All Screen articles in 3 June 2004 – Page 4
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Intertainment lawsuit takes a new twist
One of the longest andugliest legal fights in independent film business history took yetanother stunning turn on Thursday when the former co-managing director and leadcounsel for Intertainment Licensing attempted to virtually destroy the case ofhis one-time boss, Intertainment CEO Rudiger 'Barry' Baeres."I'm here to make sure justice is done", said ...
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High def DV trio kicks off HDNet film slate
HDNet Films, the high-definition production division ofTodd Wagner and Mark Cuban's 2929 Entertainment, has given the greenlight tothree low-budget movies to be shot this year on high definition digital video.* Quid Pro Quo is a dark comedy written and to be directed by Carlos Brooks andproduced by Midge Sanford and ...
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Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Dir: Alfonso Cuaron. US.2004. Alfonso Cuaron brings a newstreak of magic to the Harry Potterseries in the third picture from JK Rowling's books, The Prisoner Of Azkaban. Draining the world of Hogwarts of colourand Hollywood trappings, Cuaron delivers a genuinely spooky and emotionallyinvolving adventure which gives the world of Potter ...
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Taiwan authorities bust underground piracy lab
Taiwanese authorities have uncovered a massive illegal optical disc lab andmore than a quarter of a million pirate discs in the biggest raids yet to bestaged in the country.Officers from Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB)swooped on three sites in Changhua City and the Taichung area on May 25 ...
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German home entertainment market hits new heights
The German home entertainment market has postedrecord turnover in the first three months of 2004 thanks to the ever increasingpopularity of DVDs.According to GfK Panel Services ConsumerResearch, the turnover from the sale and rental of DVDs and video cassettessurpassed the previous record of 2003's Euro 334.3m by 8.1% with Euro ...
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Distributors leap for Somersault
Sales agent Fortissimo Films has signed off withdistributors from a range of territories on Cannes Un Certain Regard title Somersault,including Metrodome for the UK, Prokino for Germany and Austria, and Vision forFrance.Somersault was the only Australian film inofficial selection at Cannes. It is the debut feature for both writer/directorCate Shortland, ...
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Oz exhibition player mulls German cinemas stake
Australia's Amalgamated Holdings Limited (AHL), owner of Kieft& Kieft, has signalled that it is reviewing the 50% holding that the Germanexhibitor has in joint venture company Neue Filmpalast GmbH & Co KG.The joint venture operates the Ufa circuit consisting of 187screens at 31 sites across Germany. AHL has said that ...
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ICA bags Cannes titles for UK
Afterone of the busiest Cannes markets in recent years for UK independentdistributors, the ICA (Institute Of Contemporary Arts) has arrived back inBritain with four festival titles in the bag.The ICA acquired:*Kore-Eda Hirokazu's main competition title Nobody Knows,which was the surprise winner in the Best Actor category for 12 year-old YagiraYuya.*Antal ...
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ICA bags Cannes titles for UK
Afterone of the busiest Cannes markets in recent years for UK independentdistributors, the ICA (Institute Of Contemporary Arts) has arrived back inBritain with four festival titles in the bag.The ICA acquired:*Kore-Eda Hirokazu's main competition title Nobody Knows,which was the surprise winner in the Best Actor category for 12 year-old YagiraYuya.*Antal ...
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Troy, Van Helsing await Tomorrow's deluge
Despite a slew of new entries no impact was made against the one-twointernational punch of Troy and Van Helsing this week.For the second week running the pair accounted for two thirds (67%) ofthe international market.Troy added a further 11 territories to its count, including Japan, SouthKorea and Italy as well ...
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Mattison signs to The Third Wish
Jenna Mattison is set to star in the romantic comedy The ThirdWish, which will be directed by Shelley Jensen and is due to beginproduction in Los Angeles and San Francisco on Jun 8.Cinema Libre Studio has picked up domestic distribution rights andwill release the picture theatrically in October.Based on a ...
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Searchlight, Paramount, MTV team up on Napoleon Dynamite
Fox Searchlight has teamed up with Paramount Pictures and MTVFilms on the release of Jared Hess' comedy Napoleon Dynamite.The picture will open domestically through Fox Searchlight inselect cities on Jun 11, while Paramount and MTV Films will handle internationaldistribution.Fox Searchlight picked up worldwide rights to the picture atSundance, where the ...
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MGM Channel prepares for Spanish launch
MGM Networks andMedia Park will re-launch and re-brand Media Park's existing canalstar channelin Spain as the MGM Channel this summer.The channel willbe dubbed into Castilian Spanish and augments Media Park's current offering ofseven channels to Spanish multi-channel subscribers.The MGM Channelin Spain will transmit from Media Park's facilities in Barcelona, presentinground-the-clock ...
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TLA picks up three more for video from Cannes
TLA Releasing has picked up three more pictures for domestic videodistribution from Cannes, bringing its tally of festival acquisitions to seven.The titles are Alain Guiraudie's surreal Austrian-French roadmovie No Rest For The Brave, Gael Morel's French sibling drama ThreeDancing Slaves and Lasse Nielsen and Ernst Johansen's landmark 1978 Danishfilm about ...
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Bynes signs on for Lovewrecked
Amanda Byneshas signed to star in Media 8 Entertainment's Lovewrecked, a familycomedy in the vein of Freaky Friday that Randal Kleiser will direct.The picture isdue to begin shooting in the Caribbean in June and centres on two teenagers whovie for the affections of a rock star at a vacation resort.Nancy ...
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Picture This! readies Same Sex Parents DVD bow
Picture This! will release Laurence Katrian's French teen drama SameSex Parents on DVD on Jul 27.The story centres on a young girl's convoluted personal life witha gay father, lesbian mother and confused boyfriend. When she returns home oneday to find her mother in bed with her girlfriend, all hell breaks ...
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Stepford Wives scoops two Golden Trailer awards
Adam Agard's trailer for Paramount's upcoming release of TheStepford Wives won the most original and summer 2004 blockbuster awards atthe fifth annual Golden Trailer Awards in Los Angeles (25).Dave Parker work on New Line's Elf won the best comedyprize while Jennifer A Horvath's trailer for New Line's The Lord Of ...
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Global markets braced for The Day After Tomorrow
Thespectacle of climatic mayhem will be writ large in the world's theatresthis weekend as Fox International launches The Day AfterTomorrow in 100countries alongside a saturation Memorial Weekend bow in the US.Roland Emmerich's environmental disaster picturehas inspired the biggest ever day-and-date release (and the only true one ofthe season) and plays ...
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IDP, MTV at odds over Super Size Me ad spot
Weeks after Morgan Spurlock's documentary Super Size Me wonan MTV documentary prize at the Full Frame Film festival the network has reportedlyrefused to carry an advertising spot, claiming it would be disparaging to fastfood restaurants.The picture's distributors Roadside Attractions and Samuel GoldwynFilms were preparing to place television ads before the ...
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Touch Of Pink, D.E.B.S. bookend Frameline 28 festival
Frameline28, the 28th San Francisco International Lesbian &Gay Film Festival, will open on Jun 17 with Ian Iqbal Rashid's romantic comedy TouchOf Pink and close on Jun 27 with Angela Robinson's action comedy D.E.B.S.Overall the festival will screen more than 80 features including10 world premieres and more than 180 shorts ...
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