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XXX leads in international, but Hitchhiker's soars
The first day-and-date launch of the year propelled XXX: TheNext Level (theinternational title of the film, as opposed to XXX: State Of The Union in North America) to the top of theinternational charts over the weekend, but the estimated $15m gross on 4,800prints in 64 territories was a disappointing result ...
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...while Hitchhiker's trounces XXX in US
Spyglass Entertainment's adaptation of The Hitchhiker's GuideTo The Galaxy opened topof the North American charts through Disney over the weekend on a estimated $21.7m, whileSony/Revolution's XXX: State Of The Union was a crashing disappointment in third place on $13.7m.Of more significance, however, was the fact that box office fellfor the ...
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XXX: The Next Level set to storm the world
The international blockbusterseason kicks off this weekend as Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) rollsout XXX: The Next Level onapproximately 5,000 screens in 70 markets, including six Revolutionterritories.The action sequel, called XXX: State Of The Union in North America, was due to open in France on Apr 27 on 450 screens, ...
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Soderbergh bursts theatrical Bubble with 2929
Todd Wagner and Mark Cubanhave taken a step closer to their cross-platform day-and-date releasing visionas it emerged that the 2929 Entertainment founders have signed a mould-breaking six-picturedeal with the ever-adventurous Steven Soderbergh.Soderbergh will directthese low-budget high definition video features for 2929's HDNet Films bannerin a deal finalised at the Tribeca ...
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Glickman hails anti-camcording law
MPAAchief Dan Glickman has hailed the passing into law this week of the FamilyEntertainment and Copyright Act, which makes camcording theatrical releases afederal crime punishable by up to three years in prison.George Bush signed the law earlier this week following its recent passage through Congress."Video piracy is not a victimless ...
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D'Amico, Damon team up on birth of Israel saga
Beyond Friendship,which focuses on the Arab-Jewish conflict surrounding the birth of Israelimmediately after World War Two, is to be jointly handled for worldwide salesby Myriad Pictures' Kirk D'Amico and Foresight Unlimited's Mark Damon. Their respective Santa Monica and Los-Angeles-basedfinancing and production companies will bring the title to the Cannes marketand ...
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D'Amico, Damon team up on birth of Israel saga
Beyond Friendship,which focuses on the Arab-Jewish conflict surrounding the birth of Israelimmediately after World War Two, is to be jointly handled for worldwide salesby Myriad Pictures' Kirk D'Amico and Foresight Unlimited's Mark Damon Their respective Santa Monica and Los-Angeles-basedfinancing and production companies will bring the title to the Cannes marketand ...
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Carloss moves from MGM to Paramount Home Entertainment
Alex Carloss has been namedexecutive vice president of worldwide marketing and development at ParamountHome Entertainment.Carloss will oversee marketing and creative efforts on all of the studio'sworldwide home entertainment properties.He most recently served as senior vice president of marketing for MGM HomeEntertainment and prior to that worked at Real Networks, video ...
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TLA picks up select int'l rights to Slutty Summer
TLA Releasing has acquiredUS, Canadian, UK and Irish home entertainment and broadcast rights toCasper Andreas' romantic comedy Slutty Summer.Following a limited New York theatrical releasethrough Embrem Entertainment on Jun 10 in New York, TLA will release thepicture on DVD and VHS on Dec 13 in the US and in 2006 ...
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Lions Gate brings Lord Of War to North America
Lions Gate Films has pickedup all North American rights to Andrew Niccol's action thriller Lord Of War, which stars Nic Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahanand Ethan Hawke.The picture, currently in post-production, centres on an arms dealer whoreevaluates his purpose in life while on the run from an Interpol agent.Philippe Rousselet ...
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Manne's Bristol Media picks up international rights to Z Channel
Tony Manne's New York-based sales and distribution company BristolMedia has bulked up its Cannes sales slate after picking up internationalrights to Xan Cassavetes' Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession.Ironically while this will be Z Channel: A MagnificentObsession's marketdebut, the picture played out of competition at last year's CannesInternational Film Festival.Cassavetes' directorial ...
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New Yorker buys US rights to Sundance doc Innocence
New Yorker Films has picked up theatrical and home video/DVDrights from Showtime Networks to Jessica Sanders' miscarriage of justicedocumentary After Innocence.The distributor plans an autumn domestic release in New York Cityfollowed by a nationwide roll-out. New Yorker Films also acquired broadcast andbasic cable television rights, with Showtime Networks retaining premium ...
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Lonesome Jim heads to Cannes market with Dream
Los Angeles-based production and international sales company DreamEntertainment has acquired international rights to Steve Buscemi's comedy LonesomeJim, and will introducethe picture to buyers at the Cannes market next month.Starring Liv Tyler, Casey Affleck, and Seymour Cassel, LonesomeJim centres on therelationship between a nurse and an aspiring writer who is forced ...
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Celluloid Dreams picks up Directors Fortnight entry Room
Paris-based international sales house Celluloid Dreams has pickedup all international rights on Kyle Henry's US drama Room, which was announced earlier this weekin the Directors' Fortnight line-up at Cannes.Cyndi Williams stars in the story of a working class Americanwoman who begins to have strange visions following a mid-life crisis.Jesse Scolaro, ...
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Clive Owen, Cuaron team up for Children Of Men
Clive Owen will star in Universal Pictures and StrikeEntertainment's Children Of Men, which is being directed by Alfonso Cuaron and is based on PDJames' sci-fi novel of the same name.Cuaron, Tim Sexton and David Arata co-wrote the screenplay set inthe near-future where mankind has virtually lost the ability to procreate.After ...
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McCormack, Cochrane star in Thousand Words thriller Forearm Shiver
Production began earlier this week in Los Angeles on ThousandWords' thriller Forearm Shiver, which marks the directorial debut of production designer and artdirector Chris Gorak (Minority Report, Blade: Trinity).Mary McCormack and RoryCochrane are starring in the picture, which chronicles a disintegratingmarriage over the course of three days in Los Angeles ...
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Sundance finalises programme for June filmmaker & screenwriter labs
Latino teens in a post 9/11 world, 1970s Los Angeles socialhistory, and sex and the Roman Catholic church inform the upcoming slate ofprojects at the Sundance Institute's June Filmmakers and Screenwriters Labs.Among the 13 project line-up this summer are Cruz Angeles's Don'tLet Me Drown, Stew andHeidi Rodewald's We Can See ...
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Universal signs production deal with Berg, partners
UniversalPictures has signed a first-look production deal with writer-director PeterBerg and his partners John Cameron and Sarah Aubrey through their fledglingproduction company Film 44.Berg recentlydirected and co-wrote Friday Night Lights for Universal and is currently in development with thestudio on the Middle East thriller Kingdom, which Michael Mann is producing."Pete ...
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Production services outfit launches in movie boom state Louisiana
One-stopproduction services company Hollywood South Productions (HSP) launches inLouisiana today [April 27], aiming to boost in-state production with a range ofadvisory and training services including tax credit management.Headed up bychief executive officer Lonny Kaufman, president and filmmaker Chris Fink, andchief financial officer Ralph L Fletcher, HSP has partnered with LosAngeles-based ...
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Boxer promoted to vp, sales and distribution, at IFC Films
Mark Boxer has been promotedto vice president of sales and distribution at IFC Films, where he will alsooversee home video and the non-theatrical markets for all IFC releases.Reporting to IFCEntertainment president Jonathan Sehring, Boxer's in-tray includes AricAvelino's American Gun, MichaelShowalter's The Baxter, andMiranda July's Me And You And Everyone We ...