All Screen articles in 19 May 2002 – Page 7
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Spain's 42nd Street takes English-language route
Spanish production outfit 42nd Street Productions is beefing up its international presence with two new English-language co-productions.Set to star Anjelica Huston, Rosanna Arquette , Gary Oldman and Sergi Lopez for director Carolina Ducrocq, The Lunatic Fringe is based on the autobiographical novel by US writer Chester Himes. The $7m co-production ...
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Spain's 42nd Street takes English-language route
Spanish production outfit 42nd Street Productions is beefing up its international presence with two new English-language co-productions.Set to star Anjelica Huston, Rosanna Arquette , Gary Oldman and Sergi Lopez for director Carolina Ducrocq, The Lunatic Fringe is based on the autobiographical novel by US writer Chester Himes. The $7m co-production ...
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Hollywood studios clamour for TF1's He Loves Me remake
France's TF1 International is in advanced negotiations with Hollywood studios over English language remake rights to the Audrey Tautou-starrer He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (A La Folie, Pas Du Tout). Several US production outfits are lining up to buy, including frontrunner 20th Century Fox.He Loves Me is produced ...
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Hollywood studios clamour for TF1's He Loves Me remake
France's TF1 International is in advanced negotiations with Hollywood studios over English language remake rights to the Audrey Tautou-starrer He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (A La Folie, Pas Du Tout). Several US production outfits are lining up to buy, including frontrunner 20th Century Fox.He Loves Me is produced ...
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Hollywood studios clamour for TF1's He Loves Me remake
France's TF1 International is in advanced negotiations with Hollywood studios over English language remake rights to the Audrey Tautou-starrer He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (A La Folie, Pas Du Tout). Several US production outfits are lining up to buy, including frontrunner 20th Century Fox.He Loves Me is produced ...
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Killer Queen, Impotent Man join Peppermint's Cannes slate
German sales outfit Peppermint has added Killer Queen, a psychological thriller about a man involved in a game of human chess, to its Cannes slate. The film, which starts shooting in summer, is a first feature to be directed by Christian Alvart. The cast is headed by Norman Reedus, Kim ...
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Capitol handles Cannes sales for Festival In Cannes
The UK's Capitol Films is handling international sales on Festival In Cannes, Henry Jaglom's comedy about a group of filmmakers and stars wading through the chaos of the 2000 edition of the festival. The film, which screens in the market, stars Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi and Ron Silver.
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Taurus expected to be sucked into Kirch bankruptcy vortex
Taurus, the parent company that spans Kirch Media, KirchPayTV and KirchBeteiligung, is expected to be the latest element of the beleaguered Kirch empire to be sucked into bankruptcy. According to sources close to Kirch, a filing with the courts is "expected soon". Further confirmation came earlier this week when BSkyB ...
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Askin promoted to VP, worldwide sales at Pandora
Shebnem Askin has been promoted to executive vice-president, worldwide sales, at Pandora; she was previously senior vice president at the company. Askin joined Pandora three years ago in Paris, working with Ernst Goldschmidt, before relocating to Los Angeles when Pandora was taken over by Gaylord Entertainment. Since then, she ...
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Avrio handles Rave MacBeth sales for North America
Canadian entertainment outfit Avrio Filmworks has closed a deal to become the exclusive North American sales agent for Rave MacBeth, a modernisation of Shakespeare's Macbeth set entirely at a race and starring Michael Rosenbaum, star of TV's Smallville. The film was previously represented by the now defunct 310 Entertainment.
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Sales vet Davis goes it alone for Lipsticking It, Sea Devils
Sales and marketing veteran Chris Davis has struck out on his own to represent two new projects - adventure comedy Lipsticking It and WWII thriller Sea Devils. In the former, two unrelated women who have been duped by their lovers hook up to take their revenge, while the latter, written ...
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Insomnia
Dir: Christopher Nolan. US. 2002. 117 mins.Christopher Nolan, the promising writer-director behind Following and Memento, makes an elegant and assured transfer to big-budget, star-driven film-making with Insomnia, one of the rare Hollywood remakes of a European film which is as good as the original. Expertly crafted and eminently intelligent, Insomnia ...
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Larry Clark's Ken Park goes Fortissimo
Ken Park, the new drama co-directed by controversial US film-maker Larry Clark and cinematographer Edward Lachman, has been picked up by Fortissimo Film Sales.The film, which recently completed principal photography, is a disquieting look at a group of in-line skaters in San Joaquin, California. Written by professional rebel and regular ...
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Larry Clark's Ken Park goes Fortissimo
Ken Park, the new drama co-directed by controversial US film-maker Larry Clark and cinematographer Edward Lachman, has been picked up by Fortissimo Film Sales.The film, which recently completed principal photography, is a disquieting look at a group of in-line skaters in San Joaquin, California. Written by professional rebel and regular ...
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UK cinemas kick off World Cup screenings
The UK's UCI cinemas will be screening all England and Ireland football matches along with the final in 20 of its 39 cinemas throughout the UK during this year's World Cup. And following a deal with Hutchinson 3G, Odeon Cinemas will be digitally broadcasting England's qualifying matches in five major ...
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Foreign language films triumph at UK box office
Two new releases grabbed all the attention at the UK box office this week despite opening outside the top 10 and featuring no Hollywood stars. Spanish-language title Sex And Lucia (Lucia Y El Sexo) opened in 13th place for distributor Metro Tartan taking an impressive three-day gross of $89,629 (£61,396) ...
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Cash crisis threatens Australian Film Awards
The future of the high-profile Australian Film Institute Awards has come under serious threat as cuts in funding continue to undermine confidence.Two years of uncertainty have weighed heavily on the Australian Film Institute (AFI). The organisation has already halved its staff, closed its library and will have finished returning all ...
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Alliance Atlantis makes pre-Cannes sale to Diaphana of Columbine
Diaphana Distribution has made a pre-Cannes acquisition for France of Michael Moore's documentary Bowling For Columbine which plays in competition on Friday. Alliance Atlantis Entertainment Group is handling worldwide sales on the film under managing director, international motion picture sales, Charlotte Mickie."Diaphana is uniquely positioned and qualified to launch this ...
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Alliance Atlantis makes pre-Cannes sale to Diaphana of Columbine
Diaphana Distribution has made a pre-Cannes acquisition for France of Michael Moore's documentary Bowling For Columbine which plays in competition on Friday. Alliance Atlantis Entertainment Group is handling worldwide sales on the film under managing director, international motion picture sales, Charlotte Mickie."Diaphana is uniquely positioned and qualified to launch this ...
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Highlight to buy 23% of Constantin from Kirch
Swiss rights trader Highlight Communications has revealed that it is close to finalising a deal to buy 23% of German distributor-producer Constantin Film from KirchGroup's KirchBeteiligung unit.In a statement, Highlight said that the cash and shares deal, which was worth some $30m, would be completed in the next few days. ...