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CommentNo Greek tragedy for Helen Mirren
The UK’s National Theatre goes into self-distribution with a live broadcast on over 270 movie screens worldwide; the result is close to a sell-out.
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CommentRussell Crowe tries a little Tenderness...
…but does a single screen in London’s West End for a solitary week constitute a UK “release” for John Polson’s drama?
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CommentChaos reigns for Lars in France
After six weeks, Antichrist has barely nudged past $1.1m in Charlotte Gainsbourg’s home territory
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CommentFete du Cinema is a Very Bad Trip for French films
The annual three-day ticket-sales booster moves up to a week, but Hollywood is the main beneficiary of French largesse
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CommentMarco's Venice daze
Venice, Toronto, Locarno, San Sebastian: they’re all screening right now. What’s on Marco Mueller’s list?
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CommentLeaping Leopards: Locarno's line-up
What’s hot at Locarno? - a close look at the titles world-premiering at Switzerland’s August festival
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CommentWitch-hunt for the Antichrist
Egged on by the distributor, the UK media would like to ban Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist. But they ain’t seen nothing yet.
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CommentLido lustre
Venice daze: Marco has something for everyone - including more US titles than Cannes - but the Lido is going to be a “construction site” in September….oh, and, there’ll be no market when the new Palazzo opens, either
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CommentTo boycott or not
Some say the role of a festival director is akin to the UN: but Edinburgh and Melbourne went in different directions when it came to Ken Loach, Israel and the Palestinian cultural boycott. Reading the below correspondence - which way would you turn?Every festival director will have a film in ...
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CommentBox office busters
They came, they conquered: who ruled the world in Summer 2009? A look at the tentpole winners and losers…
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CommentGet ready for Toronto
Vaporettos land in the Toronto capital; time to get serious about the business of awards.
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CommentToronto: The Coens, Megan, George, Darwin...
Films and their stars are tripping over each other in the Canadian capital….
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CommentEmerging in the Market
Critics and buyers are happier as Toronto premieres start to ease up. Emerging marketsWith most of the big titles finished their press screenings at least in Toronto, notices have been warming up and some favourites are emerging…To wit-- Scott Hicks’ Australia-set The Boys Are Back, with Clive Owen as the ...
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CommentTIFF: steady as she goes, says Cameron Bailey
TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey says there’s no real change in the numer or size of the deals at his festival this year
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CommentMetal madness in Athens
The Greek capital’s nimble fest throws up a winner in Until The Light Takes Us
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CommentFestival scrum
After Vento, festivals are still pumping out the premieres: but who is watching?