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The Film Source enters Compound
Alex Massis' The FilmSource Company has picked up worldwide rights on Will Fredo's psychologicalthriller Compound.John Arcilla, Janet Russ, Jake Macapagal and Liza Dido star in the English andFilipino-language tale of hidden paranoia and political intrigue in a seeminglyidyllic estate in the Philippines."Compound is a complexthriller that brilliantly reinvents itself as ...
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Duo to oversee acquisitions and co-productions at TWC
Maeva Gatineau andMichelle Krumm have been named executive vice presidents and co-heads ofacquisitions and co-productions at The Weinstein Company (TWC).Gatineau, based in the company's UK office, and Krumm, based in the LA office, will jointly lead worldwide acquisitions activities, and will report to Bob and Harvey Weinstein.Former acquisitions chief ...
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Sundance names 2006 doc grant recipients
Projects exploring the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Filipina supply teachers in Baltimore, and the legacy of a Ku Klux Klan attack are among 15 to receive grants from the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund.The grants total $605,000 and comprise the first of two annual awards and were selected by human rights ...
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World Trade Centre windfall for four NYC charities
Ten per cent of thefirst five days of North American box office from Oliver Stone's upcoming WorldTrade Centre will be donated to fourNew York-based charities.Of that portion, 50% will go to The World Trade Centre Memorial Foundation,while the remaining 50% will be divided among Tuesday's Children, The TributeWTC Visitor Centre, ...
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Gold Circle hires Rivet for Dead Daughters
GoldCircle Films has hired Jared Rivet to write its English-language remake of DeadDaughters based on PavelRuminov's upcoming Russian horror picture.Rivet previously wrote Killers Of The Dead, which Brian Witten is producing and JC Barros isdirecting.Gold Circle chief Paul Brooks will produce the story of a crazed woman whosparks a chain ...
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Weinsteins plan comedy franchise with Fletch Won
Bob and Harvey Weinstein are planning a Fletchfranchise, kicking off with the origins story Fletch Won based on the eighth book in Gregory Mcdonald'scomedy-mystery series.Emmy-nominated Scrubs creator BillLawrence will adapt the screenplay for The Weinstein Company (TWC) and is expected to make his featuredirectorial debut in April 2007 during a ...
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Columbia, IMAX sign Spider-Man 3 global deal
Columbia Pictures andIMAX Corporation have signed a simultaneous global release deal for Spider-Man 3 next year in conventionaland large-screen format.The picture will be digitally re-mastered for the IMAXformat, and opens around the world on May 4, 2007.Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Graceand Bryce Dallas Howard ...
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Solo Dios Sabe kicks off NY latino festival
The 7thAnnual New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) kicked off on Jul25 with Carlos Bolado's mystery Solo Dios Sabe and will close on Jul 30 with RichardGlatzer and Wash Westmoreland's drama Quinceanera.Programme highlights include the world premiere of Alfredo de Villa's musicaldrama Yellow, KevinJames Dobson's drama The Virgin Of ...
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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 ...