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NewsVenice has strongest opening in years, buyers and critics say
Many professionals are staying past first weekend, as festival is abuzz with strong showings of Black Swan, Potiche, Somewhere and Meek’s Cutoff.
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NewsInception sparks Chinese fireworks as $14m drives film past $400m
A remarkable $13.6m number one launch in China drove Inception back to the top of the studio roster overseas as the film crossed $400m.
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ReviewsDetective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame (Di Renije zhi Tongtian Diguo)
Dir: Tsui Hark. China. 2010. 122mins
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NewsThe American leads the way on $13m as summer fizzles out
Summer ended with a whimper as Focus Features’ assassin drama The American starring George Clooney opened top on an estimated $12.9m over three days, rising to $16.1m since Wednesday’s [Sept 1] release.
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Jan de Bont to direct Zhang Ziyi in Mulan
Jan de Bont has signed on to direct live-action epic adventure Mulan starring Zhang Ziyi, which is scheduled to start shooting at China’s Hengdian studios this autumn.
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NewsOzon defends Potiche star Gerard Depardieu
Speaking in Venice this weekend, François Ozon has launched an impassioned defence of actor Gerard Depardieu, who co-stars in Ozon’s new film Potiche, a competition contender on the Lido.
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FeaturesWill Gluck
Director Will Gluck talks about working with rising star Emma Stone on Screen Gem’s high school rom com Easy A, which premieres in Toronto.
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NewsGaming writer Rhianna Pratchett moves onto first feature film
Rhianna Pratchett is set to write the screenplay for her first feature film, a London-based drama about a group of female vigilantes, to be produced by Simple Productions.
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Kristian Segerstrale and Roland Steindorf join LoveFilm board
Kristian Segerstrale, CEO of social network games developer Playfish, and Roland Steindorf, Head of the Supervisory Board of German telecommunications provider Versatel AG, have joined LoveFilm as non-executive directors.
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FeaturesToronto 2010: This year's hottest titles
Profiles and sales details of the gala and special presentations, plus key world premieres at this year’s Toronto.
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NewsWang Bing's The Ditch is Venice's surprise film
Wang Bing’s film The Ditch (Le Fosse) is the surprise film addition to this year’s Venice Film Festival line up, bringing the total number of titles vying for the Golden Lion up to 24.
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Park Kwang-su to step down from Busan Film Commission
Founding director of South Korea’s Busan Film Commission (BFC) Park Kwang-su is to step down from his position as head of the locations services organization. Filmmaker Oh Seok-geun will take his place as of tomorrow (Sept 7).
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Simon Presswell appointed SVP at Universal Networks International
Simon Presswell has been appointed SVP Marketing and Digital Initiatives, Universal Networks International (UNI) in a newly-created role.
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NewsArne Dahl's Swedish detectives readied for film-TV project
Sweden’s A-team – the local equivalent of CSI, a highly-trained special unit of detectives, created by Swedish writer Arne Dahl – is ready for the screen.