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Dirty Girl to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival

August 25th, 2010

Dirty Girl will have it’s world premiere in the Discovery section at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival

Danielle is the dirty girl of Norman High School. When her misbehaviour gets her banished to a remedial class, she teams up with an innocent closet-case and they head out on a road trip to discover themselves. Stars Juno Temple, Dwight Yoakam, Milla Jovovich and William H. Macy.

Screening Times

Sunday 12 Sept | 6.30pm | Varsity 8 | Premiere/1st Public Screening

Monday 13 Sept | 12.00 midday | Scotiabank 1 | 1st P&I

Thursday 16 Sept | 12.00 midday | Ryerson | 2nd Public Screening

Friday 17 Sept | 11.45am | Scotiabank 1 | 2nd P&I

More information on the TIFF website here

UNKLE launch short film trilogy directed by Paul Andrew Williams

August 11th, 2010

UNKLE, managed by Salt sister company Surrender All, have released the short film trilogy, ‘Saviors and Angels‘ written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (Cherry Tree Lane) featuring UNKLE songs, Caged Bird, The Runaway and Another Night Out

Watch on VIMEO

The People Vs. George Lucas selected as one of ‘the best of the fest’ at Edinburgh

June 22nd, 2010

The People Vs. George Lucas has made the “Best of the Fest” selection at Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Selected reviews:

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ “hugely entertaining… a must-see” View London

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ “hugely enjoyable… highly recommended” Edinburgh Film Festival Blog

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ News Scotsman

Oscar winning composer to score Killing Bono

June 18th, 2010

Stephen Warbeck, the oscar winning composer of Shakespeare in Love will score the music to upcoming comedy Killing Bono.

Stephen joins music supervisor Tarquin Gotch and singer-songwriter Joe Echo who has written a number of original songs for the film. Echo’s previous writing credits include Madonna’s Celebration.

Cherry Tree Lane‘s Ashley Chin selected for Edinburgh trailblazers

June 12th, 2010

Ashley Chin has been selected as one of Edinburgh Film Festival’s twelve Trailblazers, chosen to represent the best and brightest in breakthrough UK talent. Ashley plays plays Asad, one of a gang of youths who invade the home of a middle class family as they sit down to dinner, in the urban horror Cherry Tree Lane, being sold by Salt.

Cherry Tree Lane has it’s world premiere in Edinburgh Film Festival, screening on:
21 June | 19:45 | Cameo 1
25 June | 20:35 | Cameo 1

To book tickets visit the EIFF website

about | asley chin

Ashley began his film career in the critically acclaimed BBC film Storm Damage directed by Lennie James.He then made his theatre debut in Roy Williams’s Lift Off at the Royal Court and later played Razer in the Olivier award-winning play Gone Too Far – a role which he subsequently reprised. Most recently on stage he played the role of Carl in Roy William’s There’s Only One Wayne Matthews at the Polka Theatre. On television he has appeared in The Bill, Holby Blue, The Fixer and Law & Order.

The Infidel continues US theatrical roll out

June 1st, 2010

Following a hugely successful US premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, THE INFIDEL is set to continue its roll out with a series of theatrical openings across the United States

After a strong run in New York, where it screened at the Tribeca cinemas on Varick Street at the beginning of May, the film will open in LA with a grand West Coast premiere on June 23rd at Laemelle’s Sunset 5, where the film will be showing until June 30th.

There are further plans to then bring the film to an additional 20 screens across North America, with dates and cities to be confirmed in due course.

Dirty Girl wraps production

April 30th, 2010

Filming has wrapped on Abe Sylvia’s camp comedy Dirty Girl.

For more information about the shoot, see our interview with Juno Temple, who plays Dirty Girl, in the feature ‘A Dirty Girl Comes Clean’ from our Cannes 2010 edition of the salt magazine (page 16). available here.

Paramount picks up Killing Bono

April 22nd, 2010

Salt has struck a deal with Paramount to acquire Killing Bono for the UK and Ireland.

Nick Hamm’s Irish comedy stars Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian, Easy Virtue) and Robert Sheehan (Season of the Witch) and is based on Neil McCormick’s autobiography. Barnes and Sheehan play hapless brothers who set up a band in Dublin in the late 1970s; unluckily their classmates and rivals go on to become megastars U2.

See the full article on screen daily here.

The Infidel launches in Tribeca

April 21st, 2010

The Infidel is set for it’s US premiere at the Tribeca Film festival on Sunday 25th April. The film has been picked up by the fledgling Tribeca Film for limited theatrical and day-and-date release on VOD concurrent with its Tribeca Film Festival premiere.

For more information on where you can view the film in the united states please see the Tribeca Film website here.

The Infidel | It’s a hit!

April 13th, 2010

The UK’s first week has been a grand success!

The film was released on Friday 9 April, after a giant 3,500 person gala premiere on Thursday night.

Revolver’s smart release strategy really paid off, and despite the odds being against us (the sun came out for the first time in three months) the film scored a whopping $7,000 screen average out performing much bigger players like Clash of the titans and Kick Ass in many of those venues. Cinema managers reported having to turn back punters due to huge demand and regional cinemas are clamoring for access to prints.

Consequently Revolver are doubling the number of prints to at least 60 going into the weekend of 16 April.

The press reactions have also been overwhelmingly strong. The Evening Standard (London’s biggest newspaper) calls it “the summer’s funniest film”. Link to the full review here.

The US premiere will take place at Tribeca on Sunday 25 April and will then roll out in theatres in the US on the back of the festival.

Dirty Girl starts shooting

March 26th, 2010

Filming is underway in Los Angeles on iDeal Partners Film Fund’s comedy Dirty Girl with Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam and Tim McGraw.

View full article on Screen Daily here

Killing Bono wraps production

March 1st, 2010

Killing Bono completed principal photography in Belfast on 19 February.

View feature in screen daily here

Haut et Court picks up Williams’ Cherry Tree Lane

February 11th, 2010

French Distributor, Haut Et Court, takes rights for France and French-speaking Europe to Paul Andrew Williams’ third feature.

Full article on Screen Daily here distributor takes rights for France and French-speaking Europe to Paul Andrew Williams’ third feature. Paris-based Haut et Court has snapped up Paul Andrew Williams’ thriller Cherry Tree Lane for France and French-speaking Europe from sales company Salt. Cherry Tree Lane, Williams’ third feature after London To Brighton and The Cottage, takes place in real time over the course of an evening. The home of an average couple is invaded by a gang of youths, who have come to kill their son as payback for snitching on one of them, who is now in prison as a result. Ken Marshall, Williams’ partner in Steel Mill Pictures, is producing and it will be released in the UK by Metrodome later in the year. The film is financed by the UK Film Council and post-production/financing/producing facility Molinare.

The Infidel | UK Trailer exclusive

February 5th, 2010

The trailer for our comedy THE INFIDEL was unveiled exclusively today on the of The Guardian website. Click here to view

White Lightnin’ scoops top award at Dinard

October 12th, 2009

Dominic Murphy’s White Lightnin’ was handed the Le Hitchcock d’Or (Grand Jury Prize) at this year’s Dinard British Film Festival held in Brittany in France.

Martin Strel swims in for UK Premiere of Big River Man

September 1st, 2009

As reported in the Evening Standard

Edward Hogg wins best acting award at Monterrey for White Lightnin’

August 28th, 2009

Edward Hogg scooped the best acting award for White Lightnin’ for his portrayal of cult mountain dancer Jesco White at the 2009 Monterrey Film Festival in Mexico.

The Infidel website goes live

August 12th, 2009

The Infidel website goes live…

Cherry Tree Lane wraps production

August 1st, 2009

Shooting on Cherry Tree Lane wrapped at the end of July after a short and intense production.

salt closes key pre-sales on the infidel

July 9th, 2009

london-based sales and financing outfit the salt company has confirmed a number of key pre-sales closed during and after cannes on its uk comedy the infidel which is now in post-production.

big river man is a must see at la film fest

June 17th, 2009

la times picks big river man as one of its must sees at the los angeles film festival where the documentary screens on june 20 10pm at majestic crest and june 24 2:15pm at landmark 8.