All Screen articles in 08 Sept 2011
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CommentWeinstein vs Bachmann: Round 1, Butter up
At the Toronto premiere of TWC comedy Butter, Harvey Weinstein invited potential Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to join him for “some verbal ping-pong on gay rights and women’s rights.”
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FeaturesThe Inbetweeners Movie: Anatomy of a UK hit
Screen breaks down the keys to success for the UK’s summer sensation The Inbetweeners Movie, the territory’s most successful independent comedy ever and its third-biggest film of the year.
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CommentAnd the golden tan goes to…
Never mind Cannes, Venice or Locarno, a DIY festival does not require VIP passes and saves a holidaying reviewer from withdrawal symptoms
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Matthew Goode
Matthew Goode stars in Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man, playing a father dealing with tragedy who is struggling to put his life back in order.
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NewsPrimary's Cops signs Chaser star Ha
Los Angeles-based Inner Primary Entertainment has signed Korean star Ha Jeong-woo to star in No Cops With Wedding Rings.
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NewsGE, Cinelan's Focus Forward project partners with Vimeo
The short documentary initiative also adds IDFA as a festival partner.
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NewsSplendid strikes deal for The Day with Content
Content has sold its Midnight Madness selection The Day to Splendid for German-speaking Europe and Benelux.
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NewsCoriolanus producer cranks up Ferrari film with Senna writer
Julia Taylor-Stanley’s slate also includes an adaptation of Henry James’ The Ambassadors.
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NewsMartha Marcy producers ready drifter tale The Low Road
Maybach Cunningham, the California-based production company behind with Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene, is preparing its third feature to shoot this year.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Simon Davidson
After presenting three short films at TIFF, Canadian director Simon Davidson returns to the festival after a six-year hiatus with his first feature film, The Odds.
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‘We want to be on every platform’
Jonathan Sehring tells Jeremy Kay why 10 years since the launch of IFC Films, its sister label Sundance Selects has become the destination for prestige cinema, while the former is now focusing on broader theatrical releases
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FeaturesThe dating game
There is a fine art to matching 600 films a year with just 52 release slots. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the elaborate game of musical chairs that results when a big film suddenly changes its schedule
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FeaturesSan Sebastian's golden touch
New films from Martin Scorsese, Julie Delpy and Kim Ki-duk suggest it may be a vintage year at San Sebastian (Sept 16-24).
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FeaturesProducers doing it for themselves
An increasing number of producers are choosing to bypass sales agents altogether and negotiate directly with international buyers. As a producer points out, it can make sense to sell your own film — but only in special cases.
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NewsMountain of evidence grows for UK Film Policy Review
Film trade bodies and organisations were scrambling Friday to complete their submissions to the UK Government’s Film Policy Review consultation.
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NewsLondon's PFM strikes partnership with Toronto's IFF
Sam Taylor in Toronto pitching Dominic Murphy’s Cassy and Jude.
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NewsNwimo's Northpoint lines up Drops, Necropolis
Stella Nwimo, the London-based producer attending the Producers Lab Toronto organised by EFP (with participation from the British Council), is here presenting new thriller 18 Drops, written by Steve Lewis and Tony Owen.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Tamer Ezzat
Egyptian filmmakers Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin and Amr Salama each direct one part of Tahrir 2011: The Good, The Bad And The Politician, a documentary about the ongoing Egyptian revolution featuring portraits of local activists, policemen and former president Hosni Mubarak.
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Take Shelter takes top prize at Deauville
Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter wins Grand Prize. Matthew Gordon’s Dynamiter picks up Jury Prize. Tony Kaye’s Detachment nabs festival’s new Revelation award.
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CommentAronofksy talks Venice jury decisions, and praises Fassbender's orgasm scene
At the Venice Film Festival winner’s news conference at the close of the 68th edition, Jury president Daren Aronofsky said, “We tried to find appropriate awards for every film and wanted to award as many films as we could.”