| The drama will follow the couple who opened the | | | | Nevada. The picture is based on an article that |
| first legal brothel in Nevada and the violence that | | | | appeared in New York Magazine written by Mark |
| resulted when their relationship was tested by | | | | Jacobson, who also wrote the screenplay. |
| infidelity. | | | | This will be the second time "Love Ranch" has |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After | | | | been marketed globally. It was presold by Capitol |
| months on the shelf because of legal and financial | | | | Films, which financed the production for more |
| issues, Taylor Hackford's "Love Ranch," starring | | | | than $20 million, according to estimates. Capitol |
| his wife Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci, finally will | | | | was acquired by David Bergstein and Ron Tutor, |
| receive a limited U.S. release in June. | | | | who beginning in spring 2008 borrowed about $8.8 |
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| The drama will be distributed by Canadian | | | | Aramid said in a lawsuit filed against Bergstein and |
| company E1 Entertainment, which has an | | | | Tutor last month in Los Angeles that it also put in |
| agreement in principle to partner on domestic | | | | an additional $1.94 million to complete the movie in |
| marketing costs with Aramid Entertainment Fund. | | | | postproduction and for other costs. Bergstein and |
| E1 also acquired rights for the U.K., Scandinavia, | | | | Tutor failed to make the payments on the loans, |
| France, Australia and elsewhere, and it will sell | | | | and Aramid foreclosed on "Love Ranch" and |
| other foreign rights next month during the Cannes | | | | another movie, acquiring the films in December |
| Film Festival. | | | | 2008. |
| The June release is expected to be in a handful of | | | | One result of the foreclosure sale was that |
| theaters in seven to 10 North American cities, | | | | international distributors who acquired rights to |
| including New York and Los Angeles. If the movie | | | | "Love Ranch" from Capitol, in some cases paying |
| gets positive reviews and does good business, the | | | | cash advances, lost rights to the movie, which is |
| release would be expanded. | | | | why E1 will be able to resell it worldwide. |
| The film was inspired by the real-life story of Joe | | | | A spokesman for Aramid declined comment, no |
| and Sally Conforte, who in 1971 opened Mustang | | | | one at E1 could be reached for comment, and |
| Ranch, the first legalized house of prostitution in | | | | Hackford did not return a call seeking comment. |