IFC Films picks up Al Pacino drama “Manglehorn”October 22, 2014 - 12:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - IFC Films has picked up U.S. rights to David Gordon Green's Manglehorn, starring Al Pacino, from Worldview Entertainment and Dreambridge Films. Pacino plays a small-town locksmith living in the past, who embarks on a new friendship with a woman played by Holly Hunter in the film written by Paul Logan. The cast also includes Harmony Korine and Chris Messina. It was produced by Green, Lisa Muskat, Derrick Tseng and Worldview, and executive produced by Melissa Coolidge, Brad Coolidge, Todd J. Labarowski, Danny McBride and Jody Hill. Manglehorn had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, followed by its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. "This film is a testament to David's ability to bring out both the humor and melancholy of everyday life. This is his most mature, introspective work to date, and Pacino shines in a touchingly restrained performance,” Jonathan Sehring, president of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, said in a statement. The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, senior vp acquisitions at Sundance Selects/IFC Films with Cinetic Media and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |