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“A Mistake” is a new ‘medical drama’ feature, written and directed by Christine Jeffs, based on the novel by Carl Shuker, starring Elizabeth Banks, Simon McBurney, Mickey Sumner, Rena Owen, Richard Crouchley and Matthew Sunderland, with a theatrical release Tba:

“…a respected surgeon makes a fateful decision during an operation, by allowing a young colleague to take charge.

“Then when a ‘mistake’ occurs, the surgeon finds herself in a difficult situation…”

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"Mistakes may always happen. And I'm not trying to hide anything." Quiver Distr. has revealed an official trailer for an indie drama titled A Mistake, a medical thriller from filmmaker Christine Jeffs (of Sunshine Cleaning from 2008). This premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival a few months ago, and it's getting a theatrical release in September. A gripping cinematic adaptation of the best-selling novel, A Mistake delves into the perilous aftermath of surgeon Elizabeth Taylor's split-second medical decision, unfolding a thrilling exploration of the fatal ripple effects triggered by a single human error. After a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, a gifted surgeon's life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner who is a nurse at the hospital turns her back on her. Elizabeth Banks stars as surgeon Liz Taylor, with Mickey Sumner, Richard Crouchley, Simon McBurney, Fern Sutherland, Rena Owen,...

Elizabeth Banks commands the screen as distinguished surgeon Dr. Liz Taylor, grappling with turmoil both personal and professional in A Mistake. Adapting Carl Shuker’s novel, director Christine Jeffs crafts a nuanced portrait of accountability through a deceptively simple medical drama.

During a routine procedure, Taylor’s inexperienced registrar, Richard, makes a mistake with lasting consequences. A young patient named Lisa doesn’t survive complications, throwing the hospital into disarray. Taylor insists on taking full responsibility to protect Richard, unprepared for the storm ahead. Questions linger over duty and mistake, liability and lives.

Resolute in her skills, Taylor faces conflicts internally and externally as the tragedy’s effects spread. Hospital administration and the patient’s grieving parents demand answers, testing Taylor’s discipline and principles. Banks skillfully brings the star surgeon’s unraveling to life, navigating trauma with a tangible humanity. Subtleties in directing and storytelling probe complex issues of...

The 2024 Tribeca Festival kicked off June 5 with the world premiere of the documentary Diane Furstenberg: Woman In Charge, launching the 12-day New York-set fest that features narrative and documentary competitions as well as a slew of A-list panels that always seem to make news.

Among the 108 feature films in this year’s lineup includes world premieres of movies starring Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Elizabeth Banks, Naomie Harris and Jenna Ortega to name a few. In addition to Furstenberg, high profile documentaries include Brats, Andrew McCarthy’s look back at the Brat Pack, and ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!, about South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone restoring an iconic Colorado restaurant.

Check out Deadline’s reviews from the festival, and keep checking back as new titles are added. Click on the film’s title to read our full review.

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A Mistake explores the consequences of a single error in a heartfelt and emotional way. Christine Jeffs expertly delves into ethics and emotional accountability in the medical field. Elizabeth Banks shines in a challenging role that balances vulnerability and detachment.

Medical dramas can often be sensationalized and dramatic for the sake of stirring up conflict; A Mistake is anything but. Deftly written and directed by Christine Jeffs, who adapted Carl Shukers novel of the same name, the drama sidesteps fictional medical tropes for something that is all too real and emotional. A Mistake is thorough in examining what happens when a medical mistake occurs, and the consequences that come up because of a moment gone wrong. In doing so, Jeffs explores ethics, moral and emotional accountability with a compassionate and nuanced eye.

A Mistake (2024)

DirectorChristine JeffsRelease DateJune 7, 2024WritersCarl Shuker, Christine JeffsCastByron Coll, Fern Sutherland, Joel Tobeck, Matthew Sunderland, Elizabeth Banks,...

Elizabeth Banks has one of her best roles to date in A Mistake, the New Zealand-set medical drama that had its world premiere Friday night at the Tribeca Festival.

It might be easy to forget that Banks is one of the best actors out there, especially since she also is known these days as a director (most recently Cocaine Bear) and even game show host (Press Your Luck). But as her most recent acting work in films like The Beanie Bubble and Call Jane proves again, she has real acting chops and always has. Therefore it is nice to see her sink her teeth into a major lead role in an intense but understated and dedicated turn as a brilliant and confident surgeon whose one routine mistake during an operation spirals out of control. In the process, her life becomes a mess, making her question just exactly who she really is,...

Having completed production in the summer of the previous year, Christine Jeffs is now well-prepared to polish off her highly anticipated fourth feature film, a book-to-film adaptation titled A Mistake to high-brow auds. This marks a sixteen-year gap between her previous feature films – she began with a lot of fanfare early on with Rain (2001), Sylvia (2003) and then Sunshine Cleaning (2008). A Mistake sees Elizabeth Banks topline what was a shot in New Zealand project. Jeffs was at Sundance with her last film so it might be a fun comeback narrative for this acquisitions item.

Gist: Elizabeth is a gifted surgeon—the only female consultant at her hospital.…...

A Mistake

Despite being involved in a handful of projects (including an early departure from ’21’s Every Breath You Take 2021), it’ll have been a full fifteen years since the last time she signed off on a project. Rain (2001), Sylvia (2003) and Sunshine Cleaning (2008) filmmaker Christine Jeffs began production on her fourth feature in her native New Zealand. A book-to-film adaptation, A Mistake sees Elizabeth Banks take on the complex role of someone who’s had a monkey wrench thrown at them. Production would have taken place late last summer with Gfc Films Matthew Metcalfe and Jeffs producing.

Gist: In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner who is a nurse at the hospital turns her back on her.…...

Exclusive: Mickey Sumner will star opposite Elizabeth Banks in A Mistake — the medical drama from writer-director Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning) that was first announced during the 2022 Cannes Market.

Based on the novel by Carl Shuker, A Mistake follows Elizabeth Taylor (Banks), who is a gifted surgeon — the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, Elizabeth’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner (Sumner) who is a nurse at the hospital turns her back on her. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field. But can she survive a single mistake?

Cornerstone Films launched sales on the Gfc Films production at Cannes and is co-representing U.S. rights with UTA Independent Film Group. Financing...

Not many filmmakers can boast a 99 Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes for their small-scale debut, as Alex Thompson earned with 2019’s “Saint Frances.” Fewer still follow up with an even stronger second act.

Thompson co-wrote “Rounding” with his physician brother Christopher, and their psychological freakout is possessed of an almost visionary intensity. He’s described this film as inspired by the B-movie thrillers he watched on TV as a kid, but that significantly undersells its lingering power.

Indeed, the B-movie moments — ominous threats, manifested demons — are the weaker spots in an otherwise taut and terrifying emotional nightmare.

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Namir Smallwood (“American Rust”) is exceptional as James, an ambitious medical resident who falls off the fast track when one of his patients dies. Though his sympathetic mentor urges him to push on, a shell-shocked James insists...

Elizabeth Banks is to star in writer-director Christine Jeffs’ medical suspense drama A Mistake, based on the novel by Carl Shuker. Cornerstone Films will launch international sales in Cannes on the Gfc Films production, and is co-repping the U.S. together with UTA Independent Film Group. Principal Photography starts August 15 in New Zealand.

The story centers on Elizabeth Taylor (Banks), a gifted surgeon and the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, Taylor’s colleagues begin to close ranks, and her life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, she has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field. But can she survive a single mistake?

Jeffs’ debut feature, Rain, was in the running for a Golden Camera Award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival; she also directed Sunshine Cleaning...

Elizabeth Banks will star in a medical drama called “A Mistake,” in which she plays a surgeon fighting for her career after the death of a patient.

Christine Jeffs will write and direct the film that’s based on a novel by Carl Shuker. The film will be shopped to buyers at the upcoming Cannes market, and principal photography is meant to begin on Aug. 15 in New Zealand.

“A Mistake” stars Banks as Elizabeth Taylor, a gifted surgeon and the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, her colleagues begin to close ranks, and Elizabeth’s life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field, as well as navigated years of casual sexism at her hospital. But can she survive a single mistake?...

Shooting commences in New Zealand in August.

US actress Elizabeth Banks is set to star in medical drama A Mistake, from New Zealand-born writer-director Christine Jeffs, with Cornerstone handling international sales.

The feature is based on a novel by Carl Shuker, and will see Banks play a surgeon who has navigated years of casual sexism at the hospital where she works, and suddenly finds herself fighting for her career and reputation after the death of a patient.

Cornerstone will handle international sales and distribution and will commence sales at Cannes. The London-based outfit is co-repping the US with UTA Independent Film Group.

Actor-director Elizabeth Banks will star as a surgeon desperately trying to hold on to her career after the death of a patient in medical drama “A Mistake.”

From writer and director Christine Jeffs and New Zealand’s Gfc Films, “A Mistake” is based on the novel by Carl Shuker. Banks will star as an eminent female surgeon who has navigated years of casual sexism at the hospital where she works, and suddenly finds herself fighting for her career and reputation following the death of a patient.

Jeffs’ debut feature film, “Rain,” was nominated for a Golden Camera Award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. She also directed “Sunshine Cleaning,” which screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. “A Mistake” marks the director’s return to filmmaking.

Banks stars in Sundance break-out “Call Jane” opposite Sigourney Weaver. She also recently wrapped production on Imagine Entertainment...

Meant to be a Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning) project that saw helmer Vaughn Stein take on the reigns early on, this acquisitions friendly item dates back to 2012 when Rob Reiner was attached and Harrison Ford and Zac Efron looking to star. Fast-forward to 2019 and Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin and Veronica Ferres joined the project that began lensing in October in Vancouver. Written by David Murray, Every Breath You Take becomes Stein’s sophomore feature after debuting Margot Robbie thriller Terminal in 2018.

Gist: Affleck plays a psychiatrist whose career is thrown into jeopardy when a patient takes her own life.…...

Vaughn Stein, who helmed the Margot Robbie thriller Terminal, has come aboard to direct Every Breath You Take, an indie thriller starring Casey Affleck.

It is a last-minute replacement as Stein fills in for Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning), who dropped out for undisclosed reasons two weeks ago. Cameras are rolling this week on the project, which also stars Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin.

Affleck plays a psychiatrist whose career is thrown into jeopardy when a patient takes her own life. When he invites the patient’s surviving brother, played by Claflin, into his home to meet his wife (Monaghan) and daughter, his ...

Vaughn Stein, who helmed the Margot Robbie thriller Terminal, has come aboard to direct Every Breath You Take, an indie thriller starring Casey Affleck.

It is a last-minute replacement as Stein fills in for Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning), who dropped out for undisclosed reasons two weeks ago. Cameras are rolling this week on the project, which also stars Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin.

Affleck plays a psychiatrist whose career is thrown into jeopardy when a patient takes her own life. When he invites the patient’s surviving brother, played by Claflin, into his home to meet his wife (Monaghan) and daughter, his ...

Star power is always a draw at the American Film Market, led this year by Rachel Weisz playing Elizabeth Taylor in See-Saw’s “A Special Relationship.”

It’s a roll of the dice for independently financed projects. A pair of Diane Keaton projects — “Book Club” and “Poms” — were major draws at the last two AFMs. “Book Club” went up for sale in 2017 was a major success with more than $100 million in worldwide grosses last year. “Poms,” which was unveiled a year ago, failed to get much traction with $16 million.

A select list of anticipated titles at the American Film Market:

Losing Clementine

Director: Lucia Puenzo

Producers: Sentient Films, Freckle Films

Key Cast: Jessica Chastain

Logline: The story follows world-renowned artist who, after flushing away her meds, gives herself 31 days to tie up loose ends before killing herself.

Sales: Sierra/Affinity

Geechee

Director: Dubois Ashong

Producers: Agc Studios

Key Cast: Andrea Riseborough...

Sam Claflin and Michelle Monaghan alongside Casey Affleck and Veronica Ferres have joined the cast of the independent thriller ‘Every Breath You Take’.

The movie is about a psychiatrist, portrayed by Affleck, whose career is thrown into jeopardy when his patient takes her own life. When he invites his patient’s surviving brother (Claflin) into his home to meet his wife (Monaghan) and daughter, his family life is suddenly torn apart.

Christine Jeffs will helm the project which will be produced by Richard B. Lewis of Southpaw Entertainment and Ferres and Frank Buchs of Construction Film.

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“I’m extremely pleased that the gifted Christine Jeffs and our world-class cast have come together to bring this amazing thriller to life, as it touches on themes of family, betrayal and redemption that are universal and resonate for all of us,...

It’s been over a decade since director Christine Jeffs has released a film. Her last work, “Sunshine Cleaning,” which debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to pretty positive reviews. That film saw early work from two of the biggest actresses working today, Emily Blunt and Amy Adams. Well, now, more than a decade later, Jeffs is working on a new film, “Every Breath You Take,” and she’s found herself another strong cast.

Continue reading Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan & Sam Claflin Sign On For ‘Sunshine Cleaning’ Director’s First Film In Over A Decade at The Playlist.

Casey Affleck will star in the independent thriller “Every Breath You Take” alongside Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan and Veronica Ferres.

13 Films has worldwide rights to the project and will be presenting it to buyers for the first time at the American Film Market, which opens on Nov. 6.

“Sunshine Cleaning” director Christine Jeffs is helming the film about a psychiatrist, portrayed by Affleck, whose career is thrown into jeopardy when his patient takes her own life. When he invites his patient’s surviving brother (Claflin) into his home to meet his wife (Monaghan) and daughter, his family life is suddenly torn apart. Principal photography will commence this November in Vancouver.

The producers are Richard B. Lewis of Southpaw Entertainment with Ferres and Frank Buchs of Construction Film. Tannaz Anisi and Gregory R. Schenz of 13 Films will be executive producing alongside Southpaw Entertainment’s Gabrielle Jerou-Tabak and Jon Levin of Fourward Entertainment.

Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin have joined 13 Films’ thriller Every Breath You Take from Sunshine Cleaning director Christine Jeffs.

Affleck plays a psychiatrist whose career is thrown into jeopardy when his patient takes her own life. When he invites his patient’s surviving brother (Hunger Games‘ Claflin) into his home to meet his wife (Monaghan) and daughter, his family life is suddenly torn apart.

Multi-European Award winning Veronica Ferres also stars. Production starts this month in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Pic is being produced by Richard B. Lewis of Southpaw Entertainment with Ferres and Frank Buchs of Construction Films. Tannaz Anisi and Gregory R. Schenz of 13 Films will be Executive Producing alongside Southpaw Entertainment’s Gabrielle Jerou-Tabak...

Principal photography set to commence in Vancouver, British Columbia, in November.

Casey Affleck will join Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan and German star Veronica Ferres in the thriller Every Breath You Take from Sunshine Cleaning director Christine Jeffs, which 13 Films will introduce to worldwide buyers at Afm.

Principal photography is set to commence in Vancouver, British Columbia, in November on the film from Southpaw Entertainment and Construction Films.

Every Breath You Take centres on a psychiatrist (Affleck), whose career is thrown into jeopardy when his patient takes her own life. When he invites his patient’s surviving brother (Claflin) into...

After a number of TV appearances early in her career, Amy Adams has made a glorious return to television in HBO’s eight-episode limited series “Sharp Objects.” The series is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing another heralded HBO mini, “Big Little Lies.” In this project, Adams portrays troubled reporter Camille Preaker, who just having been released from a psychiatric hospital for harming herself, returns to her hometown to investigate a double murder.

Adams, of course, is most known for her film work, having earned two Golden Globe Awards (from seven nominations), won a Screen Actors Guild Award (also from seven nominations) and has been nominated for five Academy Awards. Those Oscar nominations have been for “Junebug” (2005), “Doubt” (2008), “The Fighter” (2010), “The Master” (2012) and “American Hustle” (2013).

In recognition of Adams’ return to TV, let’s take a tour in our photo gallery above of her 15 greatest movie performances,...

2018 is promising to be quite a year for Emily Blunt. The British actress has received some of the best reviews of her career for the film “A Quiet Place,” which is directed by and co-stars her real-life husband John Krasinski (“The Office”). As a pregnant wife who helps to lead her family to safety by trying to outwit alien creatures by not making a sound, Blunt offers a nearly silent performance with acting registering mostly with her face, a bold move that could result in awards attention later in the year.

See ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ trailer: Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda fly a kite [Watch]

And to top that off in December, Blunt will also play the title character in Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” paired up with Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda as well as her third go-round with on-screen nemesis Meryl Streep, with whom Blunt co-starred in “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Into the Woods.

Invitees will boost overall membership to around 8,500.

A record 774 people from 57 countries have been invited to join the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, an influx that will swell membership to around 8,500.

Among the new faces are veterans of the independent film world that include Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford, Lionsgate UK and Europe CEO Zygi Kamasa, FilmNation founder and CEO Glen Basner, Good Universe partner and head of international Helen Lee Kim, and Cornerstone Films co-founder Alison Thompson.

The list beat last year’s intake of 683 and according to the Academy comprises 39% females and 30% people of colour, two areas where the Academy has been vocal in its efforts to boost representation in light of the ongoing diversity drive across the industry.

The intake includes Viacom CEO Bob Bakish, acquisitions executives Dori Begley from Magnolia Pictures, Eda Kowan from Lionsgate, Hussain Amarshi from Mongrel Media and Peter Goldwyn from Samuel Goldwyn Films, and publicity...

Invitees will boost overall membership to around 8,500.

A record 774 people from 57 countries have been invited to join the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, an influx that will swell membership to around 8,500.

Among the new faces are veterans of the independent film world that include Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford, Lionsgate UK and Europe CEO Zygi Kamasa, FilmNation founder and CEO Glen Basner, Good Universe partner and head of international Helen Lee Kim, and Cornerstone Pictures co-founder Alison Thompson.

The list beat last year’s intake of 683 and according to the Academy comprises 39% females and 30% people of colour, two areas where the Academy has been vocal in its efforts to boost representation in light of the ongoing diversity drive across the industry.

The intake includes Viacom CEO Bob Bakish, acquisitions executives Dori Begley from Magnolia Pictures, Eda Kowan from Lionsgate, Hussain Amarshi from Mongrel Media and Peter Goldwyn from Samuel Goldwyn Films, and publicity...

Gwyneth Paltrow silver dress on the Oscars' Red Carpet Gwyneth Paltrow at the Academy Awards Donning a shining silver dress, Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 2011 Academy Awards held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Paltrow's latest movie, Country Strong, was up for a Best Song Oscar. It lost to the Toy Story 3 ditty "We Belong Together," by Randy Newman. More than a decade ago, Gwyneth Paltrow took home the Best Actress Oscar for John Madden's Shakespeare in Love (1998), a romantic comedy-drama also featuring Joseph Fiennes (as William Shakespeare), Judi Dench, Geoffrey Rush, and this year's Best Actor Oscar winner, Colin Firth (The King's Speech). Paltrow's (moderately) gender-bending Shakespeare in Love heroine remains her only Oscar-nominated performance to date. Directed by Shana Feste, Country Strong fared decently at the U.S. box office, but not as well as some had expected. Besides Gwyneth Paltrow, the cast includes...

Last month, we unveiled our all-encompassing, most anticipated films for the current year in film. Now we peer into a future that is a little past the limits of 2014 thus we find ourselves with a quickie overview of the Top 100 Most Anticipated Films for 2015. Curated by our Nicholas Bell, with a little luck, we might see less than a finger count on one hand sum of films break this year, but for the most part, a good deal of these projects have planned 2014/15 production start dates. Here are 100 projects/filmmakers worth keeping tabs on (picks 100 to 11)

100. The Double Hour – Dir. Joshua Marston

99. Lila & Eve – Dir. Charles Stone III

98. Legacy of Secrecy – Dir. David O. Russell

97. The Theory of Everything – James Marsh

96. Elvis and Nixon – Dir. Liza Johnson

95. Hier – Dir. Balint Kenyeres

94. Timeless – Dir. Vadim Perelman

93. Wonderful Tonight – Dir. Christine Jeffs

92. Rocketman – Dir. Dagur Kari

91. Passengers – Dir. Brian Kirk

90. Sweet Cheeks – Dir.

In Reaching For The Moon, Bruno Barreto navigates handsomely the love story between the Pulitzer prize-winning American poet Elizabeth Bishop and the Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares, who designed Flamengo Park in Rio de Janeiro, making a Central Park out of a landfill with street lamps that recreate the moonlight.

In my conversation with Barreto on his poetic film, we discussed how Deborah Kerr, co-starring with Cary Grant in Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember, is channeled by Miranda Otto and how Sydney Pollack's Out Of Africa made for the perfect pitch, even without Meryl Streep or Robert Redford. Barreto explained that Jane Campion's Bright Star on Keats and Christine Jeffs's Sylvia on Plath were not the way to go in the portrayal of Elizabeth Bishop and why Stephen Daldry's The Hours has the right intricacy.

Anne-Katrin Titze: You had your premiere of Reaching for the.

Grand Budapest Hotel

Saoirse Ronan ("Hanna," "Atonement") is set to play the female lead in Wes Anderson's next movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel." Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman also star.

The story is set 85 years ago in a Hungarian hotel, is partly inspired by the witty films of Billy Wilder and Ernst Lubitsch. Shooting kicks off early next year in Germany. [Source: Variety]

Wonderful Tonight

Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Seyfried have scored the lead roles in Christine Jeffs' rom-com "Wonderful Tonight"

The story involves a one-night stand which leads to a baby and a stand-off between two sudden parents about what they want from each other and themselves. [Source: Deadline]

The Ardor

Gael Garcia Bernal and Alice Braga are set to star in Pablo Fendrik's revenge thriller "The Ardor" at Bac Films. Shooting begins in the Amazon in March for a Fall film festival run.

Garcia-Bernal plays...

• Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender are set to star in the biopic Genius, about the relationship between literary editor Max Perkins (Firth) and celebrated author Thomas Wolfe (Fassbender), film sales company FilmNation Entertainment announced today. Screenwriter John Logan (Skyfall, Hugo) is adapting A. Scott Berg’s biography Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, and London theater fixture Michael Grandage will make his feature film directing debut.

• Amanda Seyfried and Patrick Dempsey will star in the romantic comedy Wonderful Tonight, about a one night stand that results in pregnancy. Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning) will direct from a script by J. Mills Goodloe...

We’ve got a couple more casting stories to share this afternoon, straight from the American Film Market (Afm). First up, Amanda Seyfried and Patrick Dempsey are set to team up for the romantic comedy Wonderful Tonight. The “feel good” story centers on a wealthy bachelor and a free-spirited woman whose one-night stand results in a child. The Wrap reports that Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning) will direct from a script by J. Mills Goodloe (Ride). Hit the jump for casting news concerning Ray Liotta in a film noir. Additionally, The Wrap reports that Ray Liotta is set to star in the revenge film noir Old Man. The violent revenge thriller centers on a mob hit man who gets lured back into the crime underworld when his bosses frame him for murder. During his quest, “he bonds with the son he has lost touch with and starts a relationship with a...

Amanda Seyfried and Patrick Dempsey have signed up for the romantic comedy Wonderful Tonight. The Chloe actress and the Grey's Anatomy star will play unexpected parents in the project from director Christine Jeffs, reports Deadline. Wonderful Tonight is centred around a one-night-stand that produces a baby, with the pair clashing over what they want from each other in the future. (more)...

"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey and "Red Riding Hood" actress Amanda Seyfried will share the big screen in the upcoming Myriad Pictures romantic comedy "Wonderful Tonight," Myriad said Thursday. Written by J. Mills Goodloe ("Ride"), "Wonderful Tonight" chronicles an unlikely love affair between a wealthy bachelor and a free-spirited woman whose one-night stand results in a child. Christine Jeffs ("Sunshine Cleaning") will direct. Rejected by his co-parent because of his arrogant past, the bachelor must fight to prove himself as a father and win her heart. Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer are...

Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Seyfried are set to star in romantic comedy Wonderful Tonight for Myriad Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment. Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning) is attached to direct the film, written by J. Mills Goodloe. The movie is about an unlikely love affair that arises when a one night stand between a wealthy lifelong bachelor and a free-spirited young woman results in a child. Used to having women chase him because of his money and good looks, he is in for a surprise when, two years later, she rejects him because of his selfish and arrogant past. Castle

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Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently streaming on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to The Iron Lady, We Need to Talk About Kevin and Beauty and the Beast 3D.

In theaters this week, one of Disney’s biggest hits faces off against a brutal tale of motherhood’s dark side and a poetic portrait of problematic politician. Simply put, there’s some truly sensational cinema to be had. But if this won’t satisfy your film-seeing thirsts, we’ve got you covered with with a selection of bold biopics, alluring adventures, and dauntless dramas.

Meryl Streep makes her bid for Oscar gold playing one of Britain’s most controversial contemporary political figures: Britain’s first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Phyllida Lloyd directs. [Full Review]

Biopics need not be a boys’ club.

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hollywoodnews.com: The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired domestic rights to Jesse Peretz’s new film My Idiot Brother, which had its world premiere Saturday night at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The company also acquired distribution rights for the U.K., Germany, France and Japan. TWC will partner on the acquisition with Ron Burkle, who previously backed TWC founders Harvey and Bob Weinsteins’ bid to acquire Miramax Films and its library. Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, Tj Miller, Janet Montgomery and Adam Scott star in the film, a comedy about family and the sacrifices it takes to deal with them.

Written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall and based on a story by Evgenia Peretz and Jesse Peretz, My Idiot Brother is directed by Jesse Peretz, and produced by Anthony Bregman for Likely Story...

To cast Paul Rudd at the center of your comedy, as My Idiot Brother casting director Jeanne McCarthy chose to do, is a solid start. To surround him with the likes of Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Rashida Jones, and Adam Scott approaches brilliance. As such, you can trust that the remaining roles — now filled by Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, and Janet Montgomery — are in good hands.

Described as “a comedy about family and the sacrifices it takes to deal with them”, My Idiot Brother is currently shooting in New York City. Hit the jump for the official press release.

Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight And Janet Montgomery Join The Cast Of “My Idiot Brother”

New York, NY – July 21, 2010 – Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub of Big Beach announced today that Hugh Dancy (“Confessions of a Shopaholic,” “Adam”), Kathryn Hahn (“Revolutionary Road,...

While most Americans (and the world) are struggling financially, Hollywood had a great year. Box office revenue topped $10.6 billion, up 10 percent from 2008 (according to Hollywood.com) and many of the year end stories have talked about women both at the box office and as directors. Here what IndieWIRE had to say: This was truly a landmark year for women and film. Female-centered options dominated the indie landscape, with "Precious," the year's top grossing specialty release, leading the way. The film may have been directed by a man, but it featured an almost entirely female cast and most certainly raked in its box office due in large part to female audiences hungry for options. And beyond "Precious," there were surprisingly many. Christine Jeffs' "Sunshine Cleaning," Lone Scherfig's "An Education," Jane Campion's "Bright...

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Produced largely by the same team as the delightful Little Miss Sunshine, this is never as successful or as funny as that surprise hit, but does have the performances of Amy Adams and Emily Blunt to commend it. Not only are these strong and empathetic, but they are playing very much against type: the usually imperious Blunt is the family screw-up, while Adams, sunny, ever-optimistic star of Junebug, is the sensible sister, putting together a new family business cleaning up crime scenes. Director Christine Jeffs, best known for Sylvia, juggles the dark humour and wistfulness with skill at times, but the ending is jarringly unconvincing.

Rating: 3/5

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The incredibly inane, but nevertheless mainstream representative, People's Choice Awards have nominated some impressive women and films in their categories this year;

Abbie Cornish, of Bright Star, for fave breakout star; Christine Jeffs' Sunshine Cleaning, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and Jane Campion's Bright Star for fave independent films; Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight as fave film; and the Barrymore-directed Whip It's Ellen Page, Eve and Kristen Wiig as best onscreen pairing. Not to mention the Charlaine Harris-created True Blood, the Eliza Dushku-produced Dollhouse, and female-watched Ghost Whisperer as fave sci-fi/fantasy shows. True Blood, not surprisingly, appears in the TV Obsession category.

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Chicago – Christine Jeffs’ “Sunshine Cleaning” has its ups and downs, its pros and cons, but it’s worth a look, now on Blu-Ray and DVD, for one of the most delightful, multi-faceted performances of the year from one of the better actresses of her generation. What Amy Adams delivers in “Sunshine Cleaning” is her most interesting turn since “Junebug”. Even with an average Blu-Ray release, Adams makes “Cleaning” worth at least a rental on its own.

Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 Despite what Adams (and, to a lesser extent, Emily Blunt) bring to “Sunshine Cleaning,” it’s pretty undeniable that the screenplay could have used another polish. The film fluctuates wildly in tone and overall quality and feels at times like it was practically created by a computer designed to make a “Sundance comedy”.

The “Sundance comedy” is practically a genre of its own at this point - odd characters, quirky dialogue, an unexpected plot twist,...

• Among today's DVD releases we have Christine Jeff's Sunshine Cleaning, a film that after it received a mildly warm reception at Sundance was expected to die a quick theatrical death - the pic took almost a full year to find a distribution deal. Overture Films came into the portrait and defied the odds with this quirky indie film: not only did it record some of the best box office numbers for an indie film this year, but it gathered plenty of traction from the batch of critics who didn't go to the festival. The "Fancy Corn" clip below represents some of the film's sweeter spots that co-exists with the film's darker offbeat humor elements. Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the DVD on the home-front with a pair of extras: Audio Commentary with writer Megan Holley and producer Greg Williamson and “Sunshine Cleaning: A Fresh Look at a Dirty Business

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Most times, we read our comics and watch our movies and television programs and come in at the beginning or during an act of gruesome violence. Often, we then see the crime scene investigators do their thing and then leave. But what becomes of the crime scene afterwards?

Answering that question is the moving Sunshine Cleaning, an independent film starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. The well-received film comes out on DVD this Tuesday from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Adams plays Rose Lorkowski, a single parent stuck in a dead end job, trying to raise her young son. Raised by her failed salesman father (Alan Arkin), it fell to Rose to raise her younger sister Norah. Rose was once on top of the world, captain of the cheerleading team, but there she is, a decade-plus later and she’s still sleeping with the quarterback (Steve Zahn), despite his being married to someone else.

Anyone who notices .From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine. proudly displayed over the equally sunny title .Sunshine Cleaning. will know exactly what their in for here: a quirky, festival-brewed dramedy that coasts on self-conscious realism. Amy Adams and Emily Blunt do their part but it.s a little been there, done that for me. Director Christine Jeffs who is coming off of .Rain. and .Sylvia. probably won.t make the transition to mainstream here with an uncomfortable tone and juggling of subplots presented by Megan Holly.s debut script. An idea of haphazard sisters battling their various woes through a crime-scene cleanup business is good, but its execution ultimately has little to say despite overeager sentimental button-pushing. However, fans...

Amy Adams and Emily Blunt star in Christine Jeffs' Sunshine Cleaning, a new dramedy which hits DVD and Blu-ray on August 25th. To help usher in this exciting new release, we have an exclusive age-restrictive clip for your viewing pleasure.

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A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the offbeat dramatic comedy Sunshine Cleaning. Directed by Christine Jeffs, this uplifting film about an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely setting screened in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski (Academy Award nominee Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah, (Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their dad Joe (Academy Award winner Alan...

You can bring home one of this year's indie hits home on DVD and Blu-ray this August. Sunshine Cleaning will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 25. The standard DVD will be priced at $29.98 Srp and the Blu-ray will be priced at $39.98 Srp and you can take a look at the cover art below. We have no special features details at this time, but we'll update this story as soon as we have more information. The film stars Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin.

A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy "Sunshine Cleaning." Directed by Christine Jeffs, this uplifting film about an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely setting screened in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose...

After starring as Romulan villain Ayel in Star Trek, Clifton Collins Jr is back in cinemas this Friday playing one-armed store owner Winston in Sunshine Cleaning. While talking to Clifton about Christine Jeffs's comedy drama, Digital Spy got engaged in sci-fi speak to find out about his Trek experience, possibly (probably!) working with "badass" Kenneth Branagh on Thor and getting down to the wire for a role in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. How was the Star Trek experience for you? Were you a big Trekkie growing up?

"I wasn't a big Trekkie and most of cast was not, albeit we were all very familiar with Star Trek because it's part of Americana. You don't need to be a Trekkie to love this movie. If anything you get a bigger appreciation because as kids you don't pay attention (more)...

Christine Jeffs has revealed that her planned romcom Wonderful Tonight is like a sequel to Knocked Up. Sunshine Cleaning director Jeffs told Digital Spy that her project follows on from where Judd Apatow's 2007 comedy finished. "I guess it picks up where Knocked Up left off," she said. "It's not really about the pregnancy, it's about the relationship." Jeffs also said that she is working on a "passion (more)...