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Exclusive: Independent faith-based studio The Wonder Project (Twp) has hired filmmaker Jon Gunn as its Head of Story.

Gunn, the director of the upcoming Lionsgate movies Ordinary Angels (Feb. 23) starring 2x Oscar winner Hilary Swank and The Unbreakable Boy (February 2025) starring Zachary Levi, will oversee the story development for The Wonder Project’s emerging slate of film and television programming, ensuring compelling and authentic storytelling that aligns with the company’s aspirational mission.

“It’s a rare and invaluable asset to have such dynamic storytellers, like Jon Gunn and Jon Erwin, steering the ship. They embody our mission to bring audiences the essential entertainment that speaks to their core values, and is as entertaining and meaningful as it is memorable, ” said Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten, CEO of Twp. “Here at the Wonder Project, the art of story is paramount, and our growing leadership reflects that commitment.”

“After writing and producing five films together,...

Sound of Freedom is defying expectations at the box office in the summer of 2023, and it's not just because of its talented cast. The 2023 action movie is based on the story of anti-sex trafficking activist Tim Ballard, who quit his job with the Department of Homeland Security to found a nonprofit organization that aims to end child trafficking. The film centers around his career change and one of his first missions to save children from sex traffickers in Colombia. It's a difficult story to witness, but an important one regardless.

The real-life Tim Ballard was involved in the making of the film, and he even knew exactly which actor he wanted to play him in Sound of Freedom — Jim Caviezel. Thankfully, director Alejandro Monteverde and the producers were able to snag the dream casting. Caviezel gives a brilliant performance in Sound of Freedom, but his character wasn't the only prominent figure in the 2023 film.

Everything looked spectacular for Mira Sorvino in 1996. She'd just won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite", she was beautiful, and a slew of high-profile offers soon followed. Unfortunately, the majority of those projects were considered commercial flops on release, and her star quickly faded from view. Nevertheless, while her time as an A-lister proved woefully brief, Sorvino has continued working steadily in independent projects, despite the fact that you've probably never heard of most of them. ("Attack on Leningrad", anyone? "Like Dandelion Dust"?) Her next film, entitled "The Class Project", will see the actress...

Based on the novel by New York Times Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, Like Dandelion Dust has arrived on DVD from Fox Searchlight Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and M&C.s giving away three copies. Winner of the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award, Like Dandelion Dust features a strong ensemble cast including Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, *61) and Cole Hauser (2 Fast 2 Furious). The film is a compelling drama about the intertwined lives of two families and the struggles of parenthood. Joey has had a picture-perfect life with the privileged Campbell family until the day they receive a startling phone call telling them that Joey.s birth parents want him back.

Hitting movie theaters this weekend:

From Prada to Nada – Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Kuno Becker (limited)

The Mechanic – Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland

The Rite – Colin O’Donoghue, Anthony Hopkins, Ciarán Hinds

Movie of the Week

The Mechanic

The Stars: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland

The Plot: An elite hit man teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.

The Buzz: Jason Statham is kind of cookie cutter, and this looks to be just another of his many action extravaganzas, but he does turn in some good work from time to time. Death Race, for instance, was good, and I enjoyed the first Transporter too. Ben Foster has been on the rise now for quite some time — I imagine a few years from now he’ll be knocking on the door of the household name. I enjoyed him a lot in Pandorum,...

We have an exclusive DVD clip from the new release Like Dandelion Dust, which just hit the shelves on DVD today, January 25. Click on the video player below to watch our exclusive clip, which features author Karen Kingsbury discussing the process of bringing her book to life on the big screen:

Click to watch Exclusive: Coming to Life!

Like Dandelion Dust is a compelling drama about the intertwined lives of two families and the struggles of parenthood. Joey has had a picture-perfect life with the privileged Campbell family until the day they receive a startling phone call telling them that Joey's birth parents want him back. Now a judge's decision could tear him away from the only home he has ever known. Each character will be tested as one family fights to keep the son they love and the other to begin a new life.

Exploring the different meanings of...

"Dogtooth" (2009)

Directed by Giorgos Lanthimos

Released by Kino

"Enter the Void" (2010)

Directed by Gaspar Noé

Released by Mpi Home Video

Somehow it's fitting that two of last year's most dangerous films will be hitting DVD shelves the same week, both being favorites of the IFC.com staff. "Dogtooth," Lanthimos' much-debated Un Certain Regard winner from Cannes, concerns the lives of three culturally isolated children -- two daughters and a son, who range from mid-teens to early 20s -- fenced in by their parents' country home, who receive a reeducation when their lone connection to the outside world, a female security guard for their parents' business, introduces them to the joys of sex and Sylvester Stallone films. Meanwhile, "Irreversible" provocateur Noé's latest is a wildly ambitious 155-minute extravaganza set inside the mind of a drug dealer told from the first-person perspective. Nathaniel Brown and "Boardwalk Empire" star Paz de la Huerta...

Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 241 screenplays (134 original and 107 adapted) are eligible for Best Screenplay nominations and 77 films are eligible for Best Original Score (not including Black Swan, The Fighter or The Kids Are All Right).

Earlier we shared the 248 films eligible for Best Picture. Even though there are great deal of films that were amazing movie going experiences, Academy voters are likely only to concentrate on the films that have garnered awards from other organizations.

Below are the front runners for each of the categories thanks to Awards Daily:

Best Original Screenplay

Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg -The Kids Are All Right David Seidler – The King’s Speech Christopher Nolan – Inception Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin – Black Swan Mike Leigh – Another Year Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson – The Fighter Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network...

We know you were losing sleep over it, so we're happy to be the first to tell you that Furry Vengeance and Yogi Bear are both eligible to be nominated for Best Screenplay Oscars on January 25. Also that Marmaduke score that has been wearing out your iPod? It's eligible too. However, the inclusion of these 2010 masterpieces really isn't that big a surprise. With final nominations just over a month away the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 241 screenplays - 134 original and 107 adapted - are eligible for a Best Screenplay nomination and that music from 77 films is eligible for Best Original Score (not including Black Swan, The Fighter or The Kids Are All Right [1]). Add those to the 248 films eligible [2] for Best Picture and Oscar voters have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks. Kind of. See the full lists, the favorites and read the rules after the jump.

The AMPAS have named 241 scripts eligible for the Academy Awards — 134 original, 107 adapted. Unlike the WGA, Winter’s Bone, King’s Speech, Toy Story 3, Never Let Me Go, and How to Train Your Dragon will be considered.

The AMPAS have also released the list of nominees for best score. The list was narrowed down to 77 scores, which makes Best Original Score the 2011 Oscar the category with the least number of films under consideration. The scores for Black Swan, True Grit, The Kids Are Alright and The Fighter will not be eligible to compete this year. Clint Mansell‘s Black Swan score and Carter Burwell‘s True Grit score were disqualified attributed to a designation within Rule 16 of the Academy’s Special Rules for Music Awards (5d under “Eligibility”), which excludes “scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music.” Meanwhile, the scores for The Kids Are All Right,...

According to /film, Winter’s Bone, King’s Speech, Toy Story 3, Never Let Me Go, and How to Train Your Dragon are ineligible for nominations for the WGA Awards. The Writers Guild of America have just released the list of eligible films, and none of these highly acclaimed films are on the ballot. The guild’s rules restrict nominations to productions that aren’t produced by WGA members or under WGA guidelines. Also not appearing on the ballot is Biutiful, The Ghost Writer, Nowhere Boy, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World and The Way Back. Here is a full list of films that are eligible.

Original screenplays:

All Good Things

Black Swan

Brooklyn’S Finest

Burlesque

Casino Jack

City Island

Company Men

Conviction

Country Strong

Cyrus

Due Date

Easy A

The Fighter

Frankie & Alice

Frozen

Furry Vengeance

Get Low

Greenberg

Grown Ups

Hereafter

Holy Rollers

How Do You Know?

Inception...

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: The Writers Guild of America revealed the films that will be eligible for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, and the lists – both Original and Adapted – are noteworthy for the titles that are not in the running.

“Toy Story 3” and “How to Train Your Dragon,” for instance, were declared ineligible. So was “Winter’s Bone” and “The King’s Speech,” believed by many Oscar pundits to be a frontrunner in several categories. They’re not alone. Other titles left out of the running include “Blue Valentine,” “Biutiful,” “Another Year,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” “Never Let Me Go” and “The Ghost Writer.”

But the screenplay for “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” made the cut. Thank God.

Why are these film scripts ineligible? Steve Pond over at The Wrap explains that they’ve been ostracized “because of guild rules that restrict nominations to films that...

Don't expect to see Winter's Bone, King's Speech, Toy Story 3, Never Let Me Go, and How to Train Your Dragon nominated for the WGA Awards. The Writers Guild of America have revealed the list of eligible films, and none of the previously mentioned highly acclaimed movies/screenplays are on the ballot. Before you get up in arms, you must realize that the guild's rules restrict nominations to productions aren't produced by WGA members or under WGA guidelines. Other films missing from the WGA ballot include Biutiful, The Ghost Writer, Nowhere Boy, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World and The Way Back. Of the animated feature films, Zack Snyder's Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole passed, while more highly acclaimed movies like Pixar's Toy Story 3 and DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon were deemed ineligible. Last year, several of the high-profile award contenders weren't eligible for WGA Awards,...

To be eligible for the group's annual awards, the Writers Guild of America requires that screenplays be produced under WGA jurisdiction and formally submitted for consideration.  This year, 76 films qualified -- 43 original screenplays and 33 adapted.  A few of the quality scripts that didn't meet the qualifications: Another Year, Biutiful, Blue Valentine, The Ghost Writer, The King's Speech, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Toy Story 3,  Winter's Bone. The WGA winners have been a reliable predictor of the Oscars: the winners have matched up 11 of the last 16 years in both the original and adapted categories.  To my eyes, The King's Speech is a lock for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination and the favorite to win.  So we'll see how that relationship holds this year.  Hit the jump for the full list of eligible screenplays. Via Variety: Original Screenplay All Good Things Black Swan Brooklyn's Finest Burlesque Casino Jack City Island...

So far I've collected six separate 2010 compilation videos looking back at the this year's collection of films. To the best of my knowledge, these six videos include clips from 303 films and together they total 34:34. I have included the complete list of films on the second page if you are interested. Let me know if I'm missing any, but I think it's pretty safe to say if you liked a film in 2010 one of these following videos will feature it.

So, have a watch and leave your thoughts on which one is your favorite in the comments below and if you find another one online that I should add to the collection shoot me an email.

By: Zack Young

By: The Sleepy Skunk

By: Matthew Shapiro

By: Gen I

By: Kees van Dijkhuizen

On the next page is one final compilation piece, but it plays automatically once the page is...

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have announced that 248 feature films are eligible for best picture at the 2010 Academy Awards. According to THR, 274 films were eligible in 2009, and 281 in 2008. If I had to guess which films will be selected I would have to say Inception, Black Swan, Social Network, King’s Speech, Winter’s Bone, The Fighter, True Grit, 127 Hours, Toy Story 3 and Rabbit Hole.

To make the cut, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.

Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.

Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion...

tEver look at the Oscar nominations and think, “Seriously how did that get nominated?” Well, a little peak behind the curtains reveals how your Best Picture sausage is made.

The Academy looks over all the feature films released in the present year and then breaks them down for eligibility under the following:

Films must be at least forty minutes long, which is the designation for “feature length.”Films must have their first public exhibition/distribution as a theatrical motion picture; no more than 10 minutes or 10% (whichever comes first) can be displayed in a “nontheatrical medium” prior to the film’s theatrical release.The publicly exhibited film must be within the following specs: 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixelsAnd finally, the film must be available for paid admission in a commercial theater in L.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have announced that 248 feature films are eligible for best picture at the 2010 Academy Awards. The number is down from previous years -- According to THR [1], 274 films were eligible in 2009, and 281 in 2008. The list of 248 eligible films have been sent with a nominations ballot to all active and life members of the Academy "who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than ten pictures." The ten films receiving the highest number of votes shall become the nominations for final voting for the Best Picture award. The nominations will be announced live on January 25th 2011 at 5:30am psd. The rules for eligibility is as follows: Films must be feature length (defined as over 40 minutes) Publicly exhibited by means of 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution...

Every Tuesday a new slew of titles on DVD and Blu-ray hit your local retailer's shelves, and while many of us will still be starry-eyed enjoying the things we received this holiday season, that doesn't mean we can't still look forward to what's next. It's by no means a complete list, and will see additions as more releases are announced, so for now take it as an incomplete guide for your next few months of potential entertainment. So without further ado, here's a rundown of titles arriving on DVD and Blu-ray in the near future.

Arriving December 21st

The A-Team on DVD and Blu-ray (Fox) Angel (IFC) Futurama: Volume 5 on DVD and Blu-ray (Fox) The Horde on DVD (IFC) Let it Rain on DVD (IFC) Map of the Sounds of Tokyo on DVD (IFC) Soul Kitchen on DVD (IFC) Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps on DVD and Blu-ray (Fox)

Arriving...

Each year around this time we get a mash-up of the best (and worst) cinematic offerings of the past 12 months. First out of the gate is YouTube’s Genrocks, with a great video mix. See it below and then check out the long list of films it uses, in order from Iron Man 2 to Hubble 3D, as well as the musical choices.

Music:

1. Ratatat – Nostrand

2. Kanye West – Power

3. Rooney – Not In My House

4. Apartment – Fall Into Place

5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky

6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines

Films in Order of Appearance:

01. Iron Man 2

02. The Social Network

03. Saw 3D

04. Tron: Legacy

05. Never Let Me Go

06. Legion

07. The Book of Eli

08. Easy A

09. The Runaways

10. Farewell

11. Kick-Ass

12. Jonah Hex

13. Harry Brown

14. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

15. Percy Jackson & The Olympics: The Lightning Thief

16. Despicable Me

17. Stone

18. Dinner For Schmucks

19. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

20. Hereafter

21. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...

If you were trapped under a rock this year (it happens) take six minutes to watch this YouTube short. Half music video, half trailer remix, “Filmography 2010″ cuts together the year’s hits, flops and everything in between to catchy music.

Even if you’re a jaded movie buff who hates year end schmaltz, the recap should pluck your heartstrings. So many great and touching moments this year, it’s enough to make you wonder how the Golden Globes managed to totally blow their nominations.

But we digress. Check out the video after the jump.

How many films do you recognize? Below is full list of the films in the order that they appear. Enjoy!

Music:

1. Ratatat – Nostrand

2. Kanye West – Power

3. Rooney – Not In My House

4. Apartment – Fall Into Place

5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky

6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines

Filmography 2010

Films in Order of Appearance:

01. Iron Man 2

02. The Social Network...

Every December these ‘best of the year’ video montages make the last 12 months of cinema seem infinitely more pleasant to sit through than they actually were. Here’s the first of many that are sure to be made before the sand in the hourglass runs out on 2010, this one from a gal going by the name of Gen I, who sent in this effort to /film.

There’s 270 movies in this montage below ranging from all the well known blockbusters, to smaller docs, foreign fare and even some Japanese anime! I can’t begin to imagine how long or how much skill it takes to put something as high-quality as this together…

Full list of the tracks and films shown are below;

Music:

1. Ratatat – Nostrand

2. Kanye West – Power

3. Rooney – Not In My House

4. Apartment – Fall Into Place

5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky

6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines

Filmography 2010

Films in...

Now that we're about two weeks till the end of 2010, the film industry will be looking back to figure out the best movies of the year and will pick winners during the many awards shows. Today, we have a video that captures 2010 pretty well by showing scenes from the year's 270 films, including some that have yet to hit theaters. There will likely be plenty more of these montages in the next few weeks, but the video is definitely one of the better ones that I have seen. Check out the six-minute video below, in addition to a full list of all the films that were used. Questions: How many of the films listed did you actually see in full? Video: Films in Order of Appearance: 1. Iron Man 2 2. The Social Network 3. Saw 3D 4. Tron: Legacy 5. Never Let Me Go 6. Legion 7. The Book of Eli 8. Easy A 9. The Runaways 10. Farewell 11. Kick-Ass...

It's getting closer and closer to the end of the year, and we've already seen a couple top 10 lists and critic choice awards announced. Since we began posting "best of the year" video montages a few years back, it seems a lot of new wannabe video editors have emerged. Maybe the software has become cheaper or more accessible, or maybe the coverage on sites like /Film and other movie blogs garnered interest in the task. Last year I received a dozen or so best of videos, most of them were not anything we would share on the site. I think we posted three in total last year, two of which were created by video editors we've featured in previous years [1]. Today I was sent the first "best of 2010" video montage of the season, from a video editor named Gen I. I'll admit that while I was expecting the worst, I came out pleasantly surprised.

Rarely does a drama come along with so much emotionally raw resonance that moviegoers feel each and every cinematic pang as if the on-screen tragedy were actually happening to them.Based on the novel of the same title by Karen Kingsbury, "Like Dandelion Dust" is a painfully emotional roller-coaster ride through a parent's worst nightmare. Not afraid to tackle a tricky topic, the movie breaks viewers' hearts with a generally impossible dilemma then inspires them with a demonstration of faith's unending power.Mira Sorvino stars as Wendy Porter, a woman whose husband Rip ...

Courtesy Mom

She may be a veteran mother-of-three, but Mira Sorvino will forever try to live up to her own mother’s parenting example.

“My mother was a full-time stay-at-home mom, so I find it really, really guilt-making when I go and work,” the Like Dandelion Dust actress, 43, reveals in the Fall issue of Mom.

“She used to do treasure hunts in the back yard and write clues and hide things in trees and she made her own piñatas — and she’s not Mexican … I don’t always measure up to her standard, but I try.”

But despite her hectic schedule,...

A very busy, yet quiet, weekend at cinemas. West Acres 14 gets hit with four films: Wes Craven horror flick, My Soul To Take 3D, horse bio-pic (I can't believe I actually just typed that phrase) Secretariat, adoption drama Like Dandelion Dust, and mental hospital comedy, Its Kind of a Funny Story. At Century 10, Life As We Know It, the first romantic comedy in quite awhile that doesn't look Completely uninteresting and awful. Thanks to the Fargo Theatre, we can see Micmacs, the new film from my favorite French director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, City of Lost Children). Also,...

The following movies open this weekend in theaters throughout the Valley. Visit Ncm.com for specific showtimes and locations.'Like Dandelion Dust'* Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper play the biological parents of a young boy (Maxwell Perry Cotton) who has resided with adoptive parents (Cole Hauser and Kate Levering) for most of his life. One family is determined to keep the son they love, the other to begin a new life, one they've always dreamed of, and rise above the challenges of alcoholism and domestic abuse that have plagued them. Playing exclusively at AMC Deer Valley 30 and...

Like Dandelion Dust is a film based on a Karen Kingsbury novel. It is a harrowing tale about an adoptive couple's worst nightmare. This occurs when the birth parents try to take back their child from the couple who is raising him. This movie explores that situation in depth and the drama is highlighted by superb performances by Barry Pepper and Mira Sorvino. Jack and Molly Campbell (Cole Hauser and Kate Levering) have had their adopted son Joey (Maxwell Perry Cotton) since he was a tiny infant. He is now seven years old and is a happy, well adjusted child. His birth mother Wendy (Sorvino) is married to Rip Porter (Pepper) who has been in jail for seven years, and is now being released. Rip had not known Wendy was pregnant and that she had a child. When he finds out, he...

This weekend offers several wide releases which cater to different audiences, along with a few anticipated films in limited release. Perhaps the most anticipated film out of the wide releases is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Oliver Stone's long-awaited follow-up to his 1987 original. While it's generated mixed reviews, the film boasts a great cast and has been on people's radar since it debuted at Cannes earlier this year. Also opening is the Zack Snyder animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, which appears to be a Lord of the Rings style epic for kids. Rounding out the wide releases is the chick flick You Again, starring Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sigourney Weaver. The festival favorite Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds opens in limited release as well as the public school documentary Waiting for Superman. Lastly, Woody Allen's latest film You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger...

I know almost no thing about author Karen Kingsbury, but apparently she's a New York Times bestselling author with a huge following. But I have seen a film which releases tomorrow that is based on one of her books and it's a film you don't want to miss. Produced by Bobby Downes whose previous credits included the gritty Eric Roberts film Mercy Streets, Like Dandelion Dust stars Mira Sorvino in a powerful role that centers on a custody battle that is fought over a little boy. It's a powerful and moving film that you don't want to miss. ...

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Warning: Do not get between Mira Sorvino and her kids.

The actress says she’d do just about anything to protect her three little ones — daughter Mattea, 5½, and sons Johnny, 4, and Holden, 15 months — with husband Christopher Backus.

“I would die for my children. I would kill for my children if someone were trying to hurt them,” the actress, who plays a mother in her new film Like Dandelion Dust, tells People.

“I have become a very fierce mama bear, and I’d lay down my life in a heartbeat if it could save theirs.”

That maternal instinct...

The 10th annual Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival kicks off Nov. 5 with Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith's documentary, "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," screening at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, Calif.

Under artistic director Steve Grumette, the fest, which runs through Nov. 8 at several venues throughout Ojai as well as Ventura's Brooks Institute, will present more than 60 films.

Actor Peter Graves and cinematographer Haskell Wexler will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Other documentary features on tap include Suzanne Jurva's "Changing Keys," Anne Aghion's "My Neighbor, My Killer" and Cory Taylor's "The Power of the Powerless."

The narrative film line-up includes Mo Perkins' "A Quiet Little Marriage," Jon Gunn's "Like Dandelion Dust" and Giancarlo Esposito's "Gospel Hill."...

Here are the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2087. 21 And A Wakeup Rated R For violence, language and brief nudity. American Virgin Rated R For pervasive crude and sexual content, nudity, drug and alcohol use and language. Capitalism: A Love Story Rated R For some language. Release Date: October 2, 2009 Couples Retreat Rated PG-13 For sexual content and language. Note: The Original "R" Rating Has Been Changed By The C.A.R.A. Appeals Board. Release Date: October 9, 2009 Dare Rated R For sexual content, language and alcohol use - all involving teens. Endgame Rated PG-13 For violence/disturbing images and some strong language. Release Date: Tba The Graves Rated R For bloody violence. Jerusalema Rated R For violence, language, drug use and some sexual content. Jordon Saffron: Taste This! Rated R For language, some drug use and brief sexual content. Leaves Of Grass Rated R For violence, pervasive language, and drug content.

MPAA ratings: Sept. 16, 2009. The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.

G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.

PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.

PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.

21 And A Wakeup

Dmz Productions

Rated for violence, language and brief nudity.

R

American Virgin

Oasis Entertainment

Rated for pervasive crude and sexual content, nudity, drug and alcohol use and language.

R

Capitalism: A Love Story

Overture Films

Rated for some language

R

Couples Retreat

Universal Studios

Rated for some sexual content and language.

French actress Frederique Bel arrives at the premiere of the film 'Like dandelion dust' during the 35th Deauville American Film Festival, in Deauville, France, 07 September 2009. The festival runs from 04 to 13 September. Epa/Daniel Joubert French actor and humorist Jean-Marie Bigard arrives at the premiere of the film 'Like dandelion dust' during the 35th Deauville American Film Festival, in Deauville, France, 07 September 2009. The festival runs from 04 to 13 September. Epa/Daniel Joubert Us director Daniel Davila poses during the photocall before the screening of his film 'Harrison Montgomery' during the 35th Deauville American Film Festival, in Deauville, France, 07 September 2009. The movie is selected in the official competition at the festival running from...

Paris -- Harrison Ford, Robin Wright Penn and Andy Garcia are among the famous faces set for career tributes during the star-spangled 35th edition of the Deauville Festival of American Cinema.

Ford will be the guest of honor at Deauville, which kicks off on Sept. 4 in the Normandy seaside town. The fest also plans homages to Garcia, whose film "City Island" from Raymond de Felitta will screen at the fest, and Wright Penn, whose "Private Lives of Pippa Lee" will unspool out of competition.

Deauville also will pay homage to the late director-producer Robert Aldrich and will honor the careers of directors-screenwriters-producers David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker.

Nine films will compete for the event's top prizes, four of which are first features, namely Oren Moverman's "The Messenger," Cary Joji Fukunaga's "Sin Nombre," Daniel Davila's "Harrison, Montgomery" and Sophie Barthes' "Cold Souls" starring Paul Giamatti and Emily Watson.

On Friday night, the Las Vegas Film Festival hosted Barry Pepper. The festival gave him a celebrity tribute following his film, "Like Dandelion Dust".

Pepper's performance as a rough, factory-working father recently released from prison was described by Variety magazine as "head turning." Early buzz on the film includes awards at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and the Sedona International Film Festival where it won Best Feature.

More than 100 films and documentaries premiered at the Eastside Cannery in Boulder City from April 9 to Easter Sunday. The festival drew more locals from Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City than actors and actresses who were in the films.

The big event for Friday and Saturday, though, was the premiere of the new Robert Pattinson film "How to Be." Friday, the festival had two showings of the film, and due to its popularity, they added a third showing on Saturday.

• This past weekend I had the chance to attend one of the more beautiful settings for a film fest. The Sonoma Film Festival offers such a splendid backdrop that makes it difficult to trade it, and the tasty food and delicious wines donated by local restaurants and wineries in for, a darkened environment to watch a slate of films. With exceptions such as the Korean film "Story of Wine" which almost feels tailor made for the festival, the festival's film selections feels catered towards a local, discerning audience who probably take their movies as seriously as they do about making wine. The friendly and patient audience had a chance to indulge in a selection of local shorts, international features and the highlight of the 12th festival edition was a tribute to Hollywood legend Bruce Willis would have preferred to be honoured as a great "Line Memorizer" rather than accepting

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Mark Mancina has been hired to write the original music for Hurricane Season, Dimension Films' basketball drama taking place in Louisiana one year after Hurricane Katrina. Tim Story (who directed the two Fantastic Four films) helms the film, which is going to be distributed by M-g-m beginning in March next year. The cast includes rap artist Bow Wow, Forest Whitaker and Isaiah Washington. Mark Mancina, who is best known for his action scores (Con Air, Twister, Speed) also has the scores for Nowhereland and Like Dandelion Dust on his list of upcoming films.