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Shochiku announces details of Yoji Yamada's Otouto
Japanese studio Shochiku has announced details of veteran director Yoji Yamada's 81st film, Otouto.The family drama will begin shooting in January 2009 at Kinuta Studios in Tokyo.Otouto (Younger Brother) will star Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tsurube Shofukutei. Shofukutei will play the wayward younger brother of Yoshinaga, who cares for him despite ...
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Shochiku announces details of Yoji Yamada's Otouto
Japanese studio Shochiku has announced details of veteran director Yoji Yamada's 81st film, Otouto.The family drama will begin shooting in January 2009 at Kinuta Studios in Tokyo.Otouto (Younger Brother) will star Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tsurube Shofukutei. Shofukutei will play the wayward younger brother of Yoshinaga, who cares for him despite ...
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FILMS 2008: An A-Z of the key films of the year
Screen International Guide 2008Click section heading for full guideA-DE-IJ-OP-ST-9
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There Will Be BloodTThe Tale Of DespereauxTelstarTennesseeTezaThere Will Be Blood Those Three (An Seh)Three Monkeys (Uc Maymun)Tokyo!Tokyo SonataTonight (Nuit De Chien)Tony ManeroTraitorTransporter 3TranssiberianTreeless MountainTropic ThunderTrouble The WaterTroubled WaterTruckerTulpanTwilightTwo-Legged Horse (Asbe-Du-Pa)Two LoversTysonUUncertaintyValkyrieVValentino: The Last EmperorValkyrieVantage PointVegas: Based On A True StoryVersaillesVicky Cristina BarcelonaVinyanThe VisitorVoyage To The Pyrenees (Le Voyage aux Pyrenees)WW.The ...
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Screen reviews P-S
Ponyo On The Cliff By The SeaPPalermo ShootingPandora's BoxPaper Soldier Paraiso TravelParis 36 (Faubourg 36)Parking (Ting Che)Parque ViaPasschendaelePassengersThe Past Is A Foreign Land (Il PassatoE Una Terra Straniera)The Path (El Camino)PathologyA Perfect Day (Un Giorno Perfetto)Phoebe In WonderlandPineapple ExpressThe Pit (Rinha)Les Plages D'AgnesPlastic City (Dangkou)The Pleasure Of Being RobbedPomegranates And ...
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Screen reviews J-O
JerichowJJe Veux Voir (I Want To See)JerichowJerusalemaJohnny Mad DogJourney to the Centre of the Earth 3DJuliaJumperJust Anybody (Le Premier Venu)Kung Fu PandaKKabuli KidKatynKhamsaKing Of Ping PongKit Kittredge: An American GirlKrabat KnittingKung Fu PandaLion's DenLL: Change The WorldLaila's Birthday Lake CityLake TahoeLakeview TerraceLamb of God (Corderdo De Dios)Largo WinchLast Chance HarveyLast ...
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Screen reviews E-I
Elite SquadEEagle EyeEasy VirtueEden LakeThe Edge of LoveElegyEl GrecoElite Squad (Tropa De Elite)An Empress And The WarriorsEmpty Nest (El Nido Vacio)The EscapistEverlasting Moments Every Little StepEverything Is Fine (Tout Est Parfait) Frost/NixonFFear Me Not The Feelings Factory (La Fabrique Des Sentiments)Fifty Dead Men Walking La Fille De Monaco (The ...
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Screen reviews A-D
AustraliaAAchilles And The TortoiseAccidental HusbandAdam ResurrectedAdhen (Le Dernier Maquis)AdorationAdulthoodAfterschoolAfterwardsAliens Versus Predator: RequiemAngus, Thongs, and Perfect SnoggingAnother Love StoryAnywhere USAAppaloosa The AquariumAshes Of Time ReduxAssassination Of A High School PresidentAugustAustraliaL'AutreAutumn (Sonbahar)Awaking From A Dream BlindnessBThe Baader Meinhof Complex (Das Baader Meinhof Complex)Baby MamaBabylon ADBack SoonBagheadBallast Bangkok DangerousBart Got a RoomBathoryBe ...
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Fox launches Australia into 44 territories for Christmas weekend
Fox International's epic adventure Australia gets a big push over the Christmas weekend in a jam-packed few days that is expected to produce considerable gains too for sci-fi stablemate The Day The Earth Stood Still, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International's new family release Bedtime Stories and Warner Bros Pictures ...
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China Film secures $88m loan from Bank of Beijing
Bank of Beijing has announced that it will provide a loan of $87.59m (RMB600m) to state-owned China Film Group for its film production and exhibition businesses. The loan follows several others that the bank has offered to Chinese film companies as part of its strategy to promote 'cultural and creative ...
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SCREEN REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2008: PART THREE
In the last of a three-part review of the year, Screen looks at some of the new talent emerging in 2008.For part one of thereviewclick hereFor part two click hereNEW TALENT:It may have been a tough year for film but startling new talent still managed to find its place.UK STARS ...
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Tornasol Films bringsbestsellerThursday's Widowsto big screen
Leading Spanish production outfit Tornasol Films will bring Claudia Pineiro's award-winning novel Thursday's Widows (Las Viudas De Los Jueves) to the big screen.Argentinian director Marcelo Pinyero will direct Thursday's Widows, which follows the rather unusual lives of wealthy families living in Altos De La Cascada, a suburb on the outskirts ...
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Feng's If You Are the One tops Chinese box office
There were no signs of economic downturn in Chinese cinemas last weekend as popular local director Feng Xiaogang's If You Are The One raked in a record-breaking $11.68m (RMB80m) in four days of release. The results mark a new opening weekend record for a romantic comedy in China. The opening ...
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Big Pictures to roll out Ghajini in 23 international territories
India's Big Pictures is planning to release Ghajini, starring Aamir Khan, in more than 300 cinemas across 23 countries on December 25. The motion pictures subsidiary of Reliance BIG Entertainment is handling international distribution of the film, while Indian Film Company is distributing in India.Major overseas territories for the film ...
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Run Run Shaw offers to take Shaw Brothers private
Sir Run Run Shaw has offered to buy the 25.08% stake in Hong Kong's legendary Shaw Brothers that he does not already own for $171.6m (HK$1.33bn). The centenarian mogul, who owns a 74.92% stake in the legendary studios that he founded, has offered to buy the remaining shares at HK$13.35 ...
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SCREEN REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2008: PART TWO
In the second of a three-part review of the year, Screen looks at some of the critical issues affecting the international industry. To see part one click here.BOX OFFICE: Twilight and Dark Knight put a shine on the year's takings, says Jeremy KayFESTIVAL ROUND-UP: The winners at this year's key ...
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Sao Paulo critics name Linha de Passe, Hills Of Disorder best of 2008
The film critics of APCA, Sao Paulo Arts Critics Association, gave their top honor of best film this year to two titles: Linha de Passe, Walter Salles' and Daniela Thomas' urban drama which premiered in competition at Cannes, and Andrea Tonacci's The Hills of Disorder. Linha de Passe follows the ...
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2008 Review Of The Year - market reports
2008 was a year that began with some expectancy of recovery after what had been something of a grind the previous year.But the US independent market was in no state to make the big leaps forward.What's more, despite signs ofhope at Berlin, the markets were soon overtaken by economic events.An ...
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First Italian tax break receives European Union backing
The initial measures of Italy's first tax incentive law geared to the cinema sector has been approved by the European Union.Thenews announced by Italian Culture Minister Sandro Bondi is a breakthrough for an initiative that has proved ahard sell in Italy and follows more than a decade of lobbying.The law ...
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