All Screen articles in 23 March 2004 – Page 4
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The Ladykillers
Dir: Joel & Ethan Coen. US. 2004. 104 mins.After the Coen Brothers' unmemorable Intolerable Cruelty last year, The Ladykillers represents another awkward fusion of their distinctive style and studio-originated material. More suited to their sensibilities than the fizzy screwball high-jinks the brothers attempted to whip up in Cruelty, The Ladykillers ...
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Dawn Of The Dead
Dir: Zack Snyder. US. 2003. 100mins.It may not have the intensity and satirical touch that made George Romero's original Dawn Of The Dead a modern horror classic. But this 're-envisioning' of Romero's 1979 cult favourite by commercials director Zack Snyder at least partially makes up for the lack with a ...
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Rozier to be Critics Week patron
Jacques Rozier, the Frenchdirector who was one of the founding fathers of the Nouvelle Vague, has beenappointed patron of the Critics' Week (13-21 May) sidebar for the forthcomingCannes film festival.As patron Rozier willsupport and advise the event and on Monday 17 May lead an organised debate withthe directors whose films ...
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Initial, Intermedia part ways after two-year marriage
Initial Entertainment Group and Intermedia are finally partingcompany following an agreement whereby Initial president Graham King andpartner and chief operating officer Colin Cotter will acquire Initial fromIntermedia through their investment company Parliament Pictures.As a result of the amicable deal Initial will no longer be anIntermedia subsidiary. Both Initial under King ...
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Young Adam branded with NC-17 by MPAA
Sony Pictures Classics will release an uncut NC-17 version ofDavid MacKenzie's drama Young Adam in the US next month following yesterday's failed eleventh hourbid to overturn the restrictive rating.The picture's veteran British producer Jeremy Thomas flew fromLondon to attend a special LA screening and appeal hearing before the MotionPicture Association ...
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Wu joins Genz's Chinaman in Denmark
Los Angeles-based Chinese actress Vivian Wu has agreed to play the female lead in Henrik Ruben Genz' Danish comedy drama Chinaman, which shoots in Copenhagen from April 16 for seven weeks.Wu, who was born in Shanghai in 1966, had her acting breakthrough in The Last Emperor (1987).She will appear opposite ...
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Parliament ratifies Belgian tax shelter
Members of the Belgian parliament yesterday unanimously voted in favour of the country's proposed tax shelter scheme (see ScreenDaily.com 8 Jan 2004)The scheme, which took practical effect from Jan 1, permits reductions in corporate tax bills in return for guarantees on production spending in Belgium.Investors are able to enjoy a ...
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Germany's Senator holds crisis talks with banks
German producer-distributor Senator Entertainment is to hold talks with its financing banks in a bid to save the company from collapse.The move was announced yesterday when the Berlin based company said it had to write-off the value of some of its film assets and investments - a move which could ...
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Van Peebles gets ShoWest international lifetime award
Melvin Van Peebles will receive the ShoWest 2004International Lifetime Achievement Award, completing a distinguished talentroster set to appear when the Las Vegas industry convention runs from Mar22-25.Van Peeblesfamously directed and starred in the 1971 blaxploitaiton picture SweetSweetback's Baadasssss Song and his other credits include the 1968 drama The Story Of ...
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Singapore to host India's international Academy Awards
Singapore is to host the fifth International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards on May 22.The IIFA Awards, which are designed to raise the international profile of Indian film, have previously been held in London, Sun City in South Africa, the Genting Islands in Malaysia and Johannesburg.Stars from both Indian and ...
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Burt & Raquel together again in Forget About It
Filming is underway inArizona and New Jersey this week on Beverly Hills Film Studio's (BHFS) UScomedy adventure Forget About It,starring Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch and Charles Durning.Styled as Grumpy Old Men meets Analyze This, Forget About It centres on an East Coast wiseguy whose efforts tostick to the straight and ...
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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
In spite of its gradual decline, Robbery Of The Third Reich is still stealing most of the Serbian-Montenegrin box office. In its fourth weekend, the local blockbuster sold another 20,297 admissions and remained unchallenged in the top position with a total gross of $669,716 for Mirius.Tuck opened Something's Gotta Give ...
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Lantern Lane to handle US distribution of Seeing Other People
Lantern Lane Entertainmenthas picked up US distribution rights to film and television companyPariah's romantic comedy Seeing Other People, which recently earned a US Comedy Arts Festivalbest actress prize for Julianne Nicholson.A limited US release isplanned in New York, Los Angeles and two additional markets on May 7, expandingto other cities ...
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Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo
Dir: Luca Lucini. Italy. 2004. 102 mins.Federico Moccia's novel Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo (which translates as 'Three Steps Over Heaven') was a real teen phenomenon in Italy: first published in 1992, it soon went out of print, but high-school students continued to circulate photocopied copies of the work - ...
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Comment: UK tax changes hit middlemen
The UK government has overhauled tax-based funding for films by cutting out the middlemen.Still no doubt smarting from the negative press over last month's clamp down on GAAP funds, finance minister Gordon Brown this week set out to tighten up a sector where some funds, he said, were abusing the ...
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Blind Flight
Dir: John Furse. UK. 2003. 96 minsExceptional performances from Ian Hart and Linus Roache lend a compelling authority to the true story of hostages Brian Keenan and John McCarthy. Both actors get under the skin of two very different characters, capturing their individual personalities but also illuminating the common humanity ...
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Silver Bullet to open Bucharest Studios in April
Romanian production company Silver Bullet Film is to open new studio facilities in the country at the end of April.Work began on Bucharest Studios, situated in Romania's capital, at the beginning of February. Initial work is underway on a 1000 square metre sound stage, which is expected to be operational ...
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France's Spring cinema promotion attracts 2.5 million
France's annual Spring promotional drive 'Printemps Au Cinema' clocked up 2.5 million spectators, who took advantage of the cut-price ticket offer at cinemas across the country.The three-day figure meant no change compared with the 2003 promo drive and was a touch disappointing after a strong start on Sunday, when numbers ...
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India strengthens industry ties with Pakistan, UK
The first ever entertainment industry delegation from Pakistan is currently in India to meet with its counterparts in Mumbai after a gap of 40 years.The twenty-strong delegation is led by Shaukat Zaman Khan, chairman, standing committee on Film Production & Censor Issues, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry ...
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Gelber, Garfinkel, Fischer get senior promotions at Showtime
ShowtimeNetworks has promoted three key programming executives with Danielle Gelberbecoming senior vice president of original programming, Gary Garfinkel risingto senior vice president of film acquisitions and Sara Fischer named as seniorvice president of production.All three willcontinue to work out of the company's Los Angeles office. Gelber will continueto report to ...