All Screen articles in 24 July 2009 – Page 4

  • Glorious 39
    News

    Poliakoff's Glorious 39 to world premiere in Toronto

    2009-07-23T17:00:00Z

    UK writer-director Steven Poliakoff’s war-time thriller Glorious 39 will make its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, as TIFF added eight Special Presentations to its lineup today.

  • Simon Perry, chief executive, Irish Film Board
    Features

    Perry gears up for fight

    2009-07-23T16:12:00Z

    As the Irish government considers scrapping the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry tells Geoffrey Macnab why the board is vital to Irish film culture.

  • Big Cinemas Metro Mumbai
    Features

    India digs for box-office gold

    2009-07-23T15:51:00Z

    A surge in multiplex construction is expected in the still under-screened Indian market now the producers’ strike is over. But can air-conditioning and plush seats alone finally prise open the box office for foreign films?

  • WOMB Eva Green and Matt Smith
    Features

    From conception to Womb

    2009-07-23T15:27:00Z

    Could his contemporary fairy tale about cloning, starring Eva Green and Matt Smith, push Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf into the mainstream? Martin Blaney visits the German set of Womb.

  • Metrodome will exploit the UK rights of Palisades Tartan titles such as Thirst (still pictured)
    Features

    The strength of independent ties

    2009-07-23T15:23:00Z

    Metrodome and Palisades Tartan are the latest to strike a deal, as distributors are forced to make alliances in a changing market.

  • Christopher Nolan
    News

    Nolan's Inception starts shoot across five countries

    2009-07-23T13:23:00Z

    Warner Bros has started production on Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which started shooting in the UK on July 13.

  • John Flahive
    Comment

    Where's the profit in online distribution?

    2009-07-23T12:17:00Z

    People have been saying for years that the future of film distribution is online. John Flahive, managing director of Wavelength Pictures, is still waiting for a viable business model.

  • Conor Dignam, editor Screen International
    Comment

    A tale of two industries

    2009-07-23T11:24:00Z

    The British industry has been reported to be doing well, but is it a fair assessment?

  • Mike Goodridge
    Comment

    Curse of the time bandits

    2009-07-23T10:23:00Z

    As Harry Potter racks up its 15th hour of celluloid adventure and the Transformers battle it out for two-and-a-half hours, Mike Goodridge is watching the clock.