All Screen articles in 13 December 2002 – Page 4
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Major Cineplex to launch Thailand's biggest cinema
Thailand's leading exhibitor, Major Cineplex, has been awarded a contract to operate the country's largest entertainment complex - housing 16 screens and more than 4,000 seats - which will form part of a mammoth shopping and leisure development to be built in the heart of downtown Bangkok.The ambitious $139m (baht ...
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Avati takes over Cinecitta reins
Veteran Italian director Pupi Avati has been namedpresident of Cinecitta Holding, the parent company of the famed Rome-basedCinecitta Studios where Martin Scorsese shot his Gangs Of New York epic. Avati - whose own credits as a filmmaker include 2001's ICavalieri Che Fecero L'Impresa and upcomingperiod drama Il Cuore Altrove - ...
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About Schmidt wins best picture vote from LA critics
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) voted the drama About Schmidt best picture of the year today (Dec 14), while top directing honours went to Pedro Almodovar for the acclaimed comedy-drama, Talk To Her (Hable Con Ella). Best actor was a tie between Jack Nicholson, for his performance in ...
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Warner Bros makes first foray into Chinese-language film production
Warner Bros is making its first foray into Chinese-language film production with an adaptation of best-selling illustrated love story, Turn Left, Turn Right, to be written and directed by one of Hong Kong's most successful filmmaking teams - Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. Japanese heartthrob Takeshi Kaneshiro will star in ...
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KirchMedia strikes film deals with Paramount, German distributors
Bankrupt KirchMedia has reinforced its future position in the German market by acquiring a $500m film package from Paramount Pictures, giving it the rights to around 100 feature films and series through to 2011. It has also unveiled a raft of long-term film deals with key German distributors.The Paramount deal ...
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Warner sues second Israeli cable outfit over content deals
AOL Time Warner has launched a second multi-million legal action against an Israeli cable outfit, one week after announcing that it was suing Israeli cable operator Tevel for $17m for allegedly breaking the terms of their output deal.AOL Time Warner is now suing cable operator Golden Channels in a ...
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Baltic producers target Euro co-productions
Film producers in the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are reaching out to their neighbours in western Europe, ahead of formally joining the European Union in 2004. Latvia, along with Poland, became the first country in eastern Europe to join the Media Plus programme in July, as ...
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El Alamein: The Line Of Fire
Dir: Enzo Monteleone. Italy. 2002. 123mins.At last, Italy too has its Saving Private Ryan (minus some of Spielberg's special effects) or it's The Thin Red Line (minus some of Malick's cosmic vision) . El Alamein: The Line Of Fire is the first Italian film to respect the new American war-movie ...
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Boy band impresario sets up US family film company
N SYNC and Backstreet Boysimpresario Louis J Pearlman has teamed up with Steve Austin's TagEntertainment to form Tag Studios, a theatrical film and television productioncompany that will focus on family oriented output with a strong musicalinfluence. Pearlman and Austin each have an equal equity share in theenterprise and plan an ...
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Beacon's back: Bernstein signs five-year deal at Disney
Beacon Communicationsfounder and producer Armyan Bernstein has signed a five-year overall deal withWalt Disney Studios. Along with partner Charlie Lyons and private investors,Bernstein has capitalised the new venture, Beacon Pictures, and plans to createand distribute titles under the Beacon label. Lyons, the founder and formerchairman of sport and leisure outfit ...
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Arthur Hiller goes to Greece for comedy festival
Arthur Hiller, theOscar-nominated director of Love Story and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &Sciences, will be the guest of honour at the American Comedy Festival inAthens, Greece, this weekend. The week-long festival runs from Dec 13-19 andhas been organised by the US Embassy in association with ...
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Columbine voted best documentary of all time
Michael Moore'sfeted documentary Bowling for Columbine has been named the all-time favourite non-fiction film bymembers of the International Documentary Association (IDA). Announcing "Top20 at 20" today (Dec 12), an eclectic top 20 list to coincide with its20th anniversary, the IDA became the latest body to honour Moore'sstrident examination of America's ...
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Sig Libowitz joins Paramount Classics in acquisitions and co-production role
Former GoodMachine production executive Sig Libowitz has joined Paramount Classics as vicepresident of acquisitions and co-productions, the specialty distributor'sco-presidents Ruth Vitale and David Dinerstein announced today (Dec 12). Underimmediate appointment, Libowitz will handle day-to-day responsibilities foracquisitions and co-productions and reports directly to Vitale and Dinerstein.Libowitz workedfor five years at Good ...
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Academy re-draw documentary eligibility rules from 2004
In a bid to place a greater emphasis on the theatrical appeal of Oscar-nominated documentaries - and distance them further from their television funders - the Academy of Motion Picture Arts& Sciences has tightened eligibility rules for non-fiction films. The new rules will kick in for 2004 Academy Awards. ...
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AFM launches indie producer screenings in 2003
Twenty films from differentproducers will screen on the last day of the 2003 AFM in an inaugural programmedesigned to showcase independent features to distributors and sales agents. TheAFM Producer Screenings are scheduled to take place on Feb 26, the last day ofthe 23rd American Film Market in Santa Monica. The ...
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Catch Me If You Can
Dir: Steven Spielberg. US. 2002. 140mins (TBC) Steven Spielberg's customary polish graces the Christmas Day domestic release of Catch Me If You Can, another accomplished, somewhat soulless offering from the world's most famous director which is set to steal a large chunk of box office change from the world's multiplex ...
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The Hours
Dir: Stephen Daldry. US. 2002. 114mins. What must have appeared a risky proposition going into production, The Hours is one of those rare book-to-film projects which flourishes in its cinematic realisation. Making it look like as if it were effortless, writer David Hare and director Stephen Daldry have turned Michael ...
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Chicago
Dir: Rob Marshall. US. 2002. 113minsMoulin Rouge last year proved that there was box-office life in the movie musical. The eagerly anticipated Chicago should confirm that, at least in North America, where it opens on Dec 27, and other English-language territories. Buzz is furious on both coasts for the film ...