Sony picks up Kitano's Brother

[Eija Margit Niskanen]

You mean this year's Cannes? That is fast!
eija

At 08:01 AM 2/7/00 GMT, you wrote:
>I don't think this will be a big surprise to anybody, but:
>
>"Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Takeshi Kitanos gangster pic-
>ture Brother - currently shooting in Los Angeles - for the US and
>Canada, producer Jeremy Thomas has confirmed."
>http://www.screendaily.com/index.pl?278
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>Presumably that story was originated by Mark Schilling.  Hope you don't mind 
>my posting the link.  Incidentally, anyone on the list can subscribe to 
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>Incidentally, BROTHER will receive its international premiere at Cannes in 
>May, as will of course Oshima's GOHATTO.
>
>Stephen Cremin
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