Discland
edited by Jonathan Doyle
Mafioso (The Criterion Collection, 3.18.2008) Nino Badalamenti is a supervisor in a car manufacturing plant who hasn't taken a vacation in over two years. On his way out the door to visit his beloved childhood hometown of Sicily -- with his blonde wife and daughters -- Nino is handed a package by his boss and asked to deliver it to a powerful and influential Sicilian gangster named Don Vincenzo. Once in Sicily, Nino has a hoot seeing friends and family, but his wife has trouble fitting in and is unfairly dismissed as a snob by Nino's family. Even more worrisome, Nino finds himself entangled in an intricate web of secret mafioso dealings and is eventually sent on an unexpectedly... elaborate errand. (continued)

Dragging It Out

I finally heard from someone about the Picturehouse/ Warner Independent situation. A story posted Thursday evening by Variety's Anne Thompson said that Picturehouse topper Bob Berney and Warner Independent chief Polly Cohen are "likely" to accept a bicoastal power-sharing arrangement that will preside over a merged operation. Then I heard this morning Berney "is leaving Picturehouse."

Now I've been told by someone very close to things that the latter scenario is not true. Berney has "been open to Warner Bros. proposals, but they actually haven't made any real decisions yet on how much they want to be in this 'indie' part of the business." They haven't made any real decisions? In my experience that means they've made a decision but lack the character to express it...no? "So this thing may drag on for some time," the insider comments. Okay, good enough...and thanks.

From: Hollywood Elsewhere [mailto:gruver1@gmail.com]

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