Adopt Films finds home for 'Tabu'

Adopt Films has acquired U.S. rights to Portuguese director Miguel Gomes's black-and-white-colored "Tabu" round the heels in the pic winning two honours at Berlin -- the Alfred Bauer Prize as well as the Jury in the Worldwide Critics' Fipresci. "Tabu" was put together by Gomes and Mariana Ricardo and co-stars Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Carloto Cotta, Manuel Mesquita, Isabel Cardoso, and Ivo Muller. It absolutely was produced by Lus Urbano and Sandro Aguilar. Story focues on colonialism utilizing a drama that covers modern-day Lisbon plus an not named former Portuguese colony. The sale was talked about by Match Factory's Brigitte Surez and Michael Weber and Adopt Films co-controlling professionals Rob Lipsky and Tim Grady. It's the fourth film that Adopt Films has acquired however competition options at Berlin. The business formerly bought Golden Bear champion "Caesar Must Die," Best Director champion Christian Petzold's "Barbara" and Silver Bear champion Ursula Meier's "Sister." Adopt Films expects to produce "Tabu" in NY and La in the finish of December then an over-all release in first quarter of 2013. The initial release by Adopt Films, "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye," opens March 8. Adopt's approaching slate includes Darlene Goodstein's "Mighty Fine," Anne Emond's "Nuit #1" and Jean-Marc Vallee's "Cafe p Flore." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Richard Dreyfuss or Nick Nolte: Who Had Been Crazier on Oscar Evening?

It had not been all tepid, frustrating and demoralizing Sunday evening in the Academy awards. We'll also have the red-colored carpet with all of its bitchy tweets, tuxedo sabotage, motorized wheel chair clumsiness and wackadoodle screen veterinarians obtaining the live, public attention they so highly, highly deserve. Take Richard Dreyfuss and Nick Nolte, for instance. Who had been crazier? Oscar-champion Dreyfuss practically melted with contempt for the entire publish-Oscar scene, veering from modulated bickering with a rant about retiring from movies, the Metabolic rate, the conservative political patrons the Koch siblings, and... Well, here. Watch: It designed for an excellent complement towards the evening's earlier red-colored-carpet batshittery, with nominee Nolte taking advantage of his face time by talking about crows, pinball machines and other things his interviewer raised (as he could hear and/or understand her): Are you currently thinking what I am thinking? A bit low in Beverly Hillsides: The Later Years? Someone find Bette Midler, let us jump on this! Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Gaul photos have some fun, will travel

'The Untouchables,' 'The Artist,' 'A Gang Story' and '17 Girls' are some of the new French films with broad appeal overseas and locally. "The Artist" is on the roll, sweeping trophies around the world -- but that is just one sign that Gallic cinema has its mojo back.This Year, Franch-language films made 85% of the gross outdoors France. Time dropped to 52% this year (once the greatest-grossing French photos within the U.S. were "Colombiana," "Unknown" and "The 3 Musketeers" -- British-lingo photos with British-speaking stars).But this season, Gallic cinema is placed to achieve new levels. "The Artist" has made more than $28 million Stateside and it is certain to rise to new levels, increased by its Oscar wins for pic, actor, director and 2 other trophies.To be certain, U.S. marketing secrets is partially accountable for the prosperity of "The Artist." "The film's upbeat box office results cheap its actor Jean Dujardin and director Michel Hazanavicius happen to be so positively active in the film's promotion campaign, orchestrated with brio through the Weinstein Co., are improving the benefit of French cinema worldwide," states Regine Hatchondo, controlling director of Paris-based pic promotion org Unifrance.Actually, Weinstein continues to be getting a lot of 2011's high-profile French films, particularly Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledanos' "The Intouchables" and Olivier Marchal's "A Gang Story." Both game titles, repped by Gaumont, will have in the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in NY, the annual week-lengthy French cinema lovefest."Lately, there has been more movies from France that talk to us that we are very looking forward to,Inch states David Glasser, COO at Weinstein Co.The prosperity of "The Intouchables" is rejuvinating the look of French movies and opening buyers' minds, states Cecile Gaget, worldwide sales topper at Gaumont. " 'The Artist' and 'The Intouchables' underscore the diversity of French cinema today."Bowing with "The Intouchables," the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in NY will sample Gallic work and introduce promising beginners, particularly Delphine and Muriel Coulin's edgy feature debut "17 Women," David and Stephane Foenkinos' "Delicacy," and 2 photos from thesps-switched-company directors: Daniel Auteuil's "The Well-Digger's Daughter" and Mathieu Demy's "Americano," starring Salma Hayek like a Mexican stripper.And all sorts of these directorial debuts have U.S. distribution.Per Richard Lorber, top professional at arthouse shingle Kino Lorber, that has acquired "The Well-Digger's Daughter," "French cinema finds again its authentic voice and it is coming back to the roots with a brand new dimension of originality. 'The Artist,' 'Declaration of War' and 'Daughter' are quintessentially French but with an entertaining value and quality which makes them special."Strand Delivering prexy Marcus Hu, who's acquired "17 Women" and Andre Techine's "Inforgivable," confirms. "We've labored with strong auteurs from Gaspar Noe to Francois Ozon and Andre Techine, and also have seen them create a crossover film while still maintaining their strong fashion sense.InchFollowing fearing the worst a couple of in the past once the galleries shuttered their niche divisions, many French retailers agree that closing a distribution offer the U.S. today is simpler compared to some European nations like Italia or even the U.K."The U.S. is really a market of niches that provides many distribution models," states Gaget. "There's an arthouse circuit in NY and L.A. where we are able to have a movie launched on 10 copies, and also the VOD type of IFC or Magnolia." She adds that such new gamers as Cohen Media Group, Film District and Open Road also have vitalized the marketplace.Even though VOD can always maintain its infancy, it's giving industryites a brand new feeling of chance. "VOD platforms within the U.S. are becoming bigger," states Marie-Laure Montironi, mind of internatioanl sales at Luc Besson's EuropaCorp. "Marketers like Magnolia and Music Box now consider the film's VOD potential simply because they know they are able to sometimes recoup their investment with a decent VOD deal."The launch of Weinstein Co.'s VOD label, Radius-TWC, can also be viewed as great news for independent films. "VOD enables us to make use of new audiences for foreign-language movies," states Glasser. "We are likely to open your eyes from everyone towards the great type of cinema that's available through our very own video-on-demand system.""There'll always a segment of yankee audiences engaged with foreign films and edgier and more personal product," states Hu. "The adventurous tastes of cinephiles will always be around, they simply develop diversely nowadays."Related Links: Gual's gamers: The brand new generation Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

See Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace on vintage Deep Throat poster

A trio of new images from porn star biopic Lovelace have been unveiled at NYTimes.com.The images give a further look at Amanda Seyfried as porn star Linda Loveface, who found fame with hardcore breakout hit Deep Throat, before becoming a dedicated anti-porn activist later in her life.The new images also offer another minute glance at Peter Saarsgard, who plays Lovelace's abusive husband/manager Chuck Traynor.Most interesting of the new shots is the mocked-up Deep Throat poster starring Seyfried's Lovelace, hinting at an authentic period vibe that will hopefully permeate the entire movie.Check out the images below:Lovelace is expected to open later this year.

McFarland, Caswell dig into 'Files'

McFarlandNew Line and director James Wan are rounding out the cast of horror pic "The Warren Files," signing up Hayley McFarland and Shanley Caswell to play members of the family beset by a haunted house.Mackenzie Foy and Joey King have already been tapped to play the younger sisters in the true-life Perron family. McFarland and Caswell will portray the oldest siblings.The Perrons claimed they "lived among the dead" in the 1970s as spirits -- both friendly and sinister -- inhabited their Rhode Island farmhouse. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are playing the investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Lilli Taylor and Ron Livingston will portray the Perrons.Peter Safran and Tony DeRosa-Grund will produce "The Warren Files" -- formerly titled "The Conjuring" -- through the Safran Co. and DeRosa-Grund's Evergreen Media Group. Rob Cowan will also produce. Wan is directing from a script by Chad and Carey Hayes with shooting scheduled to start Feb. 21 in North Carolina.McFarland's credits include "Lie to Me" and "An American Crime." Caswell appeared in "Detention." McFarland is repped by Coast to Coast and managed by Protege; her attorney is Lev Ginsberg. Caswell's repped by APA. Shanley is managed by Semler Entertainment. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Keck's Exclusives: Glee's Valentine To Fans

Amber Riley Glee's February 14 episode, titled "Heart, "sounds like a true valentine to fans - with Mercedes singing a Whitney Houston classic, Kurt receiving a surprise visit and The Glee Project winner Samuel Larsen finally making his debut. "It's Valentine's Day and everyone's really excited about it," says Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester). "There is a lot of love in the air during our Valentine's Day episode," echoes Naya Rivera (Santana). "There's a big dance at the school and Brittany [Heather Morris] and I are definitely going to go together. So maybe fans will get what they've been wanting." What fans have been wanting, according to the obsessive tweets I've been receiving, is some serious Brittana smooching. Well, get ready guys. Heather confirms, "They'll be a lot of kissing for me and Santana. Naya and I had to do it over and over and over again." Heather also offers a Valentine's Day Easter egg clue for fans. "Here's something to look for," she says. "Somebody from our set dressers stamped a candy heart with 'Teen Lesbians.' It's really funny and I hope somebody spots it." Fans also won't be able to miss Larsen's long-awaited debut in the jam-packed hour as a character named Joe Hart. Among the other developments: "Will and Emma [Jayma Mays] get in a fight," reveals Matthew, who doesn't see a wedding in Will and Emma's immediate future. "I don't think there will be a ceremony just because a lot of attention needs to be paid to the kids who are exiting the show." Chris Colfer (Kurt) confirms that while Darren Criss (Blaine), who was in NY City performing on stage during the shoot, "is in the episode, it's not in the way you might think. But there's definitely a huge development for Kurt in that episode that involves someone in a gorilla costume." Hmmm... Though Chord Overstreet's Sam never got to sing Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy," as was planned as a mash-up with "Human Nature" in the Michael Jackson episode, the late great musical legend's romantic ballad, "L-O-V-E" will be performed by lovebirds Mike (Harry Shum Jr.) and Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz). And what of Sam and Mercedes (Amber Riley)? "There's a lot of love and a little bit of heartbreak in the episode," Chord tells me. "Mercedes still has her boyfriend, and I'm still trying to jump in on that and convince her to break up with him. There's a lot of that throughout this episode. He acts sweet and sings to her to win her over." Look for Mercedes, Sam and Joe Hart to sing Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts," while Mercedes will solo on "I Will Always Love You," made famous by Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston. Ah, sweet amour... this one sounds like one not to be missed! Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!