All Screen articles in 26 June 2009
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CommentShock and awe
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest incarnation will catapult US audiences out of their comfort zone. It may offend some, but Brüno is a welcome antidote to the political-correctness pandemic.
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CommentThe industry's rising stars
Screen’s UK Stars of Tomorrow issue is always a major event in our year. It’s the moment when we receive a fresh injection of confidence in the future of the industry because of the depth and breadth of talent coming out of the UK film business.
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CommentStars... took me from (almost) zero to 'hero'
Being named a Star of Tomorrow seems like a lifetime ago for documentary director Jamie Jay Johnson, who was lucky to even be alive for the photoshoot.
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News$40m independent studio underway in Russia
Moscow authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of a new fully independent film studio, Movie Town.
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NewsWeinstein Company comes on board for The Hammer
Cinemavault has confirmed new sales on Charles Herman-Wurmfeld’s comedy The Hammer.
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NewsMagnet scares up US deal for Tribeca horror hit House Of The Devil
Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired US rights to Ti West’s horror film The House Of The Devil.
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NuImage's Elizabeth Wolfe moves to Freud's LA office
Veteran publicist Elizabeth Wolfe will Freud Communications as Senior Vice President beginning July 1.
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NewsFarrah Fawcett dies from cancer at age 62
Actress Farrah Fawcett has died today (Thursday) after a battle with anal cancer, her spokesman confirmed.
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NewsTransformers sequel sets Wednesday opening record with $60m
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $60.6m on its first day of North American release, according to a preliminary estimate from Paramount, making it the biggest Wednesday opener ever.
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NewsRotterdam brings festival hits to New York's Rooftop Films
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is joining forces with New York’s popular Rooftop Films to present two IFFR 2009 selections in Rooftop’s Summer Series.
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NewsNew music/film label Factory 25 launches with Frownland, 10001 Nights
Matt Grady, the former director of production at Plexifilm, has launched Factory 25, a Brooklyn, NY-based film and music label.
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NewsBabelgum hosts music festival web series
Online content platform Babelgum is working with production company Dig For Fire for an exclusive new music series, Road Trippin With Ice Cream Man.
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Christine Brand promoted at MGM Networks Germany
Christine Brand has been promoted to managing director of MGM Networks (Deutschland) GmbH.
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NewsJones to follow Moon with $25m UK-German co-production
British director Duncan Jones is gearing up for a $25 million UK-German co-production. Jones describes the sci-fi Mute as a “thriller-mystery”. It will be set in Berlin at a variety of locations, including at Studio Babelsberg.
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Mogwai appears as surprise act at EIFF
Mogwai, a Scottish rock band, was the surprise headline act at a concert that followed the UK premiere screening of All Tomorrow’s Parties at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last night.
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NewsWarner Bros. Productions' Roy Button awarded an OBE
Roy Button, Senior Vice-President and managing director of Warner Bros. Productions, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the film industry, as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s 2009 Birthday Honours List.
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NewsWoody Allen to make next project in Paris
Woody Allen will follow his London based project with a romantic drama set in Paris, confirmed the film’s Spanish co-producers Mediapro.Mediapro signed a three picture deal with the US director at the beginning of last year, following the success of their collaboration on Vicky Cristina Barcelona. All three films will ...
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NewsEM Media adds Hip Hop feature doc to its slate
EM Media, the UK’s regional screen agency based in the East Midlands, announced a new addition to its slate today at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival appoints new director
In a move that has been warmly received in Dutch film circles, Willemien van Aalst has been appointed as the new director of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF).