Perhaps Anthony Michael Hall was attempting to re-assert his status as a member of the Brat Pack recently. The actor perhaps best known for such 80s John Hughes fare as Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club was arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace and taken into custody after allegedly engaging in a disturbance at his Playa del Rey,Calif.,condominium complex. The actor,43,was arrested at approximately 9:50 p.m. after Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to the residence. Halls neighbour told police that the actor had torn up plants in the common area of the condominium. When confronted,the neighbour claimed,Hall hurled an obscenity and threatened to beat the neighbor to a pulp. Hall was transported to the LAPD Pacific Division Jail,where he posted $500 bail and was released. Hall,who has made a couple of guest appearances on NBCs Community in recent years,also had a part in 2008s The Dark Knight,as Gotham Tonight host Mike Engel. Telluride film fest concludes,Clooney honoured The Telluride Film Festival wrapped up recently after a long weekend of screenings,seminars and other programmes,with George Clooney and Tilda Swinton receiving top honours. The 38th annual festival in the Colorado ski resort town saw Alexander Paynes The Descendants win a rapturous reception,with star George Clooney on hand to discuss the comic- drama being released in November. Other movies that drew strong response included silent film The Artist,which also made a splash in Cannes,and Albert Nobbs,a period drama in which Glenn Closes character lives most of her life disguised as a man. The festivals three surprise films,which were not announced in advance,included Jim Field Smiths Butter,starring Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell,all of whom made appearances. Crazy Horse,Frederick Wisemans look at the glamorous Paris cabaret,and Le Grand Amour,Pierre Etaixs lost masterpiece which was making its North American premiere,were also screened. Silver Medallion awards for significant contributions to the cinema world went to Clooney,Swinton and Etaix. The festival presented 28 new features,as well as six revivals,nine Backlot programmes,nine classics and restorations,as well as 30 short and student films. Weinstein Co. adds new video-on-demand service The Weinstein Co. has begun a video-on-demand label,the company announced. Co-presidents Tom Quinn and Jason Janego will be at the Toronto Interntaionla Film Festival looking for movies to buy. In a written statement,the company said that the new label makes TWC the first studio to premiere select titles across multiple platforms via immediate-access digital and traditional media and will bring TWCs unique,high-quality films to larger audiences than ever before. The label has no name yet. Netflix,Miramax expand streaming deal to Latin America Miramax and Netflix announced a multi-year deal to make hundreds of movies from the Miramax catalogue available for streaming through Netflix in Latin America. Netflix members in countries such as Mexico,Brazil and Argentina will be able to stream more than 140 Miramax movies on multiple platforms,including TV,tablets,computers and mobile phones. This marks the latest step in Netflixs planned expansion into Latin and South America,part of its greater push into international markets. It plans to launch its service in the UK soon,with more territories to follow. For Miramax,this continues a busy summer of digital deals,which included its earlier agreement with Netflix,as well as streaming ventures with Amazon,Hulu and Apple. However,this is the first time international fans will be able to stream the studios content. We are very pleased to launch our first international digital deal through our friends at Netflix, Miramax CEO Mike Lang said in a statement. The robust Netflix platform will provide a proven avenue to reach Latin American audiences and take advantage of strong subscriber growth prospects. 5 Days Of War is important for me: Renny Harlin Renny Harlin,filmmaker and producer best known for movies like Die Hard 2,Cliffhanger and Deep Blue Sea,says when the opportunity to direct 5 Days Of War presented itself,he immediately signed on,even though it had a budget of only $12 million. The film is inspired by the five-day war between Russia and the Georgian Republic in 2008. Id seen photographs and articles about the war, Harlin says,and I knew it was important. We began shooting in the summer of 2009,about a year after the war, he continues. We shot in Georgia,in the actual locations. The physical scars are still fresh,and the fear in peoples eyes is real. Their stories are harrowing.
