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Last September, it was confirmed that Spike Lee and Jordan Peele were  working on a film together . Details were attached at the time, but Heads also seem to know that movie news and actual films can be years apart from happening,  especially after Oscar wins . A project such as this could go to the bottom of the stack. In less than a year, this intriguing project appears to be on the fast track. While he has always addressed social and racial issues in his films, Spike Lee created some of his most relevant work in the last decade. With Jordan Peele producing, Lee has somehow managed to take a topic as sensitive as the Ku Klux Klan and made a buddy-cop “dramedy” out of it.   BlacKkKlansman  is a film based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first Black cop to join the Colorado Springs Police Department in the early 1970s. His name is of note because this police officer later managed to infiltrate the KKK and uncover their violent agenda. At a...

Trouble viewing Videos? Click here to view in browser: https://mypublicist.blogspot.com/2017/09/unforgettable-films-that-took-cannes.html To celebrate The Beguiled’s premiere, we take a look at Focus Features’ history at the prestigious fest. Celebrating Focus’ 15th anniversary, we look back on five films that captured the hearts and minds of the audiences of Cannes.  Writer/director Jeff Nichols with actors Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton at the premiere of  Loving  in Cannes. The Pianist  at Cannes in 2002. The history of Focus Features in many ways begins with the Cannes Film Festival. Founders James Schamus and David Linde flew to France in 2002 soon after the company formed to acquire Roman Polanski’s  The Pianist . "Every distributor who could hold a drink was after it," says Schamus. "The one thing we knew we needed...to define the company was to get that movie." After sealing the deal for the powerful real-l...

Laurence Fishburne, Juan Pablo Raba, Edward James Olmos, Jon Huertas, Esai Morales, and John Heard have joined the upcoming indie thriller “Imprisoned,”  Variety  has learned exclusively. The film is scheduled to begin production in mid-May in Puerto Rico. 13 Films is handling worldwide sales and will present the title to buyers this month during the Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival. Paul Kampf’s Equitas Entertainment is producing. Producers are Paul Kampf, Holly Levow, Tom Sperry, and Luillo Ruiz from the Pimienta Film Company in Puerto Rico. Megan Messmer is co-producer with Equitas Entertainment. Executive producers are Walter Josten, Tannaz Anisi, and Greg Schenz. Kampf is directing from his own script, described as a revenge thriller wrapped around a love story with the question of the sacrifices made for love. The cast also includes Juana Acosta and Fernanda Urrejola. Kampf, Levow and Sperry launched Equitas Entertainment last year as a product...