All Screen articles in 25 September 2009 – Page 16
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NewsCMG boosts acquisitions clout as The Cleveland Family buys minority stake
Cinema Management Group (CMG) president and CEO Edward Noeltner has sold a stake in his LA-based foreign sales company to The Cleveland Family LP.
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ReviewsAround a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup)
Dir. Jacques Rivette. France / Italy, 2009. 84 min.
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NewsInglourious Basterds stays top overseas, nears $100m
Quentin Tarantino’s rambunctious warriors held on to their number one international berth thanks to an estimated $14.3m gross through Universal/UPI that raised the tally to $83.3m.
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NewsTiger Gate completes financing, launches channels
Tiger Gate, the Lionsgate-backed Asian film and TV venture, has brought on board two additional financial partners and started the roll-out of its two genre channels Thrill and KIX.
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NewsKaohsiung film fest to screen Kadeer documentary
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Film Festival will screen controversial documentary The 10 Conditions Of Love, about exiled Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer, in a move that looks set to strain relations with mainland China.
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NewsHerzog scores two films in Venice competition
Werner Herzog’s My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? was revealed as the first surprise film, in competition, at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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NewsFinal Destination closes $4.31bn record summer as number one title
Warner Bros’ horror release The Final Destination just about held on to pole position as summer drew to a close over the Labor Day public holiday.
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NewsSoderbergh to forgo upfront fee on Knockout with Relativity
Steven Soderbergh will direct and produce the female spy action project Knockout for Relativity Media and has opted to forgo his upfront salary and jointly own the film with Relativity.
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NewsZeitgeist takes North America on Nazi propagandist doc
Zeitgeist Films has acquired North American rights to Felix Moeller’s Harlan – In The Shadow Of Jew Suss, which gets its North American premiere at Telluride this weekend.
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Lionsgate evp and general sales manager David Spitz extends contract
Lionsgate’s executive vice-president and general sales manager David Spitz has greed to a new long-term contract with Lionsgate.
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NewsNational Geographic plans global IMAX launch for Wildest Dream
National Geographic Entertainment has acquired The Wildest Dream, Anthony Geffen’s account of mountaineer George Mallory’s obsession with Everest.
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NewsWarner Bros wins battle of summer with 23% market share
Warner Bros films have claimed the lion’s share of the record $4.2bn summer box office days before the season comes to an official close with the Labor Day weekend.
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NewsCinemavault reports further deals on Where God Left His Shoes
Toronto-based Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on the John Leguizamo drama Where God Left His Shoes from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions.
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NewsUK minister David Lammy calls for US/UK collaboration on digital piracy
UK Minister of State for Intellectual Property David Lammy has called for the UK and US film industries work together to tackle illegal downloading.
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NewsLocarno's new artistic director Olivier Pere reveals fest overhaul
In his first move as artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival, Olivier Pere has overhauled the selection committee and dropped a competitive strand – Ici Ailleurs will not be a part of the 63rd Locarno fest, which runs from August 4-14 next year.
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NewsBeijing Screenings postponed to October
The Beijing Screenings, China Film Group’s annual showcase of recent Chinese film production, has been postponed from September to October.