TORONTO -- The Montreal World Film Festival, facing what could be its final year after the possible loss of key government funding next year, said Thursday that it will feature world premieres of Citizen Black, by Canada's Debbie Melnyk, German director Andreas Struck's Sugar Orange and the Australian comedy A Man's Gotta Do, by Chris Kennedy. Releasing part of their lineup Thursday, festival programmers announced international premieres for U.S. director Jordan Hawley's debut feature, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Italian director Pupi Avati's Christmas Rematch and German director Franziska Meletzky's Wanted.
- 7/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ally McBeal star Gil Bellows is teaming with Kissing Jessica Stein star Jennifer Westfeldt to star in writer-director Stu Pollard's indie dramedy Keep Your Distance. Christian Kane, Kim Raver, Elizabeth Pena, Stacy Keach, Jamie Harrold, Rick Overton and Cynthia Martells round out the cast. Shooting is under way in Kentucky. Distance is described as a character-driven project centering on a radio talk-show host (Bellows) and what happens when he meets a pharmaceutical sales rep from out of town (Westfeldt). They accidentally form a bond based on something lacking in all of their other relationships: trust. Pollard is producing the $1.2 million-budgeted feature along with producer Christina Varotsis. A native of Kentucky, Pollard is repped by Innovative Artists Agency and Chris Ridenhour at Tavel Entertainment. He made his directorial debut in 1999's Nice Guys Sleep Alone. Westfeldt is repped by UTA and Tammy Rosen at the Personal Management Co. She recently wrapped another indie, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. Bellows is repped by ICM and Brookside Artists Management. He next stars in Blind Horizon.
- 7/17/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Without a Trace star Poppy Montgomery has joined the cast of the indie romantic comedy 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover for writer-director Jordan Hawley. The project is before cameras in Los Angeles. Montgomery joins Paul Schneider, Jennifer Westfeldt, Tori Spelling and Fred Willard in the J. Todd Harris-produced project, which is being described as in the vein of Swingers. It follows a sleazy biographies writer (Schneider) who decides to ditch Los Angeles, burn all his bridges and start a new life on the East Coast. His plans go awry when he meets the woman of his dreams (Westfeldt) at the airport and decides to stay in town one more night to date her. Montgomery plays the sexy, free-swinging best friend of Schneider's character. Australia-born Montgomery is repped by CAA and Peg Donegan at Framework. In addition to her regular role on the CBS series Without a Trace, her credits include Glory Days, The Other Sister and Dead Man on Campus.
- 5/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kissing Jessica Stein star Jennifer Westfeldt has landed the lead role in writer-director Jordan Hawley's indie romantic comedy 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. Being produced by J. Todd Harris, 50 Ways is described as being in the vein of Swingers and centers on a writer of sleazy biographies who decides to ditch Los Angeles, burn all his bridges and start a new life for himself on the East Coast. His plans go awry when he meets the woman of his dreams (Westfeldt) at the airport and decides to stay in town one more night to date her. Westfeldt is repped by UTA and Tammy Rosen at Personal Management Co.
- 5/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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