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Freestyle takes 'Frankie,' 'Cell' for U.S. |
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By Scott Roxborough
May 12, 2010, 10:09 AM ET
CANNES -- U.S. indie Freestyle Releasing has picked up U.S. theatrical distribution on two titles from Canada's Cinesavvy: Geoffrey Sax's "Frankie and Alice" starring Halle Berry and Stellan Skarsgard and the horror thriller "Cell 213," directed by Stephen Kay ("Boogeyman").
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A Sales Boutique Comes To Berlin |
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With a record number of sales companies participating at this year's European Film Market (along with an obvious drop in the number of buyers), it is heartening to hear that there are new companies coming into the fold, attempting to re-energize the sales sector and infuse it with new blood and new energy.
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"Five titles likely to heat up chilly Berlin" in The Hollywood Reporter |
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Based on the true story of one woman's fight with multiple personality disorder, Halle Berry stars as Frankie, a go-go dancer in 1970s Los Angeles whose existence is threatened by Alice, the violent, white racist personality who hates everything about Frankie and tries to destroy her. Stellan Skarsgard co-stars as the doctor who tries to save her.
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Screen Media takes US rights to Sonny Liston biopic Phantom Punch |
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Ving Rhames plays the legendary heavyweight boxer Sonny Liston and Toronto’s Access Motion Pictures produced the project.
Abhi
Rastogi, who previously worked with Cinemavault and launched Cinesavvy
last year, has previously closed deals with California Filmes in
Brazil, Smile Entertainment in Scandinavia, Horizon One Entertainment
in Australia, and Shooting Stars in the Middle East.
Read it at ScreenDaily.com
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Halle Berry set for 'Frankie and Alice' |
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Frankie and Alice follows a young black woman, struggling with multiple personality disorder, torn between who she is and the racist Caucasian alter-personality that preys upon her mind. This thrilling race for identity is a complex and disturbing whirlwind into the human psyche.
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