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Friedman steps down as COO of Paramount
Rob Friedman is steppingdown as chief operating officer and vice chairman of Paramount Motion Picture Groupto pursue other interests.The senior executive hadbeen planning the move for some time, but was asked several months ago bystudio chairman Brad Grey to stay on to oversee the release campaign for WarOf The Worlds.Friedman, ...
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Pride, Shoes get gala world premieres at Toronto
Joe Wright's Pride& Prejudice andCurtis Hanson's comedy-drama In Her Shoes will receive world premieres as gala presentations at theToronto International Film festival (TIFF), while and John Madden'slong-awaited stage adaptation Proof will receive its North American premiere as a gala after aworld premiere in Venice.Pride &Prejudice stars KeiraKnightley as a redoutable ...
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Echo Bridge acquires worldwide on street basketball title
LA-based sales anddistribution company Echo Bridge Entertainment has acquired worldwidedistribution rights to the street basketball title Black Top Confidential'sStreetball Confidential: Volume 1.Scott Miller's picture starsNBA All-Star Baron Davis, urban streetball legend Headache (Tim Gittens) andhip-hop artist The Game (Jayceon Taylor).Styled as a streetballinstructional, the picture features exclusive moves by Headache, ...
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Harvey moves up, Sakurada moves in at Myriad
LosAngeles-based Myriad Pictures has announced two appointments as in its film andtelevision sales department.Jim Harvey(pictured) has been promoted to executive director of sales and distributionand Jennifer Sakurada has been appointed to director of distribution.Moving up fromdirector of sales and distribution, Harvey assumes a leading role within thetheatrical sales department with ...
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Batman set to land on 8,000 screens and over 70 territories
Batman Begins takes off through Warner Bros Pictures International thisweekend on a massive day-and-datelaunch that sees the picture open onapproximately 8,000 screens in more than 70 markets.The comic book adaptation opened in France and Mexico on Jun 15and in Australia and Germany a day later. The UK, Spain, Italy, Brazil, ...
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Recording star Larson joins cast of Walden/New Line's Hoot
Brie Larson hasjoined the cast of Walden Media and New Line Cinema's children's tale Hoot.Based on CarlHiaasen's award-winning book, Hoot centres on a Montana boy who moves to Florida and unearths asinister threat to the local population of endangered owls.Logan Lermanplays Roy Eberhardt, the young boy who uncovers the mystery. ...
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Batman Begins swoops in for $15.2m on first day
The caped crusader wastedlittle time getting down to business this week as Batman Begins grossed a lofty $15.2m on its first day of release.Warner Bros opened Christopher Nolan's comic book adaptation in 3,858 theatresscreens at midnight on Weds Jun 15 and studio executives were thrilled with theresult.That first day gross, ...
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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 ...