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A slow weekend for new titles.

RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Sept 27-29)Total gross to date Week 1 Downton Abbey (Universal) £2.7m £19.4m 3 2 Ad Astra (20th Century Fox) £1.3m £4.5m 2 3 Hustlers (Stx) £1m £5m 3 4 It: Chapter Two (Warner Bros) £940,000 £17.8m 4 5 Ready Or Not (20th Century Fox) £697,488 £947,018 1

Today’s Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.23

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Period drama Downton Abbey topped the UK box office for the third weekend, grossing £2.7m from Friday to Sunday to take it to £19.4m so far.

That result is an 18.5% drop on its previous session, roughly half of the first drop of 36% and suggests the film can...

A slow weekend for new titles.

RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Sept 27-29)Total gross to date Week 1 Downton Abbey (Universal) £2.7m £19.4m 3 2 Ad Astra (20th Century Fox) £1.3m £4.5m 2 3 Hustlers (Stx) £1m £5m 3 4 It: Chapter Two (Warner Bros) £940,000 £17.8m 4 5 Ready Or Not (20th Century Fox) £697,488 £947,018 1

Today’s Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.23

Universal

Period drama Downton Abbey topped the UK box office for the third weekend, grossing £2.7m from Friday to Sunday to take it to £19.4m so far.

That result is an 18.5% drop on its previous session, roughly half of the first drop of 36% and suggests the film can...

Stronghold has debuted the first trailer for Martha Pinson’s ‘Tomorrow’, a story of how friendship, love and courage can overcome great odds.

Martha Pinson (Martin Scorsese’s long-time script supervisor) makes her directorial debut with the film which stars Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Stephanie Leonidas, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Paul Kaye, Joss Stone with James Cosmo and Stephen Fry.

Also in trailers – Timothée Chalamet stars in teaser trailer for ‘The King’

The film will see the UK release in cinemas from September 27th

Tomorrow Synopsis

Injured by an Ied in Afghanistan, Tesla (Sebastian Street) has returned home to London, but it doesn’t feel like home anymore. Suffering from Ptsd (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), with no friends or family, he is alone with his regrets and a very bleak horizon.

That is until the universe conspires to help him with an unlikely friendship. The charming and larger than life Sky (Stuart...

"So did you catch all the errors so far?" This fascinating, informative filmmaking video made by Vanity Fair introduces us to Martha Pinson, a renowned script supervisor who has worked on Martin Scorsese's films Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, and Hugo. You've likely heard of this job before, or seen it in the credits, but what exactly does a "script supervisor" do? Pinson explains, and also shows us, by walking us through an example scene. Her job is mostly to maintain continuity, and she sits on set next to the director watching each scene keeping notes, closely tracking details so they connect. It's one of the best filmmaking videos I've seen, with graphics and clear examples of exactly what's wrong and how to fix it. A must watch. Thanks to SlashFilm for the tip on this video. Brief description from YouTube: "Martin Scorsese's long-time script supervisor Martha Pinson...

Martha Pinson’s “Tomorrow” took the narrative feature prize at the Scad Savannah Film Festival on Saturday, while Matthew Testa’s “The Human Element” won the documentary award. Other winners were the short “Geoff” and its directors and “Hold the Night” for editing. Skyler Samuels won the acting Jury Award for “Spare Room,” while “One Cambodian Family Please for My Pleasure” won the Jury Award for screenwriting. “Facing the Dragon” took the Unheard Voices trophy. The awards were given at a brunch at the Olde Pink House on Saturday.

The 21st edition of the fest kicked off with Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” on Oct. 27 and honored John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Armie Hammer, KiKi Layne and Chloe Grace Moretz, among others. In all, 164 films, including 33 narrative films, 16 documentary films and 115 shorts unspooled at the Savannah fest, which ended Saturday. The festival also screened several awards hopefuls, from...

The 2018 Napa Valley Film Festival has selected its first wave of films in the narrative feature and documentary feature categories. The 18 chosen movies will screen from Nov. 7 to Nov. 11.

Narrative pics include “Grace,” directed by Devin Adair and starring Katie Cassidy, Tate Donovan, Matthew Lillard, Mircea Monroe, Debby Ryan, and Missi Pyle; “You Can Choose Your Family,” helmed by Miranda Bailey and toplining Danielle Campbell, Jim Gaffigan, Anna Gunn, Alex Karpovsky, Samantha Mathis, and Logan Miller; and “Cold Brook,” directed by William Fichtner with Kim Coates, Harold Perrineau, Robin Weigert, and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

In the documentary race, “Cancer Rebellion,” directed by Hernan Barangan, follows the lives of teenage cancer patients; “Trans Military,” helmed by Gabe Silverman and Fiona Dawson, documents the struggles of transgender servicepersons; and “Afghan Cycles,” from Sarah Menzies, tells the story of young female Afghan cyclists.

The films will compete in multiple categories at the festival,...

It’s become a great breaking in the new year traditional here at Ioncinema.com. We begin our countdown to the our most anticipated foreign films (anything outside the U.S.) with our own Nicholas Bell curating the best bets for 2016. Here are the titles and filmmakers that didn’t make our final Top 100 cut, but are nonetheless “radar” worthy.

101. El Rey del Once – Daniel Burman

102. The Dancer – Stephanie Di Giusto

103. Le Cancre – Paul Vecchiali

104. While the Women are Sleeping – Wayne Wang

105. Tomorrow – Martha Pinson

106. Spring Again – Gael Morel

107. Crowhurst – Simon Rumley

108. Le Garcon – Philippe Lioret *

109. Marie and the Misfits – Sebastien Betbeder

110. Le Caravage – Alain Chevalier

111. Night Song – Raphael Nadjari

112. Réparer les vivants – Katell Quillevere *

113. Project Lazarus – Mateo Gil

114. Afterimages – Andrzej Wajda

115. Don’t Knock Twice – Caradog James

116. Detour – Christopher Smith

117. The Bride of Rip Van Winkle – Shunji Iwai

118. Three on the Road – Johnnie To

119. Le Vin et le Vent...

With the world’s most prestigious film festival just around the corner, cineastes have been lasciviously salivating about what’s going to show up at Cannes, with wish lists appearing almost immediately after Berlin (a fest that had one of their most impressive line-ups ever) announced their awards. The remainder of the 2015 fest circuit looks to be a plentiful, diverse porridge, with many of the world’s most renowned auteurs’ sporting brand new titles. While many prognosticators will be sharing the same lists, more or less, hopes are incredibly high for a handful of sure bets, and a gaggle of hopefuls. The main competition always seems easier to postulate, though Thierry Fremaux always throws a few curves, (After the Battle in 2012, The Hunt in 2013 or last year’s Timbuktu, which won the Cesar for Best Picture recently, are a couple ready examples of under-the-radar titles).

Italy seems primed for saturation at the fest.

Tomorrow

Director: Martha Pinson // Writers: Stuart Brennan, Sebastian Street

Longtime Scorsese script supervisor Martha Pinson (Hugo, The Departed, The Aviator, Shutter Island) makes her directorial debut with Tomorrow, starring its own screenwriters, Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street. Executive produced by Scorsese, it also stars some well known faces from British cinema, such as Stephen Fry and singer Joss Stone. The film is about soldiers trying to reintegrate into society after tours of duty.

Cast: Stuart Brennan, Sebastian Street, Stephen Fry, Joss Stone.

Producers: Dean M. Woodford, Roaring Mouse Productions, Studio 82

U.S. Distributor: Rights Available

Release Date: Scorsese’s name should help elevate the potential placement of the film, which we could easily see showing up as a high profile film item at Tiff and London BFI.

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Exclusive: Zombie-horror Plan Z, TV series also among slate.

Carnaby’s Afm slate includes new acquisitions Everything Carries Me To You, which has Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Matthew Rhys, Kate Walsh and Freddie Fox attached to star.

The romantic drama, currently in pre-production, follows an ambitious young dancer whose world is turned upside down when she discovers a note suggesting her lover may be cheating.

Emma Holly Jones (Dreams Play Apart) is attached to direct with Hilary Shor (The Paperboy) on board to produce.

Director Toby Tobias’ thriller Blood Orange, starring Ben Lamb and musician Iggy Pop and executive produced by former Miramax executive Colin Vaines (Gangs of New York), is currently shooting in Spain.

Meanwhile, new TV drama series Magnum Opus, currently at pilot stage, is to be directed by Timothy Gibbs and Ida Cuellar. The Spain-set series follows a CIA agent who spirals out of control.

Carnaby will also be introducing writer-drirector Stuart Brennan’s zombie...

Tomorrow

James Cosmo ("Game of Thrones") has joined the Martha Pinson-directed military drama "Tomorrow" which Martin Scorsese will executive produce. Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy ­Clark, Paul Kaye and Joss Stone also star.

The story explores the difficulty and loneliness soldiers encounter as they try to reintegrate into society having after serving their countries and deals with post-­traumatic stress disorder, HIV and AIDS. [Source: Variety]

Bus 657

Morris Chestnut has joined Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista and Gina Carano in Scott Mann's "Bus 657". Randall Emmett and George Furla are producing and shooting begins this week in Alabama.

The story centers on a father without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino and the two hijack a bus full of hostages and things go awry.

• Game of Thrones' James Cosmo has signed on for Tomorrow. Martin Scorsese is executive producing the military drama. Cosmo joins previously announced cast members Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Paul Kaye, and Joss Stone. Martha Pinson, Scorsese's long-time script supervisor, will make her feature directorial debut with the film, which follows the lives of soldiers trying to re-immerse themselves into society. Street and Brennan wrote the script. They are producing alongside Dean M. Woodford. Emma Tillinger Koskoff is executive producing with Scorsese. [Variety] • Patrick Fischler, David Krumholtz, Fisher Stevens, and Clancy Brown have been cast in Hail,...

The Braveheart and Game of Thrones star one of three new actors to join the British feature.

James Cosmo (Braveheart, Games of Thrones), Ricki Hall and Will Tudor (Game of Thrones) are the latest cast additions to British feature film Tomorrow, presented by Martin Scorsese.

Previously announced cast includes Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy-Clark, Paul Kaye and Joss Stone.

Produced by London-based Roaring Mouse Productions and Studio 82, Tomorrow marks Scorsese’s first executive producer credit on a British film.

It also marks the feature film directional debut of Martha Pinson, Scorsese’s script supervisor since The Aviator in 2004.

The script has been written by Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street who are producing alongside Dean M. Woodford, while Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Scorsese act as executive producers.

Tomorrow began six weeks of principal photography earlier this month. Filming in London and Spain, the film explores the difficulties experienced by soldiers after returning from war...

Carnaby to launch sales on Ptsd soldier drama at Afm.

London-based Carnaby Sales and Distribution has acquired worldwide sales rights to British feature Tomorrow, presented by Martin Scorsese.

The film, which began production in London last week, includes Stephen Fry amongst its cast and marks the directional debut of Martha Pinson, Scorsese’s script supervisor since The Aviator in 2004.

The deal was secured by Carnaby joint CEO Sean O’Kelly with Roaring Mouse Productions’ Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, and Dean Woodford as part of a three-picture deal.

Carnaby will handle worldwide rights for the film, excluding the Us, which is being handled by William Morris Endeavor (Wme).

Sales will launch at the American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 5-12), where Carnaby will screen the first footage from the film to select international buyers.

Produced by London-based Roaring Mouse Productions and Studio 82, Tomorrow marks the first British film to be executive produced by Scorsese.

The script...

Stephen Fry, Paul Kaye, Joss Stone, Stephanie Leonidas and Sophie Kennedy-Clark have joined the Martin Scorsese-produced "Tomorrow" which just began a six week shoot in the United Kingdom.

Scorsese's long-time script supervisor Martha Pinson is helming the project which deals with the problems that soldiers face returning to normal life following involvement in a combat zone.

Fry plays a character linked to one of the storylines regarding HIV. Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street wrote the script while Dean M. Woodford is also producing.

Source: Screen...

U.K. actors including Stephen Fry and Game of Thrones stars Paul Kaye and Joss Stone have joined the cast of Tomorrow, a drama being executive produced by Martin Scorsese that began a six-week shoot in London on Monday. Tomorrow, which will delve into the difficulties faced by soldiers after returning from war, is Scorsese's first voyage into U.K. cinema and will mark the directorial debut of his longtime script supervisor, Martha Pinson. "I'm honored to join Martha in her directorial debut," said Scorsese. "Through her vision, the great cast, and dedicated team, this story will resonate

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Cast revealed to include Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Joss Stone, Paul Kaye, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan and Sophie Kennedy-Clarke

The cast of Tomorrow, the first British drama to be executive produced by Martin Scorsese, has been uneveiled as the shoot begins in London.

The film, about the difficulty soldiers experience after returning from war, will star Stephen Fry (The Hobbit), Stephanie Leonidas (Defiance), Sebastian Street (Age of Heroes), Stuart Brennan (Risen), Sophie Kennedy-Clark (Nymphomaniac, Philomena), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones) and Joss Stone (The Tudors).

Six weeks of principal photography has begun across London locations to include Battersea, Borough and Shoreditch, as well as Tedworth House in Wiltshire, home for recovering soldiers, and Spain in October.

The film, produced by London-based Roaring Mouse Productions and Studio 82, marks the feature directorial debut of Martha Pinson, Scorsese’s script supervisor.

Pinson previously directed award-winning short Don’t Nobody Love the Game More Than Me and off-Broadway plays as well...

In addition to his own directorial career, Martin Scorsese is always happy to help shepherd other people’s movies to the screen. He’s turned his eye towards the UK for a new drama called Tomorrow that will feature Stephen Fry, Paul Kaye and Joss Stone.Tomorrow, which is now shooting under the direction of Scorsese’s long-time script supervisor Martha Pinson, follows the difficulties faced by soldiers returning from combat and their issues adapting to civilian life."The dialogue is brilliant and believable; the reversals and surprises are well placed and powerful," Pinson tells The Hollywood Reporter of the script. "The characters and situations are vividly drawn. It explores the difficulty of moving on from losses and injuries, to forge a life, to find sustaining work, and experiencing love."Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street wrote the script, and the film also features Stephanie Leonidas and Sophie Kennedy-Clark. Fry will...

Stephen Fry and Joss Stone have been cast in Tomorrow, a British film presented by Martin Scorsese.

They are joined by Stephanie Leonidas, Paul Kaye, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan and Sophie Kennedy-Clarke in the first feature film directed by Martha Pinson, Scorsese's long-time script supervisor.

"I'm honoured to join Martha in her directorial debut," said Scorsese.

"Through her vision, the great cast, and dedicated team, this story will resonate for years to come."

Tomorrow explores the problems suffered by soldiers struggling to integrate back into society, with a backdrop of traumatic stress disorder, as well as HIV and AIDS.

Pinson added: "Tomorrow is a great script. The dialogue is brilliant and believable; the reversals and surprises are well placed and powerful. The characters and situations are vividly drawn.

"It explores the difficulty of moving on from loses and injuries, to forge a life, to find sustaining work, and experience love.

Will Rowbotham has joined Caliber Media as a manager in the company’s new New York office. The former partner and literary manager at Prolific Entertainment is the first hire for Jack Heller and Dallas Sonnier’s east coast location, which formally opened Tuesday. I’m told that Rowbotham’s clients from Prolific are expected to follow him to his new gig. Those clients include writers Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari (Sabrina The Teenage Witch), Ian Fried (Spectral), Zak Olkewicz (Ink And Bone), Rfi Porto (Blue Caprice), Jessica Conrad (SNL), and directors Alexandre Moors (Blue Caprice), and Martha Pinson (Martin Scorsese-produced Tomorrow). Rowbotham was a producer on Blue Caprice, which stars Isaiah Washington and Joey Lauren Adams, both of whom are with Caliber. Blue Caprice debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Sundance Selects in early March. The manager also served as a producer on...

London – Martin Scorsese is to executive produce Tomorrow, a British feature marking the big screen debut for the legendary filmmaker's long time script supervisor Martha Pinson. Pinson will direct the movie which is billed as a feel good story about five main characters living for the day written by Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street. London based Burn Hand Film Productions will produce the project Neil Jones and Dean Mitchell taking the lead producer roles while executive producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff joins Scorsese. Pinson's resume boasts award winning shorts and off Broadway plays in addition to her script work with Scorsese

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