All Screen articles in 29 October 2004 – Page 5

  • News

    Trouble continues for River Queen

    2004-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Director Vincent Ward is off the New Zealand shoot of River Queen and, unlike Samantha Mortonwho earlier took time out because of illness, isn't coming back.A statement issued today from the production office saidonly that Ward "has been removed". It did not give a reason andpublicist Sue May declined to ...

  • Reviews

    Bullet Boy

    2004-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Dir: Saul Dibb. UK. 2004.91minsA low-budget blackBritish film with energy and attitude, Bullet Boy is among the moreinvigorating UK movie debuts of recent years. In his first feature, directorSaul Dibb (best known as a documentary maker) uses his north London locationsin eerie, atmospheric fashion and manages to deal with gun ...

  • News

    Columbia bears Ghost House's The Grudge to a wide audience

    2004-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Ghost House Pictures' Japanese horror remake The Grudge, released in North America by ColumbiaPictures, scored the second biggest October debut of all time as it opened topon an estimated $40m, dethroning DreamWorks' animated hit Shark Tale in its fourth weekend.The Grudge drew mixed reviews but averaged an excellent $12,326 on ...

  • News

    AUSTRALIA 25 October

    2004-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Shall We Dance'opened last Thursday and leads the box office chart for the four-day weekendending on October 24. It sold A$2,104,907 worth of tickets to 267 screens to beable to earn that honour.The BVI title pushed Collateralinto second place after just one week at the top. The UIP Tom Cruise ...

  • News

    DENMARK 25 October

    2004-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Though the new release of stuntman-turned-filmmaker LasseSpang Olsen's romantic comedy Inkassomuscled its way into the top of the Danish chart with its high 77 prints, itdidn't quite have the draw of Kings' Game,which had a better screen and admission average on its 57 prints despite beingin its fourth week. However, ...

  • News

    Producers weigh up Belgium, China and S. Africa benefits

    2004-10-24T04:00:00Z

    The benefits of shooting inBelgium, South Africa and China were outlined to international producers at afilm financing conference hosted by Screen International in London last week.The main reason to co-produce with China, said Thomas Leongof International Pacific Artists, is access to Chinese investment.'Although China is a communist country, it iscurrently ...