All Screen articles in 19 Aug 2010
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FeaturesSecond-quarter box office: Depth but no breadth
Len Klady analyses the second quarter at the global box office, with theatrical up 11% driven by 3D but admissions up less than 3% over 2009, esentially flat overseas.
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NewsUnfinished Lars von Trier film Dimension headed to DVD
Twenty-five minutes of the film shot more than 30 years ago will be on DVD later this month; von Trier had shelved it in late 1990s.
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Disney India to release first live-action Hindi feature
The Walt Disney Company (India) Private Limited, which set up its India operations in Mumbai in 2004, will release its first live action Hindi feature Do Dooni Chaar on October 8.
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Chinese officials give no-go to film rating system
Chinese officials governing film policy and film-related affairs said that China will not introduce a film ratings system in the near future.
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NewsDanny DeVito to accept Michael Douglas' award in Zurich
Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award for 2010 will be given to Michael Douglas.
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NewsEllen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden start shooting with Faenza in New York
Italian director Roberto Faenza has started principal photography for his English-language feature One Day This Pain Will Be Useful To You, adapted from the Peter Cameron novel.
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NewsMurali Thalluri relaunches Australia's M2 Entertainment
Murali K Thalluri, the director/producer of Australian teen drama 2:37, is re-establishing his company M2 Entertainment (M2E) as a production and financing outfit.
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NewsAlmodovar adds leading Spanish actors to cast for The Skin I Live In
Almodovar’s $13m thriller starts shooting Monday for El Deseo.
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NewsTomson Group launches Hong Kong distribution outfit
Veteran producer-turned-property developer Hsu Feng is making a return to the film business by establishing a Hong Kong-based company, Tomson International Entertainment Distribution, which will initially focus on theatrical distribution.
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NewsIndian Film Festival of London to open with Peepli Live
The inaugural Indian Film Festival of London will open at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Aug 25 with the UK premiere of Peepli Live, a comic satire about suicide in an Indian farming village.
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NewsTwickenham Studios Theatre gets Dolby award
London’s Twickenham Studios has refurbished and upgraded its Richard Attenborough Theatre.
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Japan offers financial support to visiting productions to boost tourism
The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) has announced plans to offer financial and logistical support to selected foreign film and TV productions in an effort to boost overseas visitors to the territory.
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UK veteran James Lee proposes creation of Government-backed film distributor
Ex-UK Film Council Board member and former Chairman of Scottish Screen James Lee has called for the creation of a State-backed “British National Distribution Company.”
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NewsGerman writer/director Christoph Schlingensief dies at 49
Christoph Schlingensief, the “enfant terrible“ of the German theatre and film scene, has lost his battle against lung cancer at the age of 49 on Aug 21.
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NewsLevelK comes on board for Say Nothing starring Joel Edgerton
Denmark’s LevelK has acquired international sales rights to Australian drama/mystery Say Nothing.
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NewsSugarman starts Wales shoot for punk comedy Vinyl
Shooting has begun in North Wales on Vinyl, a punk rock comedy starring Brit actors Phil Daniels, Keith Allen and Perry Benson.
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Richard Lester gives box of mementos and stills to BFI Archive
Veteran director Richard Lester - best known for making Beatles films A Hard Day’s Night and Help! - has donated a 60-box collection of his scripts, correspondence and stills to the BFI National Archive.
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NewsViennale devotes special programmes to Rohmer, Lubtchansky, Denis Cote
The Viennale has unveiled some highlights from its 2010 programme (the festival runs Oct 21-Nov 3).
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Arts Alliance Media signs big digital deal with Australian exhibitor Hoyts
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed a deal to equip 400 Hoyts cinemas with its Theatre Management System, across the entire Hoyts circuit in Australia and New Zealand.