Son Of Rambow Bidding War

What did I tell you? Son of Rambow has ignited one of the biggest bidding wars in Sundance history. Variety have a piece on the ongoing negotiations, placing Paramount Vantage ahead of Fox Searchlight and the already resigned Miramax.

One executive described the film as "Billy Elliot as directed by Tim Burton" while Variety draw parallels with Little Miss Sunshine - today nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and deservedly so. Could this be a hint of what is to come for Rambow in the next 12 months?

There's months worth of Son of Rambow coverage here on film ick, including the synopsis, stills, comments from director Garth Jennings, the poster (a premiere!) and much, much more. Use the tags below and the search box to find it all.

Kavalier And Clay Escape Stephen Daldry

Coming Soon and Superhero Hype have reported the lucky escape of Michael Chabon's The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay from Billy Elliot and The Hours director Stephen Daldry.

They quote Ben Whishaw saying "I think it's not happening now. I think it's been sort of put to one-side for a little while. It all fell apart, which is such a shame." We can take shame to mean relief.

I was lucky to see a sharp Woolf bigorapher tear Daldry and The Hours apart at a screening of the film around the time of it's release. She didn't even have to mention the most misguided prosthetic in modern cinema - and she didn't stick to the Woolf bio material in the film either.

Hopefully this all means that Kavalier and Clay will end up with a director they deserve: might I suggest Terry Gilliam?