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Morrissey takes the hot seat opposite Stone in Instinct 2
Rising Britishstar David Morrissey (pictured) has been cast opposite Sharon Stone in the upcoming BasicInstinct 2: Risk Addiction.Michael Caton-Jones will direct the film which is due to start shooting forMario Kassar and Andy Vajna's C2 Pictures in London in March.Stone reprises her famous role from the 1992 original asthe mysterious ...
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Bangkok festival goes ahead with tsunami fundraising mandate
Organisers atthe Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) said yesterday (Jan 6) thatthe event will go ahead as planned next week, with a new focus on raising moneyfor victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.In conjunction with the Tourism Authority of Thailand,organisers said they would siphon "significant" portions of festival revenuesto relief ...
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Global film series including Fuse, Whisky starts US tour
The Global FilmInitiative's second annual Global Lens touring film series will kick off inSeattle today (Jan 7) and wind its way through 14 US cities during theremainder of the year.This year's series comprises 10 features and one shortfilm from developing countries and will play in cultural institutions rangingfrom the Museum ...
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Ocean's Twelve eyes Korean haul
Barely one week after Ocean's Twelve smashed through the $100m barrier the Warner Brosrelease seeks an assured follow-up when it opens in South Korea today (7). The caper sequel has amassed $113.9m and goes out in theAsian territory through Warner Bros Pictures International on an unspecifiednumber of screens. The 2001 ...
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Grey officially named head of Paramount
After days of open speculation, Brad Grey has been confirmed asthe new chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Motion Picture Groupand will start work in his new role on or before Mar 1.Grey's appointment follows an extensive job search put into placeafter the current incumbent Sherry Lansing announced last ...
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PGA opts for Aviator, Sideways, Neverland
Finding Neverland,Million Dollar Baby, Sideways, The Aviator and The Incredibles havebeen nominated for the Producers Guild of America's Darryl F Zanuck Producer ofthe Year Award.The nominees were announcedin Los Angeles yesterday (5) among a host of television categories and thewinner will be unveiled at the PGA awards gala at Culver ...
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Revolution signs US free-TV representation deal with Debmar, Mercury
Revolution Studios has signed a deal with Mort Marcus’ DebmarStudios and Ira Bernstein’s Mercury Entertainment to act as distributionagents for the free television rights to its pictures.The deal includes syndication rights, network television rightsand certain basic cable rights, outside of Revolution Studios’ existingoutput deal with Fox Broadcasting.Marcus and Bernstein acquire ...
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Old guard meets new in DGA nominations
Clint Eastwood, MarcForster, Taylor Hackford, Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese have beennominated for the Directors Guild of America's DGA Award for OutstandingDirectorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2004.Eastwood is nominated for MillionDollar Baby, Forster for FindingNeverland, Hackford for Ray, Payne for Sideways, and Scorsese for The Aviator.The winner will be ...
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Doc fever continues as What The Bleep passes $10m
Samuel Goldwyn Films &Roadside Attractions reported yesterday (4) that William Arntz, Betsy Chasseand Mark Vicente's docudrama What The #$*! Do We Know' has passed $10m at the North American box office.The picture wasself-financed by Arntz to tune of $5m and released by the filmmaker in February2004. Samuel Goldwyn Films and ...
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Nunnari buys film rights to Coelho's 11 Minutes
Gianni Nunnari'sHollywood Gang Productions has optioned movie rights to Eleven Minutes, the bestselling novel by Paolo Coelho,who also wrote the worldwide hit The Alchemist.ElevenMinutes centres on ayoung Brazilian girl's quest for romantic satisfaction as she navigates thewaters of sexual pleasure and true love.The titlederives from the apparent fact that the ...
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North American box office narrowly beats 2003
Final annualNorth American box office figures released by Nielsen EDI reveal that 2004 narrowlybeat 2003 by 0.5% with $9.21bn in total ticket sales compared to $9.17bn.Despite weekend reports from other sources declaring 2004a record year, in the final reckoning Nielson EDI said this was not the case,which means 2002 remains ...
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World premiere of The Moguls closes Santa Barbara
The SantaBarbara International Film Festival will kick off with a special preview ofWoody Allen's Melinda And Melinda starring Will Ferrell and Radha Mitchell on Jan 28 and closes onFeb 6 with the world premiere of Michael Traeger's comedy The Moguls starring Jeff Bridges.Overall nine world premieresand 11 US premieres will ...
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Seven films shortlisted for sound editing Oscar
The Academy Of MotionPicture Arts And Sciences has named seven pictures for consideration forachievement in sound editing for the 77th Annual Academy Awards.Ten-minute clips from eachof The Aviator, Collateral, The Day After Tomorrow, The Incredibles, ThePolar Express, Ray and Spider-Man2 will screen for the sound editingaward committee on Jan 18.Committee ...
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Miami Film Festival pays tribute to Ullman, Rouch
MiamiInternational Film Festival organisers unveiled two special programmes today (Jan4) that will run during the festival from Feb 4-13.Liv Ullmann will receive acareer achievement tribute and filmmaker Jean Rouch will be the subject of aretrospective and symposium showcasing work including Jaguar and Chronicle Of A Summer.For moreinformation see www.miamifilmfestival.com.
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Alexander approaches $50m in international ticket sales
Alexander added an estimated $7.5m on more than 1,400 screensin 29 territories through I.S. Film Distribution at the weekend to raise its international running total to$43.5m.The picture opened well in South Korea, ranking number one on justover $4m on 270 screens and 801,000 admissions. Results for India wereunavailable at time ...
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Kung Fu Hustle continues strong run for SPRI
KUNGFu Hustleadded anestimated $10.1m on 1,095 screens in sixmarkets at the weekend through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) toraise its international cumulative total to $31.1m.Key highlights were a $3.2m second place debut on 368 Japanese screens behindHayao Miyazaki's reigning champion, Howl's Moving Castle. SPRIexecutives expect strong results going into the ...
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Ocean's Twelve, Polar Express pass $100m international
Ocean'sTwelveand The Polar Express both passed $100m at the international box officein a bumper weekend for Warner Bros Pictures International.Ocean's Twelve added an estimated $20.9m haul on 4,900 prints in 49countries to raise its total to $107.3m. The picture is scheduled to open inJapan on Jan 21 and the UK ...
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Ocean's, Polar Express pass $100m at International box office
Ocean'sTwelveand The Polar Express both passed $100m at the international box officein a bumper weekend for Warner Bros Pictures International.Ocean's Twelve added an estimated $20.9m haul on 4,900 prints in 49countries to raise its total to $107.3m. The picture is scheduled to open inJapan on Jan 21 and the UK ...
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Ocean's Twelve, Polar Express pass $100m international
Ocean'sTwelveand The Polar Express both passed $100m at the international box officein a bumper weekend for Warner Bros Pictures International.Ocean's Twelve added an estimated $20.9m haul on 4,900 prints in 49countries to raise its total to $107.3m. The picture is scheduled to open inJapan on Jan 21 and the UK ...
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Palms Springs to honour Payne
Alexander Payne will receivethe Director of the Year award at the 16th Annual Palm SpringsInternational Film Festival (PSIFF).Payne, whose latest picture Sideways has garnered a host of best pictureawards from North American critics groups and picked up seven Golden Globenominations, will collect the honour at the annual awards gala on ...