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Swinton, Murray, Bernal, Hurt join cast of Jarmusch's latest
Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Gael Garcia Bernal, John Hurt, Hiam Abbass, Paz De La Huerta, Alex Descas, Youki Kudoh, Jean-Francois Stevenin and Luis Tosar have joined Jim Jarmusch's tentatively titled The Limits Of Control.Isaach De Bankole stars as a mysterious loner in the story, which began filming earlier this month ...
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HBO takes over US pay-TV rights to Taxi from Discovery
HBO Documentary Films has acquired domestic pay television rights to Alex Gibney's Oscar nominated documentary Taxi To The Dark Side.The film will debut on HBO in September after HBO executives brokered a deal with Discovery Communications. THINKFilm holds theatrical rights.Taxi To The Dark Side investigates the homicide of an innocent ...
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Chi McBride and Bow Wow join cast of Driving Lessons
Chi McBride, Jermaine Williams and musician Bow Wow have joined Dermot Mulroney and Hope Davis on the cast of Driving Lessons, which is set to begin filming in Los Angeles in early March.Vivi Friedman will direct the story of an unhappily married couple who get a second chance after the ...
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Frozen River, La Zona, Ballast among New Directors/New Films
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and The Museum Of Modern Art have announced the line-up for the New Directors/New Films series to run in New York from Mar 26 to Apr 6.The 37th edition will present New York premieres of 26 features and six shorts and kicks off with ...
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Canada's Strategic Partners market to spotlight South America
Filmmakers and financiers from Brazil, Argentina and Mexico will join international delegates at this year's Strategic Partners Co-Production market in Halifax, Nova Scotia (September 12-14).Run in conjunction with the Atlantic Film Festival, this three-day concentrated market has a strong core attendance from Canada, the US and the UK, as well ...
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King, Verbinski team on 'mould-breaking' animation
Oscar-winning producer Graham King has teamed up with blockbuster filmmaker Gore Verbinski, fresh off his Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy, to develop an untitled animated feature that he will direct with a view to creating a new box office franchise.Both parties are eager to move ahead quickly on the big ...
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CineVegas celebrates 10th birthday with LA highlights series
CineVegas Film Festival has curated CineVegas: 10 Years On The Edge, a series of individual festival highlights set to run in Los Angeles in April to mark the event's 10th anniversary.Programmed in association with Cinefamily, which runs the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles, the series will kick off on ...
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Bulzoni returns to York Entertainment as president
Steven Bulzoni is returning to Los Angeles-based DVD distributor York Entertainment and has been appointed president of domestic entertainment.Bulzoni will report directly to CEO Tanya York and oversee all functions of domestic operations including sales, licensing, marketing, acquisitions, and operations.He previously served as general manager from 1998-2004. York Entertainment releases ...
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Universal signs deal to produce movies based on Hasbro games
Universal Pictures and Hasbro have formed a six-year strategic partnership to produce at least four motion pictures based on Hasbro brands, including Monopoly, Candy Land, Clue, Ouija, Battleship, Magic, The Gatherin and Stretch Armstrong.Under the terms of the deal, Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal Pictures for feature films, with ...
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Film Department taps Bickel as new international chief
Steven Bickel has replaced Elizabeth Kim as president of international at Los Angeles-based The Film Department.Bickel starts work on Feb 25 and reports directly to CEO Mark Gill and president and COO Neil Sacker.It is understood that the departure of former Lionsgate executive Kim after barely six months in the ...
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Liman's Jumper out-leaps Spiderwick over US holiday weekend
Fox's sci-fi adventure Jumper starring Hayden Christensen as a globe trotting teleporter dominated the four-day Presidents' Day weekend thanks to a $31.7m estimated haul.The film has grossed $38.3m since it opened on Thursday and also stars Samuel L Jackson, Diane Lane and Jamie Bell. Doug Liman directed.Opening in second place ...
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Regan spearheads NatGeo's digital mapping business
Charles Regan has been named vice president of digital mapping business at National Geographic Global Media (NGGM).Regan will be responsible for leveraging National Geographic's content, products and services across multiple platforms. He reports to NGGM's senior vice president of corporate strategy, development and extended platforms Paul Levine.Prior to joining NGGM ...
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Summit completes casting on romantic vampire franchise
Summit has completed casting on its upcoming romantic thriller Twilight with Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz joining Kristen Stewart and Edward Cullen.Catherine Hardwicke is poised to commence filming later this month on Melissa Rosenberg's adaptation of the bestselling series of books by ...
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Shoreline bolsters sales slate with double acquisition
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Marius Balchunas' drama The Elder Son starring Shane West, Leelee Sobieski and Rade Serbedzija and international rights to Dave McLaughlin's comedy On Broadway starring Eliza Dushku and featuring Will Arnet and Amy Poehler.The Elder Son tells the story of a Russian clarinetist living ...
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Discovery, Magnolia walk tightrope together with Man On Wire doc
Discovery Films and Magnolia Pictures have acquired North American theatrical and DVD rights to James Marsh's Sundance world documentary jury and audience winner Man On Wire.Magnolia Pictures plans a late summer theatrical release followed by DVD roll-out through Magnolia Home Entertainment.Man On Wire is based on French high-wire walker Philippe ...
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THINKFilm acquires Ellen Page drama
THINKFilm has acquired all US rights from Corvid Pictures to Bruce McDonald's drama The Tracey Fragments starring Ellen Page.The national release will commence with a May 9 platform release in Manhattan on the heels of its premiere on March 14 as part of New York's Museum of Modern Art's Canadian ...
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Fox's Jumper leaps to top of international chart with $28.2m in 30 markets
The sci-fi adventure Jumper leapt to the top of the overseas charts over the weekend thanks to an estimated $28.2m haul from 2,800 screens in 30 markets through Fox International.The result was all the more impressive given that Jumper launched at number one almost everywhere and only seven of the ...
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US box-office bounces with Jumper; Hannah Montana nears $60m
Fox's sci-fi adventure Jumper starring Hayden Christensen as a globe trotting teleporter stormed to the top of the domestic charts at the weekend on an estimated $27.2m.The film has grossed $33.9m since it opened on Thursday and also stars Samuel L Jackson, Diane Lane and Jamie Bell. Doug Liman directed.Opening ...
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Berlin 2008 film reviews
Click on a film title to see reviewCompetition Black Ice (Musta Jää) (Petri Kotwica, Finland)Cherry Blossoms (Doris Dorrie, Germany) Elegy (Isabel Coixet. US)Elite Squad (Jose Padilha. Brazil)Gardens Of The Night (Damian Harris. US/UK)Happy-Go-Lucky (Mike Leigh, UK)In Love We Trust (Wang Xiaoshuai. China)Lake Tahoe (Fernando Eimbcke. Mexico)Night and Day (Hong Sangsoo, ...
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