All Screen articles in 19 May 2003 – Page 6

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    Matrix Revolutions aims for global day, date - and hour - release

    2003-05-16T04:05:00Z

    Producer Joel Silver is aiming for a global day, date and hour release for the third Matrix installment, Revolutions, on November 5. "We're still working it out logistically, but the audience is ready," he said - no matter what way it is structured, a simultaneous global release would see one ...

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    Matrix Revolutions aims for global day, date - and hour - release

    2003-05-16T04:05:00Z

    Producer Joel Silver is aiming for a global day, date and hour release for the third Matrix installment, Revolutions, on November 5. "We're still working it out logistically, but the audience is ready," he said - no matter what way it is structured, a simultaneous global release would see one ...

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    China hot for Infernal Affairs

    2003-05-16T04:05:00Z

    Media Asia's Infernal Affairs franchise is such a hot property on the Chinese mainland that a local distributor has snapped up the first two films before either has been cleared by the mainland authorities for theatrical release.China's Stellar Megamedia Corp (SMC) has acquired mainland theatrical rights to both Infernal Affairs ...

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    China hot for Infernal Affairs

    2003-05-16T04:05:00Z

    Media Asia's Infernal Affairs franchise is such a hot property on the Chinese mainland that a local distributor has snapped up the first two films before either has been cleared by the mainland authorities for theatrical release.China's Stellar Megamedia Corp (SMC) has acquired mainland theatrical rights to both Infernal Affairs ...

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    Blanchett to star as Beatrix Potter for Phoenix

    2003-05-16T04:00:00Z

    Cate Blanchett has taken the lead role in Phoenix Pictures' Miss Potter, the biopic of Beatrix Potter, which will be directed by Bruce Beresford. Blanchett, who is also attached to star in Alias Grace for Working Title Films, will play the young spinster who became a bestselling author with her ...

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    Blanchett to star as Beatrix Potter for Phoenix

    2003-05-16T04:00:00Z

    Cate Blanchett has taken the lead role in Phoenix Pictures' Miss Potter, the biopic of Beatrix Potter, which will be directed by Bruce Beresford. Blanchett, who is also attached to star in Alias Grace for Working Title Films, will play the young spinster who became a bestselling author with her ...

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    Alliance Atlantis picks up international to Milwaukee

    2003-05-16T04:00:00Z

    Alliance Atlantis has acquired international rights to Cannes Critics Week entry Milwaukee, Minnesota which was the closing night film of the Slamdance Film Festival. The film, which stars Troy Garity, Alison Folland, Bruce Dern, Hank Harris, Debra Monk and Randy Quaid, is about a man who can hear fish talking ...

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    Zentropa pushes into TV

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Denmark's prolific production outfit, Zentropa, has plans to expand their activities in TV series and drama both domestically and internationally. To head their new department they have hired the experienced Bo Mortensen from national broadcaster TV2, who's credits include the long running Hotellet (The Hotel) and the upcoming The Defence ...

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    UA pulled in by Green's Undertow

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    United Artists has acquired rights in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and South Africa to David Gordon Green's next film The Undertow which is being sold here by Content International. Gordon Green is the acclaimed young film-maker behind George Washington and All The Real Girls.UA president Bingham Ray ...

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    UA pulled in by Green's Undertow

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    United Artists has acquired rights in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and South Africa to David Gordon Green's next film The Undertow which is being sold here by Content International. Gordon Green is the acclaimed young film-maker behind George Washington and All The Real Girls.UA president Bingham Ray ...

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    French Toast: Gallic hits show international strength

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Cedric Klapisch's comedy L'Auberge Espagnole managed a rare feat this week when it knocked Hollywood blockbuster X2: X-Men United off the top of a chart after just one week - in Poland.An opening of $79,872 (ZLO 299,026) for local distributor Spinka from 20,096 admissions gave L'Auberge Espagnole the lead position. ...

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    Mother seduces key Euro sales

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Roger Michell's The Mother, the Director's Fortnight title which world premieres tonight has closed UK, French and Spanish deals. Momentum Pictures acquired UK theatrical and video rights from BBC Films, which financed the Hanif Kureishi screenplay about an older woman's affair with her daughter's boyfriend. Renaissance Films, which is handling ...

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    Curb involved in Merchant Ivory threesome

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Curb Entertainment has taken on international sales excluding France, Italy and the UK to Merci Docteur Rey, a completed production from Merchant Ivory Productions in association with Eat Your Soup Productions. The film, which screened recently at the Festival du Film de Paris, was written and directed by Andrew Litvack.Dianne ...

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    NonStop dives with Cousteau

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Sweden's NonStop Entertainment has signed a deal with Europe Images International SA to handle Jacques Cousteau's extensive catalogue of more than 100 titles for TV and video in Scandinavia and Iceland. The deal includes films like Silent World, Odyssey, Mississippi, Amazon and The Undersea World. The Cousteau film collection includes ...

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    First Indo-French co-production unveiled

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Indian TV network Zee has signed a deal with France TV and Silhouette Films to co-produce One Dollar Curry, the first time France and India have allied on a film. The Euros 2m film will star Smriti Mishra and be directed by Paris based Indian filmmaker Vijay Singh (Jaya Ganga). ...

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    Korea's CJ expands Cannes slate

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    CJ Entertainment, the Korean major which yesterday received an official visit from French culture minister Jean-Pierre Aillagon, expanded its Cannes slate with the addition of supernatural thriller, The Uninvited.The film, which goes on release in Korea at the end of June, pairs two of the country's top stars Park ...

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    Fortissimo on song with Camp, Eye sequel

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Fortissimo Film Sales has announced a raft of sales on musical comedy Camp and the Pang Brothers' highly-anticipated sequel to horror hit The Eye.Camp, directed by Todd Graff, has been sold to Highlight for Germany, Hopscotch for Australia and New Zealand, Asmik Ace for Japan, Cathay for Singapore, AQS for ...

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    Fortissimo on song with Camp, Eye sequel

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Fortissimo Film Sales has announced a raft of sales on musical comedy Camp and the Pang Brothers' highly-anticipated sequel to horror hit The Eye.Camp, directed by Todd Graff, has been sold to Highlight for Germany, Hopscotch for Australia and New Zealand, Asmik Ace for Japan, Cathay for Singapore, AQS for ...

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    Moviehouse reunites with Broomfield

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Gary Phillips and Mark Vennis' UK-based sales house Moviehouse Entertainment has acquired Nick Broomfield's new Aileen Wuornos documentary Aileen: Life And Death Of A Serial Killer. Moviehouse, which sold Broomfield's Biggie & Tupac, has taken international sales rights to seven of Broomfield's earlier films, including Fetishes, Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam ...

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    Zelezny sacked from Czech broadcaster TV Nova

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Czech broadcaster TV Nova sacked it director Vladimir Zelezny on Wednesday. Zelezny is charged with causing the Czech government $355m in damages by breaking Nova's contract with cosmetics heir Ron Lauder's Central European Media Enterprises (CME) in 1999. Hours later, a Swedish court of appeal issued the final verdict in ...