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Anchor Bay will release the romance-tinged drama Daydream Nation starring Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) and Josh Lucas (Peacock) on Blu-ray and DVD.

The latest film portrait about the travails of disaffected youth, Daydream Nation tells the story of city girl Caroline Wexler (Dennings) who moves to small town and becomes wrapped up in a love triangle with her high school teacher (Lucas) and one of her stoner classmates (Reece Thompson, Assassination of a High School President).

Written and directed by Michael Goldbach, Daydream Nation co-stars Andie MacDowell (Beauty Shop) and Rachel Blanchard (Adoration) and has a soundtrack that features such artists as Sonic Youth, Sebadoh, Metric and Beach House.

The Canadian production was first seen at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, but will essentially be premiering in North American on Blu-ray and DVD.

There have been no official announcements regarding the discs’ bonus features.

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According to Amazon, the release date is May 17th, 2011.

“The Renee Project,” the Renee Yohe ‘To Write Love on Her Arms’ film we told you about several weeks ago in this space has begun production in and around Orlando.

The movie is about a troubled young woman whose issues with self-esteem, substance abuse and self-injury (“cutting”) will star the formidable Kat Dennings, with Chad Michael Murray and Rupert Friend (“The Young Victoria”) also in the cast.

Dennings, who has a prominent role in the summer blockbuster “Thor,” is best known for such films as “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” “Charlie Bartlett” and “The House Bunny.” She’ll play Renee Yohe, the central Florida girl who inspired “To Write Love on Her Arms.” (TWLOHA)

Murray is best known for the TV series “One Tree Hill.” He’ll play Jamie Tworkowski, who helped found TWLOHA.

Friend has largely made his mark in period pieces in the UK (“Cherie,” “Pride & Prejudice,” “The Last Legion”).

Corbin Bleu from “High School Musical” also has a role.

Nathan Frankowski, who just directed “No Saints for Sinners” but who is best known for the Creationism documentary “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” will direct and co-wrote the script with Kate King Lynch.

“The story follows 19-year-old Renee (played by Kat Dennings) who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery.”

Music and musicians have been a big part of TWLOHA (the T-shirts are a youth music phenomenon) and Travie McCoy and singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata, among others, will perform on camera in this film, which producers describe as a blend of gritty reality and fantasy.

“Renee” is produced by Cameron “Kim” Dawson, David Blair McKenna, and David Nixon with Executive Producers Tom Swanson and Jayson Stringfellow rounding out the producing team. Paul Sirmons is the Line Producer.

The combination of subject matter and on camera talent, a popular charity/cause that is a big deal in youth culture and the music community make “The Renee Project” (better title needed) the most promising Major Motion Picture to be shot here since the Oscar winning “Monster.”

Production will wrap March 29.

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“The Renee Project,” the working title of a film being produced locally, is attracting big name talent to its cast.

Kat Dennings, the absolutely adorable Norah of “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” will star in it. Go to Renee’s Facebook fanpage and you’ll see how right the pale Dennings seems for the part, no matter what the hair color.

We knew something was up when Kat started following @Reneeyohe on twitter.

And there’s a part in the film for Rupert Friend, the prince who romanced and married “The Young Victoria.”

And Chad Michael Murray, of TV’s “One Tree Hill” is in it.

That’s a serious cast.

The director is the fellow who did Ben Stein’s Creationism documentary, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” Nathan Frankowski.

N.E.R.D. is the band of choice for the soundtrack.

Producer Kim Dawson (“Bobby Jones: A Stroke of Genius”) describes the film as “Trainspotting’ meets ‘Across the Universe,’” which suggests dark subject matter treated with fantasy elements. It is based on the life of Renee Yohe, the young Florida woman whose life inspired “To Write Love on Her Arms,” an awareness group/charity aimed at young people going through depression, substance abuse and self-injury, aka “cutting.”

Shooting is slated to begin on this ambitious project sometime around Feb. 14, says Dawson. They got a bit of Florida Film Incentive money for the film. Producer, sometime director and second unit director and ex-state film commissioner Paul Sirmons is on board. And they’re working with Valencia College’s film program, which will provide some gear and student on-the-job trainings/sweat equity in the production, which keeps helps keep production costs down.

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Co-executive produced by Michael Patrick King, “Two Broke Girls” centers on two under-employed New Yorkers trying to make it in the big city.

Kat Dennings has closed a deal to co-star in comedian Whitney Cummings’ CBS pilot Two Broke Girls.
The single-camera comedy from Warner Bros. revolves around two under-employed New Yorkers trying to make it in the big city. Cummings wrote the pilot and will executive produce with Sex and the City alum Michael Patrick King.

It’s not the first time Dennings has worked with King; the actress broke out when she landed a part on a 2000 episode of Sex and the City playing a precocious 13-year-old who hires Samantha to do publicity for her bat mitzvah. She went on to land supporting roles in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Big Momma’s House 2 and Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming Thor.

Stalwart comedy director James Burrows will direct the Two Broke Girls pilot, which should give Girls a fighting chance if past experience is any guide. Burrows — a co-creator of Cheers – has directed myriad pilots including Will & Grace, The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men. Last year, he directed the pilots for CBS’ Mike & Molly, $#*! My Dad Says and Better with You.

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With some more Kat in it this time! :) Can’t wait for this film now.

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A new spot for Thor debuted at the Superbowl last night. Kat is in it for about two seconds.

Thor opens in cinemas May 6th in the US and April 29th in the UK.

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