Nick Hunt
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Bond serves up Haggis for Casino Royale polish
The screenwriting teambehind the new James Bond feature have confirmed that Oscar-nominatedscreenwriter Paul Haggis has been brought on board.
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Gilliam, Tanovic set for Toronto world premieres
World premieres from TerryGilliam and Danis Tanovic are among nine new titles unveiled for the 30th TorontoInternational Film Festival (Sept 8-17).
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UK drives European DVD bonanza
When it comes to the success of DVD in Europe, sales andpenetration are being driven by the UK - but the continent's Easterncountries are still playing catch up.
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August embarks on Bond writers' Return
Danish film-maker Billie August has begun filming Moviefan Scandinavia's Return To Sender, the long gestating project from Bond screenwriters Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, in Denmark.
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Calendar Girls set for US Christmas date
Last month it took the international press at Cannes by storm. This week it was the turn of attendees at Cinema Expo in Amsterdam to fall under the spell of the Calendar Girls.
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IMAX screens touted as remedy for over-screening
Cinema exhibitors with excess capacity following the multiplex building boom of the last decade should consider refitting theatres with IMAX screens, a seminar at Cine Expo in Amsterdam has heard.
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Cinema Expo warned: piracy 'ain't getting better'
Pirated DVD copies of Hulk went on sale in a small Scottish market two weeks ahead of the film's US June 20-22 opening weekend.
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Loyalty schemes, local production assessed at Cinema Expo
The Media Salles Forum at Cine Expo in Amsterdam presented evidence of a link between the increase in box office in some European territories and an increase in home-made films.
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Vive La Difference at Dinard
The contrast between French and UK film-making has been highlighted via a short film experiment screened at the 13th Festival Of British Film in Dinard.
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Bruce Willis cancels London for 'family reasons'
Bruce Willis has bowed out of appearing at this month's London Film Festival, citing "family reasons".
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How unlucky was UK's Lucky Break'
The hottest national holiday weekend Saturday since 1871 may have contributed to it, but Lucky Break pitiful UK opening weekend box office of (£348,613) from 270 sites nationwide suggests a .
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Taylor to host new amFAR benefit at Venice
Cinema legend Elizabeth Taylor will once again be hosting the Cinema AIDS Venice gala dinner during the Venice film festival later this month.
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Danny Boyle calls for digital support
Director Danny Boyle has joined the growing number of mainstream film-makers keen to support the development of digital technology at grassroots level.