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CNN Films has acquired the Emmy award-winning documentary “9/11″ in time for the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

French filmmakers Gédéon and Jules Naudet and former New York City firefigher James Hanlon directed the 2002 film, which is being updated with a new introduction from actor and producer Denis Leary. CNN will premiere the anniversary edition of the two-hour film with limited commercial interruption on Sunday, September 11, at 8 p.m. Est and 11 p.m. Est on CNN/U.S. The network will also air the movie on CNN International at 6 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. the same day.

“We are honored that our documentary has found a home at CNN,” the Naudets and Hanlon said in a statement. “We hope that the courage and sacrifices of all of New York’s first responders that we witnessed on September 11th will be seen by a worldwide audience as a beacon...

Exclusive: Other Angle also closed deals on

Paris-based Other Angle Pictures has secured fresh sales on Nicolas Benamou’s action comedy Full Speed, about a vacation-bound family stuck in a car jammed on top cruise control.

In Cannes, the company has sealed deals to Spain (Vertigo), Portugal (Films4U), Japan (Gaga), Korea (Smile) and a Chinese deal is in the works. Previously announced deals include to Italy (Lucky Red), Russia (Volga), Benelux (Belga), Wild Bunch (Germany), Czech (Bohemia), Hungary (Cinetel), Turkey (Fabula).

Wild Bunch Distribution (Wbd) will release the film in France in December.

First production

The company has also secured fresh sales on Don’t Tell Her, about three friends who decide not to tell a fourth friend that her future husband had an affair with a man, to Switzerland (Jmh), Austria (Thym), Latam (California), Turkey (Fabula). It will be released by Sony in France.

It is a first production for Other Angle, which has focused...

Exclusive: The French sales outfit has also inked deals on A Mighty Team and The Roommates Party.

Paris-based Other Angle Pictures is reporting strong sales on its comedy-driven slate, with Full Speed, A Mighty Team and The Roommates Party leading the pack.

Nicolas Benamou’s action comedy Full Speed, about a vacation-bound family stuck in a car jammed on top cruise control, has sold to Germany (Wild Bunch), Benelux (Belga), Italy (Lucky Red), Russia (Volga), Hungary (Cinetel), Portugal (Films4U), Czech Republic (Bohemia) and Turkey (Fabula).

Wild Bunch Distribution (Wbd) will release the film in France in December.

The Roommates, revolving around a wealthy Parisian forced to share his apartment with less well-off citizens under a new law, has sold to Benelux (O’Brother), Germany (Square One), Italy (Italian International Film), Greece (Tanweer), Portugal (Films4U) and Turkey (Fabula).

Also handled by Wdb in France, the film has drawn more than 1 million spectators since its release in December...

Market sets scene for Berlin and Cannes but few deals sealed.

Sellers reported a slow start to the year at UniFrance’s annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris over the weekend (Dec 14-18) in terms of sealed deals but said the event had set the stage for sales at Berlin and even Cannes.

“Buyers are getting pickier. They want titles they’re 100% sure will work in their territories. You get the sense things are tougher for them and that they’re not prepared to take risks. They’re looking for the next La Famille Bélier or Serial (Bad) Weddings,” commented Olivier Albou of Other Angle Pictures, referring to two of France’s top comedy exports of the last 18 months.

Albou said there was strong interest for Other Angle titles The Roommates Party (Le Grand Partage), Full Speed (A Fond), by Babysitting director Nicolas Benamou, and A Mighty Team (La Dream Team), which opened the event on Thursday...

I didn't make much of it at first. After all, Gretchen (Aya Cash), the intemperate PR rep of Fxx's biting sophomore comedy, "You're the Worst," vowed never to relinquish her independence when she moved in with her narcissistic boyfriend, Jimmy (Chris Geere), at the end of the first season. In this context, her decision to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night at the conclusion of "All About That Paper" was not terribly noteworthy—another attempt, like the season premiere's drunken, drug-addled bender, to avoid becoming, as Jimmy puts it, one of those "disgusting normals." And then it happened again. (Spoilers ahead if you're not caught up.) Read More: "FX Comedies 'Married' and 'Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll' Run Full Speed into the Generation Gap" As Gretchen sneaks out in the middle of the night a second time, and then a third—arousing Jimmy's suspicion that she's cheating on him,...

Exclusive: Deal signed following French premiere at Deauville.

Other Angle has acquired world rights to Zoe Cassavetes’ second feature Day Out of Days, following a 40-something, former movie star whose acting career has hit the buffers.

The Paris-based sales company signed the film following its French premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival last week.

French actress Alexia Landeau, who appeared alongside Julie Delpy in 2 Days In Paris and its sequel 2 Days In New York, stars with support from Eddie Izzard, Melanie Griffith and Alessandro Nivola.

Day Out of Days premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June.

“It’s got a great little cast,” said Other Angle co-chief Olivier Albou who will commence sales on the film in Toronto this week.

Full Speed

Another key addition to the Other Angle slate is Full Speed (A Fond), the latest film from Nicolas Benamou, director of the hit French found-footage comedy Babysitting, which drew more...

We cover a lot of ground this week, from Toronto's new competition sidebar juried by the likes of Claire Denis, to Amy Schumer's controversial "Trainwreck," Woody Allen's middling "Irrational Man" and we wrap Comic-Con and, of course, the 2015 Primetime Emmys nominations. 8 Reasons Why "Ghost" Forever Changed Summer Blockbusters The 9 Women You Meet in Woody Allen Movies Best of the Karlovy Vary Film Fest, From "45 Years" to "Heil" Emmy-Nominated "Mad Men" Creator Matthew Weiner Says Goodbye Emmy Nominations Analysis: The TV Academy Tiptoes into the Future with Snubs and Surprises Alike FX Comedies "Married" and "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" Run Full Speed into the Generation Gap He Said, She Said: Debating "Trainwreck," Subversive Studio Comedy or Vanilla Rom-Com? How "Ant-Man" Pulls Off the "Incredible Shrinking Man" Gag How Joshua Oppenheimer Reinvented...

100 years after setting off on her doomed voyage, the Titanic is back in the headlines and back on the big screen! In honor of the ill-fated ocean liner’s centennial anniversary, director James Cameron has sent his record breaking blockbuster Titanic into another round of theatrical release. But this time the larger than life spectacle gets the 3-D treatment, so you’ll be able to see that steamy car love-scene like never before!

It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since the film first took the world (and the Oscars) by storm. It made an even-bigger star out of Leonardo DiCaprio, brought Kate Winslet to worldwide prominence, and probably bought James Cameron a couple dozen yachts or something. But despite the boatload of success stories, many faces from Titanic have been lost in the great sea of Hollywood bit parts. Billy Zane, where art thou!? Never fear, movie...

DreamWorks Pictures has released five clips from The Adventures of Tintin, which arrives in theaters nationwide on December 21. We also have three behind-the-scenes featurettes, which take us inside the motion-capture process on Steven Spielberg's first 3D production. Click on the video players below to explore the magical world of The Adventures of Tintin.

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The Adventures of Tintin comes to theaters December 21st, 2011 and stars Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Jamie Bell, Cary Elwes, Andy Serkis, Nick Frost, Tony Curran, Sebastian Roché. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg.

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009 Saturday, April 4, highlights Schedule and synopses from the Llgff website Après lui Directed by: Gaël Morel Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Thomas Dumerchez, Adrien Jolivet Country: France Year: 2007 Running time: 90min Following the sudden death of her son Mathieu in a car accident, Camille (Catherine Deneuve) reaches out to his best friend Franck in an attempt to cope with her loss and gain a focus for her pain. However, this initially cathartic relationship soon begins to border on the obsessive, and Camille’s family begin to question her state of mind as she devotes more and more time to Franck. While the film hints at a possible sexual relationship between Franck and Mathieu in the opening scenes, sexuality is not the focus here. Instead, director Gaël Morel (À Toute Vitesse, Le Clan) and co-writer Christophe Honoré (Les Chansons d’amour) have put together a beautifully controlled meditation...