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Hero
Dir: Zhang Yimou. China. 2002. 98 mins. One of the most eagerly awaited films in Asian film history - and already a box office blockbuster in China and Hong Kong - Zhang Yimou's Hero is an intoxicatingly beautiful, structurally enigmatic and decidedly brief epic which will struggle to escape comparisons ...
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Soft Money - France
FranceA French co-producer is surely the most sought-after. After all, they tend to bring equity finance and access to the world's most generous subsidy and incentive schemes to the table. Nancy Tartaglione reportsWant to access soft money in France' Marry a rich French person. OK, perhaps there is no need ...
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German culture minister mulls national film academy
Germany's State Minister for Culture Christina Weiss has voiced her support for the creation of an AMPAS-style German Film Academy.In an interview with the Berlin daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, Weiss said there was a need for "a forum for the artistic interests of the industry", but stressed that she would ...
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Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela
Morgan Freeman is to play Nelson Mandela in a film version of his autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom, according to the film's director Shekhar Kapur. Kapur, a British-Pakistani director who made the transition from "Bollywood" to Hollywood with films such as The Four Feathers and Elizabeth, made the announcement at ...
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Korean cinema admissions break 100m for first time in 29 years
Annual cinema admissions in South Korea have passed 100 million for the first time since 1973, according to a report issued by film company IM Pictures. Continued multiplex growth, a move to Friday openings and a strong lineup of imported and local titles are credited with boosting the total ...
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Bollywood gears up for slate of high-profile productions
After Kaante became one of the big Bollywood success stories of 2002, the Indian film Industry is gearing up to launch more Hollywood co-productions this year.Mumbai based film and TV production company UTV is launching four films in 2003. Among the films is a co-production with LA based Madira Films ...
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Coming soon in 2003: a sense of deja vu
Anyone who thinks that a sequel heavy 2002 will pave the way for a year full of original film-making in 2003 is very much mistaken. The likelihood is that 2003 will see more of the same - plus a deluge of comic-book adaptations.Buoyed by the stellar performance of Spider-Man and ...
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France, Cuba sign co-operation deal
Europe's most prolific film producer France and the Caribbean minnow Cuba have signed a co-operation deal intended to strengthen the links between their film industries.The deal was signed last month by David Kessler, head of France's Centre National de la Cinematographie (CNC) and Omar Gonzalez, chairman of Institut Cubain d'Art ...
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Danish stars line up for Nielsen's Bouncer
Denmark's two most internationally recognised actors, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Iben Hjejle, have signed up to star in Jesper W. Nielsen's drama The Bouncer (Loeftet), which starts shooting in Copenhagen Jan13.Writer-director Nielsen collaborated with Anker Li on the script, which is inspired by a true story and follows Svend (Waldau) ...
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Reese shines for BVI as Sweet Home Alabama passes $30m
Reese Witherspoon continued to charm internationalaudiences over the weekend as Buena Vista International's comedy-romance SweetHome Alabama took $5.4m from 1,527 theatresfor a $30.8m cumulative total. The animated adventure Treasure Planet, which flopped in the US, added another $4.6m from2,575 venues and now has a $38.9m running total, while comedy The ...
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Online Film Critics opt for The Two Towers
New Line's The LordOf The Rings: The Two Towers tookbest picture and director honours in the 2002 Online Film Critics SocietyAwards, voted on by 132 internet journalists from around the world. The secondpart of Peter Jackson's fantasy adaptation added best ensemble acting,editing, visual effects and sound to its haul but ...
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Palm Springs honours Zeffirelli, Redgrave, the late Conrad Hall
Franco Zeffirelli, LynnRedgrave, composer Michel Legrand and producer Mace Neufeld will each receive aLife and Career Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International FilmFestival gala awards ceremony on Jan 11. Organisers will also stage a tribute tothe late cinematographer Conrad Hall, the double-Oscar winner who died over theweekend and was ...
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AMPAS names scientific and technical Oscar honorees
The creators of an industrystandard special effects tool and two leading camera developers are to receiveOscar statuettes when the Academy hands out its scientific and technical awardson March 1. Alias/Wavefront will receivean Oscar for The Maya, its 3-D animation software that has been almost universallyadopted by the industry's leading effects ...
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IN-motion parts from Myriad
German media group IN-motion has sold its remaining 30% stake in Myriad Pictures to the existing shareholders and will in future concentrate its film/TV activities out of UK-based subsidiary IN-motion Pictures Ltd.In a statement, the Frankfurt-based group stated that it exited from Myriad as of January 1, but would continue ...
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Maid In Manhattan
Dir: Wayne Wang. US. 2002. 105 mins. A bland but smartly packaged and deftly executed take on the familiar Cinderella fairy tale, Maid In Manhattan has already, with a gross of $76.7m after four weeks, given Jennifer Lopez her biggest US hit to date. Now it looks set to give ...
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Mega-merger set to rock South Korean film industry
A radical shake-up of the South Korean film industry is in the offing, with major CJ Entertainment reportedly entering final negotiations to acquire 40% of Plenus Entertainment, owner of the industry's second major studio, Cinema Service.According to a report by local magazine Film 2.0 today, representatives from both sides have ...
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Star Trek's 10th outing opens well but is no Nemesis for Rings
The latest title in the Star Trek film franchise opened well in the UK over the first weekend of the new year, taking second place with $3.1m (£1.96m) - including $536,135 or previews.Despite recording a good site average of $7,365 from its 426 locations the sci-fi adventure, the tenth in ...
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Local Dutch market share hits all-time high
Local Dutch films took their highest-ever market share in the Netherlands during 2002.A revived local interest in Dutch movies was one of the main reasons that national cinema admissions in the Netherlands increased by 5% last year. Local productions like Volle Maan, Minoes and Pietje Bell helped the national film ...
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French cinema admissions slide in 2002
French admissions dipped last year but the country still recorded its second biggest box-office tally in 20 years, according to the latest figures from French exhibition body the National Cinema Federation (FNCF).The 183 million tickets sold last year marked a 1.5% fall on last year's 186 million, but still resulted ...
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Thailand anticipates increased foreign film shoot revenues
Thailand is anticipating revenues of $30.4m from foreign films shot in the country during 2002, according to local film industry promotion body director ML Sithichai Chaiyan."Thai Film Board's regulation changes in foreign filming permits have brought an increasing number of foreign films to the country," he said in a statement, ...