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Forester, Kessler join Myriad executive suite
Myriad Pictures hasmade two key hires, naming Kevin Forester vice president of finance andcontroller and Craig Kessler vice president of business and legal affairs.Both appointments are effective immediately and the executives will report toMyriad president and chief executive officer Kirk D'Amico.Forester joins Myriad following an 11-year tenure at The Bubble ...
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Gruesome notches up string of overseas sales
CinemavaultInternational has closed key territory sales on Joshua and Jeffrey Crook'sSundance horror picture Gruesome(formerly Salvage), which hasjust been accepted to the upcoming Fantasy Filmfest tour of Germany.Rights have gone to Galileo in Germany, LPR in Brazil, One Movie in Italy,Spenzos in Greece and Cine Video & TV in Mexico.Gruesome charts ...
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Academy tweaks marketing rules
The Board ofGovernors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made a slightchange to the regulations governing marketing campaigns for the upcoming 79thAcademy Awards.Going forward notifications about screening schedules may include informationabout regular theatrical release screenings alongside details of private,invitation-only screenings, as long as they conform to ...
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Ostrow, MarVista agree terms on Surfer King
Producers representativePage Ostrow has closed an international distribution deal for Bernard Murray'steen comedy The Surfer King withLos Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment.MarVista will handle international theatrical, television and video distributionon the story, which stars Lindsay Wagner, Randy Wayne, Ben Ziff, Alan Thicke,and Cerina Vincent.The Surfer King charts the exploits of a 17-year-old ...
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Magnolia sees light in The Hero of Colour City
Magnolia Pictures hasacquired North America rights to Exodus Film Group's CG-animated feature TheHero Of Color City.The story follows a group of crayons as they strive to save a vibrant land from a tyrant who clearly subscribes to the monochrome school of interior design.J P McCormick and Rich Raczelowski co-wrote the ...
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COMIC-CON: Studio, Singer eye 2009 Superman sequel
Bryan Singer is in talks with Warner Bros top brass to direct a high-action Superman sequel to open no later than 2009.Speaking at the COMIC-CON popular culture convention here in San Diego, Singer said he had not agreed terms yet but confirmed he was keen to make the picture."Now that ...
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De Palma's The Black Dahlia to open Venice
Brian De Palma will returnto the Biennale with a film for the first time in 14 years as it was announcedhis star-studded film noir The Black Dahlia will open the 63rd Venice International FilmFestival on Aug 30.Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart star in theJames Ellroy adaptation ...
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Icon Productions options Libba Bray fantasy trilogy
Icon Productions hasoptioned the rights to Libba Bray's best-selling trilogy about four rebelliousteenagers in Victorian England who discover a portal to another world.The UK's Firstsight Films will partner with Icon and director Charles Sturridgeon the first title in the trilogy, A Great And Terrible Beauty.Icon president Bruce Davey and Firstsight's ...
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Spacek joins Paramount comedy Hot Rod
Sissy Spacek has joinedParamount's comedy Hot Rodalongside the Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedy duo Andy Samberg and JormaTaccone.SNL writer Akiva Schaffer makes his directorial debut on the story of anaccident-prone daredevil who plans to jump a river on a moped in a bid to winhis stepfather's approval.Lorne Michaels and John ...
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Pirates buoyant, Lady underwater
Buena Vista's world-beatingpirates ruled the waves for the third consecutive weekend and swept past $300m,as Sony's Monster House trailedin its wake in second place and M Night Shyamalan's Lady In The Water capsized in third.Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest added an estimated $35m to raise the domestic tally ...
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BVI rejoices as Pirates, Cars cross century marks
Buena Vista International(BVI) remained the dominant distributor overseas this weekend as the number onepicture Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars togethergrossed an estimated $70m.Once again Dead Man's Chest was asizeable presence on the international stage as it added $62m to raise thetally to $217m.It became the 20th ...
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Double joy for BVI as Pirates, Cars cross century marks
Buena Vista International(BVI) remained the dominant distributor overseas this weekend as the number onepicture Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars togethergrossed an estimated $70m.Once again Dead Man's Chest was asizeable presence on the international stage as it added $62m to raise thetally to $217m.It became the 20th ...
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COMIC-CON: Russell heads Grindhouse cast
Kurt Russell will star in DeathProof, Quentin Tarantino's segmentof the horror double feature Grindhouse he and Robert Rodriguez are shooting for The Weinstein Company (TWC).Russell joins TWC regular Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd,Rose McGowan in the slasher project.Tarantino made the announcement at the annual COMIC-CON event here, ...
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Magedman earns vp distribution stripes at WiP
David Magedman has beenpromoted to vice president of distribution at Warner Independent Pictures,where his duties will include overseeing all sales and daily operations of thetheatrical distribution department for the upcoming releases The Science OfSleep, Infamous, For Your Consideration, and The Painted Veil.Magedman will continue to report to executive vice president ...
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Miami fest names Ibero-American programmer
Monika Wagenberg has been appointed senior programmer of Ibero-AmericanProgramming at the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF).Wagenberg arrives from Cinema Tropical, which she co-founded and currentlyco-manages, and for which she serves as director of programming andacquisitions.'Monika's programming experience, her relationships withLatin American filmmakers, her expertise and her knowledge all will support ...
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Picture This! picks up A Love To Hide
Picture This! Entertainmenthas picked up North American rights to Christian Faure's period drama A Love ToHide, which recently shared the OUTstanding narrativefeature award at Outfest.Jeremie Renier, Bruno Todeschini and Louise Monot star in the story setin German-occupied France of a gay couple's secret romance that is complicatedby the arrival in ...
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Buscemi, Slater, Cleese add voice to Igor
Christian Slater,Steve Buscemi and John Cleese will lend their voices to Exodus' CG-animatedcomedy Igor, which is beingdistributed by The Weinstein Company (TWC).TWC holds North American rights and completed international sales in most territoriesin Cannes.The story centres on a mad scientist's hunchbacked lab assistant who dreams ofwinning first place award at ...
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Bond 22 to open on May 2, 2008
Columbia Pictures willrelease Bond 22 on May 2, 2008,franchise producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli confirmed in a jointannouncement yesterday [20] with Sony and MGM.Daniel Craig will reprise his role as the British super-spy in an announcement that precedes his first outing as 007 in the highly anticipated Casino ...
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Hadida signs Bassett to direct Solomon Kane adaptation
As the COMIC-COM comic-book convention gets underway in San Diego,Paris-based producer Samuel Hadida has announced his Davis Films is movingahead on the epic adventure adaptation Solomon Kane.Based on the fantasy bestseller The Savage Tales Of SolomonKane by Robert E Howard,whose creations include Conan The Barbarian and King Kull, the story ...
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AFM expands as record numbers expected
Anticipating recordattendance at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM) in November, organisersIFTA have added a full floor of offices at Le Merigot Hotel in Santa Monica.The expansion supplements the offices added in 2004 and 2005, and marks themost exhibit space ever provided by the AFM in its 27-year history.The AFM's ...