All Screen articles in 19 June 2009 – Page 4
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Features
The Shock Labyrinth
A group of teenagers deal with the sudden return of a friend who went missing a decade ago. When the friend falls ill they take her to a hospital but end up trapped in a labyrinthine haunted house. Japan’s first live-action feature shot in digital 3D
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Mike Mitchell to direct MGM's Once Upon A Time
MGM has tapped Shrek veteran Mike Mitchell to direct the live action fantasy Once Upon A Time.
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Norwegian Wood
A businessman reminisces about the intense romances of his university days, set against the turbulent student riots of the late 1960s. Based on a novel by Haruki Murakami.
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Telstar rocks the UK, Three Monkeys in Spain
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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High Point signs deal with India’s Pritish Nandy
London-based distributor and sales agency High Point Media Group has formed an alliance with Indian production outfit Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC).
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Transformers sequel stomps into Japan, UK ahead of US launch
Expected global blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen lands in two major international markets this weekend, almost a week ahead of its North American debut.
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Cinemavault woos buyers for Tucci's Blind Date
Toronto-based Cinemavault has announced a slew of new sales on Stanley Tucci’s Theo van Gogh remake Blind Date.
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Anchor Bay takes on Tribeca hit City Island
Anchor Bay Films has acquired all rights for North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand to Raymond De Felitta’s City Island.
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Texas Instruments moves into 4K digital cinema
Texas Instruments has announced plans for a 4K option for its next generation digital projectors. US exhbitor Cinemark has already committed to using the technology when it is ready.
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Cinefile acquires Philippe Lioret's Welcome
Scottish-based distribution company Cinefile has acquired UK theatrical rights to Philippe Lioret’s Welcome.
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3D cinema shows strength in depth
On the eve of this year’s Cinema Expo (June 22-25), Jack Warner looks at whether the figures are beginning to add up for 3D exhibition following a first quarter of rapid growth in the number of 3D screens and 3D films released.
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Orlando Tobon, Carlos Bolado team for family drama
Philanthropist, author and Maria Full Of Grace actor Orlando Tobon has co-written the script for independent drama Dona Blanca, which is being produced by New York-based Dona Blanca LLC.
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AFI won't continue partnership with Dallas festival
The Dallas Film Society will continue the Dallas International Film Festival even though the American Film Institute will no longer sponsor the event.
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Peter Carlton to lead Warp’s European expansion
Film4 senior commissioning executive Peter Carlton is leaving to set up the European division of Warp Films.Carlton, who leaves Film4 after six years, will also act as executive producer across selected projects from its UK-based slate, and will work closely with Warp Films’ joint managing directors’ Mark Herbert and Robin ...
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Sweden unveils plans to scrap state film censor
Sweden is planning to scrap its film censorship body under plans revealed in a government research paper this week.
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Moscow celebrates golden year with greater international focus
The Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) is seeking to boost its position on the festival circuit with a 16-strong competition line-up, including world and Russian premieres.
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Theatres of opportunity
The UK’s ambitious exhibition sector is pioneering new release concepts to defy the credit crunch and harness the territory’s cinema-going boom.
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Mendes' Away We Go opens 63rd Edinburgh Film Festival
Director Sam Mendes and actors John Krasinski and Carmen Ejogo flew into Scotland for the European premiere of their gentle road movie Away We Go, which opened the 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) on last night (June 17).
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Comment
The road to independents
IM Global is one of the few international sales companies that seems to be making headway in a tepid foreign-sales market. Founder and CEO Stuart Ford explains the principal causes of the current market conditions