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Warner Bros pushes back Harry Potter 6 to July 2009
In a move that highlights the crucial strategic role played by global day-and-date releases, Warner Bros has pushed back Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince from November 21 to July 17 2009.The sixth episode in the studio's highly successful children's fantasy franchise will now open day-and-date domestically and in the ...
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Paula Wagner steps down as CEO of United Artists
Paula Wagner has stepped down as CEO of UA 21 months after she accepted the challenge of rebooting MGM's specialty label.Wagner, who took on the role of CEO and co-owner at the studio with her longtime business partner Tom Cruise, said she planned to return to a full-time producing role ...
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Magnolia's Six Shooter series to kick off with Let The Right One In
Magnolia Pictures' genre arm Magnet Releasing announced the Six Shooter Film Series today [13] that will kick off on October 24 with Tomas Alfredson's Swedish horror and Tribeca Film Festival best narrative feature winner Let The Right One In.The series will continue on November 21 with Hal Halberman and Jeremy ...
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Larson's Bloom takes top prize at HollyShorts
Lance Larson's Bloom earned top honours and a $2,000 VFX package as the 4th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival came to a close at the weekend. The prize for best student short and a five-day HVX-200 HD Camera rental package was awarded to David Jibladze for Beholden. Benedict Campbell ...
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IFP No Borders selects 37 projects for co-production market
IFP has unveiled the 37 projects selected for the No Borders International Co-Production Market that will take place during the 30th Annual Independent Film Week, set to run in New York from September 14-19. Now in its 14th year, No Borders is designed to connect US and international narrative ...
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Seven projects get $80,000 from Gucci Tribeca Doc Fund
Seven projects have been selected to receive grants from the Tribeca Film Institute and Gucci's new Gucci Tribeca Documentary Finishing Fund. The selected film-makers and their projects stand to receive a total of $80,000 in grants. They are: Andrew Berends (Delta Boys), Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman (If A ...
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Visit Films takes on Tariq Tapa's Venice title Zero Bridge
Visit Films has acquired worldwide rights to Tariq Tapa's feature directorial debut Zero Bridge ahead of its world premiere in Venice.Zero Bridge was shot entirely in the Indian-occupied city of Srinagar, Kashmir, with a cast of local, non-professional actors and recounts the story of a teenage pickpocket who forms a ...
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Ghent to honour producers Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will receive the Joseph Plateau Award for career achievement in film-making at the upcoming 35th Ghent International Film Festival in Belgium. Parkes and MacDonald served as the inaugural co-heads of DreamWorks until 2005 and have produced more than 30 films together including Gladiator, ...
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David O'Connor promoted to brand management SVP at Universal
David O'Connor has been promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president of brand management and marketing services at Universal Pictures. O'Connor, an 11-year Universal veteran who previously served as vice president of marketing services and brand management, continues to report to marketing and distribution president Adam ...
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Eastwood's Changeling unveiled as Centerpiece film at New York Film Festival
The North American premiere of Clint Eastwood's Changeling starring Angelina Jolie has been unveiled as the centerpiece screening of the 46th New York Film Festival, set to run from September 26-October 12.Darren Aronofsky's drama The Wrestler starring Mickey Rourke, which gets its world premiere at Venice later this month, will ...
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MGM takes on Kaufman and Agosto's action comedy
MGM has acquired Ken Kaufman and David Agosto's untitled action comedy pitch with Get Smart director Peter Segal attached to direct.Segal will also produce with his longtime producing partner Michael Ewing and Andrew Lazar. Kaufman wrote The Missing and Space Cowboys while Agosto was his uncredited co-writer on Curious George.Callahan ...
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National Board of Review sets 2009 awards for January 14
The National Board Of Review Of Motion Pictures (NBR) will hold its annual awards gala on January 14, 2009 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. This year's gala will celebrate the NBR's centennial year. The body's president Annie Schulhof said members 'could not be prouder to continue ...
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Box Office: Knight flies ahead of Pineapple Express
The Dark Knight clung on to the number one spot at the North American box-office for the fourth consecutive weekend and edged out Sony's stoner comedy Pineapple Express thanks to an estimated $26m haul that boosted the film to within touching distance of Star Wars' second spot in the all-time ...
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The Mummy opens tops in 16 of its 22 new markets
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor kept The Dark Knight at bay for a second consecutive weekend and earned its stripes with another eye-popping result thanks to an estimated $56.1m from 6,453 sites in 49 Universal/UPI territories. The adventure sequel stands at $141.1m after two weekends and led ...
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John Riccitiello joins USC Cinematic Arts board
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has joined the USC School Of Cinematic Arts board of councillors.The 25-member board offers insight on industry trends, developing resources and setting long-term goals for the school.Members include George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Robert Zemeckis, Brad Grey, Brian Grazer, Laura Ziskin and Barry Diller.Riccitiello ...
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Cast lines up for New York feature Fighting Fish
Val Emmich, Anna Moore and Halley Feiffer will star in Slew Pictures' family drama Fighting Fish, set to begin principal photography in the Woodstock/Saugerties area of New York state on Aug 11.The story tells of a brother and a sister from a troubled family who struggle to stay close.Annette Apitz ...
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Mummy should continue to dominate Dark Knight with 23 territories opening
Universal's The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor should dominate the international arena for the second consecutive weekend after knocking The Dark Knight off its perch.The adventure sequel has raced to $80.7m after breaking a string of records last weekend and touches down in a further 23 territories through UPI.Highlights ...
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Brad Pitt joins Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards for TWC/Universal
Brad Pitt has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming second world war drama Inglorious Bastards for The Weinstein Company (TWC) and Universal Pictures.Pitt, who had been in talks with the director for several months, will play Lieutenant Aldo Raine, the leader of a band of convicts sent on a ...
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Bahman Naraghi joins GK Films as COO
Bahman Naraghi has joined Graham King's GK Films in the newly created role of COO and will lead the Santa Monica-based company's financial and operational development and plan and implement the distribution structure. Naraghi reports directly to King and arrives from Netflix, where he spearheaded that company's push into ...
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Dance Of The Dragon wins in West Hollywood
John Radel's Singaporean drama Dance Of The Dragon was crowned best festival picture as the first annual West Hollywood International Film Festival concluded its four-day run.The film earned best director editing and cinematography prizes.Festival founder Martin De Luca and his team corralled more than 100 films during the event, which ...