Reuters - You won't find the word "religulous" in
a dictionary but it's a good bet it will be on protest signs
when the documentary of that name, a jab-in-the-eye at Western
religion, hits movie theaters in October.
AP - Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," a drama starring Mickey Rourke that won top honors last weekend at the Venice Film Festival, was picked up Monday for U.S. distribution by Fox Searchlight. -- read full article
E! Online - The movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's young-adult vampire novel Twilight won't hit theaters until November, but the stars are already talking sequels.
Reuters - Like prisoners who
can't make it on the outside, the three soldiers who return
home briefly from Iraq in Neil Burger's droll road movie, "The
Lucky Ones," find they function better in the military.
Reuters - After weeks of turmoil,
producers of an IRA drama based on the life story of a former
British spy have settled a legal fight ahead of its premiere at
the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday, and all it took was
20,000 pounds ($35,000). -- read full article
Reuters - Arthouse studio Fox
Searchlight has acquired U.S. rights to Darren Aronofsky's
acclaimed Mickey Rourke drama "The Wrestler," days after it won
the top prize at the Venice International Film Festival.