These stories have been passed around the Brattle office this week and I wanted to share them with you as well:

Maury Chakin at Brattle Theatre receiving an award from the Chlotrudis Society of Independent Film

Great interview with Bill Murray where he expounds upon the brilliance of Kung Fu Hustle

Piece from The Believer about Cambridge filmmakers Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Not sure how bad this news is for the film industry – the UK Film Council was shut down by their government this week

But I do know how bad this news is – Canadian character actor Maury Chaykin passed away this week on his 61st birthday

And we are excited about Toronto International Film Festival’s recent announcement of titles for this year’s festival line-up (This weekend’s film premiere, Valhalla Rising, was a title that Ned and I saw at Toronto last year and loved.)

I welcome your thoughts and reactions to any of these articles in the comments.