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Hancock leads international but Dark Knight arrives with a bang
Sony Pictures Releasing International's Hancock returned to the top of the international arena thanks to an estimated $44.8m haul from 8,286 screens in 71 markets, however the superhero that will capture the headlines is Batman.The Dark Knight stormed out of the gates day-and-date with North America and in far fewer ...
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The Dark Knight conquers all-time domestic opening record
Cinema's perfect storm rolled across North America and lived up months of hype as The Dark Knight tore up the record books with an all-time high $155.3m North American three-day opening weekend that consigned Spider-Man 3's $151.1m May 2007 mark to history.Warner Bros' hugely anticipated $185m sequel to the 2005 ...
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IFC Films brings Ping Pong Playa to US theatres on Sept 5
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Jessica Yu's drama Ping Pong Playa, which will screen on closing night of the Asian-American Film Festival in New York on July 19.IFC Films plans to release Ping Pong Playa in theatres on September 5.Yu co-wrote the screenplay with Jimmy Tsai, who also ...
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Jeff Maynard joins TWC as svp of post-production
Jeff Maynard has joined The Weinstein Company (TWC) as senior vice president of post-production.Maynard, who previously worked on various projects as a producer, technical consultant and post-production supervisor, will oversee post on all original productions and acquisitions for TWC and Dimension Films.He will be based in TWC's Los Angeles office ...
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MGM to remake Valley Girl as musical with 80s hits
Mary Parent has green lit her first musical since arriving as chairman of the worldwide motion picture group at MGM and announced that the studio will revisit its 1983 comedy Valley Girl.The inspiration comes from an idea by Idealogy Inc's Sean Bailey and Matt Smith that will update the storyline ...
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The Dark Knight descends on 4,400 screens in 20 territories
Months of hype and anticipation give way to actuality this weekend as Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) launches The Dark Knight on 4,400 screens in 20 territories day-and-date with North America.The first results are in and if they are anything to go by the sequel to Batman Begins will eclipse ...
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Veteran entertainment attorney Suddleson joins Wildman Harrold
M Kenneth Suddleson has joined Wildman Harrold to head its new Los Angeles Office, effective July 18.Suddleson will focus on building a leading media and entertainment practice for the firm. The 30-year entertainment law veteran arrives from Foley & Lardner, where he served as chair of the media and entertainment ...
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New films from Demme, Eyre get gala screenings at Toronto
Programmers at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) have boosted the line-up with gala presentations of Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married and Richard Eyre's The Other Man.Rachel Getting Married gets its North American premiere and stars Anne Hathaway as a sharp-witted drama queen who returns to the family homestead for ...
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IMAX signs deal for four new theatres in Japan
IMAX Corporation has signed a deal with Japanese exhibitor Tokyu Recreation to install four IMAX theatres in Japan.The announcement follows a record setting event in Japan recently in which 25,000 people watched the Japanese premiere of Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience at the Tokyo Dome. The venue was converted into ...
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TWC strikes exclusive pay-TV deal with Sky Italia
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has signed an exclusive deal with digital pay-TV operator Sky Italia to distribute its films in Italy.The deal is the latest piece in TWC's international free and pay-TV jigsaw that already includes Star TV in Asia, Canal+ in France, ARD in Germany, Village Roadshow in Australia ...
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Admissions tumble in Brazil by 11.3% in first six months 2008
In the first six months of 2008 Brazil recorded a 11.3% fall in admissions and a 8.8% drop in box office revenues over the same period last year. According to figures released by Filme B, a local company that reviews theatrical market data, the country's sales amounted R$352m ($221.3m), as ...
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Leonsis launches online doc distributor SnagFilms
Ted Leonsis, the AOL vice chairman, self-styled 'filmanthropist' and producer of Nanking and Kicking It has launched the online destination and documentary distributor SnagFilms.The site enables film-makers to sidestep the perilous arena of traditional distribution by offering an alternative platform that allows viewers to stream films or share them on ...
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Alexander named co-head of business and legal affairs at New Line
Craig Alexander has been promoted to co-head of business and legal affairs at New Line and will share duties with Judd Funk.Alexander and Funk will be jointly responsible for establishing New Line's business policies, negotiating talent and rights deals, and will oversee the legal affairs division.Alexander has been at the ...
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IFC acquires Lynn Shelton's My Effortless Brilliance
IFC Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Lynn Shelton's My Effortless Brilliance, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier in the year.The film will go out through IFC's VOD platform Festival Direct in August and will screen as part of Rooftop Films in New York on August 1.'Films like ...
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Producers Guild Of America Awards to take place on Jan 24, 2009
The Producers Guild of America will hold its 20th Annual PGA Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on January 24, 2009.'Our event is all about providing an entertaining show for our guests and the newly remodeled Palladium is the ideal location for the type of event we are planning,' awards co-chair ...
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Film Society Of Lincoln Center gets new executive director
Mara Manus has been appointed executive director of the Film Society Of Lincoln Center, effective September 15.Manus becomes the third person to hold the title and succeeds Claudia Bonn, who served the organisation for 15 years and took over as executive director from Joanne Koch in 2003.Manus joins the organisation ...
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here! buys domestic rights to Sarif's The World Unseen
here! Films has acquired North American rights from Enlightenment Films to Shamim Sarif's The World Unseen, which plays in official selection at Outfest 2008: The 26th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.Sister company Regent Releasing will launch the film in autumn. The World Unseen takes place in Apartheid-era South ...
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Amy Israel out, Guy Stodel in as Vantage changes direction
Paramount Vantage has undergone a further sea change this week with the announcement yesterday that Amy Israel is leaving the company and Guy Stodel has been appointed in her stead as executive vice president of production and acquisitions.The move appears to confirm speculation that Vantage is moving away from the ...
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Rosenberg hired to adapt BBC series Second Sight for Universal
Universal Pictures has hired Craig Rosenberg to adapt the BBC series Second Sight as a thriller for producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford.The project is based on the UK crime drama that gave Clive Owen his breakout role as a hard-living homicide detective suffering from a rare degenerative eye condition ...
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Tracy Falco joins Universal as evp of production
Producer Tracy Falco has been named executive vice president of production at Universal Pictures.For the past year Falco has had a first-look deal at United Artists, where she produced Robert Redford's Lions For Lambs. She will report to Universal's president of production Donna Langley.In her new position, Falco will support ...