NEW YORK, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to "W.E.," Madonna's directorial debut of a feature film. W.E.

Los Angeles-based Australians in Film (AiF), the preeminent organization for expatriate Australians in the entertainment industry, is holding its fourth annual Breakthrough Awards to honor up-and-coming Australian actresses Abbie Cornish (Stop Loss) and Mia Wasikowska (In Treatment) on June 5, 2008, it was announced today by Susie Dobson, president of AiF.

By Bob Strauss Paramount Pictures has been criticized for trying to sell "Stop- Loss" as a movie about youths going wild rather than the box-office toxic Iraq war hangover movie that it is. I say, give the marketers a break.

By Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune Mar. 28--Chances are you don't want to see this movie. Chalk it up to war fatigue or a general malaise--whatever the reason, Iraq-themed movies just aren't getting a lot of love at the box office.

By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Mar. 28--It has been nine years since Kimberly Peirce last directed a feature film. That was the Oscar-worthy "Boys Don't Cry." Her latest directorial effort, "Stop-Loss," was worth the wait.