Small MPU – Page 172
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FeaturesDenis Pedregosa, head of productions, Kanzaman Films, Spain
Favourite filmClint Eastwood’s Gran Torino was brilliant. Clint’s character reminded me of Dirty Harry, but now with self control. I actually didn’t know what the film was about at first, I assumed it was something to do with the Gran Torino car, but then when I ...
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FeaturesPatrice Theroux, Distributor, E1 Filmed Entertainment, Canada
Favourite filmObviously The Twilight Saga: New Moon (main picture), which E1 distributed in both the UK and Canada. We also handled the merchandising for the film in the UK and released the score through our E1 Music label. Definitely my favourite film of the year!!! But ...
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FeaturesClare Stewart, Director, Sydney Film Festival, Australia
Favourite filmIf I was being sportingly patriotic I would claim Samson & Delilah (pictured, right) or Bright Star (pictured, right), but my 2009 honours must go to I Am Love (main picture). I heart Luca Guadagnino and principal accomplice Tilda Swinton. Together they rush headlong into ...
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NewsSurvival Of The Dead attracts US distributor Magnet
Magnet Releasing has taken US rights to George A Romero’s latest zombie episode, Survival Of The Dead.
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NewsProdigal Sons finds home at First Run Features
First Run Features has acquired US rights to Kimberly Reed’s (pictured) festival favourite documentary Prodigal Sons and plans a late February 2010 in New York followed by a nationwide rollout through March.
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Sony, RealD sign technology deal to bring 3D into the home
Sony Corporation and RealD have signed a technology partnership to bring 3D home entertainment to the market in 2010.
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NewsSundance picks Metropolitan, Poison, Harold And Maude for UCLA screenings
The Sundance Institute has selected Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan, Todd Haynes’ Poison and Harold And Maude directed by Hal Ashby as the three films selected for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival’s From The Collection screenings.
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NewsAcademy announces 274 features eligible for 2009 best picture Oscar
Two hundred seventy-four features are eligible for the 2009 best picture Oscar, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced.
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NewsAmbush boards superhero project Super with Kevin Bacon, Rainn Wilson
Miranda Bailey’s LA-based Ambush Entertainment has joined Ted Hope’s This Is That as producing partner on Super, which has just attached Kevin Bacon and is shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, through January
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NewsAvatar is king of the world with $165.2m overseas launch
Avatar recorded the sixth highest day-and-date launch in history as Fox International’s epic adventure grossed an estimated $165.2m from 64 markets.
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NewsAvatar storms to top of US charts on $77m
As expected Avatar made off with the weekend box office crown thanks to a $77m three-day haul according to figures released on December 21 that delivered the highest 3D launch for a film and the highest launch for a non-sequel, original story in North American history.
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FeaturesOlga Sinelshchikova (pictured), Vice President, International, Russian World Studios
Favourite filmAmong Russian releases, my favourite is Hipsters (pictured, right) by Valeriy Todorovsky, the most colourful, vivid and energetic production of the year. Among international releases, Inglourious Basterds (pictured, right) or its script, flamboyant characters, perfect cast and overall cinematic appeal. Christoph Waltz has put his ...
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FeaturesBeatriz Setuain, Head of Sales, Imagina, Spain
Favourite film I really enjoyed Javier Ruiz Caldera’s comedy Spanish Movie (main picture). It was a guilty pleasure. Plus we have been involved in so many of the films that they parody in this movie so it was quite a personal, but hysterical, experience for me. ...
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FeaturesJane Scott (pictured), Producer, Mao's Last Dancer, Australia
Favourite filmInglourious Basterds (pictured right). It’s classic Tarantino: challenging us with originality, violence, a compelling story of revenge and not a dull moment. He adds a confronting, curiously-spelt title. Loved it. We’re a bloodthirsty lot.Biggest news story An inglourious basterd of another kind: Bernie Madoff. When Madoff went to trial ...
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FeaturesSiddharth Roy Kapur (pictured), CEO, UTV Motion Pictures, India
Favourite filmDev.D (pictured, right). I loved the way a story known to every member of the cinema-going audience in India, and one which has been told so many times in the past, was contemporized to make it relevant and acceptable to an entire new generation.And this ...
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FeaturesRoberto Proia, Head of Theatrical Distribution and Marketing, Moviemax, Italy
Favourite filmOf the Italian films, I loved Ex by Fausto Brizzi. It was funny, it was tender, it shows that when you have a great cast, a great idea and direction and production values are up that Italians can compete with the films by Working Title ...
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FeaturesBenjamin Herrmann, Producer/Distributor, Majestic Film, Germany
Favourite filmThe Hangover (main picture). For me it was the perfect comedy. Biggest news storyThis was John Rabe [co-produced by Herrmann] (pictured, right) winning the German Film Award. The fantastic conclusion to a great experience.Changes in store for 2010Cinema will remain strong, particularly the local films. ...
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NewsBrittany Murphy dies aged 32
8 Mile and Sin City star Brittany Murphy has died aged 32 years old after suffering a heart attack. She was discovered by her mother after collapsing in the shower yesterday morning (December 20).
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NewsIndependent cinema in "the best of health", says Berlinale chief
Independent cinema is in the best of health, says Berlinale chief Dieter Kosslick, who is currently completing the competition line-up for the forthcoming 60th edition (February 11-21).
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FeaturesWeekly international box office – December 18
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.