Sony Pictures Classics nabs Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight”January 10, 2014 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to longtime partner Woody Allen’s next film, “Magic in the Moonlight,” the company said Thursday, Jan 9, according to TheWrap. The Jazz Age romantic comedy, about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle in the south of France, stars Eileen Atkins, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Emma Stone and Jacki Weaver. The Gravier Productions project is produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum and Edward Walson. The film was shot by Darius Khondji with production design by Anne Seibel, the “Midnight in Paris” team. Sony Classics and Allen have done lots of business before, with his “Blue Jasmine’ currently in theaters via SPC. They also teamed on 2011′s “Midnight in Paris,” which was a box office hit with $151 million in worldwide grosses and a Best Picture Oscar nominee. “Magic in the Moonlight” is the 47th film directed by Allen. He’s been nominated for 23 Oscars and won for directing and writing “Annie Hall” and for writing “Midnight in Paris” and “Hannah and Her Sisters.” 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |