Reuters - This year, Oscar didn't come
to Toronto. Since the Academy Awards calendar was shortened in
2003, this fall film festival has typically served to separate
contenders from pretenders.
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.
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.