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  • Alcon taps writer for 'Dolphin's Tale' film

    12/08/09 Going from inspirational sports stories like "The Blind Side" to inspirational animal stories, Warner Bros.-based Alcon Entertainment is tapping Charles Martin Smith to write and direct "A Dolphin's Tale." "Dolphin" is inspired by the true story of a dolphin named Winter who was rescued off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • 'Skin,' 'Machan' win at Palm Beach Fest

    04/29/09 Anthony Fabian's "Skin," starring Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill and Alice Krige, and Uberto Pasolini's "Machan" tied for the best feature film award at the 14th annual Palm Beach International Film Festival, which handed out its awards on Monday.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • Dramas share top prize in Palm Beach

    04/28/09 Sophie Okonedo starrer "Skin" and helmer Uberto Pasolini's "Machan" tied for top kudos Monday at the 14th annual Palm Beach Film Festival.  |  Variety
  • 'Stone' to open Palm Beach film fest

    03/26/09 Charles Martin Smith's "Stone of Destiny," which tells of how four students in Glasgow, Scotland outwitted the British government, will screen as the opening-night film at the 14th edition of the Palm Beach International Film Festival, which runs April 23-27.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • Palm Springs Fest Sets Lineup; To Open With “Destiny,” Close With “Summer”

    03/26/09 The festival also features a special Italian Cinema sidebar, curated by Veronica De Laurentiis.  |  indieWIRE
  • 'Stone Of Destiny' is a fun ride

    02/19/09 Polynesian peoples call it "mana," the power we imbue in objects through sheer belief, from the power of a talisman to a Honus Wagner baseball card to the Bible we swear on in court.  |  JAM! Showbiz
  • Kate Mara mum on 'Stone' romance

    02/19/09 There is a romantic frisson between the characters played by Kate Mara and Charlie Cox in Stone of Destiny, the inspirational true story of Scottish nationalists who steal the relic back from Westminster Abbey as a gesture of Scottish pride in 1950.  |  JAM! Showbiz
  • 'American Graffiti' inspired 'Stone' director

    02/17/09 When Charles Martin Smith starred in "American Graffiti" more than 35 years ago, he was impressed with the way director George Lucas handled a young cast that also included Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams and Harrison Ford. As director of "Stone of Destiny," which opens Friday, Smith wanted to deal with his actors in a similar fashion.  |  JAM! Showbiz
  • AFM Screening Guide

    11/04/08 Monster X Strikes Back - Attack the G8 Summit!  |  Variety
  • Hamptons International Film Festival celebrates ‘sweet 16’

    10/24/08 The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF), which ran from Oct. 15 to 19, turned sweet 16 this year and was kissed once again by crisp fall weather and a delicious harvest of carefully curated films representing both local and foreign product and appealing to both rarified and earthier tastes.  |  The Hollywood Reporter