All Screen articles in 4 February 2006 – Page 6
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Katz, Moldo resurrect UK genre label Amicus
Gettysburgproducer Robert Katz is resurrecting UK genre company Amicus Entertainment withlongtime Amicus executive Julie Moldo following the acquisition of the companyfrom the estate of Amicus founder Max J Rosenberg.Katz intends to produce up to six titles a year featuring originalwork and projects inspired by the catalogue, which includes 1970s hits ...
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House Of Sand wins Sundance Alfred P Sloan prize
AndruchaWaddington's The House Of Sandhas been awarded the Sundance 2006 Alfred P Sloan Prize.The picture screened in theWorld Cinema Dramatic Competition and was also a recipient of the 2002 Sundance/NHKInternational Filmmakers Award supporting emerging directors.Waddington's story follows the life of a Brazilian woman spanning threegenerations. The awards committee praised the ...
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Big Momma's House 2 wins domestic weekend with $28m
Fox's comedy sequel Big Momma's House 2 stole the show at the North American boxoffice over the weekend and opened top on an estimated $28m, almost double thegross of Universal's debutant Nanny McPhee in second place.Last weekend's champion Underworld: Evolution fell two places to third in its secondweekend on $11.1m ...
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Munich takes international crown with $15m weekend
Opening in more than 3,000sites in 30 markets at the weekend, Universal's thriller Munich was the number one title as it took an estimated $15mthrough UIP.The UK generated $2.2m from350 sites, France opened on $2.5m from 437, Germany produced $1.7m from 394,and Italy generated $1.6m from 304.Australia produced $1.4mfrom 172, ...
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Suburban Mayhem goes wild in France
France's Wild Side Films has become the first distributor to jump aboard disturbingcomedy drama Suburban Mayhem outsideits home market of Australia.The film, which stars EmilyBarclay (In My Father's Den) andMichael Dorman as her character's besotted boyfriend, is due for delivery atEaster and will be released locally by Icon. Fortissimo Films ...
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Quinceanera, God Grew Tired Of Us win Sundance
In an unprecedented double coup, Quinceanera, a tender-hearted drama set amongst a Latino community of Los Angeles that is being encroached upon by yuppies, walked home with both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.Co-directed by Wash Westmoreland, a British filmmaker, and his ...
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It's Klimt vs Klimt for Rotterdam screenings
Two versions of Raul Ruiz's biopic were in circulation at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR) at the weekend. Saturdaymarked the world premiere of the 129 minute director's cut of the film aboutthe Austrian artist. Meanwhile,on Friday, a 97-minute producers' cut was shown to critics and buyers atFriday's industry ...
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V For Vendetta to get simultaneous IMAX version release
WarnerBros will release an IMAX version of action-adventure V For Vendetta simultaneous with the March 17 domestic release ofthe conventional version of the film. StarringNatalie Portman, the film is directed by statement McTeigue and produced by theWachowski Brothers and Joel Silver. In a release, Dan Fellman, president ofdomestic distribution for ...
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Sass named vp, publicity and promotion, theatrical catalogue, at Warner Home Video
Ronnee Sass has been promoted to the newly-created position ofvice president of publicity and promotion, theatrical catalogue, at Warner HomeVideo (WHV).Formerly executive director of publicity and communications, Sasswillcontinue to create and direct all publicity campaigns for thetheatrical catalogue division's 6,500-plus titles, including new-to-format,made-for-video and catalogue titles.She will also assume responsibility ...
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Battle In Heaven to open Film Comment series in NYC
Carlos Reygadas' Mexican drama Battle In Heaven will launch the 6th Annual "FilmComment Selects" series at New York's Walter Reade Theatre in the LincolnCentre, which runs from Feb 15-28.The series of pictures chosen by editorial staff from Film Commentmagazine includes photographer William Eggleston's 1974 soul music documentary StrandedIn Canton, a ...
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Toronto Film Festival appoints three new Canadian programmers
TheToronto International Film Festival has appointed three new Canadianprogrammers. Marguerite Pigott, a film and television consultant and formerdevelopment and production executive at Odeon Films, and Jesse Wente, a filmcritic and producer for CBC Radio, will join Canadian feature selectors StaceyDonen, Steve Gravestock and festival co-director Noah Cowan. AgataSmoluch Del Sorbo ...
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Ask The Dust, Man About Town to have world premieres at Santa Barbara
The world premiere of Robert Towne's romance Ask The Dust starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayekwill open the 21st Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), whichruns from Feb 2-12.The festival will close with Jason Reitman's tobacco industrysatire Thank You For Smoking starring Aaron Eckhart and Maria Bello, and the centerpiece ...
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UIP's Munich arrives in 27 countries this weekend
Universal's thriller Munich is the main attraction this weekend as it launches in theinternational marketplace in 27 countries through UIP.The picture goes out in France on Jan 25 on 450 prints, followed aday later in Australia and Germany on 230 and 400 respectively.Steven Spielberg's tale of the Israeli response to ...
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2006 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Awards announced
The Sundance Institute andJapan Broadcasting Corporation NHK have announced the winners of the 2006Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Awards.Now in its 10th year, the awards honour the best in this year'sindependent voices from around the world and supports the work of emerging filmdirectors from four global regions.The winners will each receive a ...
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Weinstein Company reaches $1.2bn in financing
The Weinstein Company (TWC) yesterday announced it had completedits financing jigsaw with a $500m film securitisation facility.Since the company's official launch date on Oct 1, 2005, Bob andHarvey Weinstein say they have raised approximately $1.2bn. The amount includes $490m in equity, $500m from the filmsecuritisation, and more than $200m through ...