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Indian state orders cinemas to protect local-language Marathi films
The state government of Maharashtra (of which Mumbai is the capital), has made it mandatory for all multiplexes in the state to lower ticket rates for films in the local Marathi language and allocate them prime slots.
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NewsTakers snatches US box office crown in tight weekend
Screen Gems’ heist thriller Takers edged out Lionsgate’s The Last Exorcism over the weekend as $20.5m secured the crown by the tightest of margins according to confirmed results issued on Monday [30]
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NewsAirbender rules on $18m as Avatar crosses $2bn overseas
Inception was finally forced to cede authority to another film as Paramount/PPI’s The Last Airbender ruled the waves over the weekend thanks to an estimated $18m haul from 5,843 sites in 51 territories that boosted the running total to $120m.
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NewsSony projects world's first 3D press conference to Madrid
US studio Sony broke new ground Friday by projecting the first 3D press conference for its film Resident Evil: Afterlife to Spanish press in Madrid.
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Bavaria, Beta bulk up slates ahead of awards season
Bavaria Film International has taken on worldwide sales rights to Icelandic film-maker Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s melancholic comedy Mamma Gogo ahead of its international premiere in Toronto.
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YouTube UK offers 400 movies online
YouTube has launched a new movies section of its site in the UK, offering more than 400 films free, on demand.
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NewsMetrodome in the black for first half of 2010
UK distributor Metrodome Group has announced its half year financial results for 2010, with profits of £161,000 for the six months ending June 30.
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NewsLiman teams up with FIP on Mandarin-language Toronto premiere
Fox International Productions president Sanford Panitch announced last night [26] that Doug Liman will present the company’s Mandarin-language film The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman.
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NewsToy Story 3 heads to $1bn and beyond at worldwide box office
History beckons Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 this weekend as it prepares to become only the seventh film to join an elite club of box office titans on Friday [August 27].
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NewsRoadside, Liddell partner again on I Love You Phillip Morris
Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have announced their second acquisition of the week, partnering for North America on the highly regarded true-life drama I Love You Phillip Morris.
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LoveFilm strikes digital deal with MGM
LoveFilm has agreed a UK distribution deal with MGM to enable its members to watch MGM titles online and on internet-enabled devices through the LoveFilm Player.
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FeaturesIMAX’s international push
Andreas Wiseman examines Imax’s recent international boom, from big deals with Chinese exhibitors to the company’s first foreign-language film release.
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Avatar: Special Edition ready for global IMAX blitz
Fox’s Avatar: Special Edition will open in 175 IMAX theatres around the world this weekend.
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NewsRoadside, Liddell Entertainment confirm Biutiful acquisition
Roadside Attractions has confirmed it has picked up Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful, partnering with Liddell Entertainment on US rights.
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NewsLightning adds TIFF premiere Beautiful Boy to autumn slate
Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to Shawn Ku’s drama Beautiful Boy ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.
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Marketing Movies Online conference planned for Sept 29 in London
Film training specialist Diversity in Visual Arts (DiVA) and digital strategy consultant MTM London will host a one-day conference titled Marketing Movies Online.
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Magnolia takes US rights to All Good Things
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Andrew Jarecki’s All Good Things and is planning a December theatrical release.
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Freestyle picks up US rights to I Want Your Money
Freestyle Releasing will handle the US theatrical release on RG Entertainment’s politically charged documentary I Want Your Money.
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NewsDimension Films greenlights Piranha 3D sequel
Dimension Films chief Bob Weinstein has greenlit a sequel to Piranha 3D three days after the horror film opened in the top ten on $10.1m.
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Arts Alliance Media signs big digital deal with Australian exhibitor Hoyts
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed a deal to equip 400 Hoyts cinemas with its Theatre Management System, across the entire Hoyts circuit in Australia and New Zealand.