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Bahamas unveils inaugural festival lineup
Mania Akbari'sIranian drama 20 Fingers, Rodney Evans's Harlem Renaissance feature Brother To Brother and Jacob Aaron Estes' youth drama MeanCreek will compete forthe International Competition's Grand Jury Prize at the first annual BahamasInternational Film Festival (BIFF), which runs from Dec 9 to 12.OtherInternational Competition titles include Joseph Cedar's Israeli settlementpicture ...
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Studios partner with Toshiba on HD DVD technology
Paramount,Universal, Warner Bros, New Line, HBO and Toshiba have thrown their weightbehind the new generation HD DVD technology, endorsed by the DVD Forumcomprising studios, consumer electronics manufacturers and IT industry leaders.It is understoodthe new HD discs will be created by the studios while Toshiba will manufacturethe HD DVD players. HD ...
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Bridget adds $14.6m in international weekend, passes $50m in UK
Universal/Working Title's BridgetJones: The Edge Of Reason passed$50m in the UK at the weekend, grossing an estimated $14.6m overall on 1,887screens in 24 territories through UIP to raise its international cumulativetotal to $84m.The romantic comedy sequeladded $5.6m (£3m) on 484 in its third weekend in the UK to raise its ...
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Polar has $8.2m weekend for Warner Bros after major territory openings
Fuelled by estimated $2m launch in Germany at the weekend, ThePolar Express grossed$8.2m through Warner Bros Pictures International at the weekend.The German debut generated $2m with 302,000 admissions on 737prints, and $1.8m on 369 screens in Mexico and roughly the same amount on 413 inJapan.The PolarExpress opened in anunconfirmed first ...
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Alexander disappoints for Warner Bros, Intermedia with $21.6m
Buena Vista basked in a rare one-two over Thanksgiving holidayweekend as National Treasure retained top spot with an estimated $46.2m haul and TheIncredibles climbed oneplace to second to comfortably pass $200m in its fourth weekend.National Treasure now stands on $87.9m after its second weekend, while Pixar's TheIncredibles added $33.2mfor $214.7m ...
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Treasure, Incredibles bring incredible treasure to Disney
Buena Vista basked in a rare one-two over Thanksgiving holidayweekend as National Treasure retained top spot with an estimated $46.2m haul and TheIncredibles climbed oneplace to second to comfortably pass $200m in its fourth weekend.National Treasure now stands on $87.9m after its second weekend, while Pixar's TheIncredibles added $33.2mfor $214.7m ...
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Kranks disappoints in German-speaking openings for Sony
Sony's mystery The Forgotten grossed an estimated $3m on 1,525 screens in 27 marketsthrough Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) at the weekend, openingthird in the UK on $1.1m on 300 and fourth in Holland on $230,000 on 30.Holdovers raised the picture to$3.9m in Germany for seventh place in its third ...
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The Incredibles set to hit big in UK, Spain, Italy and France
Pixar's TheIncredibles looks a safebet to break Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason's stranglehold on the international boxoffice this weekend when it launches in its first wave of major markets.Buena Vista International (BVI) was due to release theanimated title in France on Nov 24, followed by the UK, Spain and ...
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Mexican Film Week tours US with seven new classics
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Amores Perros and Alfonso Cuaron's Y Tu Mama Tambien are among a line-up of seven Mexican pictures thatwill tour the US from now until September 2005 under the banner of the FirstContemporary Mexican Film Week.The tour arrivesin Los Angeles from Dec 7-13 and includes the above two ...
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WBITD signs VOD deal with Lyse Tele in Norway
Warner Bros InternationalTelevision Distribution (WBITD) has signed a video-on-demand deal with LyseTele in Norway that will offer television broadband subscribers such titles as HarryPotter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, Mystic River, The Last Samurai and select library titles."We are delighted that LyseTele will now deliver Warner Bros' films conveniently and ...
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Caridi must pay $300,000 damages to Warner Bros
Carmine Caridi, the Academyof Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member who violated the Academy's screenerban last awards season, has been ordered to pay $300,000 in damages in a civilsuit brought by Warner Bros Entertainment.Caridi received DVD screenersfor Mystic River and The LastSamurai and passed them on toRussell Sprague in Chicago. ...
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Intermedia launches merchandising line for Alexander
Intermedia andDavis-Anderson Merchandising Corp have teamed up to launch The AlexanderCollection, a line of merchandise inspired by the forthcoming epic Alexander, which Warner Bros releases in the US today.Crafted by the Martoartisans in Toledo, Spain, the collection features items ranging from swordsand daggers to jewellery and fine collectibles."The Alexander brand ...
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IMAX scores day-and-date release in US of Robots
IMAX Corporationwill digitally remaster and release Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming animatedfamily feature Robotsin IMAX theatres day-and-date with the picture's conventional release on Mar 112005."The spectacular CGI effects in this movie are perfect forIMAX's immersive format and will look amazing in IMAX theatres," Bruce Snyder,president of domestic distribution at Twentieth Century ...
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Pinchot launches equity-backed film financing outfit
Documentary producer AriDaniel Pinchot has formed the production and financing company Crystal CityEntertainment (CCE), which will focus on developing and producing narrativefeatures.Funded by private equitypartners and a first-look deal with Robert Johnson and Joe Fab's The JohnsonGroup, CCE plans to fully finance live-action and animated features up to $10m.CCE will ...
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Modigliani, Jack And Rose go to Miami
Mick Davis' Modigliani, which stars Andy Garcia as the Italian Modernistpainter and chronicles his rivalry with Picasso, will open the MiamiInternational Film Festival, which runs from Feb 4-13 2005.Rebecca Miller's familydrama The Ballad Of Jack And Rose,starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Catherine Keener, will receive its US premiere aday later.Joaquin Oristrell's ...
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Fox takes another $6.3m with AVP
Theaction-horror picture Alien Vs Predator added $6.3m on 2,343 screens through Fox International atthe weekend to raise its international running total to $67.5m.Key drivers wereItaly, where the picture opened top on $1.6m on 299 screens, and Spain, whereit opened in second place on $2.4m on 397.The comedy Dodgeball grossed $378,792 ...
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The Incredibles UK previews add to $5.4m weekend take
Pixar's TheIncredibles grossed anestimated $5.4m at the weekend through Buena Vista International (BVI), raisingits early international cumulative total to $12.3m.The picturescored all-time record animated openings in Singapore and Malaysia on $797,000on 40 screens and $549,000 on 39 respectively.In the UK, two-day paid previews generated $6.5m. Thepicture launches there next weekend, ...
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Noyce gets achievement award from Newport
Phillip Noyce, whosedirecting credits include The Quiet American, Rabbit-Proof Fence and Patriot Games, will receive the Claiborne Pell Award for LifetimeAchievement In Filmmaking from Newport International Film Festival organizersin association with the Rhode Island Film and Television Office on Dec 11.Following the presentationceremony there will be a screening of Noyce's ...
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Columbia TriStar no more; Sony extends brand to international
Columbia TriStar FilmDistributors International has changed its name to Sony Pictures ReleasingInternational (SPRI), effective immediately.The name change will beimplemented in most territories around the world immediately, but not in thoseterritories where Sony operates in joint ventures with other distributors."The Sony name is oneof the most recognised and respected brand names ...
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Tartan picks up domestic rights to Milwaukee, Minnesota
Tartan Films USA has pickedup North American rights to Allan Mindel's award winning directorial debut Milwaukee,Minnesota, starring Randy Quaid andBruce Dern.Tartan Films US plans a May2005 theatrical release and Tartan Films UK will open it in the UK next monthon Dec 3.Milwaukee, Minnesota received its world premiere at Slamdance 2003,followed ...