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Film News: Lionsgate division picks up Anna Paquin starrer —
Grindstone Entertainment, a division of Lionsgate, has picked up all domestic distribution rights to “Open House” starring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Rachel Blanchard.

Film News: Liman’s Plame pic stars Naomi Watts, Sean Penn — Summit Entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights to Doug Liman’s “Fair Game,” about Valerie Plame and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn.

Film News: Studio acquires rights to adaptation starring McConaughey — Lionsgate has picked up domestic distribution rights to Matthew McConaughey legal thriller.

Film News: Studio acquires rights to adaptation starring McConaughey — Lionsgate has picked up domestic distribution rights to Matthew McConaughey legal thriller “The Lincoln Lawyer,” based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling tome.

Film News: Rodriguez pic’s based on fake ‘Grindhouse’ trailer — Twentieth Century Fox has emerged the victor of a bidding war for domestic distribution rights to Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete,” based on Rodrquez’s fake trailer for “Grindhouse.”

Film News: Buyers taking longer to finalize distribution deals — Lionsgate has acquired North American domestic distribution rights to Ryan Reynolds thriller “Buried,” about a private contractor who is kidnapped in Iraq and buried alive.