MIFED 2004
Dear Friends,
MIFED will soon be upon us, we hope you will be attending! If you would like to book a meeting with us, please email: linda@arclightfilms.com
We look forward to seeing you!
All the best,
Gary Hamilton and Lina Marrone
SCREENING
NEW POLICE STORY
13th October Sala 23 11:30
THE HUADU CHRONICLES: BLADE OF THE ROSE
13th October Sala 12 15:30
AT MIFED
Hall 8, B34
Tel: +39 02 4342 3053
Fax: +39 02 4342 3054
ATTENDING
Gary Hamilton cell: +44 77 65 84 84 56
email: gary@arclightfilms.com
Lina Marrone cell: +1 416 569 1224
email: lina@arclightfilms.com
NEW POLICE STORY action thriller
Jackie Chan’s latest starrer recently topped the Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand box offices, with the Hong Kong box office alone recording HK$5.77M in just three days.
The police force's resident supercop and a rebellious rookie reluctantly team up to tackle the infamous Gang of Five. In the tradition of Lethal Weapon, action superstar Jackie Chan takes on Hong Kong's most notorious cop killers.
Cast: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Young, Daniel Wu, Charlene Choi
Director: Benny Chan (WHO AM I?)
Writer: Alan Yuen
THE HUADU CHRONICLES: BLADE OF THE ROSE martial arts/action
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 learns to hate all men and usurps the Emperor to control Huadu with her eunuch lover as consort, setting up a new 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.
>From the director of THE TRANSPORTER.
Cast: Donnie Yen, Jaycee Chan, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Chen Po Lin and special guest appearance from JACKIE CHAN
Directors: Cory Yuen, Patrick Leung
ANNOUNCING
THE LIBRARIAN action adventure In Post Production
Uber geek FLYNN (NOAH WYLE) finally finds a use for his encyclopaedic 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, Sonia Walger, Jane Curtain, Bob Newhart
Director: Peter Winther
Producer: Dean Devlin
THIEF LORD family/adventure In Production
Set 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: Janet McTeer, Jim Carter, Caroline Goodall (SCHINDLER’S LIST), Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Bathurst
Director: Richard Claus
Screenplay: Cornelia Funke from the novel THE THIEF LORD
BEOWULF & GRENDEL action adventure In Production
An epic tale based on the famous Old English poem, BEOWULF, which inspired Tolkien’s 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 hero’s 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
Writer: Andrew Rai Berzins
WEED comedy In Pre Production
A 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)
IN PRODUCTION
LORD OF WAR action thriller
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.
But it’s 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)
HATING ALISON ASHLEY teen comedy
Based on the famous novel, Hating Alison Ashley is a coming-of-age story about teenagers growing up, dealing with their self-inflicted angst, their embarrassing parents and their friends and those they would call their enemies.
Cast: Delta Goodrem
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Christine Madafferi
PERFECT CREATURE horror/sci-fi
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.
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)
DECK DOGZ action drama
With 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.
Cast: Sean Kennedy, Richard Wilson, Ho Thi Lu and featuring TONY HAWK
Writer/Director: Steve Pasvolsky (Academy Award Nominee INJA)
RICE RHAPSODY comedy
Single 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, genders and emotions aren't all that get mixed up in these kitchens..
Cast: Sylvia Chang, Martin Yan, Melanie Laurent, Maggie Q, Tan Lepham
Director: Kenneth Bi
Writer: Kenneth Bi
WOLF CREEK thriller
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
RECENTLY COMPLETED
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE drama
Shakespeare’s 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 world’s 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
Screenplay: Michael Radford
US Distributor SONY CLASSICS
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS comedy
Starring two of Australia’s 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: Dean Murphy
Writer: Dean Murphy
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