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Duchovny stars in Myriad/Zoetrope's My Dark Places
David Duchovny has taken thelead role in Robert Greenwald's upcoming film of James Elroy'sautobiographical novel My Dark Places which is being produced by Francis Ford Coppola's AmericanZoetrope and financed by Myriad Pictures.The film, originally set upby Myriad and then taken over by Zoetrope under the two companies' jointventure to produce ...
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Buyers back Gangs move to Dec 2002
International buyers ofMartin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York are all supporting the shift of the film to a Christmas US release dateand many are expected to go day-and-date with the US, according to InitialEntertainment Group (IEG) president Graham King who majority financed the filmto the tune of $67m."Itnever really warranted ...
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Scorsese to head Cannes Short & Cinefondation jury
Martin Scorsese will preside over the Short Film and Cinefondation jury during the upcoming Festival de Cannes (15-26 May), the festival announced today (Apr 9).Scorsese, who has been honorary president of the Cinefondation since it was formed four years ago, has been a vigorous supporter of youth development programmes. Last ...
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Big Trouble
Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld. US. 2002. 84 mins. Delayed from last September because of its stolen bomb and plane hijacking plot points, Barry Sonnenfeld's Big Trouble arrives belatedly on US screens as a lightweight but pleasantly zany farce with a never-ending supply of gags and a more than capable ensemble cast ...
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The Best Day Of My Life (Il Piu Bel Giorno Della Mia Vita)
Dir: Cristina Comencini. Italy-UK 2002. 102 mins.Like all of Cristina Comencini's films, The Best Day Of My Life is about relationships: family relationships, sexual relationships and the troubled relationship between the two. A large ensemble piece, it features some of the strongest acting talents on the Italian scene, from veteran ...
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Holdovers benefit in week of weak openers
Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads, distributed by Momentum Pictures, benefited over the weekend from a slew of underachieving openers at the UK box office.Crossroads, along with other films aimed at younger cinema goers, Return To Neverland, Ice Age and Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius, took advantage of the end of the ...
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Canada builds on its production capacity
Canada is poised for a massive boost to its production capacity with four major studios having been announced in less than three months.Two of the new projects are in Toronto, one in Quebec and one in Regina, in the province of Saskatchewan, with the backers of the Toronto and Quebec ...
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Media Asia loses Star TV's library to Fortune Star
News Corp-owned broadcaster Star TV has ended its eight-year film distribution contract with Hong Kong's Media Asia Group, following the launch of its own international distribution unit, Fortune Star Pictures.Media Asia has handled worldwide distribution of the 600-title Star film library since 1994. It will now be distributed by Star's ...
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Iain Glen chosen to star in Japanese spy thriller
Scottish actor Iain Glen is to star in veteran Japanese director Masahiro Shinoda's final film project: the $15m thriller Spy Sorge.The 71-year-old Shinoda has been trying for more than a decade to get backers for the film, which will require two months of filming in Shanghai and Berlin, as well ...
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Germany's RTL buys three Intermedia titles
Pursuing an 'all rights' strategy, German private broadcaster RTL Television has acquired German rights for three titles - K-PAX, K-19 and Basic - from Intermedia Film, in what is described as the beginning of a business relationship.RTL's co-operative agreement with theatrical distributor Constantin Film for Germany and Austria, will see ...
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Mexico finally revises film certification system
Mexico's ratings board announced a long awaited revision of its ratings system - nearly a year after director Alfonso Cuaron and producing partner Jorge Vergara filed a lawsuit against the board for the C rating it gave their film, Y Tu Mama Tambien. Incensed that the C rating - ...
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Telefonica names Faura head of contents
Telefonica has appointed Kim Faura as the first corporate general manager of the newly organised contents division, Contenidos de Telefonica.Faura will take charge of co-ordinating contents and seeking synergies across the Telefonica group's multiple platforms and international holdings which include television, film, mobile phones and the internet.Faura ...
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Dutch incentive to re-make European films
The Dutch film industry has turned to European films as a source for re-makes in an attempt to foster local production. Three titles - 14 Tage Lebenslaenglich and Sex Oder Liebe (both German) and the Swedish comedy Gossip - have been selected to be given a Dutch make-over.The Dutch industry ...
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Goldfish Memory wraps first digital production
Goldfish Memory, the first of four feature films to begin shooting in Dublin in March, has wrapped after a 24 day shoot, notching up 23 set ups a day according to producer Breda Walsh of Goldfish Films.Financed by a combination of Irish Film Board finance and deferrals, the Euros1.3m contemporary ...
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Female director is Korea's youngest ever
South Korea's Ahn's World Production has begun principal photography on its first feature in three years, a romantic comedy to be shot by 25-year old female director Moh Ji-eun. Moh, a graduate of the prestigious Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), is believed to be the youngest Korean ...
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French cinema admissions fall 4% in 1st quarter
For the first time in ages, the buoyant French theatrical market has slowed down. In March cinema admissions amounted to 15.1 million, some 16% down on the same month last year. That held the first quarter total to 54 million, a drop of 4% compared to the January-March period ...
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Technicolor buys Southern Star's Duplitek
The Southern Star Group is expected to net about $26.4m (A$50m) from US-based video, CD, DVD and film print manufacturer Technicolor's acquisition of its duplication subsidiary Duplitek. Technicolour invested $17.4m (A$33m) in Duplitek nearly two years ago in a deal that gave it the right to expand its result minority ...
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Laudadio re-opens Taormina to non-English films
For the first time in three years, Italy's prestigious Taormina Film Festival will once again be open to non-English language films. Artistic director Felice Laudadio said the decision to accept international pictures to the popular summer event had been taken post-September 11th. "Taormina will continue to be a launch-pad for ...
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Jeff Coleman promoted to evp, production, at MGM
Jeff Coleman has beenpromoted to executive vice president - worldwide feature physicalproduction - for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's film units MGM Pictures andUnited Artists. He will report jointly to Michael Nathson, president and COO ofMGM Pictures, and Bingham Ray, president of United Artists.Coleman will oversee all aspectsof production from inception through post-production for ...
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Blockbuster gives its first Indie Filmmaker Award
Blockbuster Video hasawarded its first ever $100,000 Independent Filmmaker Award to writer/directorDean Pollack on the basis of his debut feature Show And Tell, which has screened at various film festivalsincluding the Austin Film Festival where it won the second place award.Set in the world of tabloidTV, Show And Tell is ...