"Laura Linney is set to star in "Jindabyne," an adaptation of a Raymond Carver short story set in Australia. Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard and Leah Purcell co-star; Ray Lawrence directs. Scripted by Beatrix Christian, the drama revolves around a group of men who notice the body of an Aborigine girl at the bottom of their fishing hole. Rather than report the murder immediately, they wait until they've filled their coolers with fish, resulting in a scandal that tears through the men's relationships..." (full details)

"Jonathan Silverman has joined the cast of the remake of the 1946 classic "Angel on My Shoulder" for New York-based THEME Entertainment. Silverman will play Al, a wisecracking assistant to a do-gooder Manhattan judge. Tim McCann helms the project, with Todd Baker assuming writing and producing duties..." (full details)