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M:I:3 set to fly past $100m as Da Vinci Code looms
Mission: Impossible 3 will soar past $100m this weekend as it consolidatesits grip on the international marketplace.The action picture stood at more than $83.1m as of May 11 and Paramount and UIPexecutives know this is a key time for consolidation.Next weekend sees the global launch of The Da Vinci Code ...
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Miami International Film Festival sets 2007 dates
The24th annual Miami International FilmFestival (MIFF) will take place from Mar 2-11 2007.More than 67,000 people attended this year's eventand organisers said the 2007 edition will include the usual heady brew of gala premieres, world and Ibero-American dramatic and documentary films, shorts, Miami Encuentros, and the REEL Education Seminar Series, ...
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Bleiberg goes on Rampage with pre-Cannes acquisition
Los Angeles-based production and internationalsales company Bleiberg Entertainment has addedthe horror thriller Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders to its Cannes slate.The picture stars CliftonCollins Jr, who garnered rave reviews for his portrayal of Perry Smith in Capote, andwill be distributed in North America through Sony. Bleiberg holds all international rights.Chris ...
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Weinsteins take all rights to CG-animated Igor
TheWeinstein Company (TWC) has picked up all international rights to Exodus FilmGroup's CG-animatedcomedy Igor.TWC will release in North America and TWCInternational president Glen Basner will commence sales at Cannes next week.Chris McKenna wrote thescreenplay about a mad scientist's hunchbacked lab assistant who dreams ofbecoming a scientist in his own right ...
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TWC and IFC to co-distribute Wordplay in North America
The Weinstein Company(TWC) and IFC Films will co-distribute Patrick Creadon's crossword documentary Wordplay in North America.Christine O'Malley produced the picture, which was an instant hit when itpremiered at Sundance and profiles New York Times crossword editor Will Shortzand the national tournament he founded.IFC Films acquired North American rights in January ...
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Filming begins in Scotland on horror-thriller Senseless
ShorelineEntertainment and Matador Pictures have started principal photography inGlasgow on Senseless staringJason Behr.Matador's Nigel Thomas and Micky MacPherson of Plum Films are producing andShoreline's Morris Ruskin serves as executive producer along with Matador'sLauri Apelian and Circle Of Confusion's Lawrence Mattis, David Alpert and DavidEngel.Simon Hynd is directing based on his ...
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Marozas named senior VP at Warner Bros
Andrea Marozashas been named senior vice president of theatrical corporate communication atWarner Bros.Marozas will be responsible for providing communicationssupport on a worldwide basis to the studio's theatrical activities, and willliaise with trade, consumer and business press.She will report to executivevice president of corporate communications Sue Fleishman, but will work on ...
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Marozas named svp theatrical corp comms at Warner Bros
Andrea Marozas hasbeen named senior vice president of theatrical corporate communications atWarner Bros.Marozas will provide communications support on a worldwide basis to thestudio's global theatrical operations and liaise with the trade, consumer andbusiness press.She reports to executive vice president of corporate communications SueFleishman but will work on a day-to-day basis ...
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Caan heads up Maverick Global's debut Cannes slate
Maverick Global, thefledgling international arm of Miami-based domestic home entertainmentdistributor Maverick Entertainment Group (MEG), arrives in Cannes with aseven-strong slate headed up by the gangster drama This Thing Of Ours.The picture stars James Caan as a mob family godfather and centres on anaudacious heist. Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore also ...
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Caan heads up Maverick Global's debut Cannes slate
Maverick Global, thefledgling international arm of Miami-based domestic home entertainmentdistributor Maverick Entertainment Group (MEG), arrives in Cannes with aseven-strong slate headed up by the gangster drama This Thing Of Ours.The picture stars James Caan as a mob family godfather and centres on anaudacious heist. Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore also ...
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Hopkins and Dunoyer launch Griot with Chevalier and Minion
Thomas Hopkins andproducing partner Tony Dunoyer haveformed New York and LosAngeles-based production anddevelopment company GriotPictures Entertainment (GPE) andhave announced their first two projects.Period drama Chevalier takesplace in pre-RevolutionaryFrance and charts the real-lifeexploits of fencing and musical maestro Chevalier de Saint George, who becamea hero during the Revolution. Paris Qualles Winnerwrote ...
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Hopkins and Dunoyer launch Griot with Chevalier and Minion
Thomas Hopkins and producingpartner Tony Dunoyer have formed New York and Los Angeles-based production and developmentcompany Griot Pictures Entertainment (GPE) and haveannounced their first two projects.Period drama Chevalier takes place inpre-Revolutionary France and charts the real-life exploits of fencing and musical maestroChevalier de Saint George, who became a hero during ...
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Lightning Entertainment gobbles up rights to Grimm Love
Santa Monica-based international sales anddistribution house Lightning Entertainment hasacquired international rights to Atlantic Streamline's controversial German/US thriller Grimm Love.Lightning partner RichardGuardian will begin sales at Cannes on thestory inspired by the true-life cannibal case that rocked Germany and caused a worldwide mediasensation.German distributor Senatorwas blocked by a court injunction on ...
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Universal buys spec heist script with 50 Cent attached as star
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to Charley and VlasParlapanides' speculative heist script Live Bet and has attached Curtis '50 Cent'Jackson to star.Mary Parent and Scott Stuber will produce, under their exclusive termdeal with the studio, along with Chris Lighty and 50 Cent through his G UnitFilms label.Universal Pictures' president ...
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Peace Arch funnels genre titles through Genius Products
Toronto-based Peace Arch Entertainment Group has signed anexclusive deal with ambitious Genius Products for Genius to distribute fivehorror and thriller titles from Peace Arch's genre label Archetype Films.Genius now holds exclusive US DVD distribution rights to thebiotech horror project Warriors Of Terra starring Ed Furlong; supernatural tale 5ive Girls starring ...
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Ptak leaves CAA, sets up Arsenal with VIP's Elway
John Ptak is leaving CAA after 15 years and teaming up with film industry executive Philip Elway to form the strategic consultancyArsenal.Arsenal will adviseproducers, equity funds and distributors on business growth and financing and distribution arrangements onprojects.The initial client rosterincludes Exception-Wild Bunch, Endgame Entertainment, Spitfire Pictures,Kadokawa Pictures USA, and Davis ...
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Ptak leaves CAA, sets up Arsenal with VIP's Elway
John Ptak is leaving CAA after 15 years and teaming up with film industry executive Philip Elway to form the strategic consultancyArsenal.Arsenal will adviseproducers, equity funds and distributors on business growth and financing and distribution arrangements onprojects.The initial client rosterincludes Exception-Wild Bunch, Endgame Entertainment, Spitfire Pictures,Kadokawa Pictures USA, and Davis ...
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Ptak leaves CAA, sets up Arsenal with VIP's Elway
John Ptak is leaving CAA after 15 years and teaming up with film industry executive Philip Elway to form the strategic consultancyArsenal.Arsenal will adviseproducers, equity funds and distributors on business growth and financing and distribution arrangements onprojects.The initial client rosterincludes Exception-Wild Bunch, Endgame Entertainment, Spitfire Pictures,Kadokawa Pictures USA, and Davis ...
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Ptak leaves CAA, sets up Arsenal with VIP's Elway
John Ptak is leaving CAA after 15 years and teaming up with film industry executive Philip Elway to form the strategic consultancyArsenal.Arsenal will advise producers, equity funds and distributors on business growth and financing and distribution arrangements onprojects.The initial client roster includes Exception-Wild Bunch, Endgame Entertainment, Spitfire Pictures, Kadokawa Pictures ...
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Darclight's Stanley's Girlfriend to play in Cannes shorts programme
Stanley's Girlfriend, a segment from Darclight Films' Trapped Ashes horror anthology, has been selected to play in official selection at Cannes in the short film programe.Directed by Monte Hellman, Stanley's Girlfriend is one of five stories in Trapped Ashes alongside offerings from Joe Dante, Ken Russell, Sean Cunningham and JohnGaeta.Darclight ...