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Palm gets domestic on Mitsuru's Glamorous Life
Palm Pictures has picked up North American rights to Meike Mitsuru's political satire The Glamorous Life Of Sachiko Hanai.The distributor plans an April 2007 release on the story of a call girl who develops psychic powers after she is shot in the head.The woman soon finds herself being pursued after ...
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WBPI enjoys powerhouse weekend at international box office
Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore ruled the overseas arena as Music And Lyrics grossed an estimated $10.1m in what turned out to be a sensational weekend for Warner Bros.Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) also reported record-breaking initial results for the Spartan battle epic 300 - which dominated the North American ...
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300 exceeds expectations for Warner with $70m opening
300 delivered the first memorable result of the year as it destroyed the competition to open top on an estimated $70m, setting a new record for March. The tale of a band of Spartan warriors that repels the initial attacks by a massive invading Persian army generated the third biggest ...
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Blockbuster season: Showest
The largest assembly of international exhibitors and distributors in the world, ShoWest (March 12-15) remains an informative and entertaining stopping-off point on the industry calendar. Yet as next week's 33rd incarnation approaches, there is a growing realisation that the Las Vegas shindig is of more use to some than others.While ...
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United states - Mapping culture in cyberspace
In between producing films such as David Fincher's new drama M, serving on the non-partisan Council on Foreign Relations, and spending time with the family, Mike Medavoy is occupying himself by writing a book. The veteran agent, studio executive and producer is co-authoring a tome with writer and editor Nathan ...
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Norbit looks big for PPI in 15 territory launches
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) will be looking to dominate the overseas arena with Ghost Rider for the fourth consecutive weekend.However with no new releases planned for major territories and a concerted push for the Eddie Murphy comedy Norbit through Paramount/PPI, Ghost Rider will struggle to hold on to its ...
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New York publicity co Falco Ink promotes three account executives
Falco Ink partners Janice Roland and Shannon Treusch have promoted three account executives at the US publicity firm.Steve Beeman becomes senior vice president, Erin Bruce is named vice president, and Betsy Rudnick becomes senior account executive.'It's rare to find a team that has worked together as long as ours has ...
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THINKFilm acquires Guttentag and Sturman's Nanking doc
THINKFilm has acquired North American rights to Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's documentary Nanking, which premiered at Sundance in January.The distributor plans a late 2007 release on the account of the bloody Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in the early stages of the second world war. AOL vice chairman Ted ...
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Hall named svp, legal, at NBC Universal International
Andrew Hall has been appointed senior vice president, legal, at NBC Universal International and will head legal strategic corporate initiatives for the company.Hall will also work in the newly created role to coordinate legal support for transactions by company president Peter Smith and provide support for international growth strategy.'Andrew Hall ...
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Slan reunites with Dart, Garlock at PR agency 42West
Heidi Slan has joined 42West following a 10-year stint at PMK-HBH, and will serve as the company's West Coast senior talent executive based in Century City.'We are delighted to have Heidi join the family here,' 42West partners Leslee Dart and Robert Garlock, who run the company's talent division, said. 'With ...
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Laroque, Modine star in romantic comedy The Neighbour
Production has begun in Los Angeles on Eddie O'Flaherty's romantic comedy The Neighbor starring Michele Laroque and Matthew Modine.Karen S Shapiro and Michel Rampal are producing the story of two individuals with complicated private lives who find love after they become neighbours.Ed Quinn, Ann Cusack, Gina Mantegna, Meredith Scott Lynn, ...
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Film Movement takes domestic rights to Finnish Mother
Film Movement has acquired domestic distribution rights to Klaus Haro's 2006 Finnish foreign language Oscar submission Mother Of Mine from Nordisk Film Sales.The film recounts little-known events of the second world war, when more than 70,000 children were evacuated to Sweden, Denmark and Norway.Topi Majaniemi, Maria Lundqvist, Marjaana Maijala, Michael ...
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Picture This! takes Taiwan's Eternal Summer to North America
Picture This! Entertainment has picked up North American rights from Taiwan's Three Dots Entertainment to Leste Chen's gay-themed drama Eternal Summer (Sheng Xia Guang Nian).The distributor plans to play Eternal Summer in US and Canadian festivals before taking it on general release later in the year.Eternal Summer follows the longstanding ...
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MPAA's overall 2006 grosses highlight global, international records
MPAA chairman and chief executive officer Dan Glickman hailed a 'bullish' 2006 box office that generated a record $25.84bn in worldwide ticket sales and an above-par $9.49bn domestic haul, and predicted bigger things to come in 2007.Speaking to reporters during a conference call ahead of next week's annual ShoWest industry ...
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Ira & Abbey, Ice Cream, I Scream are top winners at USCAF
Robert Cary's romantic comedy Ira & Abby won the 13th US Comedy Arts Festival's (USCAF) best feature and Yuksel Aksu's Turkish comedy Ice Cream, I Scream was named best foreign feature.Other winners at USCAF, which ran in Apsen, Colorado, from Feb 28-Mar 4, were Tom DeCillo for best director for ...
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Rusnak's It's Alive remake starts shooting in Bulgaria
Filming has begun in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the remake of Larry Cohen's 1974 horror classic It's Alive.Robert A Katz and Avi Lerner are producing with Moshe Diamant serving as executive producer. Mark Damon's Foresight Unlimited is handling international sales.Josef Rusnak is directing Bijou Phillips, James Murray and Raphael Coleman in ...
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US animator Laika plans Oregon animation campus
Animation studio Laika Inc has selected Portland-based TVA Architects to design a state-of-the-art feature animation campus to house Laika's burgeoning entertainment division.TVA Architects has begun work on a multi-phase master plan beginning with four buildings scheduled to open in late 2009. The Laika campus will be located on 30 acres ...
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Wild Hogs director Becker sells comedy pitch to Dimension
Comedy director Walt Becker has followed up the success of Wild Hogs, which opened at number one in the US last weekend, by selling a comedy pitch to Dimension Films.The company will develop and produce Runt, based on a story idea by Becker and David Gallagher about twin brothers who ...
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First Look Studios still reeling after sudden departure of Winterstern
An air of uncertainty hovers over First Look Studios following the abrupt departure of co-chairman of the board and chief executive officer Henry Winterstern.Friday's move came as a surprise to many observers and throws into question Winterstern's ambitions to acquire Millennium/Nu Image.This morning a spokesperson said it was 'business as ...
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Berlin mayor to host LA presentation of German Federal Film Fund
Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit and members of regional film funding body Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg are flying in to LA to explain the new German Federal Film Fund (DFFF).The delegation will meet with LA-based film-makers to present the incentive, which offers a 20% rebate on every Euro spent, and will also discuss ...