All Screen articles in 19 July 2012
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Cinematographer John Harris dies, aged 87
Career spanned 53 years, working on the likes of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Superman and The Running Man.
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NewsNorth American premiere of For Love's Sake to open Fantasia
16th edition of Montreal’s genre film festival runs July 19-August 9 and will screen over 160 films, including over 30 world, international or North American premieres.
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NewsHollywood A-list directors return to indie roots with Glasshouse Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Mikael Håfström, the director currently in post on The Tomb starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger for Summit, plans to direct low-budget comedy thriller Snitch Jacket next.
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NewsIce Age 4 drifts back into top spot at the UK box office; Magic Mike thrusts into third
Fox’s 3D animation opens nationwide and pulls in $15.6m (£10.1m), including previews; Lionsgate’s comedy drama opens impressively with $4.1m (£2.6m).
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FeaturesExpanding Horizons
As the T-Mobile New Horizons film festival (July 19-29) kickstarts the Polish Days initiative, Marcin J Sobczak explains how government support and an emphasis on co-productions is giving the Polish film industry a stronger international standing.
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NewsBen Rivers and Ben Russell complete shoot for documentary A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness
The director of Two Years At Sea finishes latest film co-directed with filmmaker Ben Russell.
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NewsSam Riley to play title role in Softley's Ivanhoe
UK actor Sam Riley is to play the title role in Iain Softley’s epic adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe which is being developed by Berlin-based Egoli Tossell Film New GmbH (ETF) with Spain’s Morena Films as a European co-production with partners from Belgium and the UK.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises Paris premiere and press junket cancelled after US shooting
French promotional activities for new Batman film stopped following massacre at midnight screening near Denver, Colorado.
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My Brother The Devil triumphs at Outfest 2012
Sally El Hosaini’s film won the international dramatic feature grand jury award as the 30th Los Angeles Gay And Lesbian Film Festival came to an end on Sunday night (22).
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NewsWIDE Management takes on The House With A Turret
Ukranian drama recently won prize in Karlovy Vary.
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NewsVenice to open with Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The 69th Venice International Film Festival will open Aug 29 with the world premiere of Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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CommentBrains for brunch
Screen meets with Casey Walker, the director of A Little Bit Zombie, over Eggs Florentine.
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CommentThe IMAX difference for The Dark Knight Rises
Screen enjoyed hearing about the merits of true IMAX from The Dark Knight Rises VFX supervisor Paul Franklin before a screening at London’s Science Museum.
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CommentPortobello Pop-Up offers a platform for British gems
“British Films That Can’t Get Shown Season” (BFTCGSS) is a great sub-plot within this summer’s Portobello Popup programme.
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NewsNFTS launches diploma in entrepreneurial producing
EXCLUSIVE: “We need a more holistic entrepreneurial approach to the creative industries,” says course sponsor Patrick McKenna. Course director Chris Auty in talks with Peter Bazalgette, Peter Watson and Rough Trade to participate in diploma, which will teach business skills across seven creative fields, including film, music, games and theatre.
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CommentThe Genius of Hitchcock (and Sawhney)
On Saturday the BFI presented the premiere of the restored version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1926 thriller The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog.
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