All articles by Dominic Timms

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    Vivendi sells publishing businesses

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Vivendi Universal chief Jean Fortou confirmed yesterday that it was selling its European and Latin American publishing assets for Euros 1.25bn ($1.2bn) to a consortium led by French publishers Lagardere that includes US investment house Ripplewood Holdings and publisher John Wiley & Sons.Vivendi's US publishing arm Houghton Mifflin is to ...

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    Bill Paxton's directorial debut opens 16th Int'l Fantasy Filmfest

    2002-07-31T04:05:00Z

    Actor Bill Paxton's directorial debut Frailty opens this year's 16th International Fantasy Filmfest, which hits Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne and Hamburg before its finale in Berlin next month.The critically acclaimed film, which stars Paxton as a God-sent serial killer, features among a total of 63 films. Highlights include the international ...