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UK sales outfit Celsius Entertainment has continued to sell festival favourite Any Day Now.

Recent deals include Australia and New Zealand (Pinnacle), Portugal (Legendmain), Netherlands (ABC-Cinemien), Spain (Canal+), Turkey (Mor/Codex), Scandinavia (Koch), Thailand (Sahamongkol), Taiwan (Applause), Korea (Sookie), Japan (Bitters End), Airlines (Jaguar) and Israel (Yes Dbs).

Inspired by a true story, Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahunt star in the drama about a gay couple’s struggle to adopt a boy with down syndrome who was abandoned by his mother.

Travis Fine directs and co-wrote the script with George Arthur Bloom.

The critical hit has to date won ten audience awards including at North American festivals Tribeca, Seattle, Chicago and Outfest.

The film last week opened fourth among new entrants at the Hong Kong box office for Golden Scene, accumulating a screen average of $2,679 across six screens.

Music Box previously nabbed Us rights and released in December. Peccadillo...

Garret Dillahunt as Paul, Isaac Leyva as Marco and Alan Cumming as Rudy in Travis Fine's Any Day Now Travis Fine's touching and heartfelt drama Any Day Now reaches UK cinemas on September 6. The film, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last year, stars Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt as a newly established gay couple who try to give disadvantaged Down's syndrome teenager Marco (Isaac Leyva) the loving family that he has never had. In doing so, they face a situation fraught with prejudice and injustice. The film is by turns funny and poignant, giving a satisfying emotional pay-off without being manipulative, and is fully deserving of the fistful of festival awards it has won. We caught up with Fine ahead of the UK release to talk about the stories behind the film and the reception it has received.

I gather the screenplay for the film was originally from the Seventies?...

★★★★☆ Travis Fine's poignant second feature about a gay couple's attempts to adopt a Down's syndrome child is a well-crafted drama with a powerful message and stellar performances from Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt. Based on true events, scripted by George Arthur Bloom and then reworked by Fine, Any Day Now (2012) deals with weighty and emotive issues reminiscent of 2009 biopic Milk; both films interweave the political and personal to great effect, and use humour to leaven the shade. Set in 1970s La, Rudy (Cumming) is a big-voiced drag queen who struggles to make ends meet from his cabaret act.

When he meets the closeted Paul (Dillahunt), who works in the district attorney's office, their connection is immediate. Meanwhile, Marco (Isaac Leyva), a teenager with special needs, lives with his drug-addicted mother in the same rundown apartment block as Rudy. When she winds up in jail, Rudy decides to take Marco under his wing.

Debuting at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, and taking home the first of almost a dozen awards on the festival circuit, Travis Fine’s Any Day Now is finally on the cusp of its release here in the UK.

Led by Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahunt, with a release on our shores just a few weeks away, we’ve got the new UK quad poster to share with you exclusively.

Winner of 10 Audience Awards at film festivals and starring Alan Cumming, Any Day Now is a powerful tale of love, acceptance and family. When a teenager with Down syndrome (Isaac Leyva) is abandoned by his mother, a gay couple (Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt) take him in and become the loving family he’s never had. But when their unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men are forced to fight a biased legal system to save the...

Chicago – Evoking the civil rights melodramas of the ’60s, such as Guy Green’s wrenching “A Patch of Blue,” with a dash of Robert Benton’s 1979 masterpiece, “Kramer vs. Kramer,” Travis Fine’s “Any Day Now” shamelessly aims to tug at the heartstrings. And tug at them he does with considerable success, thanks in large part to the riveting, career-best performance delivered by Alan Cumming. It’s the sort of work that could’ve easily been honored with an Oscar nod, had Fox Searchlight or Harvey Weinstein picked it up.

Set in California circa 1979, the film centers on a gay couple struggling to care for a young boy who is in desperate need of a family. Though the couple desires to be considered as his parents, they find themselves in the same predicament as the distraught father figure in Patrick Wang’s 2011 masterpiece, “In the Family.” Yet whereas Wang’s...

Sterling performances by Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt help elevate Any Day Now above a premise that may sound quite familiar: a non-traditional couple runs into trouble when they try to adopt a special-needs child. Set in West Hollywood, California, in 1979, the original screenplay by Travis Fine and George Arthur Bloom, inspired by a true story, sets up one stereotype after another, only to topple them gently. Rudy (Cumming) is performing in a nightclub when he locks eyes with Paul (Dillahunt). They adjourn to Paul's car for a quick tryst and the promise of a future meeting. When Rudy returns home, he discovers that next-door neighbor Marco (Isaac Leyva), a teenage boy with Down's syndrome, has been left abandoned by the arrest of his...

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Chicago – Travis Fine’s “Any Day Now” is an old-fashioned social problem film painted in the broadest of strokes. Fairly early on, the audience is faced with two choices: either resist the film’s assuredly tear-jerking formula or submit to it. Though some critics will always opt for the first choice, regardless of a film’s merits, I’m willing to praise a formula as long as it’s well-executed.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

At its best, Fine’s film appropriately evokes civil rights melodramas of the ’60s, such as Guy Green’s wrenching “A Patch of Blue,” with a dash of Robert Benton’s 1979 masterpiece, “Kramer vs. Kramer.” Fueling the fractured heart of “Any Day Now” is the love that two would-be parents feel for a young boy in desperate need of a family. The fact that the two “parents” are a gay couple unable to marry in America circa 1979 places a...

Title: Any Day Now Music Box Films Director: Travis Fine Screenwriter: Travis Fine, George Arthur Bloom Cast: Alan Cumming, Garrett Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher, Jamie Anne Allman and Alan Rachins Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 12/10/12 Opens: December 14, 2012 Nowadays Same-Sex couples residing in Utah or Mississippi cannot legally adopt children at all. Sixteen other states in the U.S. allow joint-gay adoptions, among which is the state of California. This was not always the case in The Sunshine State. If you were a homosexual/lesbian person wanting to adopt a child you faced a tough court system and stood a miniscule chance of winning. Such a case is described  [ Read More ]

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Today we have a new trailer and poster for the upcoming drama movie Any Day Now, starring Alan Cumming, and Garret Dillahunt.

Check them both out below

Any Day Now is directed by Travis Fine who also co-wrote the screenplay with George Arthur Bloom. The film also features Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry, and Chris Mulkey.

Here’s the official synopsis for the film

Inspired by a true story and touching on legal and social issues that are more relevant now than ever, Any Day Now tells a story of love, acceptance, and creating your own family. In the late 1970s, when Marco (Isaac Leyva), a teenager with down syndrome who’s been abandoned by his mother, is taken in by committed couple Rudy (Alan Cumming) and Paul (Garret Dillahunt), he finds in them the family he’s never had. However, when their unconventional living arrangement is discovered by the authorities,...

Music Box Films has acquired all North American rights to "Any Day Now" starring Alan Cumming, and plans a December release for awards consideration. Directed by Travis Fine and written by Fine with George Arthur Bloom, "Any Day Now" received audience awards at the Tribeca, Seattle and Outfest film festivals.  Inspired by a true story, the 1970s drama centers on a gay couple who take in a mentally handicapped teenager and must fight the legal system to adopt the child. The deal was negotiated by Preferred Content's Christine D'Souza and Kevin Iwashina with Music Box Films' William Schopf and Ed Arentz.

Music Box Films has acquired all Us and Canadian rights to Any Day Now , directed by Travis Fine, written by Fine and George Arthur Bloom, and starring Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt. The film will be released theatrically in North America beginning this December. Any Day Now has been well-received on the festival circuit, winning audience awards for Best Picture at each of the four festivals it has entered, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Outfest and the Seattle International Film Festival. Additionally, Cumming won the Best Actor Awards at Outfest and the Seattle International Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, Any Day Now tells of a gay couple in the 1970s that takes in an abandoned mentally handicapped teenager and becomes the family he.s never had. When...

Any Day Now may have a story that seems fitting for a Movie of the Week but that doesn.t change the fact that it is a incredibly well crafted film full of surprisingly powerful performances. Paul (Garret Dillahunt) is a closeted District Attorney and Rudy (Alan Cumming) is an aspiring singer currently working as lead in a drag performance at a gay bar. When Rudy.s negligent junkie neighbor ends up in jail, he looks after her son Marco (Isaac Leyva), a teenager with Down syndrome. Family Services places Marco in a foster home but Rudy soon finds him wandering the streets and takes him in once again. With temporary custody approved by Marco.s mother, Rudy and Paul begin raising him as their own. But when it is discovered Rudy and Paul are not cousins but a gay couple, they face a harsh legal battle to keep Marco...

Poster for Any Day Now, starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Frances Fisher and Isaac Leyva. The first poster is in for the official selection at this year's Tribeca Film Festival directed by Travis Fine, who scripts alongside George Arthur Bloom. Set in the last 1970s, the story tells of mentally handicapped teenager Marco (Isaac Leyva) who, after being abandoned, is taken in by a gay couple and becomes the family he's never had. However, once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own. Also in the cast are Gregg Henry, Jamie Anne Allman, Chris Mulkey, Don Franklin, Kelli Williams, Alan Rachins and Mindy Serling...

Poster for Any Day Now, starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Frances Fisher and Isaac Leyva. The first poster is in for the official selection at this year's Tribeca Film Festival directed by Travis Fine, who scripts alongside George Arthur Bloom. Set in the last 1970s, the story tells of mentally handicapped teenager Marco (Isaac Leyva) who, after being abandoned, is taken in by a gay couple and becomes the family he's never had. However, once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own. Also in the cast are Gregg Henry, Jamie Anne Allman, Chris Mulkey, Don Franklin, Kelli Williams, Alan Rachins and Mindy Serling...

2012 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Film Selections

For Spotlight And Cinemania Sections And Special Screenings

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Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival Lineup Also Revealed

The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.

The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.

.The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that...

A new big batch of films have been added to the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival line-up, and while there aren't a lot of big premieres in the bunch, there's a lot to catch up with for those of you (and us) who didn't attend Tiff 2011, Sundance 2012, etc. etc.

Highlights for us include Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort "Take This Waltz," starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams, Julie Delpy's "2 Days In New York," starring herself and Chris Rock in a sequel to "2 Days in Paris," Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Chicken With Plums," their directorial follow-up to the very excellent 2007 animated film "Persepolis," Lynn Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, and "Lola Versus," Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones' follow-up to the celebrated 2009 micro-budgeted indie "Breaking Upwards" starring Lister Jones herself alongside Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing," the new "RoboCop"), Bill Pullman,...

After an initial unveiling earlier this week, Tribeca Film Festival 2012 have announced the rest of their feature film line-up and it is a surprisingly strong one. We’ve got lots of great films that have premiered at previous fests.

There is July Delpy‘s 2 Days In New York (our Sundance review here), Sarah Polley‘s Take This Waltz (our Vancouver review here), the awesome action thriller Sleepless Night (our Tiff review here), as well as one of my favorites from Toronto, Chicken with Plums (our Tiff review here), from the Persepolis directors. We’ve also got premieres of Jenna Fischer‘s Mechanical Man and Chris Colfer‘s Struck by Lightning, as well as docs by Billy Corben, Morgan Spurlock and Keanu Reeves‘ filmmaking doc Side by Side. Check them all out below.

Spotlight Section

2 Days in New York, directed and written by Julie Delpy. (France) – New York Premiere, Narrative. This...

HollywoodNews.com: The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.

The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.

‘The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences,’ said Frédéric Boyer, newly appointed Artistic...

The Tribeca Film Festival announced its Spotlight and Cinemania programs today, including Morgan Spurlock’s latest documentary, Mansome, period drama Cheerful Weather for the Wedding with Like Crazy’s Felicity Jones (right), and Struck By Lightning, written by Glee’s Chris Colfer. “It was important that we head into Tribeca’s second decade highlighting projects that were attuned to the pulse of our cultural climate,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, in a release. “That said, both consciousness and levity play a prominent role in this year’s selection. We are also eager to introduce audiences to a group of...

Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt and Frances Fisher have all become a part of the recently shot period drama "Any Day Now" at Pfm Pictures reports Hollywood News.

Set in the 1970s and inspired by a true story, the film chronicles a gay couple who take in a teenage boy with Down Syndrome who has been abandoned by his drug addicted mother.

As the teen discovers the strong bonds of family for the first time in his life, disapproving authorities step in to tear the boy from the only stable environment he has ever known.

As the gay men fight to adopt this extraordinary special needs child, they wage an unlikely and unforgettable battle against a system stacked against them.

Travis Fine ("The Space Between") has just completed shooting the project in Los Angeles. Kristine Hostetter Fine and Chip Hourihan produced. George Arthur Bloom penned the script over thirty years ago.

HollywoodNews.com: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, and Frances Fisher star in the poignant period drama Any Day Now, written, produced and directed by filmmaker Travis Fine (The Space Between). The film recently completed principal photography in Los Angeles and is currently in post-production. Produced by Kristine Hostetter Fine (The Space Between) and Chip Hourihan (Frozen River), the film is executive produced by Anne O’Shea (The Kids Are Alright) and Maxine Makover (The Space Between.

Set in the 1970s and inspired by a true story, the film chronicles a gay couple who take in a teenage boy with Down Syndrome who has been abandoned by his drug addicted mother. As the teen discovers the strong bonds of family for the first time in his life, disapproving authorities step in to tear the boy from the only stable environment he has ever known. As the gay men fight to adopt this extraordinary special needs child,...