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Wilson, Margulies, Trachtenberg go to Beautiful Ohio
Rita Wilson,Julianna Margulies and Michelle Trachtenberg have joined the cast of accomplicefilms' Beautiful Ohio,the directorial debut of company partner Chad Lowe that began filming in NewYork this week. The story, whichas previously announced stars William Hurt, is based on Ethan Canin'sadaptation of his short story Batorsag & Szerelem and chronicles ...
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Habana Blues to kick off LA Latin film festival
The 9th AnnualLos Angeles Latino International Film Festival will open on Oct 21 with BenitoZambrano's Spanish drama Habana Blues. The picture, which played inUn Certain Regard at Cannes this year, charts the fortunes of two Cubanmusicians given the chance to leave their country in exchange for a recordingcontract. The programmeincludes ...
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Gromit goes Latin in Spain, Brazil, Mexico
DreamWorksInternational's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit has stormed off to an early $6.8minternational running total and executives will be looking to build when theanimated picture launches through UIP in Brazil, Mexico and Spain on Oct 7.Paramount'srevenge drama Four Brothers gets a big push this weekend when UIP ...
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Sloan science prize at Hamptons goes to Cardia
Su Rynard's Canadian drama Kardia will receive the $25,000 Alfred P Sloan Foundationcash prize at the upcoming Hamptons International Film Festival.The storycentres on a pathologist who discovers she is linked to another personfollowing an experimental heart operation she underwent as a child.The Sloan awardis handed out to work that explores ...
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Dinerstein & Vitale exit Paramount Classics
Paramount Classics co-heads David Dinerstein and Ruth Vitale areleaving the division after they were told this week their contracts will not berenewed in February 2006.The duo;s fate had been in the balance ever since Viacom co-president Tom Freston told investors last year thatthe division would bulk up and take on ...
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Terrence Howard named Rising Star at Palm Springs
Terrence Howardwill collect the Rising Star Award at the 17th Annual Palm SpringsInternational Film Festival's awards gala on Jan 7, 2006. Howard wonacclaim for his role as a Memphis street hustler who aspires to becoming a rapstar in Craig Brewer's Hustle & Flow, which also stars Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning,Ludacris, ...
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Rocket comedy It's A Boy Girl Thing starts production
Elton John's London-basedRocket Pictures and Toronto-based Prospero Pictures have begun principalphotography in and around Toronto on the Canadian-UK romantic comedy It's ABoy Girl Thing.Production is expected to move to the UK after Nov 20 on the story ofneighbours and sworn enemies who wake up in each other's bodies and set ...
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Relativity secures multi-picture deal with Warner Bros
Relativity Media hasfinalised a multi-picture co-financing deal with Warner Bros that is expectedto see total production spend reach $528m for the first six features.All titles have been pre-selected and are scheduled to open by February 2007."The deal closed less than 60 days after the signing of the initial termsheet - ...
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Jackson and Walsh add sparkle to Halo
Peter Jackson and Fran Walshhave signed on as executive producers on the upcoming adaptation of the smashhit video game Halo.The pair will offer creative advice through theirWingNut Films, and Jackson's Weta Digital and Weta Workshop will provide visualeffects, creatures and miniatures for the production.The Universal Pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment and ...
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Kopelevich to spearhead sales for Bleiberg
EhudBleiberg's ambitious Los Angeles-based finance and production outfit BleibergEntertainment has appointed Roman Kopelevich tospearhead its salesactivities.As vice president of worldwide sales for Bleiberg Entertainment, Kopelevichwill start in earnest at the upcoming American Film Market,whereBleiberg's inaugural slate includes the holocaust drama AdamResurrected to be directed by Paul Schrader, the spoofactioncomedy Kill ...
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THINKFilm, HBO team up on Favela Rising
THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointlyacquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's Favela Rising, which has been shortlisted for two International DocumentaryAssociation awards.The partners plan a 2006 release on the US-Brazilian co-production about aformer drug trafficker from a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum who turns socialactivist and campaigns against violence ...
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THINKFilm, HBO unite for Favela Rising
THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointlyacquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's Favela Rising, which has been shortlisted for two International DocumentaryAssociation awards.The partners plan a 2006 release on the US-Brazilian co-production about aformer drug trafficker from a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum who turns socialactivist and campaigns against violence ...
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THINKFilm, HBO reunite for Favela Rising
THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointlyacquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's Favela Rising, which has been shortlisted for two International DocumentaryAssociation awards.The partners plan a 2006 release on the US-Brazilian co-production about aformer drug trafficker from a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum who turns socialactivist and campaigns against violence ...
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THINKFilm, HBO reunite for Favela Rising
THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointlyacquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's Favela Rising, which has been shortlisted for two International DocumentaryAssociation awards.The partners plan a 2006 release on the US-Brazilian co-production about aformer drug trafficker from a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum who turns socialactivist and campaigns against violence ...
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THINKFilm, HBO reunite for Favela Rising
THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointlyacquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's Favela Rising, which has been shortlisted for two International DocumentaryAssociation awards.The partners plan a 2006 release on the US-Brazilian co-production about aformer drug trafficker from a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum who turns socialactivist and campaigns against violence ...
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Keaton, Mendes, Crash cast to receive HFA honours
Diane Keaton will receivethe Hollywood Career Achievement Award, Sam Mendes will collect the HollywoodDirector of the Year Award, and the cast of Crash will receive the Hollywood Ensemble Acting of theYear Award at the Hollywood Awards gala on Oct 24.Keaton won the best actress Academy Award in 1978 for Annie ...
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NBC UITD names two key European executives
NBC Universal InternationalTelevision Distribution has appointed two new European sales executives, namingCarolyn Stalins president of liaison for France and Italy, and Sven Nothdirector of liaison for Germany.Stalins, who formerly served as senior vice president of MGM InternationalTelevision Distribution in London, moves to Paris where she will oversee freeand pay television ...
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THINKFilm, HBO reunite for Favela Rising
THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointlyacquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's Favela Rising, which has been shortlisted for two International DocumentaryAssociation awards.The partners plan a 2006 release on the US-Brazilian co-production about aformer drug trafficker from a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum who turns socialactivist and campaigns against violence ...
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Cartoon penguins get day-and-date IMAX 3D release
George Miller's animatedmusical Happy Feet, about a tap-dancing Emperor Penguin in theAntarctic, will be released domestically in IMAX 3D day-and-date with itsconventional release through Warner Bros on Nov 17, 2006.The all-star ensemble voicecast includes Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman andBrittany Murphy. Warner Bros holds worldwide rights.Doug Mitchell, ...
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Rogue Pictures appoints creative pair
Paul Getto and Alex Heinemanhave been named creative executives at Focus Features' genre label RoguePictures.Based in New York, theexecutives will report to Rogue's production chief Andrew Rona, who joined thecompany in September after serving five years as co-president of DimensionFilms.Getto has spent two years atFocus in the offices of co-heads ...