All Screen articles in 08 January 2009 – Page 5
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NewsShoreline takes worldwide rights to Bolivian Oscar entry Zona Sur
Morris Ruskin’s LA-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to Juan Carlos’ Valvidia’s Bolivian foreign language Oscar and Golden Globes submission Zona Sur (Southern District).
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NewsMandate Pictures signs first-look deal with comedy outfit Rough House
Mandate Pictures has signed a two-year first-look deal with David Gordon Green, Jody Hill and Danny McBride’s(all pictured) new Rough House Pictures comedy production venture.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour Jason Reitman, Jeremy Renner, T Bone Burnett
Jason Reitman, Jeremy Renner and T Bone Burnett will receive awards at the upcoming 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF).
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NewsUniversal confirms Debbie Liebling as president of production
Universal Pictures has confirmed the appointment of former Fox production executive vice-president Debbie Liebling as president of production.
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Elevator to the Gallows
A Japanese remake of Louis Malle’s classic 1957thriller.Hiroshi Abe stars as a doctor having an affair with the wife of a medical services company president. The pair scheme to make her husband’s murder look like a suicide.
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Alien Vs Ninja
A band of ninjas do battle with aliens who crash land in Japan centuries ago. With action direction by Yuji Shimomura and Kensuke Sonomura. The inaugural film in Nikkatsu’s new Sushi Typhoon label.
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Hisshiken Torisashi
A samurai known for his original “bird catching” style of swordplay is pulled into a battle to the death when he kills a feudal lord’s mistress after she uses her influence to corrupt local politics. Based on a short story by author Shuhei Fujisawa (Love and Honour, The Twilight Samurai). ...
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Zebraman 2: Zebra City no Gyakushu
The creative team behind the popular 2003 original returns, transplating self-made hero Zebraman to the year 2025. Having lost his memory, Zebraman does battle with an organization set on world domination, introducing sexy new character Zebra Queen along the way.
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Saigo No Chushingura
Based on the legendary samurai tale which has been adapted countless times for stage and screen over the past three centuries. Koji Yakusho and Koichi Sato play two survivors on both sides of an attack by 47 ronin (masterless samurai) on the mansion of a government official whose persecution of ...
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Bushi No Kakeibo
Based on the true story of a so-called “abacus samurai” accountant in the once-powerful Kaga fiefdom who struggled to support his wife and family in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Based on historian Michifumi Isoda’s best-selling book.
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NewsTLA acquires UK rights to Latin American duo Leo's Room and Vile Romance
TLA Releasing has acquired all UK rights from Wide Management to Enrique Buchichio’s Uruguayan film Leo’s Room (pictured) and Jose Campusano’s Vile Romance from Argentina.
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NewsIIFAs to be held in Toronto in 2011
The organisers of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFAs) have announced that the 2011 edition of the event will be held in Toronto, marking the first time that the Bollywood awards show has been held in North America.
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NewsGDC announces slew of 3D deals at close of CineAsia
Digital cinema provider GDC Technology announced a slew of deals to equip Asian exhibitors with 3D technology, provided by RealD, as the three-day CineAsia conference drew to a close.
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NewsKino, Lorber join forces to establish Kino Lorber Inc
Lorber HT Digital holding company Hidden Treasures Inc has acquired Kino International Corp to form Kino Lorber Inc, creating a notable arthouse distributor with a combined library of more than 600 titles.
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NewsCyrus, Howl among Sundance Film Festival USA touring series
Sundance Institute has unveiled the eight films that will make up the inaugural Sundance Film Festival USA touring series.
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NewsTwilight Saga: Eclipse books summer 2010 IMAX launch
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Summit Entertainment’s third film in the vampire franchise, will be released on IMAX theatres simultaneously with the conventional release on June 30, 2010
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NewsParanormal Activity scores $19m international weekend
Paranormal Activity, already a bona fide North American smash on more than $107m, has been making waves overseas and grossed $19.4m at the weekend according to LA-based international sales agent IM Global, bringing the tally after two weekends to $34m.