"Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion," written by Garrison Keillor, will serve as the opening-night film at the South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival, running March 10-18 in Austin. The movie, a North American premiere at the fest, will be released in June by Picturehouse..." (full details)
"Paramount Pictures has tapped "The Office" writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky to pen a college comedy for the studio under its deal with Web site CollegeHumor.com and Par-based Alphaville. The story is expected to be in the same vein as college-set hit "Animal House" or "American Pie" but the actual plot is being kept under wraps..." (full details)
"Geraldine Hughes, who has been receiving rave reviews in the US for her one-woman show about life in Belfast, will play Stallone's love interest in Rocky Balboa, the sixth and final film in his boxing series. In the new Stallone movie, she recreates the character of Little Marie, who appeared in the first Rocky. The boxer meets up with Little Marie again, who has a son called Steps. Marie is down on her luck and Rocky offers her a job in his restaurant. He also offers a guiding role to Marie's young son, who is in need of fatherly advice..." (full details)
