TONI SERVILLO plays one of the major prtagonists, Franco, in the highly acclaimed Italian crime drama, “Gomorrah,” which is Italy's submission for the Foreign-Language Film Oscar.

Nov 22, 2008–Irving Brecher, who wrote sketches for Milton Berle, comedies for the Marx Brothers, a TV series for Jackie Gleason and screenplays for movie musicals including “Meet Me in St. Louis,” died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 94. Brecher had had a series of heart attacks last week.

Olga Kurylenko stars opposite Daniel Craig in QUANTUM OF SOLACE as Camille, a woman focused on avenging the murder of her family. Kurylenko’s early career was established in France, giving her debut lead performance as Iris in Diane Bertrand’s L’ANNULAIRE. This was followed by a role starring alongside Elijah Wood in Paris JE T’AIME, an independent film in which a cooperative of acclaimed international directors told their stories of Paris. In 2006, Kurylenko played Sofia in Eric Barbier’s acclaimed thriller, LE SERPENT, co-starring with French luminaries Yvan Attal, Clovis Cornillac and Pierre Richard.

NEAL PURVIS and ROBERT WADE are the scribes of the 22nd James Bond picture, “Quantum of Solace.” Purvis and Wade had their first success in 1991 with the screenplay of the controversial screen drama LET HIM HAVE IT, a true story about the killing of a policeman. The critically acclaimed film, directed by Peter Medak, was screened for Parliament and played a part in Derek Bentley¬ís eventual posthumous pardon.