All Screen articles in 16 October 2005
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Wolf Creek release hit by Oz murder trial
A murder trialthat starts on Monday (Oct 17) has led to Australian distributor Roadshowwithdrawing home-grown horror flick Wolf Creek from some cinema screens at the requestof the Director of Public Prosecutions. The film will nolonger be shown in the Northern Territory from November 3 but will be releasedeverywhere else in ...
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Italian industry rallies behind cinema strike
Leading lightsin the Italian film industry joined a nationwide strike on FridayOctober 14, which closed down all cinemas, theatres and opera houses fora day and sent thousands to the streets to picketoutside theItalian Parliament. Those that tookpart included producers Aurelio De Laurentiis, DomenicoProcacci, RaiCinema chief Giancarlo Leone and actor-director Roberto ...
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Balkan films emerge as big winners at Warsaw festival
Balkancinema was the big winner at this year's Warsaw International FilmFest (Oct7-16) taking home three of the top prizes. TheInternational Jury headed by Polish-born UK director Pawel Pawlikowski gave theNescafe Grand Prix for Best Film in the 'New Films, New Directors'international competition to Croatian filmmaker Ognjen Svilicic's comic drama SorryFor ...
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IDT to handle international sales on Yankee Irving
US-based IDT EntertainmentSales will handle international sales for its computer-generated animatedfeature Yankee Irving, which is setto be released in the US in August 2006 through 20th Century Fox. The project was originallyto be directed by the late Christopher Reeve and centres on a boy who embarkson a cross-country adventure to ...
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Jackson launches US video label Freestyle Home Entertainment
Susan Jackson, who alongwith Mark Borde and Mike Doban owns Los Angeles-based US theatricaldistribution and marketing outfit Freestyle Releasing, has launched DVD labelFreestyle Home Entertainment. With an output anddistribution deal through Visual Entertainment, Freestyle Home Entertainmentplans to release a varied slate of 20 titles in 2006, kicking off on Nov ...
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Lamba leaves Disney to join Dimension as executive vp
Sanjeev Lamba is joiningDimension Films as executive vice president of marketing and new mediadevelopment. Based in New York, Lambawill begin work on Oct 24 and reports to Dimension chief Bob Weinstein. He will oversee online andnew media marketing for both the theatrical and home video slate, and willcreate new business ...
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Good Night to open, Potemkin to close Sao Paolo
The 29th annualSao Paulo International Film Festival will kick off on Oct 21 with GeorgeClooney's Good Night, And Good Luckand close with the restored version of The Battleship Potemkin accompanied by the local Jazz Symphonic Orchestra onNov 3.Some 350 films from morethan 50 countries will screen at the event which ...
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Grain, Unforgiven take top awards at Pusan
Chinese-Korean co-productionGrain In Ear and Korean independent film The Unforgiven dominatedthe awards at the tenth edition of the Pusan International Film Festival (Oct6-14).Zhang Lu's Grain In Ear, which premiered in the Critics Week section at Cannes earlier this year, picked up the $30,000 NewCurrents Award for first and second-time Asian ...
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Shore leaves Kong after differences with Jackson
Citing creative differenceswith Peter Jackson, composer Howard Shore has "amicably" left the production ofKing Kong two months before itsNorth American release. Shore will be replaced byJames Newton Howard, the multi-Academy Award nominee whose credits include BatmanBegins, The Sixth Sense and RunawayBride. "I have greatly enjoyed mycollaborations with Howard Shore, whose ...
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Domino
Dir: Tony Scott. US. 2005.127mins.There's something to be said for cinema that avoidsthe comfort margins of the mainstream, and Tony Scott's effusive, edge-skating Domino - a loosely plotted biopic of thedaughter of actor Laurence Harvey, who spurned privilege and became a bountyhunter - is certainly one such offering.Far more pluckythan ...
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Celsius signs on for Flying Scotsman sales
UK based sales outfit Celsius has signed to handle world sales on DouglasMackinnon's The Flying Scotsman.The Flying Scotsman is the true story of Graeme Obree, a Scottishamateur cyclist who in 1994 went on to break the world Hour Record on a bike hebuilt at home, using parts from an old ...
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TLA picks up US rights to Evilenko
TLA Releasing has picked upNorth American home entertainment and broadcast rights from Blue Star Movies toDavid Grieco's Italian-Russian psychological thriller Evilenko.The Philadelphia-basedcompany plans an early 2006 release on the title, which stars Malcolm McDowellas the real-life Russian serial killer who killed more than 50 children over 20years.Marton Csokas, whose creditsinclude ...
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Mfaume named managing director of Manga in Japan
IDTEntertainment subsidiary Anchor Bay Entertainment has named Kaoru Mfaumemanaging director of its Manga Entertainment.The Japan-basedMfaume recently held the post of vice president acquisitions at the company andbegan his career at Manga UK in 1995 as a production co-coordinator, eventuallytaking on the role of vice president of acquisitions for Manga and ...
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Craig crowned as new James Bond
After taking$3.6bn worldwide, 43 years, 20 films, 58 girls and 18 Martinis, James Bond hasa sixth face - English actor Daniel Craig. The 37-year-oldactor was officially announced as the new James Bond today at a London newsconference held at HMS President, a naval training facility, on the RiverThames. Craig arrived ...
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HK government to set up film development board
Hong Kong's new chief executive Donald Tsang has outlinedplans to set up a film development board to support the territory's ailing filmindustry. Speaking in his first policyaddress on Wednesday, Tsang said the board would improve government consultationwith the Hong Kong film industry, review its present conditions andfuture opportunities and formulate ...
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Daniel Craig crowned as 'blond' Bond
After $3.6bnworldwide, 43 years, 20 films, 58 girls and 18 Martinis, James Bond has a sixthface - English actor Daniel Craig. The 37-year-oldactor was officially announced as the new James Bond today at a London newsconference held at HMS President, a naval training facility, on the RiverThames. Commenting onwhy he ...
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Spanish broadcasters bankroll commercial fare
Spanishbroadcaster Antena 3 cranks up production on Monday (Oct 17) on its biggest feature filmto date, the Euros 10m period drama Los Borgia.The 100% Antena3 production is set to roll during 10 weeks in Spain and Italy beginningOctober 17 with stars Paz Vega (Spanglish), Lluis Homar (Bad Education), Maria Valverde ...
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Polanski, Silverstone set for Amazonas festival
The 2nd World Adventure Film Festival, held in the remoteAmazonas city of Manaus, has announced its line-up - and several starsincluding Alicia Silverstone and Roman Polanski are packing their bags for aweek in the jungle.Set to unspoolbetween November 4 and 11, the Amazonas festival will open with Oliver Twist and ...
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AFI FEST to tribute Depp, screen world premiere of Libertine
Johnny Depp willbe the subject of this year's tribute at AFI FEST 2005, which includes an on-stageinterview followed by the world premiere of the final cut of The Libertine.In TheLibertine Depp plays theEarl of Rochester, the 17th century poet whose wild behaviour scandalizedsociety and who drunk himself into an early ...
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Tiger spreads pawmark across Italy
DreamWorksInternational's number one international title Wallace And Gromit looks a good bet to continue itsdomination this weekend.The animatedfeature was scheduled to open through UIP in France on Oct 12, Germany on Oct13 and the UK on Oct 14; it has amassed more than $13.8m to date.Other UIPreleases include Universal's sci-fi ...