B.B. King-scored film north Korean won CineVegas jury prize
NEW YORK -- Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed domestic rights to the '30s-era vapors musical "Dark Streets," which features the first-ever celluloid score from B.B. King.
Rachel Samuels' adjustment of producer Glenn M. Stewart's stage musical "The City Club" follows a naive corinthian drawn into a unreliable love triangle with deuce blues singers at his favorite nightclub. Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Izabella Miko and Elias Koteas star.
SGF plans a late 2008 release for the motion picture, which earned a special jury prize at this year's CineVegas as a work in progress. Etta James, Natalie Cole, Dr. John, Aaron Neville, Solomon Burke and Richie Sambora perform original songs on the soundtrack.
Producers Claus Clausen, Andrea Balen and Corina Danckwerts and Stewart will donate half of the film's net income to the Blues Initiative, which aIDS New Orleans musicians suffer by the Gustav and Katrina hurricanes.
The studio is targeting the soundtrack and score for award nominations, along with its Lakeshore Entertainment drama "Elegy" leading Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz.
SGF's Peter Goldwyn negotiated the conduct with Shaun Redick at the Collective on behalf of the filmmakers.
