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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 ...
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Stormbreaker hopes to steal some Buena Vista bounty
Buena Vista International top brass will be looking to extendtheir dominance of the last couple of weekends thanks to the one-two punch of PiratesOf The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Cars.After amassing $141m from international markets so far, Pirates sets sail further in a number of newterritories this weekend, beginning ...
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Rosenfield joins Fifteen Minutes PR as entertainment chief
Zachary Rosenfieldhas left Insignia PR and joined Fifteen Minutes PR as the head of its entertainment division.In his new capacity Rosenfield will handle a roster of corporate clients,producers, personalities and consumer product-entertainment crossover."Zach is a young man of immense skill and character and I know he will make agreat addition ...
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The Queen gets North American coronation at NYFF
The 44th New York FilmFestival will open on Sept 29 with the North American premiere of StephenFrears' drama The Queen starringHelen Mirren as the current British monarch Elizabeth II (pictured) in the immediate aftermath of Princess Diana's death.The status and timing of the premiere suggests the picture is a shoo-in ...
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here! climbs on board Mr Leather
here! Films has picked upfirst-time filmmaker Jason Garrett's documentary Mr Leather, which chronicles nine men as they compete to becrowned Mr Los Angeles Leather.The picture was a sell-out at the recent Outfest in Los Angeles and alsoscreened at the Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and the PhiladelphiaInternational Gay & ...
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Perlman joins Classic as vp digital media
Classic Media hashired Andrew Perlman to the new position of vice president of digital media.Perlman will be responsible for managing the mobile and online contentdistribution strategy for the company's 3,000-plus library, which includessubsidiary Big Idea's VeggieTalesbrand.Perlman will manage strategic partnerships with the likes of Google, Sprint,and MobiTV, oversee the development ...
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Plinyminor seals sales deal with Voltage
Los Angeles andLouisiana-based production company Plinyminor has signed a deal with salesagency Voltage Pictures to handle foreign sales on six new titles.All pictures will get a US theatrical release through Omni Releasing and arelikely to air on the SCI-FI Channel. Plinyminor is in talks for a long-termhome entertainment deal.The titles ...
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TWC promotes Robinson to vp production and development
Eric Robinson has beenpromoted to vice president of production and development at The WeinsteinCompany (TWC).Reporting to co-president of production Michel Cole and based in New York,Robinson will work on developing and producing projects for the studio,focusing mostly on animated material.As a vice president of production and development he currently oversees ...
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Chinese newcomer cast opposite Leung in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution
Tony Leung andChinese newcomer Tang Wei will star in Focus Feature's second world warespionage thriller Lust, Caution,which Ang Lee will begin shooting later this year in China.As previously reported here, Bill Kong will produce with Lee. Focus Featureschief executive officer James Schamus will serve as executive producer. Focusholds worldwide rights ...
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Miller to adapt The Spirit for Odd Lot
Frank Miller will adapt anddirect Will Eisner's influential comic strip The Spirit for Los Angeles-based Odd Lot Entertainment.Miller, whose credits include Sin City and the upcoming graphic novel adaptation 300, will attend the comic book convention COMIC-Con onJul 22 to discuss the project.Odd Lot principals Deborah Del Prete and Gigi ...
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Bisset joins McDowell in cast of Vivaldi
Jacqueline Bisset hasjoined the cast of Vivaldi, BorisDamast's biography of the celebrated composer of The Four Seasons.Bisset will play the Countess, a principled aristocrat whose patronage of Venice's poorest citizens harbours a secret.Mechaniks is producing the project and was launched in 2002 by Damast andpartner Andrea Kikot. Both are serving ...
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Huntsberry named chief operating officer at Paramount
Former president ofNBC Universal International Frederick Huntsberry has been named Paramount chiefoperating officer.Paramount chairman Brad Grey made the announcement on Sunday afternoon, addingthat worldwide marketing, distribution and business affairs chief Rob Moore hasadded oversight of Paramount Home Entertainment and Paramount Digital MediaGroup to his remit.Huntsberry, who will report to Grey, ...
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Farr's The Gymnast shines at 12th Annual Outfest Awards
Ned Farr's The Gymnast won the Grand Jury award for Outstanding AmericanNarrative Feature at Outfest's 12th Annual Competition Awards, while MalcolmIngram's Small Town Gay Bar andAmnon Buchbinder's Whole New Thingtook documentary and international narrative feature honours.Michael Carbonaro from Another Gay Movie and Diane Gaidry from Loving Annabelle won the actor ...