All Screen articles in 13 January 2004 – Page 5
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Depp set for Libertine UK shoot
The Johnny Depp starring The Libertine is to start shooting in the UK in late February.Co-starring John Malkovich and Samantha Morton, The Libertine is the real life story of the Earl of Rochester, the notoriously debauched 17th century poet who died at 33 a physical wreck.The $16m project was unveiled ...
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The Corporation
Dirs: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott. Canada. 2003. 145mins.This compelling, hugely ambitious documentary will be required viewing for every left-of-centre intellectual and a bore for the other 95% of the movie-going world. Although its marketing attempts to draw parallels with such populist fare as Michael Moore's Bowling For Columbine, this film ...
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Spanish exhibitor strikes Imax deal to convert screens
Spanish exhibitor Yelmo Cineplex is set to become the first commercial exhibitor in Spain to operate IMAX theatres out of its multiplexes, thanks to a new deal signed with the IMAX Corporation.The first two of three 35mm multiplex auditoriums to be retrofitted into IMAX theatres will be installed in 2004. ...
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Minnelli, Ustinov, Lee to host Berlinale Peace event
Liza Minnelli, Sir Peter Ustinov and Christopher Lee are to be the hosts for the third edition of the "Cinema for Peace" gala event which will be held in Berlin's Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt during the Berlinale on Feb 9.Around 600 guests from the world of entertainment and high society are ...
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Dutch Mussels producer declares bankruptcy
Amsterdam-based production company Argus Film has been declared bankrupt, while the future of its distributor partner, Upstream Pictures, seems unclear.Owner Peter van Vogelpoel told the Dutch press that he expects that Upstream - which released Dancer in the Dark in the Netherlands - might survive, but Argus is finished.The problems ...
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BBC Four unveils inagural World Cinema Award shortlist
Robert Carlyle, Bjork, Mike Figgis and Alex Cox are join Jonathan Ross as the judges for the first BBC FOUR World Cinema Award - a new prize dedicated to foreign-language film.UK television channel BBC FOUR focuses primarily on arts programmes, dramas and documentaries, and also boasts a major foreign language ...
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Asian flavour for Gerardmer Fantastic line-up
This year's edition of the Gerardmer Fantastic Film Festival will have a decidedly Asian flavour. The horror film gathering will run from Jan 28 to Feb 1 in the frosty Vosges region of France with Paul Verhoeven overseeing the competition jury.Joining Verhoeven are actresses Cecile De France and Corinne Touzet, ...
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American Splendor voted best picture by LA critics
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's American Splendor has been voted best picture of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), with Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation named as the runner up.Peter Jackson was voted best director for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the ...
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The First Letter (Abjad)
Dir. Abolfazl Jalili. Iran-France-Italy, 2003. 110mins.Far too long, excessively self-indulgent and often repetitive, this autobiographical reconstruction of director Jalili's own adolescence in pre-revolutionary Iran should be a surefire hit on the festival circuit and in specialised arthouses, for its blunt, in-your-face indictment of Islamic fundamentalism, which ruled over his young ...
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French film production hits record high in 2003
Film production hit a record high in France in 2003, up by more than 5% compared to 2002.According to end of year figures confirmed by the National Cinema Centre (CNC) a record 212 features were given the green light with 183 of those majority French productions.The numbers surpass 2001's record ...
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Polanski's Twist wins European support
Roman Polanski's upcoming Oliver Twist is gaining steam in Europe with partners in place and casting underway.The film, an adaptation of the Dickens novel, will be produced by Polanski, Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde - the same team behind Oscar winner The Pianist - for Polanski's company RP Productions, the ...
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Deneuve, Depardieu reteam for Techine's Temps
Paolo Branco and his company Gemini Films are preparing two new high-profile projects, one from veteran Andre Techine and the other a third film from Rodolphe Marconi.Techine's project is titled Le Temps Qui Passe and reunites legendary actors Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu. This marks their fifth dramatic collaboration and ...
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Crawley to move from London to LA and senior BVI job
Nic Crawley hasbeen promoted from vice president of marketing at Buena Vista International,Europe, to senior vice president of international marketing.Crawley willrelocate from London to Burbank in late January and will report to Mark Zoradi,president of Buena Vista International (BVI) and Buena Vista Home EntertainmentInternational.He will beresponsible for all international marketing ...
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Besson voices fears for French cinema
In a rare interview, Luc Besson went on the record in French daily Le Figaro last week to voice his fears about the current state of French cinema."I can't help but be worried about French film," he said, "It's evident that American film attacks from every end intending to annihilate ...
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New LA production outfit Prospect Pictures launched with Wall Street backing
Director Marcos Siega, producer Matthew Weaver and financier CarlLevin have announced the launch LA-based film and television company ProspectPictures.The company will be led by partners Siega, who directed theupcoming action comedy The Underclassman for Miramax, Weaver, who produced the Miramax comedy MyBaby's Daddy which opensin the US this week, and ...
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Sundance Online Film Festival launches with new jury award
The SundanceInstitute launched its fourth annual Sundance Online Film Festival (SOFF)yesterday (6), featuring 30 short films and interactive projects and newfootage highlighting the history of the Sundance Film festival and theInstitute.The online eventruns until Feb 15 and includes three categories of animation, short subject andnew forms gallery.An inauguraljury award will ...
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German arthouse exhibitors attack cinema levy
Germany's arthouse and repertoire exhibitors have criticised the introduction of increases to the cinema levy in the new Film Funding Law (FFG) which came into effect on 1 January.The new cinema levy envisages an average 2.6% of a cinema's annual gross turnover of tickets flowing to the German Federal Film ...
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Ethnic GLBT festival launched in Los Angeles by Outfest
The Los Angeles lesbian and gay film festival Outfest is launchingFusion, an inaugural LA-based festival catering to the lesbian, gay, bisexualand transgender ethnic communities.Launching with the support of 15 non-profit organisations from theLos Angeles area, the event will run from Jan 30-Feb 1 and screen 36 shortfilms and videos.Featured film-makers ...
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DGA pits Coppola against four male heavyweights
Lost In Translation director Sofia Coppola will go up against ClintEastwood (Mystic River), PeterJackson (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King), Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) and Peter Weir (Master And Commander: The FarSide Of The World) for the Director'sGuild of America's (DGA) Outstanding Directorial Achievement accolade.Yesterday's announcement byDGA ...
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Local hits fuel Dutch box-office in 2003
Cinema-attendance in the Netherlands rose again in 2003, despite fears of a fall because of the state of the economy.Admissions rose 2.5% to a total of 24.7m, while box office rose 3.5% to Euros 162.5m according to national cinema body NFC.NFC-chairman Wilco Wolfers told ScreenDaily.com that the good results were ...