Variety reports that actress-turned-writer Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married) is set to pen This Strange Thing Called Prom for Miramax Films.
Based on Brooke Hauser’s New York Times article, the film will examine the experiences of some immigrant students as they help put together and attend a senior prom at the International High School in Brooklyn.
Students attached came from various countries, including Poland, Tibet, Haiti, Senegal and Venezuela.










Miramax Loses Its Head, President Steps Down - Movies, Reviews and More. said
November 2 2009 @ 10:46 am
[...] Miramax’s current president, Daniel Battsek, recently announced that he would step down as the head of Miramax following the recent defanging of same. Disney had said that Battsek would remain in charge of day to day operations, but Battsek wasn’t having it, and left after a month. [...]