“NINE” is a vibrant and provocative musical that follows the life of world famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the numerous women in his life including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Fergie) and his mother (Sophia Loren). The film is directed by Rob Marshall (CHICAGO). The original 1982 Broadway production of “NINE,” with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, won five Tony Awards including Best Musical.

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Christopher Eccleston ( G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , “Doctor Who”) will play John Lennon in BBC Four’s upcoming “Naked Lennon,” reports Variety .

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Jeremy Piven and Kate Walsh are starring in indie ensemble drama Waska , directed by Gaby Dellal ( On a Clear Day ), says Variety .

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Variety reports that Ghost House Pictures has made a deal with Uruguayan commercials director Fede Alvarez to direct his pitch for an alien invasion film.

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A security service has been visiting the Swiss chalet owned by director Roman Polanski, who is expected to be released into house arrest soon. Polanski’s posh holiday home in the ski resort of Gstaad is being prepared for the director. Security experts were at the home on Saturday, likely installing surveillance equipment. Swiss authorities have [...]

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ComingSoon.net talks to director Nimród Antal ( Kontroll , Vacancy and the upcoming Armored ) about what to expect from Robert Rodriguez’s Predators , which he’s currently shooting.

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One of Quebec’s greatest filmmakers, whose works won international praise, died early Saturday. Gilles Carle was 80. He battled Parkinson’s disease for a number of years and was recently hospitalized following a heart attack and complications from pneumonia. Quebec Premier Jean Charest released a statement lamenting the death of a man who profoundly influenced Quebec [...]

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The father-daughter story No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti by Taiwanese director Leon Dai has triumphed at the Golden Horse Awards, taking home four trophies. The prizes, considered the Asian equivalent of the Oscars, were handed out Saturday in Taipei. “I want to thank my parents, my mentor Edward Yang and the actors of the film,” [...]

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horse organization has named a scholarship in honour of the late actor Patrick Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer in September. The Arabian Horse Foundation, located in Dayton, Ohio, said a scholarship will be awarded each spring to a young person involved with Arabian horses who wants a career in the performing arts. Swayze and [...]

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Hong Kong filmmaker Clara Law, who currently calls Australia home, is vying for nine Golden Horse Awards for her romance Like a Dream. The Golden Horse Awards, the Asian equivalent of the Oscars, are scheduled for Saturday in Taiwan. Law shot in China for the first time since 1994 with Like a Dream, a romance [...]

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