All Screen articles in 3 June 2005 – Page 3

  • News

    Buena Vista Germany picks up Three Investigators

    2005-05-30T04:00:00Z

    Buena Vista International Germany (BVIG) has picked up thechildren's adventure film The Three Investigators: The Mystery Of SkeletonIsland which will begin shooting in SouthAfrica this August.BVIG reportedly paid a seven-figure sum for the German rightsin a transaction which also includes the option for further films of thefranchise to be developed ...

  • News

    Boyle, Crowley sign for Director's Cut of '25 Words'

    2005-05-30T04:00:00Z

    The UK Film Council's Development Fund has launched afresh version of its "25 Words or Less" initiative, partnering withdirectors Danny Boyle and John Crowley to bring new film ideas to the bigscreen. Backed by film companies Pathe UK and Intermedia, thenew "25 Words or Less: Director's Cut" project gets bothdirectors ...

  • News

    Force stays strong as Sith approaches $300m

    2005-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Revenge Of The Sith swept past $200m at the international and $500m atthe global box office over the weekend as it remained the runaway number onetitle across the world.Playing on 10,554 international screens through Fox International, the sci-fisaga added an estimated $64.1m for a $248.7m international running total aftertwo weekends.Added ...

  • News

    Force stays strong as Sith nears $300m

    2005-05-30T00:00:00Z

    RevengeOf The Sith fought off two strongdebuts to stay atop the charts over a four-day Memorial Day Weekend, whichdespite an impressive aggregate gross saw overall box office fall against theprevious year for the 14th consecutive weekend.Released through 20th Century Fox, Sith added an estimated $70.8m for a lofty $271.2m running ...

  • News

    Sith closing in on $300m after Memorial Day weekend haul

    2005-05-30T00:00:00Z

    RevengeOf The Sith fought off two strongdebuts to stay atop the charts over a four-day Memorial Day Weekend, whichdespite an impressive aggregate gross saw overall box office fall against theprevious year for the 14th consecutive weekend.Released through 20th Century Fox, Sith added an estimated $70.8m for a lofty $271.2m running ...

  • News

    Sith passes $200m international and $500m worldwide

    2005-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Revenge Of The Sith swept past $200m at the international and $500m atthe global box office over the weekend as it remained the runaway number onetitle across the world.Playing on 10,554 international screens through Fox International, the sci-fisaga added an estimated $64.1m for a $248.7m international running total aftertwo weekends.Added ...

  • News

    Spain's Vertigo stocks up with Cannes goodies

    2005-05-27T04:00:00Z

    Spanish distributor Vertigo Films has acquired rights to theDardenne brothers' Palme d'Or winner The Child and Francois Ozon's UnCertain Regard screener Le Temps Qui Reste.Together with previous acquisitions made by Vertigo chiefAndres Martin earlier this year, the distributor now boasts a strong slate ofCannes titles including Jim Jarmusch's Grand Jury ...

  • News

    Irish producers ask: where's the money'

    2005-05-27T04:00:00Z

    "If Neil Jordan needs more than a million Euro from the FilmBoard to get a film made then what hope is there for the rest of us'" So wentthe comment made by one Irish film-maker as word got around that Jordan'slatest film, Breakfast On Pluto, had received the biggest ever ...

  • News

    Rudnitsky takes distribution job at Weinstein Company

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Longtime Miramax veteran Mike Rudnitsky has been namedsenior executive vice president of domestic distribution at The WeinsteinCompany.The New York-based Rudnitsky has served eight years atMiramax and will continue to report directly to Bob and Harvey Weinstein.He will continue his duties at Miramax on a non-exclusivebasis until the brothers' contract with ...

  • Reviews

    Cinderella Man

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Dir:Ron Howard. US. 2005. 144mins.Beautifullycrafted and emotionally uplifting, Cinderella Man reunites ABeautiful Mind star Russell Crowe and director Ron Howard to tell the trueDepression-era story of underdog American boxing champ Jim Braddock. It's aprime example of the kind of rousing melodrama that Hollywood, when it's nottrying to lure teens with ...

  • Reviews

    Chromophobia

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Dir/scr:Martha Fiennes. UK-Fr. 2005. 138mins.The second film by Martha Fiennes, sister of Ralph andJoseph, is a multi-linear choral drama that aims to tell contemporary Britainlike it is. But although there is some sophisticated writing here, and some enjoyableperformances from the mostly British ensemble cast, Fiennes' attempt to do akind of ...

  • Reviews

    Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel)

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Dir/scr: Christian Carion.France. 2005. 115minsThe miracle of aChristmas truce in the trenches of World War One is transformed into apolished, pan-European heartwarmer in Merry Christmas. Refreshinglytraditional in comparison with many competition titles, it places its faith inthe virtues of straightforward storytelling, handsome production values and atouching real life incident. It ...

  • News

    Electric Cannes for Voltage Pictures

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Voltage Pictures has reported strong business at its maidenCannes, headed up by multi-territory sales on the Moscow-set horror picture After.Rightswent to Optimum in the UK, Amuse in Japan, Alpha Filmes in Brazil, CentralPartnership in Russia, Belga in Benelux, Village Roadshow in Greece, LNK inPortugal, and Gulf Films in the Middle ...