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Pre-Toronto buys: SPC takes Paris 36, THINKFilm buys Genova
In two significant pre-Toronto acquisitions, Sony Pictures Classics has acquired US, Australasian and Scandinavian rights from Pathe International to Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (Faubourg 36) while THINKFilm has acquired North American rights to Michael Winterbottom's Genova.Paris 36, follow-up to Barratier's feted 2004 release Les Choristes (The Choir), is set to ...
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Visit Films acquires worldwide rights to Adolfo Alix Jr's Adela
New York-based Visit Films has acquired worldwide rights to Adolfo Alix Jr's Filipino drama Adela ahead of its premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival's Contemporary World Cinema section next month.The film tells the story of a former radio personality celebrating her 80th birthday in the slums of Manila who ...
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Dark Knight lords it over international box office
The Dark Knight destroyed the competition at the weekend to consolidate its ranking as the second biggest overseas release of the year-to-date behind Indiana Jones thanks to an estimated $34m haul that boosted the running total to $381.2m.The Warner Bros Pictures International release was in action on more than 7,700 ...
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Thunder holds onto top spot as domestic summer draws to a close
DreamWorks-Paramount's action comedy Tropic Thunder held on to the number one spot in a typically lacklustre late August weekend and added an estimated $16.1m for a $65.7m total.Sony's comedy The House Bunny, which stars Anna Faris as a Playboy bunny cast out of the Mansion who helps a group of ...
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Eden to open Irish Film Festival Of Los Angeles on Oct 2
The West Coast premiere of Liberation Entertainment's marriage drama Eden will open the first Irish Film Festival Of Los Angeles, set to run from October 2-5.Among the films in the programme are Tom Collins' drama Kings about six intertwined lives that stars Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly and Brendan Conroy, as ...
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Sony, MGM move US release of Quantum Of Solace to Nov 14
Columbia and MGM have moved the release of Quantum Of Solace back by one week to November 14 to capitalise on the Thanksgiving Holiday and Warner Bros' decision last week to push back Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince from November 21 to July 2009.In the wake of Warner Bros' ...
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Binder's Greentree Films boards sci-fi actioner Gaea
Producer Jack Binder, whose credits include The Upside Of Anger and Reign Over Me, has boarded the sci-fi action title Gaea: Beyond The Son via his Greentrees Films label.The story centres on a father and son who seek to reunite despite being apart for more than 30 years across two ...
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Peace Arch, ContentFilm take North American rights to JCVD
Peace Arch Home Entertainment, the fledgling division owned by Peace Arch Entertainment Group and ContentFilm, has picked up all North American rights to JCVD starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.The action comedy is set to receive its North American premiere in the Midnight Madness programme at Toronto on September 4 and will ...
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The Dark Knight sweeps into Germany for WBPI
Warner Bros Pictures International's (WBPI) The Dark Knight will continue to rumble its way towards $400m this weekend as it launches in Germany on August 21 and Austria on August 22.The crime epic currently stands at $346.5m and can expect fierce challenge from Universal's Hellboy II: The Golden Army on ...
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Rothstein, Kier step up to run TWC International as Basner departs
Harvey Weinstein has promoted Michael Rothstein and Jonathan Kier to fill the slot vacated by The Weinstein Company International chief Glen Basner, who as widely predicted has departed the company following a three-year tenure.Rothstein has worked with the Weinsteins for more than a decade and becomes executive vice president of ...
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Scott Parish promoted to COO at Alcon Entertainment
Scott Parish has been promoted to COO at Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment.Parish joined Alcon Entertainment in 2000 as vice president of finance and was promoted to CFO in 2004. He will retain the title of CFO and oversee all finance and operations duties for the company.The former New Regency vice ...
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Pam Postrel named svp of creative services at Universal Pictures
Pam Postrel has joined Universal Pictures as senior vice president of creative services, returning to the studio following a six-year stint as vice president and creative director of animation at Craig Murray Productions.In her new position Postrel will oversee all in-house creative audio-visual projects assigned by marketing executives within Universal's ...
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Paramount relaunches made-for-home-entertainment division
Paramount Pictures is relaunching its made-for-home entertainment production division under the banner Paramount Famous Productions (PFP).Since the division's launch in 2007, president Louis Feola has overseen operations and preparing the division for 2010, when it plans to release five or six titles based on a mix of sequels, prequels and ...
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Steve Friedlander named evp of theatrical distribution at CBS Films
CBS Films took a big step forward with its domestic distribution plans today [Aug 20] as it announced that Steven Friedlander has been named executive vice president of theatrical distribution.Friedlander arrives from the defunct Warner Independent Pictures (WiP) and will oversee the domestic theatrical distribution for the studio's films and ...
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Toronto's Filmport officially open for business
Toronto's long-awaited mega-studio, Filmport Studios, was officially opened today. Filmmaker David Cronenberg was on hand for the event alongside Toronto mayor David Miller and Filmport president Ken Ferguson.The facility is the largest studio complex outside of Los Angeles and lays claim to the continent's largest purpose-built sound stage: 45,900 sq. ...
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AMPAS to preserve archives from UA/MGM library
MGM will present the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library with the UA photo archives including original still photography, publicity materials and paper documents relating to MGM and UA releases called the MGM/United Artists Collection.The Academy will review, restore, catalogue and exhibit the collection as part ...
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Canadian author Bezmozgis begins directorial debut Victoria Day
Award-winning Canadian author David Bezmozgis is set to begin principal photography on his directorial debut Victoria Day. Written by Bezmozgis, the film is produced by Bezmozgis and Judy Holm and Michael McNamara of Toronto-based production company Markham Street Films. Holm, Robin Cass and Anna Stratton of Toronto's Triptych Media serve ...
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Zurich to welcome Sly Stallone for first Golden Icon Award
Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone is to receive the Golden Icon Award which is presented for the first time in recognition of an actor or actress's life's work at this year's Zurich Film Festival (Sept25 to October 5).The award ceremony on Sept 26 will be accompanied by a small retrospective of ...
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Gotham Award Tribute planned for Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz will receive a Gotham Award Tribute at the 18th Annual Gotham Awards in New York on Dec 2.Cruz currently stars in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, released in North American through The Weinstein Company, and Isabel Coixet's Elegy, which is being handled by Samuel Goldwyn Films.The Spanish actress ...
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Jackson, Walsh & Boyens to work with Del Toro on Hobbit scripts
New Line has signed deals with Peter Jackson and his Lord Of The Rings screenwriting team Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens to collaborate with Guillermo del Toro on the screenplay adaptations of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and its sequel.Del Toro will shoot simultaneously. Principal photography has been tentatively set for ...