All Screen articles in 20 April 2000 – Page 3

  • News

    BBC leads race for BAFTA television awards

    2000-04-17T14:40:00Z

    The BBC dominated the drama categories in the nominations for this year's British Academy Television Awards, garnering 11 out of 20 nods.BBC1's Wives & Daughters was the most heavily nominated BBC drama production, picking up nods for best actress (Francesca Annis), best actor (Michael Gambon) and best drama serial.ITV's Lost ...

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    Hungary's Meszaros lines up Marie Curie biopic

    2000-04-17T14:37:00Z

    Marta Meszaros, one of Hungary's best known female directors, is developing a biopic of Polish-born French scientist Marie Curie, to be produced by Polish production outfit Akson Studio. The project follows Curie's final years when, made ill by her own discovery, radium, she returns to her homeland to say goodbye ...

  • News

    Ordinary Heroes triumphs at Hong Kong Film Awards

    2000-04-17T13:27:00Z

    Ann Hui's Ordinary Heroes, a drama about a love triangle and political activism, was the surprise winner of the best film prize at the annual Hong Kong Film Awards.The biggest tally of prizes, however, went to Media Asia's action movie Purple Storm, which in a repeat of its performance at ...

  • Reviews

    Kevin & Perry Go Large

    2000-04-17T12:34:00Z

    Dir: Ed Bye. UK. 2000. 83 mins.Prod Co: Tiger Aspect Productions. Int'l sales: Icon Entertainment International. Prods: Peter Bennett-Jones, Jolyon Symonds, Harry Enfield. Exec prods: Bruce Davey, Ralph Kamp, Barnaby Thompson. Scr: Harry Enfield, David Cummings. DoP: Alan Almond. Prod des: Tom Brown. Ed: Mark Wybourn. Mus: Various. Main ...

  • News

    DNA lines up two with Coogan, O'Toole

    2000-04-17T10:20:00Z

    Duncan Kenworthy and Andrew Macdonald's National Lottery franchise DNA Films is moving ahead on two projects - The Parole Officer, marking the feature debut of UK comedian Steve Coogan, and The Final Curtain, in which Peter O'Toole and Aidan Gillen play warring media celebrities.In its final round of lottery funding ...

  • News

    28 Days comes in second to Rules at US Box Office

    2000-04-16T23:31:00Z

    Paramount's high testosterone military drama Rules Of Engagement (pictured) topped the US box office for the second week in a row over the weekend with a $10.9m take on 3,190 screens, bringing its 10-day total to $30.6m. The film, sold in foreign territories by Seven Arts International, echoes the success ...

  • News

    Ice T, Slater, Arquette in all-star Graceland cast

    2000-04-15T18:27:00Z

    A strong supporting cast has been enlisted to star in Franchise Pictures' 3000 Miles To Graceland which is currently shooting in Vancouver. Arguably the most high profile film of the many put into production so far by Franchise, the action thriller toplines Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell and Courtney Cox Arquette.Joining ...

  • News

    San Francisco Film Fest unveils 190-film lineup

    2000-04-15T18:26:00Z

    The San Francisco International Film Festival, which opens next Thursday (April 20) with Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, has unveiled its lineup of 190 feature and short films that will be showcased over a two week period. The closing night film on May 4 is Michael Almerayda's Hamlet.Among the highlights ...

  • News

    Lolafilms UK pacts with Endeavor for four films

    2000-04-15T18:24:00Z

    Lolafilms UK, the UK production and international sales arm of Spanish production powerhouse Lolafilms, has enlisted LA talent agency Endeavor to represent North American sales on four of its upcoming pictures.The deal, which was reached between Lolafilms president of sales Nicole Mackey and Endeavor's independent financing and international specialist Sergio ...