All Screen articles in 25 Aug 2011 – Page 5
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NewsApes continue to rule US for Fox on $28m hold
The well received Rise of The Planet Of The Apes crossed $100m in its second weekend following an estimated $27.5m number one hold in North America.
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NewsSmurfs usurp Potter as $60m leads international weekend
Potter was yanked from its international throne at the weekend by not one but two muscular late summer performers in the shape of Sony’s The Smurfs on $60m and Fox’s Planet Of The Apes reboot on $40m. Once again China impressed with mighty numbers across the board.
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NewsRelativity scores Chinese coup with Huaxia, SkyLand deals
The LA-based company has gained a gilt-edged foothold in China’s notoriously inaccessible release calendar after investing in the first China-US distributor and striking a strategic alliance with state-run distributor Huaxia Film.
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NewsNick Hamm joins Momentum Entertainment Group
The Bafta-winner and director of Killing Bono will head the newly formed scripted entertainment division.
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NewsJohn Irvin to direct WWII love story feature Monte Cassino
The British director of Widow’s Peak and the original TV series of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy will direct from a screenplay by Donald C. Scott.
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CommentA Walk To Remember
Screen will be out in force for MediCinema’s annual Movie Walk in London on September 4 in aid of bringing the medium of cinema to hospital patients.
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NewsCreative England seeks board members
New regional umbrella body Creative England has announced that it is now recruiting for members for its national board.
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NewsBangladeshi director Tareque Masud killed in car crash
Four other people were killed in the crash including the CEO of local TV station ATN Ashfaque Munier Mishuk; Masud’s wife, producer Catherin Masud is in a serious condition in hospital.
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NewsPaladin plots awards run for Boy
The distributor has picked up US rights and will release Taika Waititi’s drama theatrically towards the end of the fourth quarter with Unison Films in association with Radius Films.
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CMG to commence sales in Toronto on horror title Creature
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company Cinema Management Group will introduce the project to buyers in Canada following the deal with Sid, Bill and Jon Sheinberg’s Bubble Factory.
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NewsSalzgeber & Co takes North Sea Texas for Germany
UK-based sales agent Wavelength Pictures closes deal on Montreal Film Festival drama.
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NewsCronenberg, Almodovar added to New York Film Festival
David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method and Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In have been added as special galas to the festival, which runs from Sept 30-Oct 16.
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Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones join AWP, StudioLine’s Mentryville
Jason R Dudek’s sci-fi thriller is set to shoot in Los Angeles and also stars Taylor Handley, Margo Harshman, Beverley Mitchell, Tiffany Hines and Ryan Pinkston.
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Film Independent unveils 12th Screenwriters Lab details
Ten screenwriters and projects will gather for the event, which runs from Aug 15-Sept 16.
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Production underway on Straight A’s starring Anna Paquin, Ryan Philippe
Nu Image/Millennium Films is backing James Cox’s comedy that commenced shooting on Tuesday [16] at Millennium Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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The Whale secures Faroe Islands world premiere
Ryan Reynolds narrates the documentary about the relationship between humans and the wild orca, set to debut on Aug 20 in the Danish territory.
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Desplat, Zimmer, Mansell among World Soundtrack Awards nominees
The winner of the World Soundtrack Academy’s World Soundtrack Awards will be announced at the climax of the Ghent International Film Festival on Oct 22, when disco legend Giorgio Moroder will collect a lifetime achievement award.