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Can't Avoid the Theater in September Anymore

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Did the world stop spinning? Where did all these promising movies come from?

Ruffalo to Direct

Screenhead (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008

Actor Mark Ruffalo makes his feature directing debut on Sympathy for Delicious. Ruffalo is set to also star with James Franco and Chris Thornton. Production begins this fall in Los Angeles. Thornton wrote the script and he plays Dean O’Dwyer, a paralyzed DJ struggling to survive in his wheelchair on the streets of L.A. He turns to [...]

‘Saw V’ Latest Trailer

Screenhead (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

I just don’t like horror movies. This trailer proves it. Yikes. I don’t get the plot, character or anything except that it’s scary and makes me feel uncomfortable. And, there are five of these films!!! Related PostsLatest ‘Blindness’ Trailer The latest trailer for Blindnessdirected by Fernando Meirelles who also directed The Constant Ga…‘Sixty Six’ Latest Trailer I just [...]

‘Elegy’ Latest Trailer

Screenhead (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley play off each other so real in this film. This movie will not be a blockbuster, but it’s a great movie to appreciate two actors who work well together. Related Posts‘Elegy’ New Trailer — Awesome Check out this trailer of “Elegy.” Ben Kingsely and Penelope Cruz are dynamite. “Passionate relati…Latest ‘Blindness’ Trailer The [...]

Blindness

Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

Fernando Meirelles (THE CONSTANT GARDENER) directs this adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's novel.

Meirelles' Love's Labour's Lost

Filmstalker (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

Fernando Meirelles who has City of God, The Constant Gardener and Blindness to his directing name is going to adapt Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost for the big screen, and I think he'll have to go some to better Kenneth Branagh's version. He too has an unusual take on the story and will change the whole setting just as Branagh did with his version....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted...

• Meirelles making 'Love's Labour's Lost' - Digital Spy
• Fernando Meirelles is ready for Shakespeare - Reel Suave

In brief: City of God director tackles Shakespeare

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

Plus: Will Ferrell takes on 2-Face, comic bookdom's Lucky Luke begins journey to big screen, and trailer for Ridley Scott's Body of Lies goes online

Brazilian director swaps Saramago for Shakespeare

Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After more than a year poring over Jose Saramago's book "Blindness" for the upcoming movie of the same name, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is embarking on a new literary journey with William Shakespeare.

Brazilian director swaps Saramago for Shakespeare

News & Information (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After more than a year poring over Jose Saramago’s book “Blindness” for the upcoming movie of the same name, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is embarking on a……Read more

Brazil director swaps Saramago for Shakespeare

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After more than a year poring over Jose Saramago's book "Blindness" for the upcoming movie of the same name, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is embarking on a new literary journey with William Shakespeare.

Canuck flicks from horror to road trips

atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008

Expect more women behind the camera and more kids in front of it among Canadian movies at the Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 4-13.

Toronto unveils Canadian selection

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008

Film News: Films include 'Fifty Dead,' 'Blindness' -- Helmer Kari Skogland's "Fifty Dead Men Walking" starring Ben Kingsley, and Brazilian helmer Fernando Meirelles' Cannes player "Blindness" are among pics in the Toronto Intl. Ftilm Festival's Canadian selection, unveiled Tuesday.

Mehta to screen at TIFF

atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

Fernando Meirelles's film "Blindness," Deepa Mehta's "Heaven on Earth" and a horror flick from Bruce McDonald called "Pontypool" are among the Canadian films slated to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Toronto film festival adds titles

TO411 Daily (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

Canadian director Bruce McDonald's zombie film "Pontypool," Warren Sonoda's "Coopers' Camera" and Justin Simms' "Down to the Dirt" are among the titles locked for the Canadian lineup the Toronto International Film Festival will reveal today. McDonald's "Pontypool," a horror film about a deadly virus that infects a small Ontario town as locals speak, stars Stephen McHattie ("300") and is the director's...

Latest ‘Blindness’ Trailer

Screenhead (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

The latest trailer for Blindnessdirected by Fernando Meirelles who also directed The Constant Gardner and City of God. The movie is based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Jose Saramago. Blindness stars Julianne Moore, Danny Glover and Mark Ruffalo and opens this fall. Related PostsCannes Opening with ‘Blindness’ Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles’ “Blindness” is the opening film for [...]