Altitude to present 'Blood Mountain' project to buyers at European Film Market in Berlin

Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in ‘Blood Mountain’ (EXCLUSIVE) | Variety

LONDON — Benedict Cumberbatch has been attached to star in the thriller “Blood Mountain,” which Altitude Film Sales will be shopping to international buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin. UTA Independent Film Group is repping North American rights.  Sergei Bodrov (“Mongol,” “Seventh Son”) will direct, and Lawrence Bender (“Pulp Fiction,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Kill Bill”), Nicola Horlick and James Gibb are producing. Jonathan W. Stokes penned the original script, with revisions by John Romano.

Illinois is home to a thriving film industry with a nationally renowned crew base, actors, and industry vendors. Illinois offers an aggressive 30% Film Tax Credit and is the only US State to have a diversity provision as part of its tax credit.

Film: Welcome to The Illinois Film Office

Welcome to The Illinois Film Office

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Illinois is home to a thriving film industry with a nationally renowned crew base, actors, and industry vendors.  Illinois offers an aggressive 30% Film Tax Credit and is the only US State to have a diversity provision as part of its tax credit.

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‘Insurgent’ production expected to start in spring.

‘Insurgent’ Script Getting Polished by Akiva Goldsman | Variety

Akiva Goldsman has come on board to work on the script for Lionsgate’s “Insurgent,” the sequel to its upcoming “Divergent.”  Brian Duffield worked on the initial script for “Insurgent,” set to open March 20, 2015.  Variety reported last month that “Divergent” director Neil Burger will not helm “Insurgent” and no director has been hired yet. Burger is currently in post-production for “Divergent,” starring Shailene Woodley, for a March 21 release.

Tell it again, tell it again! The Power of Story.

Rediscovering the Power of Story: One Actor, Making Magic | Monica Bauer

Underneath all the tech wizardry of Broadway, the glitter and glitz and high kicks and special effects, there is just story. And sometimes, story is what we really crave. Children first learn to love literature when someone tells them a story for the first time. And then, the endless pleas; "Tell it again! Tell it again!"

Strip away the spectacle and the snow, and Sundance is all about one thing: movies.

What to watch: our favorite movies of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival | The Verge

For its 30th anniversary year, the film festival debuted an incredibly diverse selection of titles, ranging from the funny to the violent to the just outright odd. Below we’ve collected some of the films we liked the most so you know exactly what to look out for in the year ahead.