All Screen articles in 10 July 2009 – Page 4
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Features
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends – The Movie
A reboot of the legendary Ultraman franchise under Mighty Morphin Power Rangers director Koichi Sakamoto. Ultraman not only battles over 100 monsters but also faces off against a villainous Ultraman in a first for the 43-year-old film and TV series.
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Features
Golden Slumber
A delivery man races against time to uncover a plot to frame him for the public assassination of the new prime minister. He discovers the conspiracy is somehow connected to the friends he made back in his university days. Based on a best-selling novel by Kotaro Isaka.
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NewsIoan Gruffudd to star in Banking On Mr Toad
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd will star as The Wind In The Willow’s author Kenneth Graham in Bruce Beresford’s Banking On Mr Toad.
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NewsJason Statham set to star in Blitz
Jason Statham is in final negotiations to star alongside Paddy Considine in the big screen adaptation of Ken Bruen’s crime thriller Blitz.
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NewsFox picks up Spanish rights to Amenabar’s Agora
US studio Fox International has piecked up the Spanish rights to Alejandro Amenabar’s $70m historical epic Agora, starring Rachel Weisz, It will be released on October 9.
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NewsAdvance Harry Potter ticket sales pass $1.6m for Odeon/UCI
Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group’s sales of advance tickets for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince have surpassed $1.6 million (£1 million) in box office takings.
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NewsInglourious Basterds to open San Sebastian's international showcase
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds will open the Zabaltegi-Pearls section, which showcases films from the big international festivals, at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.
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NewsShooting gets underway on Takashi Miike's Thirteen Assassins
Principal photography has begun on Takashi Miike’s samurai epic, Thirteen Assassins, in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture.
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NewsWolfe pounces on The Baby Formula, Half-Life
Wolfe Releasing has acquired US rights to gay titles The Baby Formula and Half-Life and plans a simultaneous DVD release with VOD campaign through Warner Brothers Digital Distribution.
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NewsGordon Prend to head marketing efforts at Anchor Bay
Anchor Bay Entertainment has promoted Gordon Prend to executive vice-president of worldwide marketing.
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NewsHere Media takes international sales on Toe To Toe
Here Media has taken international sales rights to Emily Abt’s narrative feature directorial debut Toe To Toe.
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NewsO-Scope picks up The Messenger for North America
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North America rights to Oren Moverman’s The Messenger starring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson.
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NewsParticipant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi board River Road's Fair Game
Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi have joined River Road as financiers on Sean Penn and Naomi Watts thriller Fair Game.
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NewsGokusen wins three-way battle at Japanese box office
Big-screen TV adaptation Gokusen: The Movie earned $5.27m (Y489.5m) from 402,440 admissions on its opening weekend in Japan, beating out Hollywood newcomers Knowing and Monsters Vs. Aliens.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund Plus gives $280,000 to Dutch co-productions
The Hubert Bals Fund Plus, an initiative led by the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Netherlands Film Fund, has award $279, 818 (€200,000) to Dutch co-productions.
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NewsFather And Guns outdraws Bruno in Quebec
Quebec comedy Father And Guns (De Père En Flic) was the top film at the province’s box office over the weekend, earning an astounding $1.6m (C$1.8m). The sum was more than the combined grosses of the four other top five titles: Brüno, Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, Transformers: Revenge ...
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NewsUniversal releases teen edit of Bruno in the UK
Universal Pictures UK has taken the unprecedented step of releasing a specially-edited version of Bruno with a ‘15’ certificate. It will be released in cinemas across the UK from July 24.
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NewsNatalie Portman cast as love interest in Branagh's Thor for Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios has hired Natalie Portman to star as Jane Foster in the studio’s upcoming Thor adaptation that Kenneth Branagh will direct.