According to a report by Variety, Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide” has moved its release date from Martin Luther King Day to November 5. The movie is an adaptation of the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange.

The play incuded a collection of poems performed by women of color-each identified by the hue of her clothes-creates a unified statement about being a woman of color, being alive, and being an American. The work’s tales of love, violence, abortion, rape, and healing are as searing and relevant today as they were thirty years ago.

Also appearing in the film is: Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Kerry Washington, Macy Gray, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, and Kimberly Elise.

Anika Noni Rose is best known for her Tony Award winning performance in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change and her starring roles in the films Dreamgirls and The Princess and the Frog.

From Broadway World

Some new information about “Vanishing on 7th Street” has surfaced! It will be screened at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival which runs from September 9th to 19th. The film will be a part of the Midnight Madness lineup.

Also, the first trailer for the film has been released! You can watch it below.

The Vanishing on 7th Street Synopsis: A mysterious, seemingly global blackout yields countless populations to simply vanish, leaving only their clothes and posessions behind. A small handul of survivors band together in a dimly-lit tavern on 7th Street, struggingl to combat the apocalyptic horror. Realizing they may in fact be the last people on earth, the darkness hones in on them alone.

Huge, the hotly anticipated debut from British comedian Ben Miller starring BAFTA-winner Noel Clarke and Thandie Newton, will now screen at this year’s London UK Film Focus (LUFF). Appearing in the Breakthrough strand, Miller and his producers will be hoping to secure a sales agent at this year’s event.

Premiere’s at this year’s LUFF will include Cherry Tree Lane, the latest from Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton), Martin Kemp’s feature debut Exposé, Intandem Films’ UK/Spanish co-production Ways to Live Forever starring Ben Chaplin and Cosi starring Richard E. Grant and Mía Maestro.

LUFF will welcome over 120 international film buyers and festival directors to London for the four day event taking place from Monday 28th June to Thursday 1st July.

LUFF is a unique export initiative which has historically supported new UK films and UK film companies. Now in its seventh year, the event has expanded to also include a small selection of British films represented by foreign sales agents and non-British films from UK sales agents. This is in direct response to feedback from the industry following an independent review of LUFF commissioned by Film London and the UK Film Council.

An important annual event in the film industry’s international calendar, LUFF attracts buyers representing all world territories who come to see around 50 titles. The event generates significant income for sales agents and last year resulted in approximately $4m worth of sales, up $1m from 2008.

The Breakthrough strand will build on the success of last year which saw premieres and subsequent bidding wars for successful films such as Sons of Cuba and She, A Chinese. With an open application process, Breakthrough offers an important platform for emerging British film-makers seeking sales representation, plus providing a chance for international buyers to monitor upcoming UK talent. Alongside Huge, other highlights this year are Honeymooner from Director Col Spector who picked up awards and rave reviews for his previous feature Someone Else and short starring Keira Knightley, New Year’s Eve and Treacle Junior starring Aidan Gillen from BIFA nominated Jamie Thraves.

Helena Mackenzie, Head of Inward Investment & Business Development at Film London, commented: “I am delighted that LUFF has expanded allowing a wider selection of film-makers and sales agents can enjoy the benefits of this unique event. The changes to LUFF this year reflect developments in the industry and I believe it is important the event evolves and adapts to these changes to ensure it remains as popular and as relevant as possible.”

From 4rfv

Thandie Newton, Jason Isaacs and David Tennant are attached to star in Magnet Films’ psychological thriller Retreat.

The film, to be directed by newcomer Carl Tibbetts, follows a couple (played by Newton and Isaacs) who are seeking to rebuild their relationship by taking time out on a remote island but their peace is shattered when they find a man in military uniform (Tennant) half-dead on their doorstep who tells them there is a lethal virus killing millions on the mainland.

Tibbetts co-wrote the script with Janice Hallett and shooting is due to begin in May in Canada.

Magnet Films producer Gary Sinyor said: “It reminded me of Dead Calm when I first read it. Only better. It’s got a similar sexual tension but the battle of wits between the characters and plot twists are constantly surprising. We’re delighted to have secured three of the UK’s most powerful actors.”

It is UK based Magnet Film’s first foray into thrillers, following romantic comedy In Your Dreams, rock and roll adventure The Story Of _ and football documentary In The Hands Of The Gods.

From Screen Daily