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San Francisco doc fest will open on May 12 with Long Gone John
Gregg Gibb's The Treasures Of Long Gone John will open the sixth San FranciscoDocumentary Film Festival, which runs from May 12-21.The picture chronicles the artand musical obsessions of independent record producer Long Gone John, whohelped launch the careers of The White Stripes, Hole and Rocket From The Crypt.Also screening is ...
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Failure is anything but at domestic box office
Paramount's romantic comedy Failure To Launch was anything but a failure in itsopening weekend, soaring to number one on an estimated $24.6m weekend haul.Buena Vista's comedy The Shaggy Dog - the picture that had beenexpected to dominate the weekend - opened in second place on $16m,marginally ahead of Fox Searchlight's ...
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Beresford to direct Rachmaninoff romance Rhapsody
Bruce Beresford will direct the Sergei Rachmaninoff romance Rhapsody for producers Ed Pressman, and FrederickMuller and Floyd Bradley of London-based Prelude Features.Beresford will direct from a screenplay by Timothy Prager aboutthe life and loves of the Russian composer.Prelude obtained exclusive rights to the story from AlexandreRachmaninoff in Switzerland, as well ...
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Sundance favourite Quinceanera lands at SPC
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has picked-up North American andLatin American rights to the double Sundance winner Quinceanera directed by Richard Glatzer and WashWestmoreland.The coming-of-age story chartsthe ups and downs of an East LA girl as she approaches her fifteenth birthdaycelebrations while juggling concerns about her boyfriend, pregnancy and hertroubled cousin. ...
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Akeelah to open 200-film Philadelphia Film Festival on March 30
Daniel Atchison's drama Akeelah And The Bee will open and Nicole Holofcener's LosAngeles-set friendship drama Friends With Money will close the 15th Philadelphia FilmFestival.This year's event, which runs from Mar 30 to Apr 11, introducesnew sections catering to families and music lovers and honours Susan Sarandonwith the Artistic Achievement Award.Among ...
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Akeelah, Sweet Land bookend Cleveland Film Festival
Doug Atchison's spelling bee drama Akeelah And The Bee and Ali Selim's Minnesota-set romance SweetLand bookend the 30thCleveland International Film Festival, which runs from Mar 16-26.Alongside the Eastern European Film Competition and the Nesnadny +Schwartz Documentary Film Competition, the inaugural Greg Gund MemorialStanding Up Film Competition will celebrate films about ...
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Sight, Pounds take audience awards at NY Israel Film Festival
DanielSyrkin's mystery Out Of Sighttook the Panavision Audience Choice Award at the 21st Israel Film Festival,which ran in New York from Feb 23-Mar 9.Dani Menkin's 39 Pounds Of Love won the corresponding Audience Choice Awardfor best documentary, while Leonid Prudozsky took home the student film prizefor Dark Night.The Visionary Award ...
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Water to open fourth Indian Film Festival of LA
Deepa Mehta's 1930s Varanasi-set social drama Water will open the fourth annual Indian FilmFestival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) on Apr 19.The festival's executive director Christina Marouda also announcedthat the award-winning sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar will receive theLifetime Achievement Award."We are truly delighted to be hosting the Los Angelespremiere of ...
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Lionsgate to handle US release of Peaceful Warrior
Lionsgate will handle US distribution of Peaceful Warrior, the film based on Dan Millman'sself-help international bestseller Way Of The Peaceful Warrior which was produced by Mark Amin's Sobini Films.Lionsgate-based Sobini recently bought back domestic rights fromBlockbuster after producing the picture with DEJ Productions. Los Angeles-basedInferno Distribution retains international rights.The picture ...
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Universal promotes four key publicity strategists
UniversalPictures has promoted four key publicity strategists, with Los Angeles-basedAlissa Grayson and New York's Amy Thomases rising from vice president to seniorvice president, and Teresa Johnson and Amanda Scholer in Los Angeles jumpingfrom director to vice president.Grayson, Johnsonand Scholer will head up the three national publicity departments whileThomases will oversee ...
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Intel, Cinequest strike distribution, content alliance
California-based technologyoutfit Intel Corp and Northern California-based film institute Cinequest havestruck a content and distribution alliance.Users of Intel's Viivintegrated home entertainment platform will be able to access independent andinternational content gathered by San Jose-based Cinequest.Cinequest will providetitles that have not been released in North America but have played at its ...
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Warner, Weinsteins divvy up distribution rights on Ninja Turtles
Warner Bros will overseedomestic distribution and The Weinstein Company (TWC) will handle internationalon Imagi Services' upcoming CGI-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature.The companies jointlyacquired the project and have announced a Mar 30 2007 North American releasedate.Imagi's Kevin Munroe willdirect from his own screenplay that was developed in consultation with Turtlesco-creator ...
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Sony Classics goes for American Hardcore
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American, Mexican,Australian, New Zealand and German rights to Paul Rachman's punk documentary AmericanHardcore.The AHC Productions picture premiered at Sundance and traces therise of punk from its early 1980s roots to its virtual extinction in 1986.Steven Blush wrote the screenplay inspired by his book ...
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Brandon promoted in anti-piracy department at Warner Bros
Marc Brandon has been promoted to vice president of anti-piracy internetoperations at Warner Bros Entertainment.In his new post Brandon will be responsible for coordinating the studio'sonline anti-piracy efforts with a team of local internet anti-piracyspecialists in eight countries.He will work closely with law enforcement agencies, the MotionPicture Association of America, ...
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Hanneman, Jegeus named co-presidents of Fox International Theatrical
PaulHanneman and Tomas Jegeus have been named co-presidents of Twentieth CenturyFox International Theatrical.Theexperienced pair have overseen Fox International since the departure of StephenMoore last summer and officially assume their titles this week.Theexecutives will jointly run the division with equal responsibilities. Theypreviously worked together in Hong Kong from 1998 to 2002, ...
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Palm picks up worldwide rights to Sun Dogs
PalmPictures has acquired worldwide rights to Andrea Stewart's documentary SunDogs, about the Jamaican dog sledteam that enters the 2006 UK Dog Sledding Championships in Scotland.PalmPictures will finance the project, which is currently filming in Jamaica and isexpected to be completed by the end of the year. A late 2006 theatrical ...
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Oscar winner Hoffman joins Linney in Searchlight's Savages
Freshfrom his best actor Oscar triumph for Capote, Philip Seymour Hoffman has signedto star opposite Laura Linney in Fox Searchlight's comedy The Savages.TamaraJenkins will direct from her screenplay and production is set to kick off inApril in New York City.Hoffmanand Linney will play adult siblings who become entrusted with the ...
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78th Annual Academy Awards winners
Best PictureCrash - Paul Haggis, Cathy SchulmanBrokeback MountainCapoteGood Night, And Good LuckMunichBest DirectorAng Lee - Brokeback MountainBennett Miller - CapotePaul Haggis - CrashGeorge Clooney - Good Night, And GoodNightSteven Spielberg - MunichBest ActorPhilip Seymour Hoffman - CapoteTerrence Howard - Hustle & FlowHeath Ledger - Brokeback MountainJoaquin Phoenix - Walk The ...
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Crash takes best picture Oscar, shares spoils with Brokeback Mountain
Crash turned the tables on popular wisdom when it was named best picture at the 78th annualAcademy Awards last night as it took three Oscars, while the pre-ceremonyfavourite Brokeback Mountain alsotook home three awards including best director for Ang Lee.Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Reese Witherspoon won the lead actor and ...
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Narnia enjoys spectacular $9.2m opening in Japan for BVI
The Chronicles of Narnia returned to the top of the international rankings thisweekend courtesy of a superb number one launch in Japan.The fantasy grossed an estimated $9.2m in the major market andtook $10.3m for the weekend overall to raise the international cumulative tallyto $389m.This makes Narnia the 19th biggest international ...