Downfall (Der Untergang)

11/08/09 UTA has signed Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who've co-written four James Bond films and are working on the fifth with Peter Morgan.  |  Variety

09/18/09 Taking giant strides forward in each of its first five years, the fest, situated in one of Europe's most pleasant cities, has quickly become a fixture on the calendar.  |  Variety

09/11/09 As someone who comes out of the publishing world (and no, I don't mean Ain't It Cool; I'm talking about actual magazine publishing), I find it fascinating that any monthly magazine on the face of the earth can publish an issue that is anywhere near 700 to 900 pages long (approximate weight: 4 pounds).  |  Ain't It Cool News

09/10/09 Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" and Liam Neeson starrer "Five Minutes of Heaven," by Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Downfall") are among the pics unspooling at this year's Zurich Film Festival, which runs Sept. 24-Oct. 4.  |  Variety

08/28/09 In what sounds like the convoluted plot to one of its own TV crime dramas, German pubcaster ARD has suspended leading producer Doris Heinze after a newspaper revealed that she had, over the past eight years, secretly commissioned her own husband to write at least four screenplays for the network.  |  Variety

08/20/09 The historian Tim Pat Coogan wrote that the difficulty in resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland lies in the fact that both sides perceived themselves to be an oppressed minority surrounded by a hostile majority, and that both sides were right.  |  The A.V. Club

08/19/09 Moviefone Do not be confused by the title of the film Five Minutes of Heaven , as it does not refer to the game you played as a middle-schooler where a boy and girl were chosen at random and locked in a closet together.  |  Cinematical.com

08/17/09 Another monster release slate this week finds, amongst other things, interpretations of the Irish troubles, both real and imagined.  |  Independent Film Channel (IFC)

06/05/09 European subsidy fund Eurimages has slated E4.87 million ($6.9 million) for a total of 14 international co-productions, including "Downfall" director Oliver Hirschbiegel's upcoming gangster biopic "Das Engelsgesicht" (Angel Face) and Gerardo Olivares' fact-based Spanish drama "Entre Lobos" (Among Wolves).  |  Variety

05/08/09 IFC Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Irish indie drama "Five Minutes of Heaven," starring Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt and Anamaria Marinca.  |  Variety