All Screen articles in 18 February 2006 – Page 2
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Eva Green is cast as Bond girl Vesper Lynd
One day on from theannouncement that Mads Mikkelsenhad been cast as the next James Bond villain two more high profile additionshave been made, including the elusive information of who would play Bond girlVesper Lynd opposite new James Bond, Daniel Craig. French actress Eva Green hasbeen cast as Casino Royale'sleading love ...
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Capote starts international run after Berlin premiere
Fresh from its European premiere at the Berlin FilmFestival, major Oscar contender Capote gets its first internationalopenings this weekend, a weekend that will otherwise see a few Hollywoodofferings starting their international runs and a few more continuing their roll-outs. Biographical drama Capote, with Philip SeymourHoffman starring as author Truman Capote, ...
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Aardman animations morph into mobile phones
One of the first characters created byanimation studio Aardman co-founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton is to reappear on mobile phones.Morph, a plasticine model created for UK television 30 years ago, will be revived for a new generation through licensing deals with Orange,Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2 andinternational operators. All deals have ...
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Eastern European buyers pick up rights to Toei's Yamato
TheEuropean Film Market (EFM) sales of Toei's domestic blockbuster Yamato (Otokotachi no Yamato) are progressing smoothly, with twelve countries lockedin so far. Eastern European deals were among the first closed, including Poland's Vision Films, and Slovenia's Fiviapicking up rights for Eastern Europe. Benelux was the first WesternEuropean territory to purchase ...
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TLA Releasing buys rights to El Calentito
TLA Releasingacquired Alberto Rodriguez's Seville-set teen drama, 7 Virgins from Sogepaq at the Berlin Film Festival for itsBritish label and has further added to its Spanish slate by buying Chus Gutierrez' comedy ElCalentito for its American DVD label. The film set inFebruary 1981, at a time of political and social ...
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David Puttnam to receive Academy Fellowship at BAFTA
On Sunday 19 February 2006, Lord Puttnamwill receive the Academy Fellowship at BAFTA's annualawards ceremony. The Award presented by Lord Attenborough, President of theAcademy, will be for outstanding contribution to world cinema. Luminaries toreceive the Fellowship Award include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, SeanConnery and Stanley Kubrick. David Puttnam in similarfashion ...
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Mads Mikkelsen cast as villain in Casino Royale
MartinCampbell told reporters on the set of CasinoRoyale February 15 that Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen would play the villain Le Chiffre. Campbelldescribed Mikkelsen as a 'terrific actor'. The director was less forthcoming as to who would play Bondlove interest Vesper Lynd. "We have two or threeactresses in mind," Campbellsaid. "You'll ...
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Mandate Pictures secures major sales for Mr Magorium
Mandate Pictures hasfinalised major territory sales on fantasy drama Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium starringDustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman.Deals have closed with Iconin the UK, Kadokawa in Japan and Hong Kong, Village Roadshow in Australia, DeAPlaneta in Spain, Nordisk Films in Scandinavia, and Two Tube in South Korea.Further rights have gone ...
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Lionsgate doc First Descent sweeps up deals
Lionsgate Films International hasclosed multi-territory sales here on MD Films' snowboarding documentary First Descent.Rights have gone to Tiberius in Germany,Tohokushinsha in Japan,Metropolitan in France,Rialto in Australiaand New Zealand,Sandrew Metronome in Scandinavia,and California Filmes in Brazil.Deals also closed with Modus Vivendi/Blue Sky Media in Eastern Europe excluding Russia,Myndform in Iceland,Viva in ...
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Trust sells Guerrilla Girl to Colombia
Copenhagen-based sales agent Trust has closed a deal withColombian distributor Cineplex for Frank Piasecki Poulsen's feature documentaryGuerrilla Girl.When premiered at the IDFA Festival in Amsterdamlate last year, the film caused a huge controversy back in Colombia.To make the film, Poulsen had entered Colombiaillegally and spent three months in a jungle ...
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Emperor Motion Pictures closes sales on The Myth
Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP) has closed three major European territories on Jackie Chan actionadventure The Myth at the European FilmMarket. France's Metropolitan has acquired the $20m picture, produced by Chan's JCEMovies, along with Germany's Splendid and Spain's Manga. The film, whichstars Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Bollywoodactress Mallika ...
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Cast confirmed for Pinball Films' Kaz
Nora Von Waldstattenand Gary Lewis are set to star in Pinball Films' Kaz, directed by Ashley Horner.The English-languageproject, budgeted at less than $1.2m (1m Euros), will be shot in HD. Theproject is backed by Northern Film and Media (which also put up developmentfunding), digital facility VMI, and private equity. No ...
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Cannes contenders queue up for the Croisette
With the dust settling onthe Berlin line-up, all eyes are already on Cannes and films vying forselection there: Croisetteregulars such as David Lynch (InlandEmpire), Aki Karismauki (Lights In The Dusk), Ken Loach (TheWind That Shakes The Barley), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Scream ofthe Ants) and Kim Ki-duk (Time) seem ripe to be ...
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Nexo eats Fortissimo's Candy
Fortissimo Films sold hot Competitiontitle Candy to Italy's Nexo just prior to its official screening in Berlin.The film directed by Neil Armfield and starring Heath Ledger, was also sold to Germany's Concorde on the eve of the market while Turkey's ANS bought itat the European Film Market.Fortissimo also solddocumentary This ...
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Iran exporters blossom at the European Film Market
New Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may haveunsettled western governments with his fervid anti-western rhetoric but thathasn't affected the continuing international push of Iranian cinema. There were six Iraniantitles in official selection in Berlin this year, and for the very first time,the Government has paid for private Iranian sales outfits to ...
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Festival verdict: The best is yet to come'
With four Berlinalecompetition films yet to screen, the critical consensus so far is that this hasnot been a vintage year for quality. It's not just that there has been nosingle standout title so far it's also the lack of pleasant off-the-radarsurprises, like last year's Golden Bear winner U-Carmen eKhayelitsha.But as ...
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Latido wraps up sales on its Berlin slate
As the European Film Market(EFM) enters its final furlong, Massimo Saidel'sMadrid-based Latido has been wrapping up sales on anumber of titles on its Berlin slate. Goya winner The Method has gone to France (CTV), and Chile (Bazooka) with Mikado poised to take Italian rights.De Profundis, Latido's big-budget adultanimated feature, has ...
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Momentum Pictures picks up seven titles at Berlin
UKdistributor Momentum Pictures has picked up seven titles during a busy Berlin.The acquisitions include Andrew Lau's forthcoming thriller The Flock from Bauer-Martinez; comedy Bandidas starring Selma Hayek andPenelope Cruz from Europacorp; Gregg Araki's Smiley Face starring Anna Faris from First Look; and the new Mike Leigh project thatwill start shooting ...
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Big-name directors line up for Cinema 16 short films
DVD label Cinema16 has recruited A-list directorsincluding George Lucas, Tim Burton, Alexander Payne, Todd Solondz,Gus van Sant and DA Pennebakerfor its first US edition. The American short filmcollection follows the earlier European and British DVDs, which included shortsfrom directors including Lars von Trier, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh, Ridley Scott and ...
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Reviews
Longing (Senhsucht)
Dir:Valeska Grisebach. Germany.2006. 88 mins Astory of ordinary love in a defiantly non-glamorous mode, Valeska Grisebach's Longing packs a formidable emotional punch, all the moreso for its spare aesthetic and sure-footed restraint. The director's secondfeature, following 2001's acclaimed Be My Star (Mein Stern), thrives on elliptical storytelling andundemonstratively subtle ...