All Screen articles in 28 July 2006 – Page 4

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    Spacek joins Paramount comedy Hot Rod

    2006-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Sissy Spacek has joinedParamount's comedy Hot Rodalongside the Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedy duo Andy Samberg and JormaTaccone.SNL writer Akiva Schaffer makes his directorial debut on the story of anaccident-prone daredevil who plans to jump a river on a moped in a bid to winhis stepfather's approval.Lorne Michaels and John ...

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    UK's Cinema Extreme open for next round of shorts funding

    2006-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Cinema Extreme, the short film initiative from FilmFour and the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund, is taking applications for its new funding round. Up to $92,447 (£50,000) will be awarded to the selected short film projects. Those accepted go through a development programme. The scheme's first two years backed ...

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    Icon Productions options Libba Bray fantasy trilogy

    2006-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Icon Productions hasoptioned the rights to Libba Bray's best-selling trilogy about four rebelliousteenagers in Victorian England who discover a portal to another world.The UK's Firstsight Films will partner with Icon and director Charles Sturridgeon the first title in the trilogy, A Great And Terrible Beauty.Icon president Bruce Davey and Firstsight's ...

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    De Palma's The Black Dahlia to open Venice

    2006-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Brian De Palma will returnto the Biennale with a film for the first time in 14 years as it was announcedhis star-studded film noir The Black Dahlia will open the 63rd Venice International FilmFestival on Aug 30.Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart star in theJames Ellroy adaptation ...

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    Bet Collector scoops top prizes at Cinefan

    2006-07-24T00:00:00Z

    The Bet Collector, directed by the Philippines' Jeffrey Jeturian, was awarded best film and bestactress for Gina Pareno's performance in the Asian Competition at Osian'sCinefan in New Delhi on Sundaynight. Pareno plays a middle-agedhousewife who collects bets for the illegal game of 'jueteng' in the film,which also picked up ...

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    Rock band biopic wins best film at Cinemalaya

    2006-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Michael Sandejas' Tulad Ng Dati was named best film at thesecond Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in Manila last night.The digital film based onthe story of rock band The Dawn alsotook away best sound and shared the best editing award with Rotonda. Ron Bryant was named bestdirector for Rotonda. Batad: Sa ...

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    COMIC-CON: Studio, Singer eye 2009 Superman sequel

    2006-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Bryan Singer is in talks with Warner Bros top brass to direct a high-action Superman sequel to open no later than 2009.Speaking at the COMIC-CON popular culture convention here in San Diego, Singer said he had not agreed terms yet but confirmed he was keen to make the picture."Now that ...

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    Locarno drops Israeli sponsor in bombings protest

    2006-07-23T18:00:00Z

    As aresponse to Israel's bombing of Lebanon, the Locarno International Film Festivalhas decided to drop the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as one of thesponsors of this year's Leopards of Tomorrow sidebar. A group offilmmakers, including Palestinian directors Elia Suleiman, Sameh Zoabi,Annemarie Jacir and Lebanese-born Elie Khalife and Myrna Maakaron, ...

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    Gravehopping takes top prize at Serbian festival

    2006-07-23T17:00:00Z

    Festival favourite Slovenian Jan Cvitkovic's Gravehopping won the Golden Tower prizefor the best film at the 13th Festival of European Film at Palic,Serbia (July 15-21). The film had already won the Grand Prize at Cottbus, aspecial mention at Ljubljana and best director award at San Sebastian.The Palic Tower for unique ...

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    COMIC-CON: Russell heads Grindhouse cast

    2006-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Kurt Russell will star in DeathProof, Quentin Tarantino's segmentof the horror double feature Grindhouse he and Robert Rodriguez are shooting for The Weinstein Company (TWC).Russell joins TWC regular Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd,Rose McGowan in the slasher project.Tarantino made the announcement at the annual COMIC-CON event here, ...

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    BVI rejoices as Pirates, Cars cross century marks

    2006-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Buena Vista International(BVI) remained the dominant distributor overseas this weekend as the number onepicture Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars togethergrossed an estimated $70m.Once again Dead Man's Chest was asizeable presence on the international stage as it added $62m to raise thetally to $217m.It became the 20th ...

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    Double joy for BVI as Pirates, Cars cross century marks

    2006-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Buena Vista International(BVI) remained the dominant distributor overseas this weekend as the number onepicture Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars togethergrossed an estimated $70m.Once again Dead Man's Chest was asizeable presence on the international stage as it added $62m to raise thetally to $217m.It became the 20th ...

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    Pirates buoyant, Lady underwater

    2006-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Buena Vista's world-beatingpirates ruled the waves for the third consecutive weekend and swept past $300m,as Sony's Monster House trailedin its wake in second place and M Night Shyamalan's Lady In The Water capsized in third.Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest added an estimated $35m to raise the domestic tally ...