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The Bucket List tops domestic box office with $19.5m weekend
Warner Bros' The Bucket List, which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as terminally ill men who take the road trip of a lifetime,expanded wide and climbed 22 places to the top on an estimated $19.5m.The weekend haul raised the tearjerker's running total after three weekends to $20.9m and demonstrated ...
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HFPA to announce Globe winners in unpicketed news conference
Following discussions with NBC, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) president Jorge Camara has announced that the HFPA will assume complete control of its 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards Announcement on Sunday [Jan 13].The announcement is scheduled to take place at 6pm PST in the International Ballroom of The Beverly Hilton ...
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Paramount confirms executive shuffle for Moore, Lesher
Rob Moore has moved up from Paramount Pictures president of worldwide marketing, distribution and home entertainment to vice chairman as part of the studio's anticipated executive shuffle.Former Paramount Vantage president John Lesher becomes president of president of Paramount Film Group in recognition of his efforts in reinvigorating Vantage witha string ...
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Veteran film and TV sales executive Gene George joins Starz Media
TV executive Gene George has been named executive vice president of worldwide distributionat Starz Media, effective immediately.George will be based at Starz Media's Burbank headquarters and will report to presidentand COO Kent Rice.In his role George will oversee Starz' sales and distribution activities functions,forge partnerships with domestic and international broadcasters ...
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Paz Vega steps in to star with Baker in Not Forgotten
Paz Vega has replaced Jordana Brewster opposite Simon Baker in thesupernatural thriller Not Forgotten to be directed by Dror Soref.Donald Zuckerman and Soref are producing the story steeped in Latinomysticism about a young couple forced to confront their tortured pastsin order to save their missing daughter. Production is set to ...
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Theatrical admissions down by 5.2% in Brazil in 2007
Movie attendance fell by an estimated 5.2% at Brazil's theatres in 2007, according to Filme B, a local film company that reviews theatrical market data. Since 2005 there has been a drop in admissions in the country, where 85.5m tickets were sold last year. Box office revenues went down slightly ...
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Bell promoted in visual effects production at Universal
Jennifer Bell has been promoted to senior vice president of visual effects production at Universal Pictures.Effective immediately, Bell moves up from her previous post as vice president of production technology and will oversee all aspects of visual effects creation and production for the Motion Picture Group. She reports to president ...
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Legend set to conquer box office with Germany, Italy openings
Warner Bros Picture International's (WBPI) I Am Legend has ruled the roost for the last few weeks and looks good to maintain its number one berth this weekend.The horror sci-fi has amassed $169.3m and could cross $200m this weekend with strong holds and anticipated launches in Germany on Jan 10 ...
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CEC makes single picture financing deal on Frank Miller's The Spirit
Finance and investment firm Continental Entertainment Capital (CEC) has announced its single picture financing deal for Frank Miller's The Spirit and has provided partial production and distribution financing for Odd Lot Entertainment together with funds managed by private investment firm Qualia Capital.Odd Lot and Lionsgate will jointly provide production and ...
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Koch Lorber takes US rights to Scott Hicks' Philip Glass documentary
Koch Lorber Films has picked up Scott Hicks' documentary Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts, which follows the legendary composer over the course of one eventful year and premiered in Toronto last year.Koch Lorber holds US theatrical and home video rights and has set the US premiere for ...
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TWC close to sealing interim agreement with WGA
Harvey Weinstein was expected to announce that The Weinstein Company interim deal with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) last night [Jan 10] that is said to be similar to the agreement the writers have reached with United Artists and David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants.Weinstein flew into Los Angeles ...
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National Lampoon seals multi-territory deal with Front Row
National Lampoon has slotted the latest piece into its jigsaw of international partnerships following a multi-territory distribution deal with Dubai-based Front Row Film Entertainment.Front Row Film Entertainment will handle Middle Eastern theatrical, home video and broadcast rights to nine National Lampoon features, which include the company's first self-produced titles National ...
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Chaiken and Dungan pact to remake Devil Came On Horseback
Jen Chaiken and Sebastian Dungan of Los Angeles-based 72 Productions will produce a feature-length version of the Darfur genocide documentary The Devil Came On Horseback.Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg's documentary premiered at Sundance 2007 and is based on the memoir of former US Marine Captain Brian Steidle who secretly photographed ...
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Lionsgate's Marni Wieshofer joins Media Rights Capital
Marni Wieshofer has joined Media Rights Capital as senior vice president, corporate development and mergers and acquisitions.Since 2002 Wieshofer has served as executive vice president of corporate development at Lionsgate and orchestrated acquisitions and facilitated the integration of Mandate Pictures, Redbus Films Distribution UK, Trimark Pictures and Artisan Entertainment, among ...
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Peter Morris re-elected as chairman of BAFTA/LA
BAFTA/LA has re-elected Peter Morris as chairman and announced its board of directors for the new year.
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WGA announces annual awards nominees
The embattled Writers Guild Of America has announced its nominations for the 2008 Writers Guild Awards that will take place in Los Angeles and New York on February 9.In the original screenplay category Diablo Cody is named for Juno, as are Tony Gilroy for Michael Clayton, Tamara Jenkins for The ...
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Taubin leaves Warner Bros after almost 20 years at studio
Dawn Taubin has stepped down as president of domestic marketing at Warner Bros Pictures in the wake of restructuring following the formation of the Warner Bros Pictures Group.'My professional relationship with Dawn has been one of the most satisfying in my 35 years in the entertainment industry, the studio's president ...
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Media speculation mounts that Canal Plus will buy Kinowelt
France's Canal Plus is reportedly closer to sealing a deal to buy German distributor Kinowelt. According to Agence France Presse, a report set to be published in German daily Leipziger Volkszeitung on Thursday claims the long-rumored acquisition is near completion.'There only remain a few points to settle and the deal ...
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Arts Alliance America rocks with Heavy Metal In Baghdad
Arts Alliance America has picked up domestic rights to VBS.TV's documentary Heavy Metal In Baghdad by Eddy Morretti and Suroosh Alvi.The film follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 to present day and will be released theatrically in spring.Arts Alliance America president ...
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Laemmle/Zeller carries The First Basket to US audiences
Los Angeles-based Laemmle/Zeller Films has acquired all North American rights to David Vyorst's documentary The First Basket.The film explores the influence of basketball on modern Jewish History as well as the impact of Jewish sports pioneers on the evolution of the sport.'The First Basket reveals the rich history and amazing ...