All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1422
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Bridget continues to prosper with $20.9m weekend
Universal/Working Title's BridgetJones: The Edge Of Reason continuedto dominate the international market for UIP at the weekend, fired up by astring of number one debuts in Europe and some strong holds as it added anestimated $20.9m on 1,800 screens in 18 territories for $59.3m.The romantic comedy stayedtop in the UK ...
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Relativity teams with Asgaard on The First Vampire
Relativity Management hasteamed up with Jason Todd Ipson's Asgaard Entertainment to produce Ipson'sdirectorial debut The First Vampire.Asgaard associates JulioBove and Cari-Esta Albert will produce the project with Relativity's RyanKavanaugh serving as executive producer.The film is currently beingcast by Kate Dowd in London and the film is scheduled to begin filming ...
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Polar Express opens third in Australia and New Zealand
The Polar Express opened in third place in Australia through WarnerBros Pictures International on an estimated $921,475 on 226 screens.The animated feature rankedbehind Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason and The Grudge.In New Zealand The PolarExpress opened third behind BridgetJones and Anacondas on $86,960.
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CTFDI has strong weekend with Bad Santa, Forgotten
Sony's mystery TheForgotten added an estimated $3mthrough all distributors at the weekend to raise its international runningtotal to $22.6m.The bulk of this came from27 Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) markets, whichproduced $2.8m on 1,350 screens for a $22m CTFDI total.The picture has grossed$4.8m in Mexico after five weekends, $3.2m ...
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Treasure, SpongeBob knock off The Incredibles
Giving a boost to thebeleagured motion picture group at Disney, Buena Vista's National Treasure opened top on an estimated $35.3m at the weekend, thebiggest ever opening of a Jerry Bruckheimer picture starring the Oscar winningactor.National Treasure, a family adventure about an archaeologist's searchfor a Revolution-era stash of cash, averaged $11,699 ...
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Treasure pips SpongeBob to US throne
Giving a boost to thebeleagured motion picture group at Disney, Buena Vista's National Treasure opened top on an estimated $35.3m at the weekend, thebiggest ever opening of a Jerry Bruckheimer picture starring the Oscar winningactor.National Treasure, a family adventure about an archaeologist's searchfor a Revolution-era stash of cash, averaged $11,699 ...
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Brothels, 9/11 share top honours at IDA Awards
Zana Briski andRoss Kauffman's Born Into Brothels and Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 shared top honours in the IDA'sDistinguished Documentary Achievement Awards.Born IntoBrothels, which wasnamed on the 12-strong Academy Awards documentary shortlist this week, followsthe plight of children from Calcutta's red light district as they try to escapea doomed future.Fahrenheit9/11 is ...
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Sundance/NHK name 12 finalists for 2005 awards
The SundanceInstitute and Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK have announced the 12finalists for the 2005 Sundance/NHK International Film-makers Awards, createdin 1996 to support emerging directors develop their screenplays.One winner fromeach of four global regions - Europe, Latin America, USA and Japan - will be selectedby an international jury and announced before ...
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Bridget, Bad Santa, Polar kick off Christmas season
UIP executivesare enjoying a purple patch at the international box office and will look toUniversal's Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason to continue its dominance when it opensin Spain and Sweden on Nov 19.A strongperformance is on the cards given that Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason was the number ...
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Williams named DeMille winner at next year's Globes
Robin Williams will receivedthe Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 2005 Cecil B DeMille Award for his"outstanding contribution to the entertainment field" at the 62nd GoldenGlobes in Los Angeles on Jan 16.Williams has won five GoldenGlobes - including three as best actor for Good Will Hunting, The FisherKing and Mrs Doubtfire - ...
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Participant to produce global Sesame Street doc
Former eBay president JeffSkoll's Participant Productions is producing documentary The World AccordingTo Sesame Street in association withInternational Street Productions.The picture will chart thehistory of the children's programme and explore its cultural, political andsocial impact around the globe, and will be directed and produced by LindaGoldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins.In particular ...
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France's Laroque has US ambitions with three English-language titles
French actress Michele Laroque's production company OrianeProductions has optioned two books to be adapted as English-language featuresstarring Laroque - Don't You Want Me by India Knight and Caroline Bongrand's French bestseller Pitch.Oriane Productions has also acquired English-language remakerights to The Upstairs Neighbour, based on the hit TF1 French TV film ...
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IMAX opens Mexico City screen with Polar Express in 3D
Mexico City'snew Cinepolis Perisur IMAX theatre opened yesterday (16) and will screen ThePolar Express in 3D onNov 19, the first time a Hollywood title formatted for IMAX will screen beforethe picture's conventional 35mm release."Through partnerships with leading exhibitors likeCinepolis, we are bringing IMAX theatres to moviegoers around the world - ...
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MPAA launches first lawsuits against individual online pirates
The MPAAannounced yesterday (16) that the first wave of lawsuits targeting individualonline traders of illegally copied films have been filed in US courts.The civil suitsagainst individual offenders cover copyright violations on major P2P networksand the MPAA is seeking damages and injunctive relief.MPAA presidentand chief executive officer Dan Glickman announced the ...
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Palm Pictures gets Clean for North America
Palm Pictureshas acquired US and Caribbean rights to Olivier Assayas' drug addiction drama Cleanstarring Maggie Cheung.Palm, whichdistributed Assayas' Demonlover last year, plans an autumn 2005 US release with DVD to follow in2006.TVA Films holds Canadian rights and released the picture in Quebec in October, with select cities in English-speaking Canada ...
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Katzenberg to receive PGA's Milestone Award
DreamWorksprincipal and Shrek 2executive producer Jeffrey Katzenberg will receive the Producers Guild ofAmerica's (PGA) most prestigious honorary award, the Milestone Award, at the16th annual PGA Awards in Los Angeles on Jan 22 2005.Other honorary awardrecipients include Spider-Man 2 producer Laura Ziskin for the David O Selznick Achievement Awardand the Vanguard ...
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Balaban, Mitchell to host Gotham Awards in NYC
Film and stageveteran Bob Balaban was announced yesterday as host for the 14th Annual GothamAwards on Dec 1 in New York City.Balaban'snumerous feature credits include Gosford Park, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind,Midnight Cowboy, Close Encounters and the upcoming Marie And Bruce."We are thrilledto have Bob Balaban hosting the awards ...
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DEJ, First Look combine US sales, marketing efforts
Independentdistributor DEJ Productions has signed a deal with First Look Media whereby thecompanies will combine their sales teams for home entertainment releases."We're extremelyexcited about the opportunity to work more closely with First Look Media," DEJpresident Andrew Reimer said in a statement."Our combinedsales and marketing effort will shepherd a terrific line-up ...
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Wellspring takes world on Yu's Oscar-shortlisted doc
Wellspring hasacquired worldwide rights to Jessica Yu's Oscar shortlisted documentary InThe Realms Of The Unreal: The Mystery Of Henry Darger.The picture, which premiered at Sundance earlier thisyear, will open at New York City's Film Forum and San Francisco's CastroTheatre on Dec 22. It centres on the renowned artist who is ...
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Global Peace Film Festival kicks off on Friday in Orlando
Nobel PeacePrize Laureate Betty Williams will take part in a panel discussion about peacewhen the second annual Global Peace Film Festival runs in Orlando, Florida,from Nov 19-24.Paneldiscussions are one of the highlights of the festival, which includes 18 features,documentaries and shorts.Titles includeMarkus Imhoof's 1981 Swiss drama The Boat Is Full, ...