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Natasha Little is back in Vanity Fair
Natasha Little,the English actress who made her name playing Becky Sharp in the BBC's 1998 hitminiseries of Thackeray's Vanity Fair, has joined the cast of Mira Nair's new feature film of VanityFair in which ReeseWitherspoon is playing Becky. The film started shooting last month in the UK.Little, whosefilm credits include ...
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Beckham scores with $60m worldwide gross
British hit BendIt Like Beckham has surpassed$60m in worldwide revenues with plenty more theatre time before the finalwhistle. Last weekend its North American gross surpassed its UK gross after 12weeks on release and it is still playing in the top ten.Gurinder Chadha'ssoccer comedy, which is distributed in the US by ...
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Dir: Peter Greenaway. UK-Neth-Sp-Lux-Hung-It-Ger-Russ. 2003. 126mins.Peter Greenaway's new trilogy The Tulse Luper Suitcases is merely the central element in a sprawling archipelago of a multi-media body of work. The project will take in film, TV, books, the internet and no less than 92 DVDs, each devoted to one of the ...
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Unifrance unveils line-up for twin Asian events
After electing a new president this week, Unifrance has announced the line-ups for its next two big summer events. The 3rd Festival du Film Francais in Seoul, South Korea will run from June 13-22 concurrently with the 11th edition of the Festival du Film Francais in Yokohama, Japan which runs ...
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France's Euripide rescued by Vision
Ailing French production house Euripide has been given a new lease on life as part of Vision Group's expansion plans. The company, which had been on the brink of bankruptcy, has been taken over by the Vision group run by Dominique Macline of Mediavision and director Stephane Loison, according to ...
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South Africa to make film industry a priority growth focus
Following a visit to Cannes, South Africa's deputy minister of arts and culture has pledged comprehensive support and priority focus for the local film industry.Minister Sonjica said: "Seeing and feeling the vibrant energy at the South African pavilion at Cannes crystallised much of what I have been reading and hearing ...
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Goteborg fund backs Angolan, Sri Lankan film-makers
Sweden's Goteborg Film Festival Film Fund, which supports filmmakers living and working in developing countries, has out of this year's 40 applicants selected Angolan In The Empty City (Na Cidade Vazia) by Maria G. Joao and Sri Lankan Colours Of The Colourless (Sudu Kalu Saha Alu) by Sudath Mahaadivulwewa. The ...
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Jan van Dommelen named new president of UNIC
The Union International des Cinemas (UNIC) has announced the election of a new president made official at an annual meeting held during the Cannes Film Festival. Jan van Dommelen of the Dutch Federation will step in to replace the Belgian Federation's Guy Morlion who becomes senior vice president.UNIC is the ...
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Japan's King Records signs deal for Shaw titles
Hong Kong's Celestial Pictures has signed a licensing agreement with Japan's King Records for distribution of more than 20 titles from its world-famous Shaw Brothers library. Among the titles included in the deal are Hong Kong Nocturne, from Japanese director Inoeu Umetsugu who joined the Shaw Brothers studios in 1967; ...
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Redbus boosts slate with Buena Vista, UK titles
UK distributor Redbus Film Distribution has acquired a slate of high-profile titles including Buena Vista International's Play It To The Bone, starring Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson, and Gun Shy, with Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock.The titles are to be joined by a third as-yet-undisclosed Buena Vista film, which is ...
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Dutch director prepares 'Royal Scandal' project
Dutch director Frans Weisz (Charlotte, Polonaise) is planning a feature about one of the most controversial episodes in the history of the Royal Dutch family: the Greet Hofmans-incident. Greet Hofmans, a faith-healer (1894-1968) had a profound influence on Queen Juliana during the fifties . The relationship was condemned by the ...
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Global film industry losing up to $3.5bn from piracy
The global film industry is currently losing $3bn-$3.5bn per year to illegal piracy operations, according to a new report The Impact Of Piracy On The Film Industry, by UK based management consultancy firm Deloitte & Touche.The new report attributes most of the current loss to "hard copy" video piracy, ie ...
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UK film report reveals continuing industry polarity
Stark polarities are revealed in the UK Film Council's first yearbook, which aims to present the most comprehensive analysis ever of film in the UK.The report highlights the polarity in box-office winners and losers, with the top 20 releases hoovering up 60% of the box-office despite accounting for only 5.4% ...
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Koch Lorber signs multi-picture video/DVD deal with Empire
DVD label Koch Lorber Filmshas signed an exclusive multi-film deal with Manhattan-based Empire Picturesthat includes the license of US home video rights to eight films.Titles include PatriceChereau's erotic drama Intimacy and Diane Kurys' romantic period drama Children Of The Century starring Juliette Binoche.The parties also agreed onan output deal for ...
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Giovanni Galoppi named new president of Italia Cinema
Italian lawyer Giovanni Galoppi has been named the new president of film promotional body Italia Cinema.Galoppi replaces Marina Cicogna, the former film producer who had been appointed last year. Cicogna will remain in charge of artistic and promotional activities at Italia Cinema.Galoppi is already actively involved with several state film ...
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The Southern Cross (La Cruz Del Sur)
Dir: Pablo Reyero. Argentina/France. 2003. 86minsA long time in gestation - and picked for the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes at the last minute - Pablo Reyero's first fiction feature is sure to attract further festival fixtures, but will struggle to make it onto the commercial circuit beyond its ...
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2 Fast 2 Furious
Dir: John Singleton. US. 2003. 108 mins.With R&B star Tyrese ably substituting for Vin Diesel and John Singleton taking over the directorial steering wheel, the big-budget sequel to surprise summer 2001 hit The Fast And The Furious is more conventional than its neo-B movie predecessor - but also more broadly ...
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Geoff Stier joins Valhalla as head of production
Veteran producerGeoff Stier has joined Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures asproducer and the company's head of production.Stier willoversee development and production of a slate of film and television projectsincluding comic book adaptation The Punisher for Artisan and super heroine project Flux for Paramount.He will reportdirectly to Valhalla chairman Hurd.'Geoff ...
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Echelon ties up with Newmark for domestic theatrical push
LA-based EchelonEntertainment has formed a domestic theatrical alliance with NewmarkEntertainment to support independent films with aggressive print andadvertising packages.The partners will start withthe offbeat comedy Nobody Knows Anything, which stars an ensemble castincluding Mike Myers, Janeane Garafalo and Virginia Madsen.Newmark/Echelon willguarantee producers full theatrical distribution along with cash for prints ...
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Revolution, Sony set Hellboy for prime summer 2004 slot
Revolution Studios announced today (Jun 6) that its comic bookadaptation Hellboywill be released through Columbia Pictures on Memorial Day 2004, a prime summer release slot in late May which has seen launchdates in the past for blockbusters from ET to the new Star Wars trilogy.Based on the Dark Horse comic ...