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Fine Line options script from O'Connor brothers
Fine Line Features has optioned Pride And Glory, a new script from Gregory and Gavin O'Connor, the same team behind Fine Line's Tumbleweeds. The script, which the brothers co-wrote with Robert A Hopes, is currently being reworked by Joe Carnahan, who wrote and directed Blood, Guts, Bullets And Octane.Gavin O'Connor ...
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Toronto makes song-and-dance about Bollywood
TheToronto International Film Festival will present world premieres from fourIndian filmmakers along with a Gala presentation of Karan Johar's New York City-set Bollywood-Hollywood romancer NeverSay Goodbye whose superstar cast thatincludes both Amitabh Bachchan and Shak Rukh Khan. The premieres include Kabir Khan's multiingual KabulExpress. Starring John Abraham, the film wasshot ...
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Stormbreaker hopes to steal some Buena Vista bounty
Buena Vista International top brass will be looking to extendtheir dominance of the last couple of weekends thanks to the one-two punch of PiratesOf The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars.After amassing $141m from international markets so far, Pirates sets sail further in a number of newterritories this weekend, beginning ...
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Hadida signs Bassett to direct Solomon Kane adaptation
As the COMIC-COM comic-book convention gets underway in San Diego,Paris-based producer Samuel Hadida has announced his Davis Films is movingahead on the epic adventure adaptation Solomon Kane.Based on the fantasy bestseller The Savage Tales Of SolomonKane by Robert E Howard,whose creations include Conan The Barbarian and King Kull, the story ...
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Miami fest names Ibero-American programmer
Monika Wagenberg has been appointed senior programmer of Ibero-AmericanProgramming at the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF).Wagenberg arrives from Cinema Tropical, which she co-founded and currentlyco-manages, and for which she serves as director of programming andacquisitions.'Monika's programming experience, her relationships withLatin American filmmakers, her expertise and her knowledge all will support ...
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Bond 22 to open on May 2, 2008
Columbia Pictures willrelease Bond 22 on May 2, 2008,franchise producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli confirmed in a jointannouncement yesterday [20] with Sony and MGM.Daniel Craig will reprise his role as the British super-spy in an announcement that precedes his first outing as 007 in the highly anticipated Casino ...
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Magedman earns vp distribution stripes at WiP
David Magedman has beenpromoted to vice president of distribution at Warner Independent Pictures,where his duties will include overseeing all sales and daily operations of thetheatrical distribution department for the upcoming releases The Science OfSleep, Infamous, For Your Consideration, and The Painted Veil.Magedman will continue to report to executive vice president ...
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Picture This! picks up A Love To Hide
Picture This! Entertainmenthas picked up North American rights to Christian Faure's period drama A Love ToHide, which recently shared the OUTstanding narrativefeature award at Outfest.Jeremie Renier, Bruno Todeschini and Louise Monot star in the story setin German-occupied France of a gay couple's secret romance that is complicatedby the arrival in ...
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Adam's Apples takes top prize at Puchon
The Puchon InternationalFantastic Film Festival (PiFan) held its closing ceremony yesterday with thetop Puchon Choice award going to Adam'sApples from Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen. Adam's Apples also won the best actor award, which was shared by Ulrich Thomsen andMads Mikkelsen, while best director went to Stormfrom Sweden's Mans Marland ...
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Warner China Film unveils local release slate
Following its success with thedistribution of Ning Hao's black comedy CrazyStone, Warner China Film HG Corporation has announced its release slate forthe rest of the year. Produced by Hong Kong star Andy Lau's Focus Films, CrazyStone opened in China on June 30 and has grossed more than $1.5m (RMB12m)to date, ...
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Miami Vice
Dir: Michael Mann. US. 2006.132mins.Forget "MTV cops" in pastel suits. Michael Mann's bigscreen version of TV landmark Miami Viceturns the stylish (in its day) mid-1980s series into a darkly intensecontemporary crime drama with a vivid digital video look and broodingperformances from stars Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. Mann'sdaring approach results ...
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Overseas completes $47m in new financing
Overseas FilmGroup has closed on the $17m equity investment by Rosemary Street Productions, the investment vehicle of New York-based commercial production and studio facilities company EUE Screen Gems Ltd. Overseas has also finalised a new five year, secured revolving credit facility with Chase Securities which has been increased from $30m ...
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Gravehopping takes best film at European Film Festival
Slovenian director JanCvitkovic's Gravehopping (Odgrobadogroba) took home the Golden TowerAward for best film in the main programme of the 13th European Film Festival inPalic (July 15-21).The Palic Tower Award forUnique Artistic Approach went to Berlin-based filmmaker Detlev Buck'shard-hitting urban drama Tough Enough (Knallhart) which had itspremiere at the Berlinale in ...
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Locarno drops Israeli sponsor in bombings protest
As aresponse to Israel's bombing of Lebanon, the Locarno International Film Festivalhas decided to drop the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as one of thesponsors of this year's Leopards of Tomorrow sidebar. A group offilmmakers, including Palestinian directors Elia Suleiman, Sameh Zoabi,Annemarie Jacir and Lebanese-born Elie Khalife and Myrna Maakaron, ...
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Gravehopping takes top prize at Serbian festival
Festival favourite Slovenian Jan Cvitkovic's Gravehopping won the Golden Tower prizefor the best film at the 13th Festival of European Film at Palic,Serbia (July 15-21). The film had already won the Grand Prize at Cottbus, aspecial mention at Ljubljana and best director award at San Sebastian.The Palic Tower for unique ...
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Pirates buoyant, Lady underwater
Buena Vista's world-beatingpirates ruled the waves for the third consecutive weekend and swept past $300m,as Sony's Monster House trailedin its wake in second place and M Night Shyamalan's Lady In The Water capsized in third.Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest added an estimated $35m to raise the domestic tally ...
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BVI rejoices as Pirates, Cars cross century marks
Buena Vista International(BVI) remained the dominant distributor overseas this weekend as the number onepicture Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars togethergrossed an estimated $70m.Once again Dead Man's Chest was asizeable presence on the international stage as it added $62m to raise thetally to $217m.It became the 20th ...
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Double joy for BVI as Pirates, Cars cross century marks
Buena Vista International(BVI) remained the dominant distributor overseas this weekend as the number onepicture Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars togethergrossed an estimated $70m.Once again Dead Man's Chest was asizeable presence on the international stage as it added $62m to raise thetally to $217m.It became the 20th ...
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COMIC-CON: Russell heads Grindhouse cast
Kurt Russell will star in DeathProof, Quentin Tarantino's segmentof the horror double feature Grindhouse he and Robert Rodriguez are shooting for The Weinstein Company (TWC).Russell joins TWC regular Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd,Rose McGowan in the slasher project.Tarantino made the announcement at the annual COMIC-CON event here, ...
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Icon Productions options Libba Bray fantasy trilogy
Icon Productions hasoptioned the rights to Libba Bray's best-selling trilogy about four rebelliousteenagers in Victorian England who discover a portal to another world.The UK's Firstsight Films will partner with Icon and director Charles Sturridgeon the first title in the trilogy, A Great And Terrible Beauty.Icon president Bruce Davey and Firstsight's ...