Screen Media nabs 'Inkubus'

Screen Media Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Chad A. Verdi's "Inkubus" starring horror film specialist Robert Englund.Woodhaven Production Co. announced the deal Friday and said the pic would open on Oct. 28, the pre-Halloween weekend at locations in Rhode Island,Massachusetts, Connecticut, NY, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida and California.Englund, who starred as the original Freddy Krueger in eight films, tells the story of a skeleton crew working the final shift of a closing police station. The night takes a gruesome turn when a demon calmly walks in with the severed head of a murdered girl, allows himself to be restrained and begins to confess his litany of crimes. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

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'Dolphin Tale' Director Dishes On Coping With Its Real-Existence Star, Winter

For a lot of filmmakers, the idea of coping with children and animals -- along with the whole family film genre, for the matter -- is certainly an abhorrent proposition. But 'Dolphin Tale' director Charlies Martin Cruz states he learned within the best -- in the type of George Lucas and Carroll Ballard. Due to people influences and Smith's understanding of animal-centered tales (he directed Disney's franchise-setting 'Air Bud'), 'Dolphin Tale' is probably the rare live-action PG films gain rare reviews. Moviefone spoken for the multi-gifted Cruz (he's an actress, film author, producer and director exceeding 95 film and tv credits) about coping with his inspiring 'Dolphin Take,' the film's unique leading star and whether his musical star Harry Connick Junior. jammed round the set. What got you interested in creating this story? The producers at Alcon saw something about Winter around the morning show. They done [the story] for any couple of many the project had postponed they weren't sure what direction to go. Fortunately personally, I used to be triggered to accomplish rewrites and direct the film. They introduced it in my opinion, and i'm really glad they did. Could it happen to be strange obtaining a pet star? Real animals doing whatever they do, that's what's interesting in my opinion also to not need them become once they understand every word of British. To capture the way a animal is actually. As well as the actual Winter plays Winter the dolphin inside the movie, right? Yes, I understood Winter was basically an crazy animal. The initial factor I did so once i started writing was go sit watching Winter. I preferred to understand what she did, how she were living. She likes to access it her little blue mattress bed mattress and float around and he or she loves to get this Tweety bird appear all day long lengthy extended. I understood she'd you have to be herself, therefore i needed an extremely, really strong kid actor who could endure may be just like real as Winter is. Perform the critiques to 'Free Willy' bother you? It's not the identical movie whatsoever. People just hear dolphin and kid and compare it to another movie getting a marine mammal. There is however not that numerous parallels -- besides 'Free Willy' will be a very very long time ago, although I guess there has been all people sequels. Watch a clip for 'Dolphin Tale' How difficult is results with child stars? I have labored with child stars and non-stars -- new stars -- on numerous occasions. I developed a movie referred to as 'The Snow Walker' and our female lead will be a 19-year-old Inuit girl who'd never socialized before. Which Used to do the initial, two-hour TV movie that launched the series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' because of my understanding about youthful stars. Precisely how perhaps you have uncover the 2 youthful stars, who've a great deal chemistry? The Two kid figures were my primary objective, because Sawyer is usually the central character inside the movie. I auditioned hundreds of youngsters and situated Nathan Gamble, nobody is wonderful. And little Cozi Zuehlsdorff has not done anything before, however i have labored with plenty of kids to recognize these youngsters are really special. I appreciated there wasn't any contrived romance between Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Junior. There's discussion of the a little, however was adament which i didn't might like to do that. That is not just what the movie is among the love story here's between every one of these caring marine hospital employees and Winter. With Harry Connick Junior. on set, was there any impromptu jam periods? Harry plays the saxophone inside the movie however couldn't consider anything for him to see. Inside the nights I used to be hearing numerous Chet Baker, which i acquired his song 'Everything Occurs Me' stuck throughout my thoughts. Meanwhile through the occasions I used to be hearing other tunes racking your brains on what he should play, and finally I believed, "how about the song that's stuck within your mind?" Who're a couple of of the influences just like a director? Most likely probably the most valued films that I've ever done is 'Never Cry Wolf.' I used to be about 26, as well as the director was Carroll Ballard, whom I understood through George Lucas, since I'd experienced 'American Graffiti.' There's this complete San Fran connection of people filmmakers, as well as I learned a great deal from George, now when was 18 in 'Graffiti.' 'Never Cry Wolf' was Ballard's film after 'The Black Stallion.' I wasn't only the star but ended up being one of the authors on that film too. I done that film for just about any year-and-a-half cautiously with Carroll and learned filmmaking from him. What's your chosen family movie? Personally, I don't think there's are you currently a far greater movie that focuses on a dog than 'The Black Stallion,' That whole opening sequence while using kid as well as the equine as well as the island is just magical! 'Dolphin Tale' is rated PG and contains an average Sense Media age-rating of seven or even more. (Banner image because of Warner Bros.)

Kino Lorber Picks Up Toronto Title Elles

Kino Lorber has acquired the U.S. rights to the Juliette Binoche-starrerElles, which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this month. The deal for the taboo-challengingfilm from Polish directorMalgoska Szumowskawas negotiated by Kino Lorber president and CEO Richard Lorber andTanja Meissner, who heads international sales and acquisitions at Memento Films International. The film stars Binoche as a wealthy, Paris-based investigative journalist for Elle magazine who begins to question her own life and beliefs while interviewing two students for an article about university prostitution.Kino Lorber is eyeing an early 2012 release.

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'Miss Bala' Crowned Mexico's Foreign-Language Oscar Submission

Mexico City -- Mexico has selected Gerardo Naranjo's action-packed Miss Bala as its foreign-language Oscar contender for the 84th Academy Awards.our editor recommendsMiss Bala: Cannes Review'Miss Bala' Gearing Up for Fall Release in MexicoTwentieth Century Fox Nabs Mexico Distribution Rights for 'Miss Bala' Directed and co-written by up-and-comer Naranjo (I'm Gonna Explode), Miss Bala revolves around a beauty pageant contestant who involuntarily gets caught in the middle of a drug war in Baja California. The Mexican film academy said on Thursday that it also has chosen Miss Bala as Mexico's foreign-picture submission for Spain's 26th Goya Awards. The Canana Films-Fox International co-production premiered in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section and it has screened at film fests in Toronto and San Sebastian. At the recent edition of the Tokyo Film Festival, it won best director for Naranjo and best actress for newcomer Stephanie Sigman. Canana Films, the production company owned by actors Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna and producer Pablo Cruz, has produced three of Naranjo's feature films. Should he get the nomination, Naranjo will be looking to become the first Mexican director to bring home an Oscar for best foreign-language picture; eight Mexican features have received nominations in the category since 1957, yet none have won the coveted award. Related Topics Oscars International Oscars 2012 Miss Bala

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Liberty Media Anticipates A Premium Tier For Online Video

It’s “more likely than not”that new online video streaming providers such as Amazon will offer some programming on a premium tier — a contrast with Netflix’s single-pricepackage –Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said this morning at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia conference. He broadly hinted that his company’s desire to charge extra for Starzwas a big reason why the premium channel recently ended negotiations to extend its carriage deal with Netflix. The current arrangement, he says,is “inconsistent” with theway consumers receive Starz on pay TV. More broadly, Maffei says that Liberty is on track to split off its Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz tracking stocks by tomorrow now that it has beat back a court challenge by bondholders.The dealtransfers some assets to the spun-off companies, violating some bond agreements. But the Delaware Supreme Court yesterday upheld a lower court decision that said the split-off is OK because it isn’t part of what it called an “overall scheme” to hurt bondholders. That likely won’t change the overall strategy for the company that’s controlled by the famously tax-averse former cable titan John Malone — and that some analysts say is little more than a portfolio of stock holdings. “Finding things to buy at attractive prices is the biggest chalenge we have today,” Maffei says. In addition to repurchasing Liberty shares, the company has “looked at things that are downtrodden,” he says. That’s how Liberty came to own major stakes in Sirius XM and Barnes & Noble.Liberty tried to buy the book store chain because it likes the potential of e-book sales for it Nook e-reader and “we think the retail business is likely to decline at a slower rate than people anticipate.” Talks fell apart when B&N wanted a higher price just as “the financial markets were moving away from us.” Maffei says that at QVC “we are doing surprisingly well in the U.S. given what consumer confidence is.” The company’s focusing more on consumer electronics than jewelry, but still wants to target women. It also wants toavoid comparisons with Amazon, which Maffei calls “a fearsome, strong competitor.” Liberty might consider going after HSN, but “not at today’s price.”

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RAINN shields within the storm

Network's Berit Francis with Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg .Amy Brenneman and KaDee Strickland The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network situated an intimate fund-raiser at WeHo's Soho House that presented the close pals of Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland and Carol Robinson Peete.Though Julie Andrews was unable to produce the Sept. 15 RAINN event, Katzenberg recognized to her cordially as "most likely the most wonderful lady...there is no better individual on the planet!InchSo when Strickland needed for the mic, she switched through her printed speech and reminded party site visitors, "A girl's gotta have a very piece of paper when she's wearing tall rearfoot footwear."

'Human Centipede II' Director Doesn't Mind Torture Porn Label

The already controversial 'Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)' debuts at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on Thursday before hitting theaters via IFC on Oct. 7, and director Tom Six is ready for the coming barbs about his disgusting horror sequel being the latest in a long line of much-criticized torture porn. "I don't have any problem with that, because I actually like the term," Six told Dave Itzkoff in a new interview with the NY Times blog ArtsBeat. "I see porno films, of course, and I like them, I have no problem with that at all. And there have been so many horror films, and that's all torture and misery. That's the genre. I kind of like that they combine it. I think my film is a torture porn with European art sauce or something." Yum? [NYT/ArtsBeat]

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