All Screen articles in 16 March 2003 – Page 5

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    J Lo's Maid makes her an international movie star

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    Jennifer Lopez confirmed her status as an international star overthe weekend as Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) scoreda powerful $11.5m weekend gross for Revolution Studios' Maid In Manhattan.In a series of excellent openings, the romantic comedy wentstraight to number one in the UK, Australia, Mexico, the German-speakingregions of Switzerland, ...

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    Mieli named new president of Italian state broadcaster

    2003-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Paolo Mieli, a former editor of national Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, has been appointed president of state broadcaster RAI. The Italian parliament and senate's appointment of Mieli, a widely-respected journalist, historian and political commentator, followed the resignation of president Antonio Baldassarre and remaining board member Ettore Alberoni. Last week, ...

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    Disney and Hyde Park champion with Bringing Down The House

    2003-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Buena Vista's comedy BringingDown The House did just that over theweekend, opening number one on a superb $31.7m that marked the third biggestMarch opening of all time behind last year's Ice Age and Blade 2.It was also Steve Martin's best opening and proved too much forthe rest of the pack, ...

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    Paulo Valente named MD of Universal Pictures Brazil

    2003-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Universal Pictures International has named Paulo Valente as managing director of Universal Pictures Brazil. Based in Sao Paulo, Valente will report to Wayne Borg, vice president, Universal Pictures, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The appointment is effective 24th March 2003.Valente succeeds the present MD, Marc Caux, who successfully ...

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    Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen wins top jury prize at Santa Barbara

    2003-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen won the grand jury prize in the internationalcompetition section at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival whichclosed last night with a screening of Thaddeus O'Sullivan's The Heart Of Me.A special jury prize in thissection was awarded to director Pan Nalin for Samsara and special mention was ...

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    Disney back in the frame for the Jim Henson Company

    2003-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Walt Disney has reportedly come back into the picture as a possible bidder for The Jim Henson Company (JHC) after a US investment group terminated its non-binding letter of intent with JHC's current owner Germany's EM.TV & Merchandising for the partial sale of 49.9%.EM.TV announced that the negotiations would continue ...

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    Chicago dominates SAG Awards; Moore, Hare win WGA prizes

    2003-03-10T00:00:00Z

    In the final stretch of the Academy Awards race over the weekend, Chicago dominated the Screen Actors Guild (SAG)Awards in Los Angeles taking the award for ensemble cast as well as bestactress for Renee Zellweger and best supporting actress for CatherineZeta-Jones.Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor for Gangs Of New ...