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LoveFilm strikes digital deal with MGM
LoveFilm has agreed a UK distribution deal with MGM to enable its members to watch MGM titles online and on internet-enabled devices through the LoveFilm Player.
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NewsSan Sebastian's Made In Spain line-up includes Cell 211
Daniel Monzon’s Cell 211 and Elias Querejeta’s Cerca De Tus Ojos are among the 19 films which will participate in San Sebastian’s Made In Spain section, highlighting key local titles of 2010.
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FeaturesGary Young and Gael McLaughlin
Harry Brown script-writer Gary Young and producer Gael McLaughlin talk about their joint project, Madam Samurai, a graphic novel/feature film about a female samurai warrior in Victorian London.
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CommentUK government should direct Lottery funds to arthouse film
Commercial UK cinema should live or die on the open market both in financing and distribution, but artistic cinema needs government support.
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NewsVenice's John Woo tribute to include screening of The Killer
Venice has announced the films screening as part of the festival’s tribute to John Woo.
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DNA's Judge Dredd to shoot at Cape Town Film Studios
It will be the first major 3D action film to be made in Africa.
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NewsBBFC cuts I Spit On Your Grave for Frightfest screening; festival pulls A Serbian Film
The British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) has cut two controversial features; Frightfest responds by pulling A Serbian Film.
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NewsRome to open with Last Night; Japanese cinema showcased
The fifth International Rome Film Festival will open on Oct 28 with Last Night.
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FeaturesThe starting post
A host of titles are jostling for position in the awards race as Venice and Toronto kick off. Jeremy Kay assesses the credentials of the leading contenders.
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NewsRoadside, Liddell partner again on I Love You Phillip Morris
Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have announced their second acquisition of the week, partnering for North America on the highly regarded true-life drama I Love You Phillip Morris.
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Habana Eva, El Ambulante among LALIFF winners
Fina Torres’ Habana Eva won the 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival’s (LALIFF) Rita Award for best film.
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NewsToy Story 3 heads to $1bn and beyond at worldwide box office
History beckons Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 this weekend as it prepares to become only the seventh film to join an elite club of box office titans on Friday [August 27].
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NewsLiman teams up with FIP on Mandarin-language Toronto premiere
Fox International Productions president Sanford Panitch announced last night [26] that Doug Liman will present the company’s Mandarin-language film The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman.
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MacLachlan, Arquette join Peace, Love & Misunderstanding in New York
Kyle MacLachlan and Rosanna Arquette have joined Bruce Beresford’s family comedy Peace, Love &Misunderstanding.
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FeaturesCurtain rises on new-look Toronto
2010 is a year of change for the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 9-19) with the opening of the event’s new headquarters. Suzan Ayscough speaks to festival co-directors Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey while Screen profiles select world premieres showing as galas and special presentations.
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NewsJulian Fellowes adapts The Girl On The Landing for producer Robert Jones
British screenwriter Julian Fellowes has written the script for a feature adaptation of The Girl On The Landing, a psychological thriller/love story set in London and Scotland.
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This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
Additions to our online production listings Screenbase include new features by French actor/director/producer Mathieu Kassovitz and British director Nigel Cole.
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Raleigh opens four-stage Georgia facilities
Raleigh Studios has now opened its Atlanta, Georgia facilities.
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NewsMetrodome in the black for first half of 2010
UK distributor Metrodome Group has announced its half year financial results for 2010, with profits of £161,000 for the six months ending June 30.
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FeaturesVenice 2010's youthful outlook
The Venice Film Festival (which runs through Sept 11) has a strong ‘indie twang’ this year, according to director Marco Müller, as studios pull back on festival activities.