Risky Business

Martin Scorsese has come back on to direct The Wolf of Wall Street in his latest collaboration with star Leonardo DiCaprio. Sopranos writer Terry Winter wrote the adaptation of Jordan Belfort's memoir.

Arthouse Films has acquired all North American rights, plus those in Australia and New Zealand, to the documentary How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr. Foster? from filmmakers Carlos Carcas and Norberto Lopez Amado. The indie distributor plans a theatrical release this year followed by DVD and digital releases.

Vincent Curatola, best known for playing mob boss Johnny Sack on The Sopranos, has been cast in the crime thriller Cogan’s Trade alongside Brad Pitt and James Gandolfini.

The film, which is being produced by the Weinstein Co. and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, will begin shooting in New Orleans later this month.

Magnolia Pictures has picked up the North American right to Magic Trip, the documentary revolving around the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest from co-directors and co-writers Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood.
 
Magnolia will premiere the film this summer on VOD platforms a month prior to its theatrical release as past of its Ultra VOD program. The company followed the same playbook for another Gibney movie, Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer.
 

The second annual Aruba International Film Festival will take place June 10-16, with writer-director-producer Claudio Masenza back in his role as artistic director.

Centered at the Paseo Herencia Entertainment Center, the festival will once again highlight local Caribbean filmmakers in its Spotlight program as well as focus on green initiatives in the movie industry. Sponsored by the Aruban Government and donations from local businesses, the fest also puts on master classes to encourage and educate young Aruban filmmakers.