DirecTV, A24 to pick up Ellen Page drama “Into The Forest”September 16, 2015 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - DirecTV and A24 are in talks to acquire North American rights to the apocalyptic drama “Into The Forest”, starring Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood as sisters, Variety reports. The movie is set in a remote part of a Northern California forest on the brink of an apocalypse after a massive power outage leave the sisters fighting starvation and intruders. WME Global is handling the sale but has not closed a deal as of late Tuesday night. The film has its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 19. Patricia Rozema directed from her own script, adapted from 1996 novel by Jean Hegland. Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund and Sandy Sidhu also star. The film was shot last year in Vancouver. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. Photo: TIFF Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |