Judi Dench’s “Philomena” release date set after Venice Film Fest successSeptember 2, 2013 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the massively positive reaction to Stephen Frears’ Philomena in Venice, The Weinstein Co is firming its U.S. release plans, Deadline said. Philomena will go out first in New York and Los Angeles on Christmas Day and then will open wide on January 10, say TWC execs Robert Walak and Negeen Yazdi. The movie was warmly received at its screening in Venice; Frears and stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan also got a standing ovation at a press conference. It had already been expected to play a role in TWC’s awards season plans, and there has been kudo chatter since the first screening, with folks noting that Frears’ 2006 The Queen started its awards career here. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |