All Screen articles in 27 January 2000 – Page 4

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    Mendel's sixth sense makes him partner Noonan

    2000-01-21T11:58:00Z

    Barry Mendel, one of the producers on The Sixth Sense, is working with writer/director Chris Noonan on an adaptation of the novel Rule Of The Bone by Russell Banks, who also wrote the book on which The Sweet Hereafter was based. Sydney-based Noonan's most recent credit as a director was ...

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    Maths may improve exhibitors' bottom line

    2000-01-21T11:53:00Z

    Choose fewer "right" movies and show them longer: in the tight margin world of exhibition, this may become a mantra. Three academics who collaborated at the University of British Columbia have developed a mathematical programme that helps exhibitors determine which films to run, if and when to replace them and ...

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    FilmFour adds acquisitions chief

    2000-01-21T10:38:00Z

    FilmFour, one of the most aggressive UK buyers at recent markets and festivals, is bolstering acquisition activities and has appointed Bobby Allen to the newly-created post of head of acquisition.Allen, formerly managing director of Lion's Gate Films UK, is to make his festival debut for FilmFour at Sundance. His appointment ...