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This Week in Independent Film

Days before his 21st birthday an actor (Mark Webber) meets and falls for a songwriter (Catalina Sandino Moreno); the film takes us on his journey to win the heart of the woman who he loves.  Laura Linney, Michelle Williams, Sonia Braga, Cherami Leigh, and Ethan Hawke (who directs and adapted the screenplay from his novel) also star.  Check out the MySpace page.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Hottest State
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Ten vignettes, each inspired by one of the ten commandments, are tied together by a narrator (Paul Rudd).  Jessica Alba, Adam Brody, Gretchen Mol, Famke Janssen, Winona Ryder, Liv Schreiber, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, and Justin Theroux star.  Check out the official site and the MySpace page.  Currently in limited release, read our review, the film opens in wide release on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Ten
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Three families all bid on the same house in this new comedic mockumentary about the untold funny world of real estate.  April Barnett, Andrew Friedman, Colleen Crabtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristin Pierce, Bruce Thomas, and Cedric Yarbrough star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Escrow
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Writers Grossed Out at Fox

Here’s an interesting little tidbit for you aspiring screenwriters.  20th Century Fox has made a deal with a co-oop of writers including Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio, John August, and Stuart Beattie (among others) where the writers will receive $300,00 upfront for a script (minimum) PLUS offering them 2.5% of the gross if the film makes it through production and is released.  That’s right folks, Fox is paying the guys responsible for Charle’s Angels: Full Throttle and PotC: Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End up the whazoo!  I don’t know about you, but I’m dusting off my old screenplay and faxing it off to Fox as we speak!

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