All Screen articles in 19 December 2004
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AUSTRALIA 13 December
Ocean's Twelve was the most popular film at the box office on theweekend, grossing A$4,580,657 from 378 screens for Roadshow, which equated to avery strong screen average of A$12,118. By way of comparison, only four filmshave exceeded this result in the last six months - Spider-Man 2 (A$7.13m), Bridget Jones: ...
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NEW ZEALAND 13 December
Bridget Jones -- The EdgeOf Reason continues to show greatresilience in New Zealand. For the fourth consecutive weekend it has lead thechart, helped by being on more screens then any other film. It grossedNZ$270,540 from 65 screens for UIP.Using the measure of screenaverage, however, it was beaten by both the ...
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SWEDEN 13 December
The new release of ThePolar Express only managed to swap places with Alexander on thirdplace at the Swedish box-office.While the epic dropped tofifth, the animated Express couldn't even match the box-office averageof chart topper Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, local hit As It IsIn Heaven (aka As In Heaven) ...
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Milestone to distribute 1994 Ophuls doc in North America
Milestone Film and Video hasacquired all North American rights to Marcel Ophuls' 1994 documentary TheTroubles We've Seen: A History Of Journalism In Wartime (Veillees d'Armes)Milestone co-founders DennisDoros and Amy Heller said they planned to release the film theatrically in40-50 cities with DVD to follow, and are in talks with the ...
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Ocean's Twelve steals the top spot with $40.9m opening
Warner Bros' Ocean'sTwelve swaggered to thetop of the charts at the weekend with an estimated $40.9m opening that pulledoff the fourth biggest December debut of all time.The$110m crime caper follows on from the 2001 picture Ocean's Eleven by Steven Soderbergh and reunites George Clooney,Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts, ...
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Bridget continues to prosper, with $8m French opening
Universal/WorkingTitle's Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason added an estimated $13.5m through UIP at the weekend andgrossed roughly $8m in France through Mars, raising the international runningtotal to $139.7m.The romanticcomedy sequel scored Working Title's biggest ever and Universal's fourthbiggest ever opening day in South Korea (9), opening top on $2m ...
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Immerman joins Yari Film Group to oversee business and legal affairs
Veteran entertainmentproducer, executive, and attorney Bill Immerman has joined the Yari Film Groupas senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer overseeinglegal and business affairs.Immerman will also serve onthe company's executive committee charged with setting key company policies andstrategies.Immerman began his career asdeputy district attorney for Los Angeles County, and ...
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AFI names top ten pictures of the year
The AmericanFilm Institute (AFI) announced its top pictures of the year yesterday (12) inwhat the group called the only form of national recognition that honours a project'sentire cast and crew.The 10 picturesin alphabetical order are: The Aviator, Collateral, Eternal Sunshine Of TheSpotless Mind, Friday Night Lights, The Incredibles, Kinsey, Maria ...
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Scott Neeson to leave Sony after a year
Scott Neeson will leave Sony Pictures Releasing International assenior executive vice president of marketing to pursue other opportunitiesincluding his commitment to a Cambodian charity, company chiefs said yesterday(12).The personable and well-liked Neeson worked on overseas marketingstrategies for the launch of such Sony/Revolution hits as Spider-Man 2, 50First Dates, Hellboy, Bad ...
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Phil The Alien
Dir/scr:Rod Stefaniuk. Can. 2004. 85mins.Canadiancomedy by nature veers toward the deadpan with a twist of wit dryer than theperfect martini. These elements are out in full force in Phil The Alien,written, directed and starring actor/musician Rob Stefaniuk.However,the whimsical yarn of an extra-terrestrial who touches down in remote NorthernOntario and changes ...
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Sideways dominates Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards
Sideways stamped its name over the early awardsseason race when it was named Best Picture of the Year by the Los Angeles FilmCritics Association (LAFCA) on Saturday, with Million Dollar Baby coming in as runner-up.Sideways tookfive honours in total, including best director for Alexander Payne, bestscreenplay for Payne and Jim ...
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Gay comedy scoops Indonesia's Citra awards
Arisan, controversial for featuring Indonesia's firston-screen gay kiss, swept several major Citra awards including best picture atthe Indonesian Film Festival. This year, the Indonesian equivalent to theOscars was held for the first time since 1992.Arisan's Tora Sudiro was named best actor for his role as agay man coming out of ...
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Marrakech names Sideways as best film
The fourth annual MarrakechFilm Festival drew to a close on Sunday with Alexander Payne's Sidewayswinning the top prize.The jury prize went to China'sMenying Tong Nian by Xiao Jiang and Senegal's Moolaade by OusmaneSembene in a tie.The jurywas presided over by British director Alan Parker and included RosannaArquette, Guillaume Canet and ...
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Jackpot for Ocean's Twelve, so-so opening for Blade sequel
Warner Bros' Ocean'sTwelve swaggered to thetop of the charts at the weekend with an estimated $40.9m opening that pulledoff the fourth biggest December debut of all time.The$110m crime caper follows on from the 2001 picture Ocean's Eleven by Steven Soderbergh and reunites George Clooney,Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts, ...
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Closer opens third in Italy for SPRI in first international bow
In its firstinternational release, the Sony drama Closer opened well in Italy through SonyPictures Releasing International (SPRI) on $1.3m for an unconfirmed thirdplace. The picture is expected to build going into the holidays.Revolution/Sony'scomedy Christmas With The Kranks raised its international running total through SPRI by anestimated $3.3m on 1,817 screens ...
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Ocean's Twelve hits the jackpot for Warner Bros
Warner Bros' Ocean'sTwelve swaggered to thetop of the charts at the weekend with an estimated $40.9m opening that pulledoff the fourth biggest December debut of all time.The$110m crime caper follows on from the 2001 picture Ocean's Eleven by Steven Soderbergh and reunites George Clooney,Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts, ...
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Japan's Fukuda to make US film-making debut
Veteran Japanese commercialsdirector and cinematographer Ted Fukuda will make his American featurefilmmaking debut with Dog Lovers' Symphony, based on his own original screenplay.The $2.5m contemporary lovestory explores altruism, redemption and the relationship between wealth andhappiness and centres on a troubled young man who finds self-worth in trainingcanines into service dogs.The ...
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Sideways dominates Golden Globes nominations
Sideways maintained its early awards season momentum as it received seven nominations for the 62ndannual Golden Globe nominations today (13), including best motion picture musical or comedy, best director for Alexander Payne, best actor for a comedyor musical for Paul Giamatti and a pair of supporting actor nods for ThomasHaden ...
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Sideways dominates Golden Globe nominations
Sideways maintained its early awards season momentum as it received seven nominations for the 62ndannual Golden Globe nominations today (13), including best motion picture musical or comedy, best director for Alexander Payne, best actor for a comedyor musical for Paul Giamatti and a pair of supporting actor nods for ThomasHaden ...
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Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Dir: Brad Silberling. US.2004. 113mins.A vast and colourfulmovie based on the sinister kids' books by Lemony Snicket aka 34 year-oldDaniel Handler, A Series Of Unfortunate Events is set to take over theworld's movie screens over Christmas and beyond. Paramount and DreamWorksco-financed this extravagantly lavish affair and returns will be considerablein ...