All Screen articles in 18 September 2003
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Universal's 2 Fast 2 Furious crosses the $100m line in international
2 Fast 2 Furious has become Universal's third international summerrelease to pass $100m through UIP, following The Hulk ($104.3m) and Johnny English ($118.8m).The adrenaline-pumped actionsequel passed the mark on Sept 10 and has grossed $100.3m from 45 territoriesto date.2 Fast 2 Furious began its international release on Jun 5 with ...
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21 Grams
Dir: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. USA. 2003. 124 mins.Emotionally draining but formally brilliant, the long-awaited second feature by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is for those of us who are passionate about cinema, and who don't mind taking a few body blows in a dark room in the process. The high ...
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ARGENTINA
James Mangold's thriller Identity was unable to shake Bruce Almighty from its top spot last weekend despite a strong launch at 26 screens that saw it score the best screen average of the weekend.Also seeing a stunning launch in eighth place was Dutch foreign language Oscar-nominee Zus & Zo. The ...
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The Five Obstructions (De Fem Benspaend)
Dir: Lars von Trier, Jorgen Leth. Denmark. 2003. 91 mins.This two hander by the Great Dane, Lars Von Trier, and his older colleague and compatriot Jorgen Leth, is one of the most thought-provoking slices of cinema we are likely to see this year. It is in many ways a more ...
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Ejiofor, Okenodo triumph at UK's 'Black Oscars'
Dubbed the UK's Black Oscars, the Screen Nation Film and Television Awards 2003 (formerly the bfm Awards) - the UK's only awards ceremony to celebrate and reward the achievements of Black professionals in film - took place on Sept 10 at The Empire, Leicester Square. The winners were:Honorary and major ...
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Clifford leaves Disney for job as vp, production at Warner Bros
Jeffrey Clifford has left his post as vice president of productionat Buena Vista to perform the same role for Warner Bros."Jeff is going to be a tremendous addition to our group," WarnerBros production president Jeff Robinov said in a statement."He's a great executive with excellent taste and relationships. Weare really ...
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Columbia's Warriors makes cut as Chinese Oscar choice
Chinahas selected He Ping's epic adventure tale, Warriors Of Heaven And Earth, as its official entry for the foreign-language categoryof the Academy Awards.Co-producedby Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Huayi Brothers & Taihe FilmInvestment Co and Xian Film Studio, the film stars leading Chinese actors JiangWen and Zhao Wei (Vicky Zhao), ...
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Swiss join forces to promote national cinema
Switzerland's Arts Council Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Film Centre and the Swiss Short Film Agency have joined forces to launch Swiss Films to give the Alpine nation's cinema a higher profile at home and abroad.The new promotion agency will start work at offices in Zurich and Geneva from January 1, ...
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Zhang cranks up Hero follow up
Zhang Yimou has started production on his second big-budget martial arts film following Hero - Shi Mian Maifu (literally Ambush From Ten Directions) - in the Ukraine. The film, which has been the subject of intense speculation in the mainland press for several months, is set to star China's Zhang ...
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Goodbye Dragon Inn
Dir. Tsai Ming-Liang. Taiwan, 2003. 82 mins.Tsai Ming-Liang will once again be taking his new film to all the festivals in sight and will see it displayed at a select choice of art houses around the globe, for another mystifying encounter that will delight his fans and baffle everyone else. ...
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Touching The Void
Dir: Kevin Macdonald. UK. 2003. 106 minsAn extraordinary story of human survival is transformed into an exceptional human interest documentary in Touching The Void. Director Kevin Macdonald's first theatrical project since the Oscar-winning One Day In September is as dramatic and compelling as any Hollywood fiction but carries a much ...
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Pirates eyes $200m weekend haul
A wide Australian opening and strong holdovers elsewhere should propel Pirates Of The Caribbean past the $200m international mark for Buena Vista International (BVI) this upcoming weekend.The number one international title has exploded on to the scene as a late summer juggernaut and distinguished itself with a superb $38.5m haul ...
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UK Film Council boards New Zealand's Father's Den
Writer/director Brad McGann's debut film In My Father's Den has become the first New Zealand film to receive funding from the UK Film Council, which is financing the mystery alongside the New Zealand Film Commission and the UK's Visionview.New Zealand producer Trevor Haysom (Crush), from T.H.E. Film, teamed with UK ...
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Boomer explodes at Russian box office
While Renfilm's The Return has been racking up awards at Venice for its director Andrei Zvyagintsev, another Russian film has been making news at home. Boomer, directed by 27 year old Peter Buslov and produced by Moscow's Pygmalion Productions has taken more than $600,000 at the Russian box office since ...
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Egyptian Oscar nominee courts controversy
Egypt has chosen a controversial relationship film as its first ever contender for the foreign-language Oscar nomination.Sahar El Layaly which has alternative English titles of Sleepless Nights and Night Out, was selected by a specially formed committee of Egyptian film industry elders. Directed by Hani Khalifa, the film, a drama ...
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France set to unveil fresh incentives for film-makers
Moves to introduce a sale and leaseback scheme in France have been scrapped, with the government planning to introduce a tax credit system specifically to benefit the French production sector. The tax credit measure should go into effect in January 2004, but is currently being worked on to clarify certain ...
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US audiences have a taste for Mexico
The box office bounced back at the weekend as Johnny Depp scoredhis second consecutive number one bow when Columbia's Once Upon A Time InMexico swaggered its way to the top on an estimated $24m.The third and final instalment in Robert Rodriguez' El Mariachi trilogy garnered very good reviews andstars ...
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AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - Prod Lists - Sep 15 2003
AUSTRALIA - September 15PRE-PRODUCTIONThe Human Touch(Illumination Films, Go Patterson Films Productions) Backers: Film Finance Corporation Australia. Int'l sales: Cinemavault Releasing. Dist: Dendy (Aust/NZ). Drama. Anna and David's relationship is tested when a wealthy, charming, worldly gentleman enters Anna's life, causing her to lose some of her sexual inhibitions. Exec prods: ...
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Jackson set for Rio appearance
Samuel Jackson will bring some Hollywood star wattage to the Festival do Rio (Sept 25 - Oct 9) when he rolls into the coastal city to promote John McTiernan's Basic. Recent budget cutbacks have not affected the festival's plans to bring some 300 films from across the world. A new ...
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AUSTRALIA
Pirates Of The Carribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl proved as big a draw in Australia this weekend as it has around the world. The adventure film sailed into the lead for BVI scoring an impressive screen average of A$13,732 from its whopping 377 screen count.James Cameron's 3-D ...