All Screen articles in 6 April 2007 – Page 5

  • Features

    Market focus - Fighting fit

    2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

    UK box office could see its strongest year in four years in 2007 as first quarter reports show a 10% year-on-year increase. After 12 weeks, UK cinemas have generated $379.4m (£193.7m) from 166 films, compared to $346.1m (£176.7m) in the same period of 2006, according to Nielsen EDI.Recent years have ...

  • Features

    Industry moves

    2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Fox's Robert Harper to head RegencyFox Filmed Entertainment vice-chairman Robert Harper has been named chairman and chief executive officer of Regency Filmed Entertainment. He replaces David Matalon who left the company earlier this month to return to his own production company. Harper will oversee Fox-based Regency's film production unit, New ...

  • Features

    Industry moves

    2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Fox's Robert Harper to head RegencyFox Filmed Entertainment vice-chairman Robert Harper has been named chairman and chief executive officer of Regency Filmed Entertainment. He replaces David Matalon who left the company earlier this month to return to his own production company. Harper will oversee Fox-based Regency's film production unit, New ...

  • Features

    United Kingdom - Studio Tour

    2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

    No-one knows what caused the fire that burned down the famous 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios in July 2006, but its rapid rebuilding symbolises the upturn in fortunes at Pinewood Shepperton.The $15.7m (£8m) new stage was finished in March. Now, even before an official launch, the 007 stage is back ...

  • Features

    United States - Moving movies

    2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Since it was launched in 2002 by Larry Meistrich, New York-based Film Movement has released more than 100 foreign-language and independent features and shorts from 27 countries through its website, where members and non-members can buy a DVD of the month and peruse the ever-expanding catalogue."We choose good titles that ...

  • News

    Pinewood: studio tour

    2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

    No-one knows what caused the fire that burned down the famous 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios in July 2006, but its rapid rebuilding symbolises the upturn in fortunes at Pinewood Shepperton.The $15.7m (£8m) new stage was finished in March. Now, even before an official launch, the 007 stage is back ...

  • Features

    Spartans still on the warpath

    2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

    The Spartan army conquered a further 12 territories at the weekend as 300 reeled in $30.8m, bringing its total international spoils to a ferocious $126.4m after four weeks. UK comedy Mr Bean's Holiday jumped up to number two and generated $29.2m in the three-day period after opening in a further ...

  • Reviews

    Provoked: A True Story

    2007-04-06T00:01:00Z

    Dir: Jag Muhndra. India-UK. 112mins. Provoked is based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman living in London who, in 1989, killed her abusive husband and was imprisoned for murder. Her battle for freedom eventually ended in the British legal definition of 'provocation' being re-defined in the ...

  • News

    Mr Bean goes into 23 new markets including Brazil, Italy, Mexico

    2007-04-06T00:11:00Z

    Universal/UPI's Mr Bean's Holiday has swept past $50m within the first seven days of release and will be the one to beat overseas as it heads into the second weekend.The comedy sequel opens in another 23 territories including French-speaking Switzerland on Apr 4, Hong Kong on Apr 5, and Brazil, ...

  • News

    Telefilm Canada invests in 14 feature projects

    2007-04-06T00:20:00Z

    Telefilm Canada has announced investments in 14 English-language features including new feature documentaries from Deepa Mehta and Kevin McMahon.Mehta is co-directing Forgotten Women with brother Dilip Mehta, a renowned photographer, on this expose of the destitution, exploitation, and virtual slavery of millions of Hindu widows living in India today. David ...