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Production Starts
November 1 - December 31, 2000

What... When...Where...
An alphabetical list of
films in this Production
Calendar, when they
started and where
they're shooting

NOVEMBER 1

13 Conversations About One Thing, Single Cell Pictures, Miracle Pictures, Double A Films; Exec prod: Sandy Stern, Michael Stipe; Prod: Gina Resnick, A Kitman Ho; Dir: Jill Sprecher. With Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea Duvall, Amy Irving. New York, New York.
•Killing Me Softly, Montecito Picture Company; Exec prod: Tom Pollock, Ivan Reitman, Dan Goldberg; Prod: Joe Medjuck, Lynda Myles, Michael Cinich; Dir: Chen Kaige. With Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natasha McElhone, Ulrich Thomsen, Ian Hart, Jason Hughes. London & Cumbria, UK. Distrib: Myriad Pictures.
Love the Hard Way, Step Beyond Productions, Vif Filmproduktion, P’Artisan Filmproduktion, Daybreak Pictures, Open City Films; Exec prod: Wolfram Tichy, Grant Bradley, Craig Nodder; Prod: Wolfram Tichy, Peter Sehr, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente; Dir: Peter Sehr. With Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, Pam Grier, August Diehl, Liza Jessie Peterson, Joey Kern, Kate Moenig. New York, New York. Distrib: Storm Entertainment.
The Man from Elysian Fields, Gold Circle Films, Elysian; Exec prod: Norm Waitt; Prod: Donald Zuckerman, Andrew Pfeffer, Andy Garcia, David Kronmyer; Dir: George Hickenlooper. With Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Marguilies. Los Angeles, California.
•Revelation (working title), Cyclops Vision Productions, Romulus Films; Prod: Jonathan Woolf, Stuart Urban; Dir: Stuart Urban. With James D’Arcy, Liam Cunningham, Udo Kier, Natasha Wightman, Terence Stamp. Malta; France; UK. Distrib: Overseas Filmgroup.
Untitled, inKubator INK; Exec prod: Aaron Brown; Prod: Lane West, Cynthia Rush; Dir: Susan Turley. With David Christopher, David Stokey, Cory Schneider, Titos Menchaca, Luis Olmeda, Stephen Clifton, Lane West. Austin, Texas.
•Untitled Harry Sinclair Film, Film 3; Exec prod: Fiona Copland; Prod: Juliette Veber; Dir: Harry Sinclair. With Kate Elliott, Dean O’Gorman, Michael Lawrence, Marissa Tott, Genevieve McClean. Auckland, New Zealand. Distrib: New Zealand Film Commission.

NOVEMBER 2

•The Honeytrap, Honeytrap Productions; Prod: Madeleine Lim; Dir: Michael Gunther. With Emily Lloyd, Valerie Edmond, Anthony Green, Stuart McQuarrie, Zoe Eeles. London, UK.
Slap Her, She’s French, Constantin Film, Key Entertainment; Exec prod: Thomas Augsberger; Prod: Beau Flynn, Jonathan King, Matthias Emcke; Dir: Melanie Mayron. With Piper Perabo, Jane McGregor, Cristen Coppen. Dallas, Texas.

NOVEMBER 4

Sticks and Stones, Venice Filmworks, Doubble Troubble Entertainment; Prod: Nicholas D Karvounis, Alex Karvounis; Dir: Mark Anthony Galluzzo. With Ian Somerhalder, Glenn Quinn, Brandi Andres, Jason Mewes, Daniel Joseph, Lucas Babin, Jonathan Banks, Grace Zabriskie. Las Vegas, Nevada.

NOVEMBER 5

2 Blind Mice, Mercury Amber Films, Edreamkeepers.com; Exec prod: Neil Babins, Jonathan Scott Vakneen; Dir: Roberto Monticello. With Tony Tarantino, Neil Babins, Alex Jordan, Erik J Bockemeier, Joe Estevez. New York, New York.
•Ancient Warriors, Eclipse Entertainment, Westar Entertainment; Exec prod: Brent Nelson, Art Birzneck; Prod: Franco Columbu, Liz Ryan; Dir: Walter Von Huene. With Franco Columbu, Daniel Baldwin, Michelle Hunziger, Richard Lynch, Iris Peynado, Michael Hartson, Lamont Johnson, Stacy Longoria, Jarmo Makinen, Ashley Drane. Italy.
•Dream, Final Cut Productions; Exec prod: Erik Lindberg, Maria Norman; Prod: Reidar Johnson, John Rushton; Dir: Mikael Hylin. With Sinead Cusack, Philip Martin Brown, Joe Absolom, Kelly Harrison, Brian Conley, Heathcote Williams, Patrick Mower, Stuart Wade, Sky Glover. Sheffield, UK.
•Her Majesty, Silicon Valley Film Fund, Global HM Productions; Exec prod: Susan Hailey, Lisa Gordon; Prod: Walter Coblenz; Dir: Mark J Gordon. With Sally Andrews, Liddy Holloway, Alison Routledge, Mark Clarke, Stuart Devenie. Auckland, Cambridge & Helensville, New Zealand.
•Jimmy Fizz, Little Wing Films; Exec prod: Robert Bevan, Charlie Savill, Clive Pullan, Amit Barooah, Amanda Coombes; Prod: Keith Hayley, Simon Hardy; Dir: Tony Maylam. With James Murray, Emily Hamilton, Amanda Donohoe. London, UK; Cayman Islands. Distrib: Park Entertainment.
•Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War, Cabbage Films, Evolution Films; Exec prod: Andy Tate; Prod: Andy Birmingham; Dir: Ian Sharp. With Pauline Collins, Peter Capaldi, Gwenllian Davies, Sheila Reid, Frank Mills. UK.

NOVEMBER 6

•Buffalo Soldiers, Gorilla Entertainment, Odeon Pictures, FilmFour, Good Machine International; Exec prod: Paul Webster, James Schamus, Reinhard Klooss; Prod: Rainer Grupe, Ariane Moody; Dir: Gregor Jordan. With Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Anna Paquin, Elizabeth McGovern, Michael Pena, Leon Robinson, Brian Delate. Germany. Distrib: Good Machine International/FilmFour.
Future, YHVH Productions; Exec prod: Jack Chu; Prod/Dir: Brandon Avman. With Matthew Lang, Alicia Loren Chavez, Patricia Place, Dennis Dun, Jill Jacobson, Patrick Belton, Kate McKabe, Gregory Burns. Los Angeles, California.
••L’histoire de Betty Fischer, UGC, Go Films; Exec prod: Yves Marmion, Annie Miller; Dir: Claude Miller. With Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia, Mathilde Seigner, Edouard Baer. Paris, France. Distrib: Président Films.
••Laisser-passer, Les Films Alain Sarde, Little Bear; Prod: Alain Sarde, Frédéric Bourboulon; Dir: Bertrand Tavernier. With Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydes, Marie Gillain, Marie Desgranges, Charlotte Kady, Maria Pitaressi. Paris, France.
Mr Id, Noci Pictures Entertainment; Exec prod: RP White; Prod: Yuri Rutman; Dir: John Stecenko. With Ami Dolenz, Steve Parlavecchio. Chicago, Illinois.
•Out Cold, Spyglass Entertainment, Shuler Donner/Donner Productions; Exec prod: Jonathan Glickman, Jon Zack, Lee R Mayes; Prod: Gary Barber, Lauren Shuler Donner, Roger Birnbaum; Dir: Emmett Malloy. With David Denman, Flex Alexander, Jason London, AJ Cook, Derek Hamilton. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Distrib: Buena Vista.
Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox, The Zanuck Company; Exec prod: Ralph Winter; Prod: Richard Zanuck; Dir: Tim Burton. With Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, Kris Kristofferson. Los Angeles, California; Arizona; Hawaii. Distrib: 20th Century Fox.
•Puckoon, Insight Ventures; Exec prod: Rainer Mockert, Kevin Menton; Prod: Ken Tuohy, Terence Ryan; Dir: Terence Ryan. With Sean Hughes, Elliott Gould, Richard Attenborough. Ireland.
••Reines d’un jour, ADR Productions; Prod: Alain Rozanes, Pascal Verroust; Dir: Marion Vernoux. With Karin Viard, Hélène Fillières, Sergi Lopez, Victor Lanoux, Marlène Jobert, Clémentine Célarie. Paris, France. Distrib: Flach Pyramide International.

NOVEMBER 7

••Les Boys III, Melenney Productions; Prod: Richard Goudreau; Dir: Louis Saia. With Marc Messier, Rémy Girard, Patrick Huard, Serge Therriault. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Distrib: Lions Gate.

NOVEMBER 8

The Giant Killer, Max Q Projects; Prod: Jermaine Turner; Dir: Sam Saldivar. With Aaron Berg, Guinevere Turner, Matthew Saldivar, Geza Decsy, Jim Leber, Chris Burns, Vanessa Branch. Los Angeles, California; Nevada.
••Leo und Claire, Odeon Film, Perathon Film; Prod: Reinhard Klooss, Joseph Vilsmaier; Dir: Joseph Vilsmaier. With Michael Degen, Suzanne von Borsody, Franziska Petri, Alexandra Maria Lara, Jasmin Schwiers. Munich, Bavaria & Nuremberg, Germany. Distrib: Bavaria International.

NOVEMBER 12

•Al’s Lads, Alchemy Pictures, Evolution Films; Prod: Peter Barnes, Nicholas Kingston; Dir: Richard Standeven. With Marc Warren, Stephen Lord, Ralf Little, Julian Littman, Richard Roundtree, Ricky Tomlinson. Liverpool, UK.
•Cat’s Meow, Dan Films, Lions Gate Films; Exec prod: Michael Paseornek; Prod: Julie Baines, Dieter Meyer, Kim Lewis, Carol Beiber; Dir: Peter Bogdanovich. With Jennifer Tilly, Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley. Berlin, Germany; Greece. Distrib: Lions Gate.

NOVEMBER 13

Dawg, Gold Circle Films; Prod: David Kronemyer; Dir: Victoria Hochberg. With Elizabeth Hurley, Denis Leary. Los Angeles, California.
K-PAX, K-Pax, Lawrence Gordon Productions; Exec prod: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin; Prod: Robert F Colesberry; Dir: Iain Softley. With Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, Aaron Paul. Los Angeles, California; New York, New York. Distrib: Universal Pictures.
•The Lawless Heart, Martin Pope Productions; Exec prod: Francesca Barra, Steve Christian, Jim Reeve, Roger Shannon; Prod: Martin Pope; Dir: Neil Hunter, Tom Hunsinger. With Bill Nighy, Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander, Clementine Celarie, Sukie Smith. Essex & Isle of Man, UK.
•Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534, Carlton America; Exec prod: Stephen Davis, Garry Golobergen, Marc Corben; Prod: Mary Pantelidis; Dir: Jon Cassar. With Eric Roberts, Alexandra Paul. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Ticking Man, Next Generation Films; Exec prod: Joseph Friel, Mia Tiderc; Prod: Michael Friel; Dir: Joseph Friel. With John Tague, Paul Shulz, Tim Harris, Rebecca Olympia, Nikki Shulz, Steven Prince, Tonya Clarke, Rachel Snukis. Pennsylvania; New Jersey.

NOVEMBER 14

City by the Sea, Seabreeze Productions, Franchise Pictures; Exec prod: Roger Paradiso, Don Carmody, Andrew Stevens; Prod: Michael Caton-Jones, Elie Samaha, Brad Grey, Matthew Baer; Dir: Michael Caton-Jones. With Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, William Forsythe, George Dzundza, Patti LuPone. New York, New York. Distrib: Warner Bros.
•Club Le Monde, Screen Production Associates; Exec prod: Doug Abbott, John Jaquiss; Prod: Jolyon Symonds, Simon Rumley; Dir: Simon Rumley. With Daniel Ainsleigh, Annette Badland, Bruce Byron, Tom Connolly, Tom Fisher, Tania Emery, Brad Gorton, Frank Harper, Emil Marwa, Danny Nussbaum. London, UK.

NOVEMBER 15

Queen’s Gambit, Prelude2Cinema; Prod: Sylvester Johnson, Reggie Johnson; Dir: Alex P Michaels. With Camille Natta, David Manocchio. Ohio.

NOVEMBER 17

L.A.X., Z Films, Palomar Pictures; Exec prod: Joni Sighvatsson; Prod: Narween Otto; Dir: Uri Zighelboim. With Dane Cook, Steven Martini, Sticky Fingaz, Jsu Garcia, Joel Michaely, Matthew Carey, Courtney McLean, Chris Coppola. Los Angeles, California.

NOVEMBER 18

••King of Thieves, Lichtblick Filmproduktion, Mact Productions, Wega Film; Prod: Helga Bähr; Dir: Ivan Fila. With Iakov Kultiasov, Lazar Ristovski, Yulia Khanverdieva, Katharina Thalbach. Czech Republic; Berlin, Germany. Distrib: Bavaria Film International.
A Package for Me, AON Films, D Squared Productions; Exec prod: Rick Fingerhut, Gretchen Adamson; Prod: Rick Fingerhut, Matthew Ross; Dir: Matthew Ross. With Wendie Jo Sperber, David Leisure, Jacque Lynn Colton, Ward Roberts, Sheri Rosenblum, Stasea Rosenblum. Los Angeles, California.
Power of God, Back II Love Productions; Prod/Dir: Elliott Eddie. With Mark Moffett, Elizabeth McKiney, Tony Walker, Charles McWells, Nikole McCoy, Demetrica Walker, James Jacobs, Mark Holloman. Los Angeles, California.
••Tosca, Euripede Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Integral Films, Veradia Films; Exec prod: Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Frédéric Sichler; Dir: Benoît Jacquot. With Angel Georghiu, Ruggero Raimondi, Roberto Alagna. France.

NOVEMBER 19

•Elvira’s Haunted Hills, The Elvira Movie Company; Prod: Mark Pierson; Dir: Sam Irvin. With Casandra Peterson, Richard O’Brien, Mary Scheer, Scott Atkinson, Mary Jo Smith, Heather Hopper, Jerry Jackson, Gabi Andronache. Romania.
Legend of Cactus Jack, Nic Taylor Productions; Exec prod: Kim Williamson; Prod: Nancy Criss; Dir: Bill McNally. With Christopher Atkins, Nancy Criss, Stephen Pemberton, Blake Laramie, Laynee Brink, Debbrah DJ Aldecoa. Phoenix, Arizona.

NOVEMBER 20

Baby Boy, Baby Boy Productions; Prod/Dir: John Singleton. With Tyrese, Omar Gooding, Taraji P Henson, AJ Johnson, Tamara LeSeon Bass, Angell S Conwell, Ving Rhames. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: Sony Pictures.
••Shakespeare’s Te Tangata Whai Rawa O Weneti (The Merchant of Venice), He Taonga Films; Exec prod/Dir: Don Selwyn; Prod: Ruth Kaupua; With Waihoroi Shortland, Scott Morrison, Ngarimu Daniels, Te Rangihau Gilbert. Auckland, New Zealand.

NOVEMBER 21

••Entre llamas (Into Flames) W/O Productions; Exec prod: Raul Pareyon; Prod/Dir: Carlos Victorica. With Antonio Taboada, Marko Zaror, Zarena Zapico, Daniel Sarabia, Jose Juan Hirales, Alfredo Arenas, Norma Diaz, Alonso Hurtado. Mexico; Los Angeles, California.

NOVEMBER 23

•Watchtower, Le Monde Entertainment; Exec prod: Gary Howsam, Marc Forby, Richard Brandes; Prod: John Curtis, Evan Tylor, Dick Lowry; Dir: George Milhalka. With Tom Berenger. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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