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Cassidy Shatzky While their feature docu bow "The Patron Saints" is positioned to world preem in Toronto Wednesday, co-helmers John M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky of latest You'll be able to-based Pigeon Projects aren't browsing the wings. The husband-and-wife duo just wrapped feature drama bow "Francine," starring Melissa Leo ("The Fighter") just like a recently released inmate who moves to have an isolated small town and rejects human connection meant for coping with animals. "We made ('Francine') becoming an ode towards the own residual feelings of detachment as well as the deep sense of salvation we now have both always felt in the presence of animals," the duo mentioned in the joint statement. "Melissa Leo introduced for the role of Francine only the kind of nuance and quiet vitality that individuals were trying to find in the protagonist."Pic was shot in Hudson Valley, N.Y., with Cassidy and Shatzky (Hurricane Katrina short "God Provides") co-scripting and co-pointing and Pigeon and Washington Square Films creating. The happy couple fly into publish-production carrying out a Toronto fest."Saints" takes an unorthodox have a look at day-to-day existence a seniors care for your aged and disabled, featuring narration within the home's youngest resident.The duo's short docu and fiction films have examined at Sundance, Rotterdam, Toronto and Edinburgh film fests, additionally to at museums and art galleries. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Jane Fonda Biographer Patricia Bosworth on the Actress, Her Movies, and the Horny Prowess of Henry Fonda

At age 74, Jane Fonda still beams with a dogged courage that has fueled her cinematic, political, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Biographer Patricia Bosworth would know firsthand, having met the two-time Oscar winner during their thespian days with Lee Strasberg in New York City’s Actors Studio. For four decades Bosworth has studied the shapeshifting Fonda, and when it came time in the early 2000s to write her biography, Fonda agreed to interview with the woman who had, by that time, written tomes about Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. Fonda released her autobiography My Life So Far first in 2005, but now, just as she publishes her second book Prime Time, Bosworth can finally issue her take on her onetime colleague, the comprehensive and undeniably fair Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Private Woman. Movieline phoned Bosworth to discuss Fonda’s legacy, the virile man behind Henry Fonda’s stony reputation, and the greatest (and most interesting) film moments in Jane’s career. You’ve written biographies of two relatively tragic figures — Montgomery Clift and Diane Arbus — and Marlon Brando. How does Jane Fonda fit into that list, and why was she the next logical choice? More than any of the other characters - and though they’re marvelous, eccentric, one-of-a-kind characters - Jane tops the list. I really did want to write a cultural history of her life, because she sort of transforms the decades as she recreates herself from movie star to political activist to exercise guru. They fit really neatly into those decades, the ’60s, the ’70s, and ’80s. Those are three iconographic figures, though there’s the tycoon wife of Ted Turner, the philanthropist, etc. But there’s three major characters or images that she projected onto the public and that she really was. She really was a movie star activist and the exercise queen. Fonda has said that her other biographers, all men, have had something against her. Do you agree? Oh, I do! I don’t think any of them took her seriously. They made fun of her. They diminished her in a way, in ways that I did not. Number one, she shouldn’t be diminished. She’s a very important figure both in feminism and in politics. Because she was a woman, they were really threatened by her. During your days as an actress, you attended the Actors Studio with Fonda and learned under Lee Strasberg. How much of the vivid, multifaceted person you write about was apparent in that class? Or was it? Oh, no. When she was in the Actors Studio, she was scared. She was vulnerable, but hidden. She didn’t talk very much. I mean, she’s changed an enormous amount. In the Strasberg classes, she was scared and didn’t know whether she could do it. She was afraid. She was afraid of competing with her father. There were all sorts of things at play at that point. I think she was still suffering deeply from the effects of her mother’s suicide. It was a really rough period for her. Not only did her mother, the socialite Frances Ford Seymour Brokaw, commit suicide, but the aloofness of her legendary father is well-documented, especially by Jane herself. What have you gathered on Henry Fonda from secondary sources? Does it differ from Jane’s point of view? It’s interesting. I’ve met very few people who could ever reach him, connect with him. He was extremely detached and cold. Of course his last wife Shirley Fonda, who I talked to, adored him and thought he was given a bad rap. She thought he was kind and good, and the interesting thing is, speaking of his kindness, his granddaughter Vanessa (Jane’s daughter) talked to me a lot about her grandfather. She adored him. She said he was wonderful to her, kind, nice, and taught her how to garden. Vanessa said she never saw what Jane saw; she saw only a gentle, loving side of Henry Fonda. He was wonderful with kids and not so good with adults. I think he adored Jane, which was very evident in his actions, but he’d never say it. I think he absolutely adored her. What where you surprised to learn about him? For instance, I never would’ve known that Henry Fonda was a womanizer. Can I say that he always had a hard-on? I mean, seriously. I don’t know how much you’re going to use of this! I was surprised to hear him described as a very sexual being, and I subsequently found out that he had many affairs with women including Barbara Stanwyck. He was irresistible to women! One critic of your book claimed that you see what Jane Fonda doesn’t see in herself, and as I read the book, I tended to agree. What do you think those qualities are? I’m not sure that she sees — and this is not meant to be a criticism — but she’s so impulsive, she’s too impulsive, she makes the wrong decisions. She surrounds herself often with people who are mediocrities rather than always being with her peers in business and career situations. That’s what I’ve seen. Other people have commented on her. I don’t want to be critical of her because I really care about her, but I wish she wouldn’t do quite so much! She seems to be almost more energized as she gets older, and she’s almost manic and so driven now. I wish she could relax! I don’t think she sees that about herself. In your opinion, what’s her best performance? I think her greatest performance is certainly Bree Daniels, the call girl in Klute. I think she tapped so many incredible resources inside herself, and play within that role — the call girl, the little girl, the tough cookie, the woman who put on a show for everybody, the vulnerable woman - that was a part of Jane. She’s also starred in a number of forgotten films. What’s her most underrated performance? For me the most underrated is, I think, The Morning After where she played the alcoholic, the drunk, the has-been movie star. Of course she was going through her own hell with her husband, trying to get Tom Hayden into rehab. He was an alcoholic. She was going through all that at that moment, and I think she understood the role very well — that of an alcoholic. What characters is she best at playing, generally? Are they the ones who are most like her? She’s best at playing these driven, ambitious, tortured characters. The marathon dancer in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They, and even in The China Syndrome as the reporter — well, she doesn’t become ruthless — but she wanted that story! And in movies like Nine to Five and Coming Home, you could chart her political evolution too. She wanted her political opinions expressed. In Coming Home, it’s about Vietnam and the veterans’ plight, and in Nine to Five, it was about secretaries getting rights. It was her politics. Finally, what’s been her biggest stretch as an actor? Any role that would shock first-time viewers? I think there are always elements of herself, but she did a movie with George Segal called Fun with Dick and Jane. Wow, that’s a good movie. Don’t see the remake with Jim Carrey.

Unedited ABC Miniseries Road To 9/11 Finally Seeing Light Of Day

The think tank American Freedom Alliance stated today it'll screen the entire unedited version from the 2006 ABC miniseries The road to 9/11 on Sunday, Sept. 11, the ten-year anniversary from the 9/11 attacks. The audience bills the big event in the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City as the very first time the unedited version is going to be proven, after ABC trimmed 1 minute of footage in front of its original broadcast airing — a move the small’s author-producer Cyrus Nowrasteh stated was because of political pressure from Dems who disputed the details described within the script, that was critical of Leader Bill Clinton because of not killing Osama bin Laden when because of the chance in 1998. (ABC marketed the small took it's origin from the 9/11 Commission report, but commission member Richard Ben-Veniste and also the Clinton Administration were among individuals that disputed its version of occasions). That same pressure, Nowrasteh has stated many occasions since, has postponed some 1/2-hour miniseries from being launched on DVD. Quite simply, everything grew to become a large morass that nobody could really fix (see ABC’s 9/11: Large Mystery! Where’s Disney Chairman George Mitchell Within This Mess?). The American Freedom Alliance, which bills itself “a non-political, non-aligned movement that encourages, defends and upholds Western values and ideals,” can have the small in 2 parts: 10AM-12:30 PM and 5PM-7PM, having a forum and commemoration for 9/11 sufferers held between tests. Nowrastehwill be questioned live at 4:30 PM by John Ziegler, whose documentary Obstructing The road to 9/11 stories efforts to avoid the miniseries from airing.

Seth Rogen Won't Be In 'Knocked Up' Spinoff, Will Shoot 'Apocalypse' Next Year

If you were still holding out hope that Seth Rogen would be a part of Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up" spinoff, it's time to give it up. "I'm not in it," he tells Movies.com, saying that his involvement would be a bit jarring for the audience. "It was a good choice, honestly, because I think it would've confused people But I'm really looking forward to seeing it; I thought the script was unbelievably funny." He adds that the long-developing survival horror comedy "Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse" will start shooting this February. Get more of today's casting news past the jump! Prawns Meet Dragons It's the mash-up you've all been waiting for: "District 9" meets "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"! Sharlto Copley and Michael Nyquist are set to topline "Europa," a science fiction movie about the first manned mission to Jupiter's fourth moon, reports Deadline. Malkovich 'Warm's Up John Malkovich knows what it's like to have people inside his head, and soon he may experience someone feasting on his brain. Variety reports that he'll star in the zombie pic "Warm Bodies" as General Grigio, the leader of one of the last human strongholds in a world where the walking dead have taken over. 'Dark Knight Rises' Star Feasts On 'Rust And Bone' Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard haunted our dreams in "Inception" and will maybe (probably) continue the terror in "Dark Knight Rises" if certain rumors are to be believed. After that, she'll star in "Rust and Bone," according to Variety, based on a collection of short stories by Craig Davidson. Tell us what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!

James Cameron, Vince Pace Team With BBC Earth, Evergreen on 'Walking With Dinosaurs 3D' Film

AMSTERDAM -- James CameronandVince Pace's Cameron | Pace Group is bringingits expertise toWalking With Dinosaurs3D, a CGI and live-action 3D theatrical feature being produced by BBC Earth Films, Evergreen Films and Reliance Pictures.our editor recommendsFox Sets 'Walking With Dinosaurs' for Christmas 2013 ReleaseJames Cameron, Vince Pace Announce New 3D Venture Reliance is financing the movie, and worldwide rights are being handled by its subsidiary IM Global. Fox holds U.S. rights and has scheduled the film for a late 2013 release. STORY: 'Glee' Movie Goes 3D with Cameron-Pace The Cameron | Pace Fusion 3D camera system, used on features includingAvatarandTransformers: Dark of the Moonand forlive 3D broadcasts of sports including the U.S. Open Tennis Championship for ESPN3D, will be employed onWalking With Dinosaurs. With the agreement, Evergreen becomes the first "CPG certified" company, meaning that it is exclusively adopting CPG technology for its 3D productions. Also on Evergreen's plate is another 3D production,Enchanted Kingdom. STORY James Cameron Wows CineEurope With First Footage of 'Titanic 3D' "Our goal was to create a brand name that was associated with quality in 3D," Cameron toldThe Hollywood Reporter. "To do that, we had to have the best technology we could come up with in-house and operate that technology in the field, and most importantly we had to form alliances and partnerships with people who also want to do high-quality 3D. Evergreen and the BBC are perfect examples of this." Walking With Dinosaursis in production in Alaska, where Evergreen is headquartered. The feature carries a $65 million budget and will benefit from production incentives offered in the state. The film is based on the hit TV show and the wildly successful arena show that it spawned. STORY: As He Converts "Titanic" to 3D, James Cameron Raises Bar on Film Restorations Red Epic cameras also will be used in the live-action shooting, which will be combined with animation by Sydney-headquartered Animal Logic (Happy Feet). Related Topics 3D Avatar James Cameron BBC

Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton Nominated for Top CMA Award

The nominations for the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards were announced on Tuesday morning -- and Zac Brown Band snagged the most with seven.our editor recommendsGwyneth Paltrow Makes Live Country Debut at CMA AwardsGwyneth Paltrow to Make Live Singing Debut on CMA AwardsIt's Official: Taylor Swift Sells Over 1 Million Albums in a Week'Footloose' Soundtrack to Feature Blake Shelton, Victoria Justice Taylor Swift, a former entertainer of the year winner, will vie for the top prize again (she is the only female artist nominated in the category), in addition to her five other nominations. The 21-year-old country singer is up for female vocalist of the year, album of the year for Speak Now, music video of the year for "Mean,"song of the year for "Mean" and for co-producing Speak Now. PHOTOS: Taylor Swift Turns 21 Jason Aldean is nominated in five categories this year, though he has never taken home an award. This year, he has been recognized in the entertainer of the year, male vocalist, album, single of the year and music video of the year categories. The latter two nominations are for his song with former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, "Don't You Wanna Stay." The Voice musician coach and last year's winner in the male vocalist category, Blake Shelton, has been nominated for five awards. "Old Alabama," Shelton's song with Alabama, snagged two of those nominations, for musical event and video of the year. Shelton is also nominated for entertainer of the year, male vocalist of the year and single of the year for "Honey Bee." PHOTOS: The Billboard Music Awards Other nominees of note include The Civil Wars in the vocal duo category, along with Eric Church and Chris Young in the new artist category. Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Sara Evans will vying for the female vocalist of the year title, with Swift and Carrie Underwood. Lady Antebellum, The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts and Little Big Town will compete with the Zac Brown Band for vocal group of the year. PHOTOS: Teen Choice Awards Red Carpet The CMA Awards will be broadcast on Tuesday, Nov. 9 from Nashville beginning at 8 p.m. on ABC. Paisley and Underwood will take on hosting duties. Billboard contributed to this report. Related Topics CMA Awards Carrie Underwood Taylor Swift Blake Shelton Brad Paisley

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Restored Ray experimental feature preems

The legacy of Hollywood maverick Nicholas Ray is pending large about the Lido where his freshly restored, groundbreaking "We Can Not Go Back Home Again" finally world-preemed in the finished form -- together with a brand new docu along with a panel discussion -- in front of present day centennial from the "Digital rebel With no Cause" helmer's birth.A hastily put together version of "Can't Go Back HomeInch tested in Cannes in 1973 like a work-in-progress. The experimental, multi-narrative film, shot in early seventies by Ray together with his film students at SUNY Binghamton's Harpur College, in upstate New You are able to, has found its definitive form, faithful to his original conception."I began trying to get this done immediately after Nick died 32 years back,Inch Susan Ray, his widow, told Variety.But, she candidly accepted, "I am glad I wasn't in a position to really get it done until quite lately, because I desired to mature."Throughout this time around, she recognized that, rather than re-editing, what it really needed only agreed to be large enhancements within the pictures and seem excellence of the existing version."We did not recut whatsoever and i believe it had been a smart decision," she stated. "Basically had attempted meddle by using it, it could have been another person's film."Ray describes the boundary-pushing work, which includes layered political and psychedelic images shot in a number of formats, to be "somewhere about the interface between cinema and art work.InchInchI believe we have reached a period when the vocabulary of the film is a lot more identifiable by youthful people," she noted.Venice chief Marco Mueller have been thinking about refreshing the pic since he was director from the Rotterdam Film Festival two decades ago.And, in the current role as Lido The almighty, Mueller's stamp of approval paved the way in which for this to occur, Ray stated.The restoration was completed through the Nicholas Ray Foundation using the Venice Biennale, the Netherlands' EYE Film Institute and also the Academy Film Archive.Following its Venice bow, pic will screen in the New You are able to Film Festival, among a slew of other occasions.Like a companion piece, Susan Ray also shot a documentary entitled "Don't Over Expect,Inch exploring her husband's method of pointing and also the relationship between his existence and art within the latter many years of his existence.Oscilloscope lately acquired United States privileges to both game titles. The program is perfect for a DVD and multiple digital platform release in 2012.Both films will air on Turner Classic Movies at the end of October. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

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