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Woo to direct Beijing-set thriller for Bristol Bay, StudioCanal
John Woo has signed on todirect a noir thriller in Beijing to be produced by Bristol Bay Productions,Studio Canal and Woo and Terence Chang's Lion Rock Productions.Set in modern-day Chinaagainst the background of emerging capitalism, the story centres on a visitingAmerican family that becomes embroiled in a clash between government ...
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Berman's Borderland starts for Lions Gate
Principal photography hasbegun in Tijuana, Mexico, on the new crime thriller Borderland, which is being produced by the team behind CabinFever.Lions Gate Films isco-producing with Lauren Moews' Tonic Films, Randall Emmett and George Furla'sEmmett/Furla Films, Freedom Films and Elisa Salinas of Tau Productions. LionsGate holds worldwide rights.Brian Presley stars in ...
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Feehery named external affairs chief at MPAA
John Feehery hasbeen named executive vice president for external affairs at the Motion PictureAssociation of America (MPAA) following the departure of Stacy Carlson topursue other interests.MPAA presidentDan Glickman paid tribute to Carlson and said she had been of "tremendousassistance" during the first few months of his tenure.Turning toFeehery, Glickman said: ...
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Viacom moves closer to separating CBS from Paramount
TheViacom split took a step closer to reality yesterday [June 14] when the boardagreed to separate Paramount Pictures and the cable operations from thetelevision networks and radio divisions.Viacom co-chief operatingofficer Tom Freston will take overall charge of the studio and cable networksMTV, Nickelodeon and VH1.This entity will keep theViacom name ...
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Vaines to run European production for Weinsteins
Bob and Harvey Weinsteincontinued to ramp up activities at The Weinstein Company yesterday [June 15],naming three key executives ahead of the October launch.Colin Vaines will serve asexecutive vice president of European production and development, Tim Clawsonhas been named executive vice president of physical and post-production, andIrwin Reiter has been named ...
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Ade's Forest For The Trees a big winner at Newport
Maren Ade's German drama TheForest For The Trees won BestDramatic Feature at the 8th Annual Newport International Film Festival, withHeidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's The Boys Of Baraka taking top documentary honours.Nicolas Cazale won the bestactor award for Le Grand Voyage,Eva Lobau took best actress honours for The Forest For ...
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NewFest honours go to Good Boys, Strange Fruit
The 17th AnnualNewFest, the New York lesbian and gay film festival, finished over the weekendwith the presentation of its annual film-maker awards.The ShowtimeVanguard Award went to Yair Hochner's drama Good Boys, while the Best US Narrative Feature went to KyleSchickner's story of race and sexuality in the Deep South, Strange ...
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Mr And Mrs Smith tear up domestic box office with $51.1m
The allure of Brad Pitt andAngelina Jolie proved irresistible to North American audiences over the weekendas the comedy thriller Mr And Mrs Smith opened top on an estimated $51.1m.Doug Liman's spy romp abouttwo married assassins who rekindle their romance when they discover each other's identities opened togenerally good reviews and ...
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...while the power couple dominate international with estimated $35m take
It was all about Hollywood's hottest pairing this weekend as MrAnd Mrs Smith starringBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie launched on an estimated $31.2m on 3,635 screensin more than 35 territories through Fox International.The comedy thriller scored a raft of impressive number one debuts,led by a $7.1m opening in the UK ...
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Mr And Mrs Smith soundly win domestic box office shootout
The allure of Brad Pitt andAngelina Jolie proved irresistible to North American audiences over the weekendas the comedy thriller Mr And Mrs Smith opened top on an estimated $51.1m.Doug Liman's spy romp abouttwo married assassins who rekindle their romance when they discover each other's identities opened togenerally good reviews and ...
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Searchlight, DNA, BBC Films team on History
Fox Searchlight Pictures,DNA Films and BBC Films are partnering up on an adaptation of Alan Bennett'sOlivier Award winning coming-of-age play The History Boys.The project is set to beginfilming in the UK in July and will reunite the play's director Nicholas Hytnerwith key cast members including Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison, Frances ...
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Meyer takes sole control of Lions Gate International, hires Denton
In a major restructure, Lions Gate International president NicolasMeyer has assumed sole control of the division and created two key executivepositions.Stephanie Denton has been named president of film sales for LionsGate Films International and will head up theatrical sales, while CraigCegielski oversees the expanding television slate as vice president ofprogramming ...
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IMAX enters Turkey in deal with AFM Cinemas
IMAX Corporationand leading Turkish exhibitor AFM Cinemas have struck a deal to open the firstIMAX theatre in Istanbul. An IMAX MPXtheatre system will be retrofitted at the eight-screen AFM Maltepe multiplexlater this month and is expected to open in early July. The launch ispart of a previously announced deal with ...
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Mr & Mrs Smith land in UK, Australia, Mexico, Brazil
Star Wars: Episode III has dominated the international landscape for thepast month but does it have the clout to see off a concerted challenge from Mr& Mrs Smith'Either way Fox Internationalexecutives won't mind - the company handles Episode III and handles some international rights for Mr& Mrs Smith for New ...
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Basner confirmed as Weinsteins' international president
One day after his abruptdeparture from Focus Features [Screendaily, June 7], Glen Basner has been namedpresident of international at The Weinstein Company.Basner, who worked for DavidLinde for a decade at Good Machine International and Focus Features, startswork immediately for the Weinsteins at Miramax and The Weinstein Company. Hewill begin working ...
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Koch Vision picks up Margaret Cho's Assassin
Koch Vision has picked upNorth American home entertainment rights to Margaret Cho's one-woman show Assassin...aka...StateOf EmergencyKoch plans a Novemberrelease on the title, which will coincide with the publication of her novel "IHave Chosen To Stay And Fight" and follows the September broadcast of Assassin on the gay television network Here!Cho's ...
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Cruise to receive BAFTA/LA's Britannia Award
The seemingly ubiquitous TomCruise is to be honoured with BAFTA/LA's Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award inNovember.Cruise will receive theorganisation's highest honour at the 14th Annual Britannia Awards on Nov 10 atThe Beverly Hilton Hotel.He joins an illustrious listof recipients that includes Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Martin Scorsese, MichaelCaine and the late ...
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Magnolia buys multiple territories from Miramax to Pulse
Magnolia Pictures has pickedup all English-speaking territories as well as Mexico, Germany, Italy, Poland,and Spain on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Japanese horror Pulse.The picture was acquiredfrom Dimension and Miramax, which still maintain an interest in the property asHarvey and Bob Weinstein recently began production on the remake based on ascreenplay by Wes ...
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Rodgers named director of RiverRun festival
Andrew Rodgershas been named director of the RiverRun International Film Festival and willoversee all aspects of the event including programming, strategy, budgets,fundraising, and marketing and publicity.Rodgers, afestival veteran who began his career as a staff writer on the Chicago Tribune,will relocate to North Carolina in August in preparation for the ...
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Third Man Out to open Philadelphia gay & lesbian fest
The worldpremiere of Ron Oliver's murder mystery Third Man Out will open the 2005 PhiladelphiaInternational Gay And Lesbian Film Festival, which closes with Craig Lucas'noir thriller The Dying Gaul.Festivalorganisers will present three awards this year. Activist and actor Kathy Najimywill receive the Artistic Achievement Award, actor Peter Paige will receive ...