Bangkok 2005
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! We will be kicking off 2005 by attending Bangkok¹s Film Market from January 17th-20th and hope to see you there! If you would like to book a meeting, please email linda@arclightfilms.com
Warm wishes for peace and happiness
from Arclight films
ATTENDING Ian Gibbins cell: + 61 419 693 199 email: ian@arclightfilms.com
2005 LINEUP
EVERY WORD IS TRUE dramaWhile researching his book IN COLD BLOOD, legendary writer Truman Capote develops a bizarrely close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Mark Ruffallo, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cummings, Anjelica Houston, and introducing Toby Jones (HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, EVER AFTER) as Truman Capote Director: Douglas McGrath (EMMA, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY)
US Distributor Warner Independent Pictures
MATERIAL GIRL comedyTwo celebrity socialite sisters find themselves penniless when a scheming executive tries to take control of their deceased father¹s cosmetics empire.
Cast: Hilary Duff (A CINDERELLA STORY)
WEED comedyA hip, offbeat, wacky journey through the course of a day in the life of a struggling actor and hopeless stoner (WINONA RYDER). WEED reunites Winona Ryder for the first time with her HEATHERS director Michael Lehman in a fresh, edgy comedy with strong cult and crossover potential.
Cast: Winona Ryder Director: Michael Lehman (40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS, AIRHEADS, HEATHERS)
DECK DOGZ action dramaWith cops, school and parents hot on their tail, three suburban skate punks hit the road to compete in a prestigious competition and pursue their dream of going pro.
A deck grinding, wickedly funny coming of age story about friendship and growing up featuring the legendary US twelve times World Champion Tony Hawk.
Cast: Sean Kennedy, Richard Wilson, Ho Thi Lu and featuring TONY HAWK Writer/Director: Steve Pasvolsky (Academy Award Nominee INJA)
THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER murder thrillerDramatizing one of America's most gruesome serial killer cases, two aspiring pimps murder a prostitute and after displaying her naked body on a hillside, embark on a killing spree that grips southern California in a reign of terror for two years. From the Producers of ED GEIN and BUNDY.
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Nicholas Turturro Director: Chuck Parello
US Distributor TARTAN FILMS USA
THE LIBRARIAN action adventureUber geek FLYNN (NOAH WYLE) finally finds a use for his encyclopedic knowledge of the obscure and esoteric when he's selected to join a mysterious order of "Librarians". Assigned the grave responsibility of protecting a collection of mythical artifacts from the forces of evil who, if given the chance, would use the priceless treasures for their nefarious plans, FLYNN, along with sexy Amazon bodyguard NICOLE journeys to the most exotic, inaccessible and treacherous corners of the earth, but does he have what it takes to be... " The Librarian"?
An action packed comedy adventure franchise from DEAN DEVLIN, the Writer/Producer of INDEPENDENCE DAY, GODZILLA and STARGATE.
Cast: Noah Wyle (ER), Kyle McLachlan, Kelly Hu, Olympia Dukakis, Sonya Walger, Jane Curtin, Bob Newhart Director: Peter Winther Producer: Dean Devlin
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE dramaShakespeare¹s story of lovers, vengeance and betrayal.
A modern approach to a timelessly relevant epic which brings to the screen for the first time one of the world¹s most iconic courtroom confrontations. Directed and adapted for the screen by Academy Award Nominee Michael Radford (IL POSTINO).
Cast: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins Director: Michael Radford
US Distributor SONY CLASSICS
RICE RHAPSODY comedySingle mother JADE runs a Hainan chicken rice restaurant. Worried that her youngest son might turn out to be gay like his two older brothers, she takes in a sexy French exchange student to find out.
Meanwhile, Jade's bachelor neighbour's specialty is Hainan Duck Rice. In the bicycle race and cooking competition that follows, gender signals and emotions aren't all that get mixed up in these kitchens..
Cast: Sylvia Chang, Martin Yan, Melanie Laurent, Maggie Q, Tan Lepham Director/Writer: Kenneth Bi
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS comedyStarring two of Australia¹s leading comic actors Paul Hogan (CROCODILE DUNDEE) and Michael Caton (THE CASTLE), STRANGE BEDFELLOWS tells the hilarious and heart warming story of two very straight country blokes who, out of financial desperation, declare themselves a gay couple to exploit a new tax legislation.
When a tenacious tax inspector played by Pete Postlethwaite (IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER) is sent to verify their authenticity, all hell breaks loose in the once sleepy township of Yackandandah as the blokes are suddenly forced to pose openly as a loving gay couple in a town that knows them as anything but!
Cast: Paul Hogan, Michael Caton, Pete Postlethwaite Director/Writer: Dean Murphy
LORD OF WAR action thrillerDodging 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.
But it¹s not easy to leave behind a life of girls, guns and glamour, when no-one wants you to stop, not even your enemies.
From the Academy Award nominated writer of THE TRUMAN SHOW, Andrew Niccol.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm Director: Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) Writer: Andrew Niccol (THE TRUMAN SHOW)
BEOWULF & GRENDEL action adventureAn epic tale based on the famous Old English poem, BEOWULF, which inspired Tolkien¹s LORD OF THE RINGS. The medieval adventure, part fable, part horror story is loosely based on the 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf, telling the blood soaked tale of a Norse hero¹s battle with a great and murderous troll.
Cast: Gerard Butler (PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, DRACULA 2000), Stellan Skarsgard (EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, DOGVILLE, GOOD WILL HUNTING), Sarah Polley (DAWN OF THE DEAD, MY LIFE WITHOUT ME) Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
THIEF LORD family/adventureSet in Venice, two young brothers on the run fall under the care and protection of a mysterious "Thief Lord." Stealing the missing component of a magical carousel capable of restoring youth, they discover a thrilling and unforgettable world of wonder and enchantment.
Based on the international best selling novel by Cornelia Funke. Her novel INKHEART will be a major event movie trilogy from New Line Cinema.
Cast: Caroline Goodall (SCHINDLER¹S LIST), Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Carter, Robert Bathurst Director: Richard Claus Screenplay: Cornelia Funke from the novel THE THIEF LORD
US Distributor Fox
PERFECT CREATURE horror/sci-fiIn a world where humans and vampires co-exist ³separately but equally², a human cop and vampire cop team up to stop a rogue vampire intent on starting a war between the two races.
An innovative, stylish, genre blending re-telling of the vampire myth set in an alternate reality.
Cast: Dougray Scott (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2, ENIGMA), Saffron Burrows (TROY) Writer/Director: Glenn Standring (THE IRREFUTABLE TRUTH ABOUT DEMONS)
WOLF CREEK thriller/horror - US Theatrical release by Dimension/Miramax
Based on true events, 'Wolf Creek' tells the chilling story of three backpackers travelling in remote Outback Australia. When their vehicle breaks down they accept help from a friendly local. But it soon dawns on them that he has no intention of fixing their vehicle, or of them leaving... ever again.
Cast: John Jarrat Writer/Director/Producer: Greg Mclean
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