All Screen articles in 5 December 2004

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  • News

    Polar has $8.2m weekend for Warner Bros after major territory openings

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    Fuelled by estimated $2m launch in Germany at the weekend, ThePolar Express grossed$8.2m through Warner Bros Pictures International at the weekend.The German debut generated $2m with 302,000 admissions on 737prints, and $1.8m on 369 screens in Mexico and roughly the same amount on 413 inJapan.The PolarExpress opened in anunconfirmed first ...

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    Alexander disappoints for Warner Bros, Intermedia with $21.6m

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Buena Vista basked in a rare one-two over Thanksgiving holidayweekend as National Treasure retained top spot with an estimated $46.2m haul and TheIncredibles climbed oneplace to second to comfortably pass $200m in its fourth weekend.National Treasure now stands on $87.9m after its second weekend, while Pixar's TheIncredibles added $33.2mfor $214.7m ...

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    AUSTRALIA 29 November

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The BVI opener NationalTreasure knocked Bridget Jones - TheEdge Of Reason off the top spot on the weekend box office chart. National Treasure grossed A$1,897,455from 277 screens compared to A$1,716,197 from 351 screens for Bridget Jones, but the UIP film has nowbeen in cinemas for over two weeks.Two other openers ...

  • Reviews

    The Alzheimer Case (De Zaak Alzheimer)

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Dir:Erik Van Looy. Belgium. 2003. 120minsEveryoneis looking for the fresh twist that can raise a thriller out of the ranks ofthe ordinary. Erik Van Looy appears to have found it in The Alzheimer Case.The twist here is a hired killer turned avenging angel struggling with theonset of Alzheimers. His faltering ...

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    Mammoth doc excites Brazilian Film Market

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The second annual Brazilian Film Market has wrapped inthe country's capital of Brasilia, with 68 features, 81 documentaries and 154shorts being presented to 23 international TV and film buyers from 11countries.The marketran concurrently to Brazil's oldest film festival, the Brasilia Film Festival,now in its 37th year and wrapping on Tuesday.Buyers ...

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    Treasure, Incredibles bring incredible treasure to Disney

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Buena Vista basked in a rare one-two over Thanksgiving holidayweekend as National Treasure retained top spot with an estimated $46.2m haul and TheIncredibles climbed oneplace to second to comfortably pass $200m in its fourth weekend.National Treasure now stands on $87.9m after its second weekend, while Pixar's TheIncredibles added $33.2mfor $214.7m ...

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    Mannheim fetes Norwegian comedy Chlorox

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian filmmaker Mona J. Hoel's comedy Chlorox,Ammonia And Coffee (Salto, Salmiakk Og Kaffe!) won the Main Award ofMannheim-Heidelberg at this year's International Film FestivalMannheim-Heidelberg (18-27 November).The International Jury gave its Special Award to threefilms: David Lanzmann's Doo Wop, Annette Sjursen's My Jealous Barber(Min Misunnelige Frisor) and Nathaniel Geary's On The ...

  • Reviews

    Silver City

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Dir/scr/ed: John Sayles.US. 2004. 128minsWith his political satireslash noir murder mystery Silver City, American maverick John Saylesmight just have made his most commercial movie to date. While much of the film'stopicality, especially in the US, might have rested on last month's USelection, the return of George W Bush to power ...

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    Kranks disappoints in German-speaking openings for Sony

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Sony's mystery The Forgotten grossed an estimated $3m on 1,525 screens in 27 marketsthrough Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) at the weekend, openingthird in the UK on $1.1m on 300 and fourth in Holland on $230,000 on 30.Holdovers raised the picture to$3.9m in Germany for seventh place in its third ...

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    Dubai festival unveils programme line-up

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Festival director NeilStephenson has unveiled the programme for this year's Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) (Dec 6-11).A total of 76 films, whichinclude 52 main features, will play at the festival, including current works byDanny Boyle, Walter Salles, Michael Winterbottom, Zhang Yimou and RobertZemeckis, hits from the international circuit including Les ...

  • Reviews

    Les Soeurs Fachees

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Dir/scr. AlexandraLeclere. Fr. 2004. 93mins.A vehicle for theconsiderable thespian prowess of Isabelle Huppert, film-maker Alexandra Lecleremakes an effective debut with Les Soeurs Fachees, a family drama thatshould play well in mainstream Francophone markets.The traditional French feeland the cast attraction of Huppert (enjoying a higher profile of late through IHeart Huckabee's) ...

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    Innocence takes top Stockholm prize

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Innocence by French director LucileHadzihalilovic won the award for best film at the 15th edition of the StockholmInternational Film Festival, which wrapped on Sunday night.Hadzihalilovic's firstfull-length feature tells the story of six-year-old Iris who arrives at theboarding school inside of a coffin. She has no idea of how or why ...

  • Reviews

    Machuca

    2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Dir: Andres Wood.Chile-Spain. 2004. 120mins.Originally screened inDirectors Fortnight at Cannes this year, Andres Wood's Machuca haspicked up steam throughout the year, is the official Chilean selection for theforeign language Academy Award and was recently picked up for US distributionby Menemsha Films.It's an unsettling piece seton the eve of the military ...

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    Bridget adds $14.6m in international weekend, passes $50m in UK

    2004-11-29T04:00:00Z

    Universal/Working Title's BridgetJones: The Edge Of Reason passed$50m in the UK at the weekend, grossing an estimated $14.6m overall on 1,887screens in 24 territories through UIP to raise its international cumulativetotal to $84m.The romantic comedy sequeladded $5.6m (£3m) on 484 in its third weekend in the UK to raise its ...

  • News

    China creates international media advisory board

    2004-11-29T04:00:00Z

    The Chinese government has invited a group of domestic and foreign media companies to form a board to advise on how capital markets can help modernise the mainlands burgeoning media industry, according to the South China Morning Post.The board, which will include Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone and the heads of ...

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    Beautiful Boxer director readies martial arts epic

    2004-11-29T04:00:00Z

    Thai director Ekachai Uekrongtham, whose debut Beautiful Boxer won the Grand Prix 2004Award at the Brussels International Film Festival, is readying two new projects for Thai studio GMM Grammy.First up is Swords andSpirits, a martial arts adventure set in both Thailand and Japan in thelate 16th century as well as ...

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    Top Korean director in talks to sign with CAA

    2004-11-29T04:00:00Z

    South Korean director Kang Je-gyu is inthe final stage of negotiations to sign on with Creative Artists Agency (CAA),which would make him the first Korean filmmaker to work through one of themajor Hollywood talent agencies.According to production/sales company MKB, Kang isalso fielding multiple offers from major Hollywood studios regarding his ...

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    Filmax wraps up Shroud rights

    2004-11-29T04:00:00Z

    Spanish mini-studio Filmax has acquired the rights toSpanish novel The Brotherhood Of The Holy Shroud as part of a new push to adapt local best-sellers as English-languagefeature films for the international market.According to Filmax chief Julio Fernandez, the project willbe developed next year to follow in the vein of its ...

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    Norwegian-Pakistani Goodfellas gets greenlight

    2004-11-29T04:00:00Z

    With a substantial $1.2m (NOK 7.5m) backing, the NorwegianFilm Fund has put the first Norwegian-Pakistani action movie on the fast trackfor veteran producer John M. Jacobsen's Filmkameratene.Izzat is the featuredebut of Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen, who wrote the script with Leon Bashir. The Goodfellas-like story follows Wasim and his youth gang ...

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    The Moon shines at IDFA

    2004-11-29T04:00:00Z

    Despite the cloud cast over proceedings by the murder offilmmaker Theo Van Gogh earlier this month, the mood as the 17th InternationalAmsterdam Documentary Festival (IDFA) drew to an end at the weekend was upbeat.Audience figures were up to 120,000 (from 116,000 last year) and moreinternational visitors (2300) were in town ...