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‘Broken Embraces’ Nominated for Best Director & Best Actress at EFA

By Shannon Nystedt
MovieSet.com

At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced Broken Embraces was nominated for both best director and best actress.  The film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and staring actress Penélope Cruz, tells the story of Harry Caine, a blind writer who reaches a point in his life where he has to heal his wounds from 14 years ago.  The awards will be given on December 12th, 2009 in Bochum.

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Shyama screens at Kolkata International Film Festival

Shyama will have its Asian première at the Kolkata International Film Festival at the Nandan II cinema at 15:15 on Wednesday, 11 November. Director Obhi Chatterjee, Producer/star Kaberi Chatterjee and Executive Producer/singer Jayanta Chatterjee fly in to Kolkata that morning for the festival.

Commenting on the film's selection, Kaberi Chatterjee said: "We are thrilled to have been invited by the Kolkata International Film Festival to present Shyama. We hope that the Festival audience will like the film as much as Western audiences have so far."

Rob Pattinson Confirms the Fall 2010 Start of ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’

By Shannon Nystedt
MovieSet.com

Twilight fans re-joys! Filming for the fourth installment of the Twilight Saga has been confirmed. Rumors have been flying about whether or not the final chapter in the Twilight Saga would get greenlit or not, but at today’s New Moon press conference in Beverly Hills, Rob Pattinson confirmed that Breaking Dawn will begin filming next year. In Breaking Dawn Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death.

“…I think the tentative time for Breaking Dawn is fall of next year," Pattinson said, adding that Summit "may well change that..."

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Harvey Keitel cast as patriarch in A Beginner's Guide To Endings

Harvey Keitel has joined J K Simmons on the dark comedy A Beginner’s Guide To Endings, which began principal photography in Niagara Falls on November 4.

Jonathan Sobol is directing from his original screenplay. Nicholas Tabarrok is producing the story of three brothers who upon learning they only have days to live set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes.

Keitel will play Duke, the hard-living, gambling family patriarch. Paulo Costanzo and Jason Jones have also joined the cast as two of the sons.