TODAY'S JOKE: Watch what happens when the world comes to an end. Find out here: www.filmannex.com/movie/film/555/the_end_of_the_world


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WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT?

• DREAMWORKS, NO LONGER WITH PARAMOUNT, PARTNERS WITH RELIANCE

Spielberg’s Dreamworks teamed up with India-based Reliance to create a stand-alone production company. However, separating paths with old partner Paramount brought some crucial consequences with it.

The studio is laying claim to DreamWorks' entire development slate, including such Spielberg passion projects as "Lincoln," "The Trial of the Chicago 7" and "The 39 Clues." In other words, Paramount is keeping all the projects that have already been paid for and moving forward with what Spielberg was supposed to direct and/or produce.

To learn more about the article, please visit: www.variety.com/article/VR1117992505.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

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WHAT'S NEW ON FILM ANNEX?

READ THE FINANCIAL TIMES NEWS ON FILM ANNEX

From now on, read all the entertainment industry news from Financial Times on Film Annex.

With a worldwide network of 500 journalists, the FT - both in print and online - is one of the world’s leading business information brands, recognized internationally for its accuracy and rigor.

Printed in 23 cities across the globe, and with four editions (UK, Continental Europe, US and Asia), the Financial Times has a worldwide readership of more than 1.2 million and a daily circulation of circa 440,000.

To visit the Film Annex page of Financial Times and get the best entertainment news, check out: www.filmannex.com/FinancialTimes


WHAT SHOULD I WATCH ON FILM ANNEX?

THE GREAT MIND

In this highly imaginative short animation, we watch knowledge escape out of a man’s head, who is riding on a bike. With its mysterious and delightful French accordion music, this film will take you on your own philosophical quest.

To watch the film, go to: www.filmannex.com/movie/film/601


FITZGERALD’S FLASK

“Fitzgerald's Flask” is a fantasy mixture of Roaring Twenties silent film cinema and futuristic science fiction. Destitute and drunk, Jazz Age author F. Scott Fitzgerald (“The Great Gatsby”) contacts sci-fi writer H.G. Wells (“The Time Machine”) and travels forward in time to the 21st century. Upon arrival, he auctions his memorabilia and thus reaps the rewards of his posthumous success.

To watch the film, go to: www.filmannex.com/movie/film/933/fitzgeralds_flask


AUDIO SPECTRUM RELVOLVER

Audio Spectrum Revolver is where poetry meets experimental video. In this short film by Michael Wyshock, you’ll watch the Slam Poets Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown, Dan Leaman, Mike McGee, and Buddy Wakefield perform their work in digital environment that translates audio output to figurative range of motion in 3D.

To watch the film, go to: www.filmannex.com/movie/film/575/audio_spectrum_revolver

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WHAT ELSE IS PLAYING? WHAT'S GOOD?

A GIRL CUT IN TWO

A television weatherwoman is pursued simultaneously by a spoiled pharmaceutical heir and a successful -- but much older -- writer in director Claude Chabrol's blackly comic tale of romance and class differences. For more information about the movie, its synopsis, and showtimes, visit: www.cinemavillage.com/chc/cv/show_movie.asp?movieid=1422

*Playing at Cinema Village, New York, NY. Also look for it at other theatres near you.


GHOST TOWN

Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Don’t miss this great comedy with the hilarious Ricky Gervais.

*Playing everywhere.

• Seen anything good? Send your reviews to eg@filmannex.com and we’ll publish them on our next newsletter!


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