All Screen articles in 20 April 2007 – Page 6
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Canada's ACTRA members ratify production agreement
Members of Canadian performers guild ACTRA voted on Friday overwhelmingly in favour of the new independent production agreement negotiated between ACTRA and the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and the Association des producteurs de films et de television du Quebec. The CFTPA also represented the interests of US ...
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Bean back at top of international box office with $18m weekend
Mr Bean's Holiday took back the international box office crown from 300 courtesy of an estimated $18m haul from 4,100 sites in 46 territories that raised the international running total to $127m.Figures dipped in Europe due to exceptional weather, however Universal/UPI's comedy sequel had enough clout to rank top in ...
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Disturbia is domestic number one for Paramount with $23m
Paramount Pictures scored a double whammy at the top of the charts as DreamWorks' psychological thriller Disturbia opened top on an estimated $23m and the Will Ferrell comedy Blades Of Glory fell one place to number two on $14.1m for $90.2m after three weekends.Disturbia which echoes Rear Window with its ...
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Sony Classics to finance, distribute Mamet's Redbelt
Sony Pictures Classics will fully finance and handle worldwide distribution on longtime collaborator David Mamet's American Samurai tale Redbelt.Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in the story of a martial arts master who enters prize fights for the first time in his life to pay off debts and regain his honour after ...
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Strand picks up US rights to Techine's The Witnesses
Strand Releasing has picked up all US rights to Andre Techine's AIDS drama The Witnesses (Les Temoins) from UGC International and has set a late autumn nationwide release.Strand co-president Jon Gerrans and UGC's Eva Diederix negotiated the deal on the film, which centres on a group of friends and lovers ...
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Australians In Film to honour Fisher, McLean, De Ravin
Australians In Film, the LA expat group, will hold its third annual Breakthrough Awards on May 3 in Beverly Hills honouring Isla Fisher, Greg McLean and Emilie De Ravin.Fisher stars opposite Jason Biggs in the upcoming romantic comedy Wedding Daze that MGM plans to release on Aug 17, and she ...