Cinedigm picks up “Open Windows” Elijah Wood thrillerApril 2, 2014 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cinedigm has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Open Windows”, Nacho Vigalondo's thriller starring Elijah Wood as a fan of a movie star, played by Sasha Grey. The movie, which premiered at South by Southwest in March, takes place entirely on a computer screen, TheWrap said. “‘Open Windows” is a 100-minute selfie of Elijah Wood,” Vigalondo joked to TheWrap at the time. “You have to see it.” The Spanish filmmaker first connected with Wood at Fantastic Fest, another Austin, Tex.-based film festival. Wood, now a producer of genre movies, was eager to work with Vigalondo after viewing “Timecrimes,” Vigalondo's first movie. Vigalondo first wrote and directed “Extraterrestrial,” but then the two collaborated on “Open Windows.” “The premise of the film is basically about a young guy who is a fan of this actress, called Jill Goddard, he's got a website for this actress and he wins a contest to go to Austin, Texas to meet her,” Wood told TheWrap. “He encounters someone from the contest on his computer who starts to, sort of, very insidiously allow him to do morally questionable things.” Cinedigm will release the movie in the late summer or early fall. “Nacho is one of the most innovative and visionary filmmakers working today,” Vincent Scordino, SVP of theatrical releases at Cinedigm, said in a statement “And his talents are once again on full display in this high-tech, action packed suspense film.” Related links: 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |