Sony Pictures Classics has bought North American rights to Pedro Almodovar’s next film, “Broken Embraces.” The film will once again star the Spanish director’s muse Penelope Cruz in a film that mixes genres is also apparently a four-person love story. The genres “include thriller,” Almodovar said, which isn’t a huge surprise, considering the last Cruz/Almo collaboration, “Volver” had more than a few Hitchockian touches. Subtle and mannered, but they were there. [Variety]
Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey are going to appear (or in the latter case just voice) in the the science fiction film, “Moon.” Curiously enough, the film is being directed by Duncan Jones, the son of one David Bowie. [Io9]
The Fantastic Film fest has announced its line-up. “Highlights” include (it skews dork cinema), the belated “Fanboys,” Kevin Smith’s “Zack And Miri Make A Porno,” “The Good The Bad and The Weird,” and “Repo! A Genetic Opera,” which features Paris Hilton. The festival runs September 18-22. [Fantastic Film Festival]
The “Gossip Girls” soundtrack will feature The Kills, Phantom Planet, Albert Hammond Jr., The Kooks, The Ting Tings and more. OMFGG — Original Music Features on Gossip Girl is due Oct 28. We don’t want to throw our friends ChopShop under the bus, but these music supervisors may want to branch outside of the whole fey, emo indie-rock for emo teen TV shows sometime this century. It’s getting a little predictable. [Billboard]
Gus Van Sant’s “Milk” has its own Myspace page with a few behind-the-scenes images. Is that Frank Whaley? Looks like it, no? (but according to IMDB, he’s not in the film) [MySpace]
Rian Johnson’s “The Brothers Bloom,” has been pushed from an October 24th release date to a limited release on December 19th, followed by a wide release on January 16th 2009. Not great news for the film as January is dead, dumping ground for films. [SlashFilm]
The films of Robert Downey Sr. are going to be preserved and resurrected. The renegade director of riotous, weirdo counter-culture films like “Putney Swope” is being assisted under the aegis of Anthology Film Archives who have rescued and preserved “Chafed Elbows” and endangered early works, “Babo 73” (1964) and “No More Excuses” (1968). ( [NYTimes]