Alex Gibney’s latest documentary, a portrait of former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 because of a sex scandal, will be spotlighted at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from April 21 to May 2 in New York.
Jason Segel, Ed Helms going ‘Home’
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Segel and Ed Helms are starring in “Jeff Who Lives at Home,” a stoner comedy from Mark and Jay Duplass.
Warner Bros. to make Da Vinci action pic
Warner Bros. is turning Leonardo into an action-adventure hero. No, not DiCaprio, but Da Vinci.
D-cinema group secures $660 million
Digital Cinema Implementation Partners said Wednesday that its $660 million loan syndication had closed. Led by JPMorgan Chase, the funding will be used to finance the rollout of d-cinema systems for 14,000 movie screens operated by the nation’s three largest theater circuits: Regal, AMC and Cinemark.
Sunshine Sachs to rep HFPA
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which produces the annual Golden Globe Awards, has brought on publicity firm Sunshine Sachs & Associates to handle its press.
Film Movement takes ‘Jaffa’
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Keren Yedaya’s ‘Jaffa,’ a drama about a young Jewish woman who falls in love with an Arab mechanic.
Steve Martin eyeing ‘Big Year’ role
EXCLUSIVE: Steve Martin is in negotiations to go bird-watching in “The Big Year” alongside Jack Black and Owen Wilson.
‘Coriolanus’ adds Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox
Brian Cox and Vanessa Redgrave are to appear together on the big screen in Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut “Coriolanus,” fresh from the duo teaming up for the small screen update of “The Day of The Triffids.”
