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CommentBatman Returns... to Nottingham
Christopher Nolan has been shooting The Dark Knight Rises in Sarah Cooper’s hometown of Nottingham. Cue nostalgia.
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NewsDimension, SND strike North American deal on Livid
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo directed the vampire fantasy and Cannes market hit for French sales agency SND, set on Halloween night as three home invaders pick the wrong house to burgle.
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Dawn Taubin joins Dodge College faculty
The former head of marketing for Warner Bros has been named professor of public relations and advertising at Chapman University’s Dodge College Of Film and Media Arts.
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ARC Entertainment, XLrator Media acquire Knuckle for North America
Ian Palmers’ documentary about bare knuckle fighting in the Irish Traveller community caused a stir when it launched at Sundance earlier this year.
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NewsSundance Institute unveils summer producer event schedule
Both events will take place in Utah, with the Labs set for Jul 18-22 and the Summit taking place from Jul 22-24.
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NewsIndiePix acquires Indian drama That Girl In The Yellow Boots
The New York-based distributor has scheduled a theatrical release in more than 20 markets commencing Sept 2.
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NewsKristen Wiig is Imogene for Maven, Anonymous Content
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini will direct the former Saturday Night Live alumnus hot off the heels of her starring role in Universal’s smash comedy Bridesmaids.
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NewsChina Lion, Metrodome in UK pact for Sex And Zen 3D
The distributor of Chinese titles will release the erotic arthouse hit exclusively through the Odeon chain on Sept 2 and has enlisted Metrodome to manage the theatrical release.
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NewsAscot Elite acquires German-speaking rights to Set Up
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Bruce Willis and Ryan Phillippe star in the revenge thriller about three friends torn apart by a brutal turf war
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NewsSchwarzenegger to star for Lionsgate in The Last Stand
Lionsgate has confirmed that Kim Jee-Woon will make his English-language debut and the embattled former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will take the lead in the action tale about a sheriff in a sleepy border town who faces off a notorious fugitive.
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FeaturesComes A Bright Day
The directorial debut of award-winning commercials director Simon Aboud is a romantic thriller set in the heart of London’s West End. It is produced by Christine Alderson of Ipso Facto and sold internationally by Intandem.
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NewsRussia’s Rock Films joins Friends From France
Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski’s 1982-set feature will shoot in Germany, Russia and Israel
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NewsHong Kong's GDC strikes VPF deal with Japan's Toho
Japan’s largest distributor has also announced a new 12-screen digital multiplex in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho district
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CommentChristmas comes early
The new trailer for Sony Pictures’ Arthur Christmas brings the festive spirit
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NewsJoel Kennedy joins the UK's Metrodome as head of acquisitions
Former Revolver and Channel 4 executive takes over from James Brown
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NewsIn Darkness chosen as Poland’s Oscar submission
Agnieszka Holland’s Second World War drama the unanimous decision of the Polish Oscar committee
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NewsLocarno announces more than 30 world premieres, including Morten Tyldum's Headhunters
US titles include Piazza Grande opening film Super 8 and Cowboys & Aliens, with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig expected to attend
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NewsAmir Naderi’s Cut to open Venice’s Orizzonti
Venice also announces Orizzonti jury, as well as changes to Controcampo Italiano
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NewsBAFTA LA to honour Helena Bonham Carter
The two-time Oscar nominee, back in action this weekend as the evil Bellatrix Lestrange in the final Harry Potter episode, will collect the Britannia Award for British Artist Of The Year at the 2011 Britannia Awards in Los Angeles on Nov 30.