard 2") has been brutally murdered, execution style, on the steps of his posh Ocean Drive villa in the famous South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida. Shortly thereafter, the authorities, led by FBI Special Agent JOHN JACOBY (Steven Bauer "Scarface" & "Primal Fear") announce a nationwide manhunt for their only suspect, alleged spree killer ANDREW PHILLIP CUNANAN (Shane Purdue), part time hustler and full time play boy, from San Diego, California. Follow Andrew's bloody steps from his farewell dinner party in san diego to executing VERSACE and CUNANAN's subsequent suicide on a Miami Beach houseboat.
URBAN ISLANDS® COMPETITION
URBAN ISLANDS® ( THE ISLAND OF CINEMA), now in its X edition, is an international film festival held on the enchanting banks of the Tiber Island, in Rome. The festival stages high level events such as world film premières, special events featuring international actors and directors, meetings and art films exhibitions, in addition to offering "windows" on the film industry of 10 world countries every year ( see the Web Site of the last edition : www.isoladelcinema.com ).
This international network will be the background against which the 2004 edition of the festival will launch the "URBAN ISLANDS® COMPETITION", the international short films competition dedicated to the metropolis narrated in films ( July 2004 ).
This project, born out of the images conjured by the theme of the city, aims to be the central focus of the identity of our festival, and promotes Rome as a great film capital welcoming European and world cities. This is, in synthesis, the proposed theme :
The short films selected will compete for the following awards:
1) " Metropolis Award" assigned by Jury members to the best short of the concourse. The Metropolis Award is sponsored by Shortvillage and consists of a distribution contract for the winning entry throughout the network of "Shortvillage Cinema", the biggest short factory in Italy
2) "Cantiereuropa Award" assigned by Cantiereuropa Association to the best European short.
3) "Kodak Award" assigned by public for the best italian short.
4) There will be an "out-of-competition" still inherent to the theme of Urban Islands®, for films and materials of various formats, reflecting the diverse forms of expression and experimentation by filmmakers seeking new media of expression.
Please send your VHS ( PAL / NTSC ) cassette, toghether with your entry form filled in to :
- L'ISOLA DEL CINEMA - Via Carlo Armellini, 16 - 00153 Roma
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Cannes Market screening Up and Down/May 19Dear all,
One of the most successful film directors of the 90ties from the Czech
Republic, whose third film DIVIDED WE FALL (CZ, 2000) was nominated for the
Oscar, just finished his newest feature film.
The Czech Film Center and the producer Ondrej Trojan (Total HelpArt T.H.A.)
are proud to invite you to the premiere of the brand new film of Jan Hrebejk
at the cannes market 2004
UP AND DOWN
CZ, 2004, 108 min
Wednesday, May 19 at Riviera 7 at 1:30 pm
The screening will be followed by a cocktail at the Pavilion No 2., Village
international, 3:00pm-5.00pm. Invitation will follow.
Looking forward to seeing you there !
Jana Cernik
Czech Film Center - Film Promotion
Czech Film Center in Cannes - May 12-23 2004
at Czech, Polish and Slovak Pavilion No 2
VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL
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SPI INTERNATIONAL POLAND and RMG SPECIAL EFFECTS STUDIO present
the most ambitious animated project coming from Poland:
MARY AND THE DWARVES
Welcome to the magic world of a classic fairy tale... with a modern
twist.
A long, long time ago, in a remote Crystal Cave, Seven Dwarves guarded
the Earth's treasures. They looked for the first signs of Spring which was
unusually late this year. Two of them - Underberry and Jabber Blabber - were
send for a dangerous quest to help the Spring to come.
On their way, they meet an unusual bunch of fairy tale characters.
Fatso the Fox, who is a true gangster, the little mouse Femme Fatale, the
mulatto Dwarf Pete MC who is very fond of hip-hop and finally the poor
orphan Mary, who has just lost her job and is searching for a loving home
and family. That's how this exciting journey begins.
At the end of the story, the Earth is saved from the eternal winter,
Mary finds her dream home, bad guys get what they really deserve and the
Dwarves become richer for the experiences they never expected to find on
Earth......
Maybe one day they will help you, too?
The production of this fairytale will be rendered in 3D and is
budgeted at 3,000,000$. We are sure this exceptional movie will charm its
way not only through the Polish cinemas and expect to have it ready for
delivery by 2006.
If you are interested in co-production possibilities of this
extraordinary movie, we would be most glad to meet you in Cannes from May
12th till May 18th.
Please suggest a convenient time and date to set up a meeting and
click here.
We look forward to seeing you in Cannes!
Stand 26.01, Palais 01 (Film Polski), mobile: Piotr Reisch +48 603 193
820
CANNES 2004
MAY 12 - 25
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
SYMMETRY ("Symetria")
Highly emotional prison drama. Łukasz, a young, educated man gets
arrested and is placed in a cell with hard criminals. The more time he
spends with them, the more his personality and behavior are being influenced
by the specific prison code of ethics. When a child molester becomes their
next inmate, Łukasz is forced to choose between the rules of the outside
world and the prison code.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2003
Journalists Award
Feniks Award for the biggest individuality
Main Competition Karlowy Vary Film Festival 2004
Directed by Konrad Niewolski
Screenplay Konrad Niewolski
Cast Arek Detmer, Andrzej Chyra,
Kinga Preis
Running time 99'
Budget 700.000 USD
Screenings
Thursday, May 13th at 3:30 p.m (15:30)
Palais J
Monday, May 17th at 1:30 p.m.(13:30)
Riviera 3
THE BODY ("Ciało")
Biggest Polish Box Office hit of 2003 is a hilarious black comedy
involving petty thieves, secret agents, twin brothers joined at hip,
grandmother-assassin teaching her granddaughter secrets of the trade and, of
course, the body. Goldi, a small time crook is traveling by train. His
suitcase filled with jewelry stolen from a church hits Wolter (who was
already dead) on the head. Goldi tries desperately to hide the body. And
this is how their journey begins.
Directed by Tomasz Konecki, Andrzej Saramonowicz
Screenplay Andrzej Saramonowicz
Cast Rafał Królikowski, Edyta Olszówka, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Running time 98'
Screening
Saturday, May 15th at 4:00 p.m (16:00)
Riviera 6
UBU ROI (Ubu Król)
Internationally acclaimed director Piotr Szulkin brings to the big
screen famous play of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi . In this timeless, grotesque
fable about greed, stupidity and mechanisms of power we are invited to
surreal world of Ubu and Ubica scheming to become King and Queen of Foland.
Directed by Piotr Szulkin
Screenplay Piotr Szulkin
Cast Jan Peszek, Kasia Figura
Running time 90'
Screening
Friday, May 14th at 1:30 p.m (13:30)
Riviera 7
NO MERCY ("Sfora: Bez litości")
Crime thriller featuring best Polish actors. Four childhood friends
(three cops and D.A.) are fighting crime. When one of them gets assassinated
the others swore revenge. In an all out war with the mafia boss they have to
show no mercy.
Directed by Wojciech Wójcik
Screenplay Wojciech Wójcik
Cast Paweł Wilczak, Olaf Lubaszenko, Radosław Pazura
Running time 116'
SOME LIKE IT COLD ("Pół serio")
Hilarious debut of Andrzej Saramonowicz and Tomasz Konecki. Three
young filmmakers are trying to fulfill wishes of a producer and get their
shot at theatrical fame. Unfortunately the producer's demands are never
clear which results in many unfinished but highly unusual projects...
Gdynia Polish Film Festival
Awards for:
Best Comedy, Best Comedy Role, Best Editing
Jury Special Award for: director Tomasz Konecki, script writer Andrzej
Saramonowicz and cinematographer Tomasz Madejski
Directed by Tomasz Konecki
Screenplay Andrzej Saramonowicz
Cast Rafał Królikowski, Edyta Olszówka, Maria Seweryn
Running time 87'
SECRETS OF POLISH SHOWBUSINESS ("Nakręceni")
Satirical documentary about shady dealings of Polish music majors -
companies deciding who can exist, perform and sell on the market. The movie
features biggest music stars and reveals their secrets and disappointments
and few figures from major companies telling the true story.
Directed by Sylwester Latkowski
Screenplay Sylwester Latkowski
Cast Krzysztof Krawczyk, Marek Kościkiewicz, Maciej Maleńczuk, Michał
Wiśniewski
Running time 95'
TORN ("Zerwany")
Mateusz, a 12-year-old orphan, is surrounded by a world of violence.
Everywhere - in a foster family, in the orphanage, in the young offenders'
institution, in the police station - the stronger harass the weaker. When
Mateusz finally finds the courage to rebel, he gets severely punished.
Will Mateusz's situation change for better? Is it possible to learn
life and social relationship in places which deprive young people of dignity
and cause more harm than help?
Will Mateusz find anybody to look up to?
Directed by Jacek Filipiak
Script Jacek Filipiak
Cast Krzysztof Ciupa, Jan Frycz, Krzysztof Globisz
SKIN HUNTERS ("Łowcy skór")
Medical thriller based on a true story. Patients of one of Polish ER's
die in mysterious circumstances. It turns out the paramedics were involved
in their deaths. The information about dead bodies was sold to the funeral
parlours. Such a morbid business resulted in almost 150 "accidental" deaths
over last years and was discovered only thanks to journalistic investigation
in 2002.
Directed by Rafal Lipka
Screenplay Tomasz Wojtczuk, Rafał Lipka
Cast Tomasz Bednarek, Sławomir Orzechowski, Krzysztof Kolbasiuk
PRODUCTION
CHAOS
Visually stunning movie about the feeling of loss of young generation
in today's world.
Three step-brothers, three different personalities, three different
worlds. Search for freedom and love amidst antiglobalistic rebellion makes
for a unique and highly emotional movie. .
We are proud to be a producer of Xawery Żuławski's debut.
Directed by Xawery Żuławski
Screenplay Xawery Żuławski
Cast Maria Strzelecka, Marcin Brzozowski
Running time 99'
Budget 800,000 USD
BABYLON.PL
The present day Iraq. Worn out by war, bombing, booby - traps,
ambushes.
Human tragedies on both sides of barricades.
The number of American soldiers killed has just hit 700. The number of
Iraqi people killed since the beginning of the war - unknown.
Since it is still growing.
Babilon.PL was created by a group of Polish journalists who managed to
reach places no others have ever been allowed to access. Their efforts
added up to a truly shocking, feature length documentary telling a story of
Polish and American soldiers quartering in and around Camp Babylon, the
Polish military zone.
Enter the world where no one is safe anymore. Where no one knows which
direction this war is going.
Enter Babylon.
MY BIG POLISH WEDDING ("Wesele")
She was beautiful and young. He loved her dearly. The wedding cake was
as sweet as ever and the wedding gift made the guests gape in jealousy.
Everything was as planned which didn't come as a surprise since HE was
the man here. The loving father of the bride, the future beloved
father-in-law. And the plan was simple: the wedding of HIS daughter was to
be remembered.
Or so it seemed as in the evening it turned out that she wasn't that
innocent, he wasn't that much in love and the father didn't pay for
everything.
Black comedy about love and money. Or rather the love for money....
Director Wojtek Smarzowski
Cast Bartek Topa, Maciej Stuhr, Paweł Wilczak, Iwona Bielska
MARY AND THE DWARVES ("Sierotka Marysia")
Welcome to the magic world of a classic fairy tale ... with a modern
twist.
A long, long time ago, in a remote Crystal Cave, Seven Dwarves guarded
the Earth's treasures. They looked for the first signs of Spring which was
unusually late this year. Two of them - Underberry and Jabber Blabber - were
send for a dangerous quest to help the Spring to come.
On their way, they meet an unusual bunch of fairy tale characters.
Fatso the Fox, the gangster who ravishes the magic forest, Femme Fatale the
Mouse, the little hip-hop Dwarf Pete MC and finally the poor orphan Mary,
who has just lost her job and is searching for a loving home and family.
That's how this exciting journey begins.
At the end of the story, the Earth is saved from the eternal winter,
Mary finds her dream home, bad guys get what they really deserve and the
Dwarves become richer for the experiences they never expected to find on
Earth......
Maybe one day they will help you too?
Director TBA
Script Cezary Harasimowicz
Budget 3,000,000 USD
Contact in Cannes:
Piotr Reisch
+48 603 193 820
piotr_reisch(a)spi.pl
Stand 26.01, Palais 01 (Film Polski)
SPI POLAND
Tyniecka 38a, 02-621 Warsaw
phone: +48 22 854 03 37
fax: +48 22 848 45 70
e-mail: spi(a)spi.pl
www.spi.pl
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AMERICAN WORLD PICTURES AT CANNES 2004
Dear Distributors:
American World Pictures is pleased to announce the latest addition to its
CANNES '04 Lineup - "THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY", based on Oscar Wilde's
ageless classic novel, and starring Josh Duhamel of NBC's "LAS Vegas".
We would like to take this opportunity to request an appointment with you.
Our CANNES location will be the Riviera F6, phone # 04-92-99-88-41.
Feel free to call/fax/or email regarding available pictures for your
territories and requests for screeners. Also make sure to check into our
website periodically at www.americanworldpictures.com
<http://www.americanworldpictures.com/> for more information on each title,
new trailers, artwork, and updates. Library titles and reissues are
available.
Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you and meeting you in Cannes!
All our best,
Terese Linden Kohn and Mark L. Lester
American World Pictures
Tel: 818 715 1480
Fax: 818 715 1081
Email: terese(a)americanworldpictures.com, mark(a)americanworldpictures.com
-CANNES 2004 WORLD PREMIERES-
NEW ADDITION!
"THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY"
Steven Gordon Presents a Dave Rosenbaum Film starring JOSH DUHAMEL (NBC's
"Las Vegas", "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!")
FANTASY/HORROR - Handsome, young, but morally corrupt Dorian Gray (Josh
Duhamel) has a portrait made of himself. As the years pass, he does not age,
but the evidence of his sins are apparent in the portrait, which grows
uglier and more grotesque with each vile act. He keeps it safely hidden in
the attic, but his mysterious behavior and ageless appearance begin to
attract suspicion, as he correctly fears he will soon have to face the
deadly consequences of his actions.
"SHUT UP AND KISS ME"
Suzanne DeLaurentiis Presents a Gary Brockette Film starring Brad Rowe,
Krista Allen and Burt Young.
ROMANTIC COMEDY - Pete (Brad Rowe, "Full Frontal", "Body Shots") and Ryan
(Christopher Barnes, "The Brady Bunch Movie") are 27-year old best friends
in Miami, and each meets the woman of his dreams on the same day.
Unfortunately, Ryan passes out before he can get Jessica's phone number, and
Pete finds out Tiara's uncle is an over-protective mob boss. This
high-energy romantic comedy asks, how far will you go for true love?
SCREENING: May 13th, Star 1, 11:30AM
SCREENING: May 14th, Olympia 9, 2:00 PM
"INTOXICATING"
A Mark David Film starring Eric Roberts, John Savage and Kirk Harris.
THRILLER - Dorian Shanley (Kirk Harris, "My Sweet Killer") is a young
talented surgeon with an insatiable taste for sex, booze, and drugs. Since
Dorian can heal his patients, but not his own dying father (John Savage,
"Downtown", "The Anarchist Cookbook"), he escapes through as many substances
and one-night stands as he can get his hands on. Dorian must confront the
choices that he's made in his life and decide between intoxication,
responsibility, and love.
"CRIME SCENE"
An Eric Delabarre Film starring Amber Smith.
THRILLER - Charlie (Amber Smith, "American Beauty", "Tomcats", "Maxim"
Magazine Model) is a lethal detective on the trail of a serial killer who is
out to punish young, beautiful girls. Eluding the police at every turn, the
murderer strikes quickly, and disappears. As Charlie works to uncover the
killer's motives, she discovers that she is in more danger than she ever
imagined.
"GHOST LAKE"
Johnnie J. Young Presents a Jay Woelfel Film
HORROR - Every 13 years, residents of a quiet New England town are
terrorized by the undead, who rise from a local lake seeking to capture the
souls of the living. A young woman in town to grieve the sudden death of her
parents dares to break the cycle, and keep the dead where they belong.
"REMEDY"
A Christian Maelen Film starring Frank Vincent ("Sopranos"), Vincent Pastore
("Sopranos"), and Christian Maelen.
THRILLER - A New York City artist (Maelen) is witness to his best friend's
murder - or was he? Due to a drug problem, he can't recall what happened.
Now he is the prime suspect and desperately tries to remember before it's
too late. In a world of sex, drugs and murder - choose your poison wisely.
-CANNES 2004 MARKET PREMIERES-
"THE 24TH DAY"
Nick Stagliano Presents a Tony Piccirillo Film starring Scott Speedman and
James Marsden.
THRILLER - In a cat and mouse game of lies and deceit, two men (Scott
Speedman - "Underworld", "Dark Blue" and James Marsden - "X-Men",
"Disturbing Behavior") must uncover the deadly secret that threatens to
destroy them.
SCREENING: May 13th, Star 1, 5:30PM
"SIX - THE MARK UNLEASHED"
A Kevin Downes Film starring Stephen Baldwin, Eric Roberts,
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Kevin Downes.
SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION - In the days of Armageddon, mankind lives under the
rule of a brutal dictator. Freedom is but a fond memory now as three
political prisoners must escape the executioner's blade in order to give
humanity a fighting chance.
"DOWNTOWN - A STREET TALE"
A Rafael Zelinsky Film starring Joey Dedio, Genevieve Bujold,
John Savage, Burt Young, and Domenica Cameron-Scorsese.
DRAMA - Angelo (Joey Dedio) is a Puerto Rican/Italian who's suffered his
share of ups and downs growing up on the streets of New York City. Now a
young adult, he finds solace in helping the lost children around him,
although his ideals often clash with those of Aimee (Genevieve Bujold), the
woman who runs the local shelter. Together, they embrace this adopted family
of homeless castaways, each looking for their own form of redemption.
"FUGITIVES RUN"
A Thomas Leigh Film starring David Hasselhoff,
George Tootoosis, and Michael Moriarty.
COMEDY/ACTION - A washed-up rodeo cowboy (David Hasselhoff) and a corporate
Indian (Gordon Tootoosis) find themselves unlikely partners on the run after
they're mistaken as the culprits of a huge heist! In order to clear their
names, they embark on an epic saga to bring the real crooks to justice while
evading the authorities (Michael Moriarty). It's an action-packed,
side-splitting ride where they get a lot more adventure than they bargained
for, and quite possibly, a lasting friendship.
"TWO DAYS"
A Sean McGinly Film starring Paul Rudd, Donal Logue, and Mackenzie Astin.
DRAMA - Paul Miller (Paul Rudd) has struggled in Hollywood for years, and
now he's had enough. But not just of show business - life. In two days, he
will kill himself. But in true Hollywood style, he's hired a film crew to
chronicle the events leading up to it. An up and coming director (Adam
Scott) jumps at the chance to make the documentary, but soon faces a moral
dilemma as to whether or not he can allow such a tragedy to happen.
"WILD ROOMIES"
An Oliver Robins Film starring A.J. Buckley, Holly Fields, and Jennifer
Lyons.
SEX COMEDY - Reno (A. J. Buckley) is worried that his new roommates, Chad
and Nicole (Jennifer Lyons), want to sleep with his girlfriend Holly (Holly
Fields). Reno must fend off their advances while keeping his own secret
desires for the lusty and sensual Nicole in check. As sexual tensions
mount, it's anyone's guess who'll come out on top.or the bottom!
"DARKHUNTERS"
A Johannes Roberts Film starring Dominique Pinon,
Jeff Fahey, and Susan Paterno.
HORROR - Charlie (Dominique Pinon) is dead, but his soul has been left
behind - trapped between realms. The terrifying reality Charlie must now
face is that he's being hunted by demonic ghouls who wish to steal his soul,
and send him straight to Hell. Only one woman (Susan Paterno), a
psychologist with a dark secret, can help him escape these Darkhunters...
and save his soul.
"KEEPER OF SOULS"
A Tim Card Film starring R.G. Armstrong, Tim Card and Kelly Rowen.
HORROR - The sleepy southern town of Grove Hill harbors a deadly secret.
The Keeper of Souls lives in its shadows, a demon cast out of New England
centuries ago. As unsettling visions of ghouls and zombies begin to
manifest themselves, a couple's romantic weekend getaway soon turns into one
of pure terror. a nightmare from which they may never awake.
-IN PRODUCTION-
"PTERODACTYL"
A Mark L. Lester Film, produced by Dana Dubovsky and Mark L. Lester.
SCI-FI/HORROR - A dormant volcano in the South American Jungle holds within
it a deadly secret. Perfectly preserved, a nest of ancient dinosaur eggs are
finally ready to hatch... When they do, the consequences for mankind could
be dire. Past and present collide as a special ops military unit battles an
enemy unlike any they've ever seen before...