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The Simpsons Movie regains international lead
Homer's remarkable box office odyssey saw The Simpsons Movie reclaim the number one overseas spot by a nose at the weekend as preliminary results put it ahead of Universal/UPI's The Bourne Ultimatum by an estimated $23.4m versus $22m. Last weekend Fox International's animated hit appeared to have vanquished the ...
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Superbad proves domestic superstar for Sony
Sony's teen comedy Superbad dominated the weekend session as it opened top of the charts on an estimated $31.2m. The film, which is headlined by the unfamiliar Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, demonstrates the growing critical and commercial power of its producer Judd Apatow. Apatow is the hottest ...
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Tribeca organisers set 2008 dates starting Apr 23
The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival will run in New York City from Apr 23-May 4, organisers have announced. The early deadline for entries is Nov 16 and the official deadline is Dec 14. The late deadline for 2008 feature work in progress is Jan 11, 2008. The line-up for ...
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Boone elected to AMPAS education and culture arm
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Public Relations Branch governor Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been elected president of the Academy's educational and cultural arm the Academy Foundation. Executives Branch governor Robert Rehme was elected vice president, Film Editors Branch governor Donn Cambern was re-elected vice president, Music Branch ...
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Evans and Fanning join Push cast
Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou have joined the cast of Paul McGuigan's thriller Push, which Summit Entertainment will finance and distribute in North America. Summit holds the majority of international rights to the project, which is being co-financed by Icon who will release in the ...
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Private investment firm buys Sunset Gower Studios
California-based private equity fund GI Partners has sold Sunset Gower Studios to Hudson Capital. GI Partners purchased the studio, formerly home to Columbia Pictures for 50 years, in 2004 and transformed the lot into a modern full-service independent studio. Studio facilities include fibre-optic communications, CGI-ready Cyclorama stages, 130-space ...
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Film Sales Company takes on NYC Serenade
Andrew Herwitz' Film Sales Company has acquired worldwide rights to Frank Whaley's NYC Serenade, which will premiere in Toronto next month. Whaley's third feature stars Freddie Prinze Jr, Chris Klein and Jamie Lynn Sigler in a coming-of-age tale about two boyhood friends who try to work out their place ...
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Studios clear decks as summer season reaches end
Hollywood's international distribution divisions are clearing out thedecks before the autumn season arrives and for many this will be aweekend of consolidation.Fox International can expect healthy sustained play on The SimpsonsMovie with five new releases including Russia and Holland on Aug 16and Brazil a day later. The film stands at ...
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IFC takes North American rights to The Last Mistress
IFC Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Catherine Breillat's drama The Last Mistress (Une Vieille Maitresse) and will be release theatrically and on its On Demand platform. The Last Mistress was announced today in the line-up of the 45th New York Film Festival that runs from Sept ...
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Ganis re-elected as AMPAS president
Sid Ganis was re-elected for a third consecutive term as president ofthe Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences this week [14]following a meeting of the board of governors.Robert Rehme, an executives branch governor and previous Academypresident, was re-elected first vice president, while actors branchgovernor Tom Hanks and music branch ...
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Sony Pictures Classics to finance Demme drama
Sony Pictures Classics will fully finance Jonathan Demme's upcoming family drama Dancing With Shiva, which as previously announced will star Anne Hathaway. The company holds worldwide rights to the story, which takes place over the course of a wedding as an estranged daughter returns home to her family and ...
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New York Film Festival reveals line-up
Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's Persepolis will close the 45th New York Film Festival, which runs from Sept 28-Oct 14. As previously announced, Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited is the opening night screening and the Coen Brothers' No Country For Old Men is the Centerpiece selection. Predictably American film-makers ...
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Toronto unveils 73 international titles
World premieres of new work from UK film-makers Nick Broomfield andSarah Gavron, Argentina's Hector Babenco and India's Rituparno Ghoshare among 73 international films unveiled for next month's TorontoInternational Film Festival.The line-up includes the North American premiere of Ang Lee'sShanghai-set wartime thriller Lust, Caution, as well as Ken Loach'ssocial drama It's ...
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LaCour joins Californian bank's entertainment finance arm
Bryan J LaCour has joined Union Bank of California'sentertainment-finance group as vice president and manager.LaCour brings more than seven years of experience in banking andfinance and arrives from Comerica Bank, where he served as vicepresident with the entertainment industries group.Union Bank of California's entertainment-finance business has providedcapital to the film ...
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Murphy PR promotes Edwards and hires Myers
New York independent publicity firm Murphy PR has promoted Jessica Edwards to vice president and hired Heter Myers. Edwards joined Murphy PR in 2004 shortly after the company launched. Prior to that she served as programming producer for Resfest Canada and held a number of production positions on Canadian film ...
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Tooley takes leading creative role at Relativity
Producer Tucker Tooley has joined Los Angeles-based Relativity Mediaas head of creative and will lead development and production forRelativity's single film business and oversee growth of the productionteam.Tooley and Relativity principal Ryan Kavanaugh will work closely onsuch upcoming releases as David Twohy's thriller A Perfect Getaway,James Mangold's Western 3:10 To ...
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Hollywood Film Festival names craft awards
Organisers of the upcoming 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival have announced the roster of crafts award recipients for the Hollywood Awards Gala on October 22. Stephen Goldblatt will receive the Hollywood Cinematographer Of The Year Award, while Joe Hutshing will be honoured for editing, Mark Isham for composing, and ...
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Kino International seals US rights to Beaufort, Times And Winds
Kino International has picked up US rights to Israeli film-maker Joseph Cedar's Beaufort and Times And Winds from Turkey's Reda Erdem.Beaufort won the 2007 Berlin Film Festival's best director award and chronicles the final days of an Israeli army unit's withdrawal in 2000 from a strategic fortress near the Lebanese ...
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Songbird, Downwinders win top prizes at HollyShorts
John Thompson's Songbird won the 3rd Annual HollyShorts Film Festival's award for best short while Jake White earned top honours in the documentary section for Downwinders: The People Of Parowan.Illegal Artists' 5:55 won best film in the international category, the Dreamhouse Ensemble Best Drama Award went to Timothy Cahill's The ...
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Truly Indie takes US rights to Heather Graham thriller Broken
Truly Indie has picked up US rights to Alan White's thriller thriller Broken starring Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto and Linda Hamilton.Jerry Wayne of Walk on the Beach Productions and producer Brian R Etting are producing and financing the story of a young women haunted by her violent ex-boyfriend. Drew Pillsbury ...