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  • Sundance unveils 2010 lineup

    12/02/09 Although the Sundance Film Festival might have tried to wring some extra sunshine from its selections last year, the 2010 lineup looks to be back to its typical mirthless self.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • Sundance unveils competition lineup

    12/02/09 "No matter what's happening in the industry, people are going to keep making films," opined John Cooper optimistically as he revealed the lineup for his first year as director of the Sundance Film Festival.  |  Variety
  • Robert Pattinson Swans Into Bella

    05/20/09 As if the news that Breaking Dawn , the fourth installment of the Twilight series, was officially a go didn't put Pattinson fans into enough of a twitter, the burgeoning star has just guaranteed yet another opportunity to see his swoon-worthy visage on the big screen.  |  E! Online
  • SXSW Interview: “True Adolescents” Director Craig Johnson

    03/20/09 Growing up, I had a lot of friends who were boy scouts and I would often tag along on their camping trips.  |  indieWIRE
  • Tribeca Fest Announces Lineup (Part Two)

    03/11/09 Moviefone Celine Danhier's doc examines "the DIY independent film movement that emerged in tandem with punk rock in late '70s downtown New York." Living in Los Angeles at the time, I got to see only a few of those films, just enough to get me really interested, so this could be educational and enlightening for modern indie film lovers.  |  Cinematical.com
  • TV: Newswire: Melissa Leo joins cast of new David Simon HBO show with Bunk and Lester

    03/10/09 Variety is reporting that Melissa Leo, fresh from her Oscar nomination for Frozen River , has joined the cast of the new HBO series Treme .  |  The A.V. Club
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins and Other Adventures

    03/10/09 Sean Penn and Melissa Leo make post-Oscar plans, and a great stage vet gets a potentially good role.  |  Defamer
  • Oscar-Winner Melissa Leo Hops Aboard WIRE Man Simon’s New HBO Post-Katrina Pilot TREME!!

    03/09/09 Melissa Leo, who just won an Oscar for her role in "Frozen River," has joined the cast of HBO's "Treme," the pilot about musicians in post-Katrina New Orleans from "The Wire" mastermind David Simon.  |  Ain't It Cool News