Bleecker Street nabs Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried dramaNovember 3, 2015 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Last Word, a dramedy staring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried, The Hollywood Reporter said. In the film, written by Stuart Fink, Maclaine plays a retired, controlling businesswoman who writes her own obituary to ensure her life story is told the way she wants it, while Seyfried portrays a young writer at the local newspaper. "When I read Stuart’s funny and touching script, I instantly saw Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried in the roles of these two amazing women," said Andrew Karpen, CEO of Bleecker Street. "I’m excited to see Mark Pellington bring this story of reflection, personal legacy and self-truth to life." The film will be directed by Mark Pellington, with Anne-Marie MacKay, Kirk D’Amico and Pellington acting as producers. Aaron Magnani will serve as executive producer. "We’re thrilled to have Bleecker Street on board to bring this film to theaters across the U.S. They do a great job of bringing sophisticated and fun films like this to audiences," remarked D’Amico. 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 | “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. 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. |