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All Screen articles in 27 August 2008
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AMPAS to preserve archives from UA/MGM library
MGM will present the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library with the UA photo archives including original still photography, publicity materials and paper documents relating to MGM and UA releases called the MGM/United Artists Collection.The Academy will review, restore, catalogue and exhibit the collection as part ...
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Toronto's Filmport officially open for business
Toronto's long-awaited mega-studio, Filmport Studios, was officially opened today. Filmmaker David Cronenberg was on hand for the event alongside Toronto mayor David Miller and Filmport president Ken Ferguson.The facility is the largest studio complex outside of Los Angeles and lays claim to the continent's largest purpose-built sound stage: 45,900 sq. ...
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Steve Friedlander named evp of theatrical distribution at CBS Films
CBS Films took a big step forward with its domestic distribution plans today [Aug 20] as it announced that Steven Friedlander has been named executive vice president of theatrical distribution.Friedlander arrives from the defunct Warner Independent Pictures (WiP) and will oversee the domestic theatrical distribution for the studio's films and ...
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Paramount relaunches made-for-home-entertainment division
Paramount Pictures is relaunching its made-for-home entertainment production division under the banner Paramount Famous Productions (PFP).Since the division's launch in 2007, president Louis Feola has overseen operations and preparing the division for 2010, when it plans to release five or six titles based on a mix of sequels, prequels and ...
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Pam Postrel named svp of creative services at Universal Pictures
Pam Postrel has joined Universal Pictures as senior vice president of creative services, returning to the studio following a six-year stint as vice president and creative director of animation at Craig Murray Productions.In her new position Postrel will oversee all in-house creative audio-visual projects assigned by marketing executives within Universal's ...
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Scott Parish promoted to COO at Alcon Entertainment
Scott Parish has been promoted to COO at Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment.Parish joined Alcon Entertainment in 2000 as vice president of finance and was promoted to CFO in 2004. He will retain the title of CFO and oversee all finance and operations duties for the company.The former New Regency vice ...
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Eden Lake
Dir: James Watkins. UK . 2008. 90mins.More Funny Games than Donkey Punch, Eden Lake is a gruelling, grimly effective British chiller. The directorial debut of My Little Eye screenwriter James Watkins achieves a commendable balance of dramatic credibility and psychological intensity that makes his nightmare scenario all the more disturbing. ...
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Haugesund's New Nordic Films kicks off with record 325 attendees
Opening on today with a record number of 325 participants, New Nordic Films - the three-day market section of the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund - will this year present 23 recent Nordic features and 11 works-in-progress, adding 18 projectsat the Nordic Co-Production Forum.'The showcase is intended support Nordic ...
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The Works takes on Belgian titles Unspoken and Loft
Ahead of this year's Toronto film festival, London-based The Works International has picked up the world sales rights to a brace of Belgian films: Unspoken, written and directed by Fien Troch, and Erik Van Looy's Loft.Unspoken will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is scheduled ...
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Babylon A.D.
Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz. 2008. France. 101mins.An American mercenary stranded in Eastern Europe finds his ticket back home escorting a very special young lady the 6,000 treacherous miles from a convent in Kazakhstan to the Manhattan of the future in Babylon A.D. Mathieu Kassovitz's ambitious but flawed sci-fi action movie touches ...
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PIFF names Gulnara Sarsenova as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
The 13th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced that Gulnara Sarsenova from Kazakhstan will be the recipient of its Asian Filmmaker of the Year award. Sarsenova, the first woman to win the award, is currently festival chairman of the International Eurasia Film Festival and also a producer whose credits ...
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ReviewsParis 36 (Faubourg 36)
Dir. Christophe Barratier. 2008. Fr/Ger/Czech Republic. 120 min.The proud sentimentality that made Christophe Barratier’s first film, Les Choristes, a runaway hit in France is back with a vengeance in Paris 36 (Fabourg 36) a retro musical with all the period trappings of 1936 France, from accordion ...
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Deauville adds Chaos Theory, Sex And The USA, and Polanski doc
The upcoming Deauville Festival of American Film has added a handful of films and a tribute to independent director Charles Burnett for its 34th edition. Further, it has announced the jury members for the Cartier Revelation Prize.Zoe Cassavetes, whose Broken English ran in competition last year, will head up the ...
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Rothstein, Kier step up to run TWC International as Basner departs
Harvey Weinstein has promoted Michael Rothstein and Jonathan Kier to fill the slot vacated by The Weinstein Company International chief Glen Basner, who as widely predicted has departed the company following a three-year tenure.Rothstein has worked with the Weinsteins for more than a decade and becomes executive vice president of ...
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Elle Driver picks up titles in Venice, Toronto including Paper Soldier
Nearing its first birthday, French sales company Elle Driver will head to its first Venice and Toronto Festivals with a handful of films across the various sections including some new titles.In Venice, Elle boasts the previously announced The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii which Warners released in Japan on August ...
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The Dark Knight sweeps into Germany for WBPI
Warner Bros Pictures International's (WBPI) The Dark Knight will continue to rumble its way towards $400m this weekend as it launches in Germany on August 21 and Austria on August 22.The crime epic currently stands at $346.5m and can expect fierce challenge from Universal's Hellboy II: The Golden Army on ...
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Peace Arch, ContentFilm take North American rights to JCVD
Peace Arch Home Entertainment, the fledgling division owned by Peace Arch Entertainment Group and ContentFilm, has picked up all North American rights to JCVD starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.The action comedy is set to receive its North American premiere in the Midnight Madness programme at Toronto on September 4 and will ...
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Binder's Greentree Films boards sci-fi actioner Gaea
Producer Jack Binder, whose credits include The Upside Of Anger and Reign Over Me, has boarded the sci-fi action title Gaea: Beyond The Son via his Greentrees Films label.The story centres on a father and son who seek to reunite despite being apart for more than 30 years across two ...
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Preview: Venice film festival
The 65th edition of the Venice film festival (August 27-September 6) may well be remembered as the year the world's oldest film festival greeted a bright new future.After a very successful four years as artistic director, Marco Mueller has been reconfirmed for a second mandate, working alongside Biennale president Paolo ...
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Sony, MGM move US release of Quantum Of Solace to Nov 14
Columbia and MGM have moved the release of Quantum Of Solace back by one week to November 14 to capitalise on the Thanksgiving Holiday and Warner Bros' decision last week to push back Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince from November 21 to July 2009.In the wake of Warner Bros' ...