All Screen articles in 2 October 2003 – Page 5
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Tokyo FILMex focuses on young Asian directors
The Tokyo FILMeX festival has announced its line-up for its fourth edition, to be held from November 22 to 30 at four Tokyo venues. The competition section, which focuses on films by young Asian directors, will include two films from Korea, four from Iran, one each from Hong Kong and ...
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The Rundown another number one opening for Universal
Universal'saction extravaganza The Rundownslammed its way to the top on $18m at the weekend, confirming The Rock's earlypromise as a charismatic star with box office brawn. Theformer wrestling star - who uses his real name Dwayne Johnson these days -stars as a mercenary who gets caught up in the Amazon ...
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Oscar-winning director Elia Kazan dead at 94
Oscar-winningfilm director Elia Kazan, whose credits include Hollywood classics On TheWaterfront (1954) and AStreetcar Named Desire(1951), has died aged 94 in New York City.Thecontroversial Kazan, whose own immigrant experience from Contantinople he documentedin the 1963 film of his book America America, worked first as an actor at New York'sGroup Theater ...
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UK Production Update - September 29
UK Update - September 29IN PRODUCTIONUNTITLED MIKE LEIGH 03 (Thin Man Films) Int'l sales: Studio Canal. Exec prods: Alain Sarde, Robert Jones, Gail Egan, Duncan Reid. Line prod: Georgina Lowe. Prod: Simon Channing Williams. Dir/scr: Mike Leigh. DoP: Dick Pope. Ed: Jim Clark. Prod des: Eve Stewart. Costume des: ...
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JAPAN Production listings - September 29 2003
JAPAN Production Listings - Sept 29PRE-PRODUCTIONBOKUNO CHIKYU WA AOKATTA(Rumble Fish) Int'l sales: Rumble Fish. Human drama. A boy, whose brother mysteriously disappeared, goes on a search for his sibling and his own identity. Prod: Takenori Sento. Dir: Hitoshi Yazaki. Shooting in Japan in 2004.Contact: Kumi Sato, Rumble Fish, (81) 3 ...
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Kill Bill Vol 1
Dir: Quentin Tarantino. US. 2003. 110 mins.Kill Bill, the fourth film by Quentin Tarantino (as it is announced in the opening credits), continues the director's tradition of raiding other films, film-makers' styles and his own soundtrack collection. And like his three previous films, the result of his looting is a ...
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Gun-Shy shoots down opposition at San Sebastian
Georgian director DitoTsintsadze's German film Gun-Shy wasthe controversial top winner on Saturday night of the Donostia-San SebastianInternational Film Festival's Golden Shell prize, while local favourite Take My Eyes was recognised with bestactor and best actress Silver Shells for stars Luis Tosar and Laia Marull. As has become customary in San ...
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Gun-Shy shoots down opposition at San Sebastian
Georgian director DitoTsintsadze's German film Gun-Shy wasthe controversial top winner on Saturday night of the Donostia-San SebastianInternational Film Festival's Golden Shell prize, while local favourite Take My Eyes was recognised with bestactor and best actress Silver Shells for stars Luis Tosar and Laia Marull. As has become customary in San ...
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Foreign language Oscar race hots up
With just days to go before the deadline for submissions to the foreign language Oscar category, four countries have named their heavyweight contenders. Argentina has selected Alejandro Agresti's bittersweet comedy Valentin, while Brazil has submitted Hector Babenco's prison drama blockbuster Carandiru. Korean has chosen Kim Ki-duk's Locarno favourite Spring, Summer, ...
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Italy unveils major new film promotion outfit
After weeks of rumour, Cinecitta Holding has officially announced that it is establishing a new company with Fiera Milano International (FMI) and the Venice Biennale, in the hope of boosting the sales of Italian films abroad, as well as the stature of Mifed and of the Venice Screenings. The new ...
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Colombian project wins Latin cash prize at San Sebastian
Columbian title The Wandering Shadows won the Films In Progress cash and post-production services prize on Sept 25 at the Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival (Sept 18-28).From director Ciro Guerra, The Wandering Shadows (La Sombra Del Caminante) was chosen from the seven, mostly-Argentinean titles participating in this year's initiative. The ...
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Avati pulls out of Italian Oscar race
Italian director and Cinecitta president Pupi Avati has withdrawn his latest film, The Heart Elsewhere from consideration as Italy's Oscar candiate, as a sign of protest against a "lack of transparency" at the country's Donatello Academy.Avati's decision came after he learned that an extra 112 members had just been appointed ...
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Kieft & Kieft acts to fend off insolvency
The shareholders of Germany's leading cinema chain Kieft & Kieft have undertaken a Euros 9m cash injection to keep the company afloat and continue its programme of restructuring measures.A cost cutting programme has seen 49 jobs go and six regional offices close, according to the German daily newspaper Die Welt. ...
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Mexico targets UK, Pirates eyes $300m haul
Sheer momentum should ensure another strong international box office haul for Pirates Of The Caribbean this upcoming weekend as it closes in on $300m.The swashbuckling blockbuster has no major bows but will look to more impressive holdovers to boost its $275m international running total for Buena Vista International (BVI).BVI opens ...
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Han, Arclight to fly with $15m Silver Hawk
Hong Kong's Han Entertainment has completed finance on its $15m martial arts action film Silver Hawk through a gap finance deal and the appointment of Arclight Films as sales agent.Han principal Thomas Chung and Jarred Underwood of specialist bank Comerica yesterday closed a loan of undisclosed size. The advance is ...
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Optimum snares Van Sant's Elephant for UK
UK distributor Optimum Releasing has acquired the UK rights to 2003 Palme D'Or winner Elephant.The Gus Van Sant film was sold by HBO Films London.Elephant also collected the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival.Other recent Optimum acquisitions include Julie Bertucelli's Since Otar Left and Faouzi Bensaidi's A Thousand ...
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Duplex
Dir: Danny DeVito. US 2003. 90 minsThe Lady Killers it ain't, although this latest directorial effort from actor/writer/director/producer Danny DeVito does concern an attempt to bump off a dotty old lady who comes with the flat, as it were. DeVito actually may have been aiming for something closer to his ...
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Four UK writers scoop funding for high concept pitches
The UK Film Council has unveiled the winners of its latest '25 Words Or Less' film initiative - which called on writers to pitch their concept for a romantic comedy, science fiction or teen movie in not more than 25 words. The four winners will each be awarded £10,000 in ...
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FilMart wraps up with date change plan
The Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart) ended in high spirits on Friday night (Sept 26) with a screening of Media Asia's eagerly-awaited Infernal Affairs 2 and the welcome news that the market will take place in March from 2005. FilMart organiser, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council ...
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ARGENTINA
2 Fast 2 Furious shook The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen off the top slot this weekend. The Sean Connery-led ensemble drama dropped 44% after just one week. Spanish adventure comedy 800 Bullets by Alex de la Iglesia came in at number 10. Two local films remain among the top ten, ...