“The Grandmaster” Heads to Fribourg, Kevin Smith Teases “Clerks III”
Wong Kar-Wai's latest and Karzan Kader's Bekas will bookend Switzerland's Fribourg Film Festival, Spain's Goya Awards are being criticized for being "overtly political," while Kevin Smith says Clerks III will come out as a book before heading to the big screen.
“The Canyons” & “After Tiller” Picked Up, Demme Loves “Gimme the Loot”
Oscilloscope buys Sundance doc After Tiller, Paul Schrader's The Canyons goes to IFC and comes to Film Society, and ND/NF alum Gimme the Loot gets some love from director Jonathan Demme in today's FilmLinc Digest!
Fun With Oscar, Magnolia in Bed with Lars von Trier
Test your Oscar knowledge with a commemorative poster celebrating the 85-year history of the Academy Awards, then catch up on film news: Magnolia Pictures to distribute Nymphomaniac, clips and interviews to whet your appetite for the release of Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone In Love, and more!
The Fate of “The Grandmaster”, Trailerpalooza
The Weinstein Company picks up Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmaster after its World Premiere in Berlin, SXSW's shorts and Midnighters lineup announced, and a whole mess of new trailers in our FilmLinc Digest.
Jane Campion Will Lead Cannes Jury; 2012 Oscar Winners to Present
Jane Campion heads to Cannes for jury duty; last year's Oscar-winning actors head to the Academy Awards for presentation duty; and Skyfall, Robert De Niro and Patricio Guzmán all have something to party about in today's FilmLinc Digest.
SXSW Lineup, Barbra Streisand to Sing at Oscars
South by Southwest reveals the 109 feature films in this year's festival, Streisand will perform at the Academy Awards for the first time in 36 years, Ben Affleck's Argo picks up momentum with major wins at the PGA and SAG Awards, and more news in our FilmLinc Digest!
Sony takes “Before Midnight,” Sundance picks up “Computer Chess”
Sony Pictures Classics acquired rights for Linklater's latest and Sundance Channel picks up international broadcast rights to five Sundance films including Andrew Bujalski's Computer Chess.
Berlinale Seals 19 of 24 films, Anchor Bay Picks Up “The Rambler”
Richard Linklater, River Phoenix head to Berlin International Film Festival, Calvin Lee Reeder's feature stars Dermot Mulroney, and James Franco keeps churning out the flicks!
A New Year in Film Festivals
Today's FilmLinc Digest heralds the New Year in cinema with major news regarding the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, and our very own New Directors/New Films festival!
Golden Globes, Indie Grantees, DGA Doc Nominees
Today's FilmLinc Digest wraps up Sunday night's awards show and surveys some recent recognition of indie and documentary films, including New Directors/New Films alums Gimme the Loot, How to Survive a Plague, and 5 Broken Cameras.
