Production Starts
FEBRUARY 1-FEBRUARY 15, 2000

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

Blow, New Line Cinema, Avery Pix, Apostle Pictures, Spanky Pictures; Exec prod: Denis Leary, Michael De Luca; Prod: Ted Demme, Joel Stillerman; Dir: Ted Demme. With Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Jordi Molla, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, Ethan Suplee, Monet Mazur. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: New Line.
Pros and Cons, Explornary Visions; Exec prod: Dan O’Connel; Prod/Dir: Sage D Drake. With Joseph Borkowski, Jeffrie Peterson, Diane Shinozahi, Jamie Schechter, Vladislav Komanovsky, Linda Noveroshe, Alexandra Ackerian. San Francisco, California.
The Ultimate Set-Up, Flashworks Productions; Exec prod: Ruben Arizpe Jr, Johnny Taylor, Bill Foster; Prod: Cassius Weathersby; Dir: Dwight Williams. With Margret Avery, Bill Cobbs, Janet DuBois. Wilmington, North Carolina.

The Gift, Lakeshore Entertainment, Alphaville; Exec prod: Gary Lucchesi, Ted Tannenbaum, Greg Goodman, Sean Daniel; Prod: Jim Jacks, Tom Rosenberg; Dir: Sam Raimi. With Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Giovanni Ribisi, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank, Kim Dickens, JK Simmons, Gary Cole, Chelcie Ross. Savannah, Georgia. Distrib: Lakeshore International.

••So weit die Füsse tragen (As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me), Cascadeur Filmproduktion, KC Medien; Exec prod: Bastian Cleve; Prod: Jimmy C Gerum; Dir: Hardy Martins. With Bernhard Betterman, Michael Mendl, Andre Hennicke, Anatoli Kotenjov, Irina Pantaeva, Hans Uwe Bauer, Antonio Wannek. Siberia; Belarus; Germany.

••Los caras de la luna (Faces of the Moon), Producciones Arte Nuevo, Fondo para la Produccion Cinematografica de Calidad, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia, Argos Producciones; Exec prod: Alejandro Clancy; Prod: Hugo Hiriart, Guita Schyfter; Dir: Guita Schyfter. With Geraldine Chaplin, Ana Torrent, Leonora Benedetto, Carmen Montjo, Angelica Aragon. Mexico.
•Intimacy, Téléma Productions; Prod: Charles Gassot; Dir: Patrice Chéreau. With Mark Rylance, Timothy Spall, Kerry Fox, Marianne Faithfull. London, UK.
••Vera, Arroba Films, Fondo para la Produccion Cinematografica de Calidad, Chadwick Films, BB&R Productions, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografica; Exec prod: Rafael Cuervo; Dir: Francisco Athié. With Urara Kusangi, Marco Antonio Arzate, Lorena Caballero. Mexico.

Above Ground, Jaba Entertainment, OHM Productions; Exec prod: Bill Black; Prod: Bill Black, Lisa France, Jannu Goldschmidt; Dir: Jannu Goldschmidt. With John Heard, Keith David, Mari Morrow, Aasif Mandvi. New York, New York.
Legacy of Evil, Hollystar Pictures; Prod/Dir: Cline Clark. With Sewell Whitney, Autumn Williams, Kathy Ann Wittes, Joe Martin. Los Angeles, California.

•Born Romantic, Harvest Pictures, BBC Films; Exec prod: Alistair Maclean-Clark, Melvyn Singer, David Thompson, Michele Carnada; Prod/Dir: David Kane. With Craig Ferguson, Ian Hart, Jane Horrocks, Adrian Lester, Catherine McCormack, Jimi Mistry, Olivia Williams, Ian Hart. London, UK.
The Distance, Film Next; Prod: Jennifer Schaefer, Kirkland Tibbels; Dir: Benjamin Busch. With Robert Gunnerson. Indiana.
•Gaudi Afternoon, Lolafilms UK; Exec prod: Andrés Vicente Gómez, Manuel Lombardero; Dir: Susan Seidelman. With Judy Davis, Juliette Lewis, Lili Taylor, Marcia Gay Harden. Barcelona, Spain. Distrib: Lolafilms.
•Kingdom Come, Revolution Films, DB Entertainment, Grosvenor Park Productions; Prod: Andrew Eaton; Dir: Michael Winterbottom. With Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley, Sarah Polley, Nastassja Kinski, Milla Jovovich. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Distrib: United Artists.
The Teddy Bear Syndrome, Smile Films; Dir: Kacee DeMasi. With Deborah Cheng, Ryan Darke, Heather Hancock, Michael Iglesias, Lili Ishida, Marian Styker, Beau Christian Williams. Los Angeles, California.

••Princesa, Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduktion, BIM; Exec prod: ; Prod: Rebecca O’Brien, Ulrich Felsberg, Valerio de Paolis; Dir: Henrique Goldman. With Ingrid de Souza, Cesare Bocci, Lulu Pecorari. Brazil. Distrib: The Sales Co.
Tapped Out, Allenhouse Entertainment; Prod: Brian Bolden. With Coolio, Georgio Allentini, Kelly Jo Minter, Clifton Powell, Miss Toi, E’Lon Cox, Jeff T. Los Angeles, California.

•Antitrust, MGM, Industry Entertainment, Cub Two Productions; Exec prod: Doc Erickson, David Hoberman, Ashok Amritraj; Prod: Keith Addis, Nick Wechsler, David Nicksay, Julie Chasman; Dir: Peter Howitt. With Ryan Philippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani. Los Angeles, California; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
•Blacktop, West Island Productions, BLT Company; Exec prod: Michele Berk; Prod: TJ Scott, Kevin Lund, Josanne Lovick; Dir: TJ Scott. With Meatloaf, Kristin Davis, Lochlyn Munro, Victoria Pratt, C Ernst Harth, Amanda Tapping, Douglas O’Keefe. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
••El bola (The Wooden Ball), Tesela Producciones; Exec prod: Jose Antonio Felez; Dir: Achero Manas Amyach. With Ana Fernandez, Ana Wagener, Manuel Moron. Madrid, Spain.
•The Caveman’s Valentine, Jersey Shore, Franchise Pictures; Exec prod: Samuel L Jackson, Eli Selden, Julie Yorn; Prod: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens, Scott Frank; Dir: Kasi Lemmons. With Samuel L Jackson, Colm Feore, Damir Andrei, Aunjanue Lawan Ellis, Tamara Tunie, Peter MacNeill, Jay Rodan, Rodney Eastman, Anthony Michael Hall. New York, New York; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Distrib: Universal.
•Dancing in the Dark, MGM Pictures; Exec prod: Michael S Glick, Sheldon Abend; Prod: Denise Di Novi, Kate Guinzburg, Carol Lees; Dir: Michael Cristofer. With Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Jack Thompson, Allison Mackie, Joan Pringle, Pedro Armendariz, Cordelia Richards, Gregory Itzin. Mexico. Distrib: Intermedia/UGC International.
•I Was Made to Love Her, Made to Love Her Productions, Alphaville Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment; Exec prod: Barry Berg; Prod: Sean Daniel, Michael Rotenberg, Jim Jacks; Dir: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz. With Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Mark Addy, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison, Greg Germann, Jennifer Coolidge. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; New York, New York. Distrib: Paramount.
•Mumbo Jumbo, Mumbo Jumbo, Firelight Entertainment; Exec prod: Margit Bimler; Dir: Steve Cookson. With Joss Ackland, Brian Blessed, John Inman, Sylvester McCoy, Richard O’Brien. Germany; UK.
••Le pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf), Le Studio Canal +, Eskwad, Davis Films; Exec prod: Samuel Hadida; Dir: Christophe Gans. With Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Emilie Dequenne, Marco Dacascos, Monica Belluci. Paris, France.
•The Pledge, Clyde is Hungry Productions, Franchise Pictures; Exec prod: Don Carmody, Andrew Stevens; Prod: Sean Penn, Michael Fitzgerald; Dir: Sean Penn. With Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Aaron Eckart, Michael O’Keefe, Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke, Harry Dean Stanton, Costas Mandylor, Eileen Ryan. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Reno, Nevada. Distrib: Warner Bros.

The Accident, Kenton Communications; Exec prod/Dir: John Evans. Delaware.
Gone With the Wieners, CAT Productions; Exec prod: Edward Abkarian; Prod/Dir: Marc Leland. With Carl Burrows, Carmel Kirtland, Richard Pierlon, Robert A Altman, Tania Mara Miller, Ronney Ascher, Andrew Lionetti. New York, New York; New Jersey. Distrib:
Hollywood Requiem, Stirling Trinity Films; Exec prod/Dir: Brent Roske; Prod: Kate Clarke. With R Buscemi, Dave Baker, Kate Clarke, Honey Lauren, Stephanie Laff, Andre Simone, Nils Allen Stewart. Los Angeles, California.
Land of 1,000 Dances, Our Ocean Films; Exec prod: B Shapiro; Prod: Frank Aragon, Steven Rodriguez, Eric Caamano; Dir: Frank Aragon. With Frank Aragon, Mike Moroff, Greg Alvarez, Irma Vieyra, Janell Parade. Los Angeles, California; New York, New York.