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At the "Racer" preem, John Goodman said his decision to take a role in the CGI pic was an easy one. "They said Wachowski Brothers and I said, 'I am in.' "
Fellow cast member Christina Ricci echoed the sentiment. "I wanted to work with the brothers for a long time," she said. "I was really excited when I was invited to come and audition."
Twenty-four hours later, uptown, at the DGA theater, "Lou Reed's Berlin" helmer Julian Schnabel explained what excited him about directing Lou Reed's live 2006 concert performance of his 1973 album "Berlin."
"I felt like it was a responsibility I had to do this film," Schnabel said. "I heard the album when it came out and it had a huge impact on my life."
Reed admitted that he was initially hesitant about doing the concert, which was filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn.
"I didn't want to do it, but Julian knew the record better than me. He said, 'Why wouldn't you want to do it?' So I said, 'Sure. Why not?' "
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For most industry pros, Thessaloniki represents a deep breath at the end of the festival year.
The uniquely intimate shindig known as Capri, Hollywood, now in its 13th edition, is quietly turning into a contender to become Italy's true Tinseltown magnet.
Driven by cheap costs, stunning terrain and highly skilled crews, Morocco long has been a preferred location for big-budget drama.
Six years after his impressive feature debut, "Maria," Romanian-born, German-raised helmer Calin Peter Netzer returns with a less stygian riff on his native country's post-Ceausescu woes. Buoyed, like "Maria," by strong lead performances -- here, theater vet Victor Rebengiuc and actress Camelia Zorlescu -- "Medal of Honor" recalls typical Central Euro yarns, as a pensioner finds he's suddenly awarded a decoration for a WWII act of heroism he hardly remembers. Drily humorous pic takes a while to work its spell but, as the ironies mount, becomes thoroughly engaging. Further fest kudos and smallscreen tributes loom.
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