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Sub-Par: Tykwer’s “International” Opens Berlin With A Whimper
Sub-Par: Tykwer’s “International” Opens Berlin With A Whimper
It’s a pretty easy equation, all things considered. “Opening Night film equals shite,” muttered a British colleague, as we stood in the lobby of the Hyatt Hotel in Potsdamer Platz, about an hour before the first press screening at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. He then added, hastily, “That, ...
Scoop: Tom Tykwer Adapting Eggers
Scoop: Tom Tykwer Adapting Eggers
filmschoolrejects.com — A couple weeks back, while director Thomas Tykwer ( Run Lola Run ) was doing press for... his new action-thriller The International with Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, he revealed that he’s currently writing an adaptation of David Mitchell’s complex ... (more) Scoop: Tom Tykwer Adapting Eggers
Tom Tykwer teams up with the Wachowskis
screendaily.com — Tom Tykwer is teaming up with the Wachowski brothers on one of two projects he currently has... in development. Tykwer said he is working on an adaptation of UK author David Mitchell's 2004 Booker Prize shortlisted novel Cloud Atlas, whose action ... (more) Tom Tykwer teams up with the Wachowskis
The International Movie Review From The Berlin Film Festival
variety.com — A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Columbia Pictures presentation, in association with Relativity Media, of an... Atlas Entertainment production, a Rose Line Prods. and Siebente Babelsberg Film co-production. Produced by Charles Roven, Richard ... (more) The International Movie Review From The Berlin Film Festival
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