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Tonic buys short story collection by Wagner for possible horror franchise
Producer Lauren Moews' Tonic Films has acquired Death Angel'sShadow, a collection ofthree short stories by fantasy author Karl Edward Wagner featuring the cultanti-hero character of Kane.The deal was brokered by Moews for Tonic Films and by theIntellectual Property Group on behalf of the Pimlico Agency of New York.Moews is planning ...
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Zeta-Jones joins cast of Soderbergh's Ocean's Twelve
Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined the all-star cast of Ocean'sTwelve, StevenSoderbergh's follow-up to his hit crime caper Ocean's Eleven that begins shooting in April for WarnerBros and Village Roadshow Pictures.Zeta-Jones, who won the best supporting actress Academy Award lastyear for her role in Chicago, joins George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, ...
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Paramount Classics enters Mean Creek
Paramount Classics has acquired North American, UK and Australianrights to Jacob Estes' directorial debut Mean Creek, which premiered in American Spectrum atthe Sundance Film Festival last month to strong reviews.Based on Estes' original screenplay, the story centres on agroup of friends who are forced to confront the notions of friendship ...
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Kroopf confirms Intermedia move
Scott Kroopf hasbeen confirmed as president of the motion picture group for Intermedia and willreport to the company's chairman and chief executive officer Moritz Borman.Kroopf willoversee all Intermedia's film production, development and acquisitionactivities and will work with Borman, vice-chairman and head of motion pictureoperations Jon Gumpert and chief operating officer ...
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King: $943m with Japan still to open
New Line International's The Lord Of The Rings: The Return OfThe King has become thethird biggest grossing film of all time with a worldwide running total of$942.7m.The fantasy finale added $11.1m at the weekend from 4,352 screensin 58 markets for a $591.5m international box office and $4.3m in domestic fora ...
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First Run acquires US video/DVD rights to yoga guru doc
First Run Pictures has acquired domestic home video and DVD rightsto Ashtanga, NY,Caroline Laskow and Mary Wigmore's documentary about the Indian yoga guru Sri KPattabhi Jois. A release is planned in the autumn.The film has been a festival mainstay since its debut at the TribecaFilm Festival last year; it follows ...
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Hinsou named supporting actor of the year at Showest
Djimon Hounsou, who is nominated for a best supporting actorAcademy Award for his role in In America, has been named ShoWest 2004 Supporting Actor of the Year."Ittakes a very special actor to create a character as complex as Mateo [in InAmerica]," ShoWest co-managingdirector Mitch Neuhauser said in a statement."Djimon Hounsou ...
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Schwartzman gets top honours from ASC for Seabiscuit
Seabiscuitcinematographer John Schwartzman won top honours at the 18th Annual AmericanSociety of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards gala on Sunday(Feb 8).It was the first victory for Schwartzman in the ASC competitionafter his nomination for Pearl Harbor in 2002.He beat Russell Boyd for Master and Commander: The Far Side OfThe World, ...
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Brother Bear has strong Swedish bow for BVI
Brother Bear opened top in Sweden for Buena Vista International at theweekend, grossing $978,000 from 129 screens to record the biggest winter bowever for an animated title, exceeding the opening gross of Monsters, Inc by 12%.The picture also opened top in Denmark on $541,000 from 76 for thesecond biggest animated ...
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Cheaper previews well in UK, Jury opens third in Spain for Fox
Fox International's comedy Cheaper By The Dozen grossed $2.1m at the weekend, including$1.3m in previews from 329 UK screens, raising its international running totalto $15.8m.The thriller Runaway Jury took $2.2m, the highlight of which was a third place $1.1mbow in Spain on 222 screens. The film has amassed $14.4m in ...
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Jackson wins DGA award for Return Of The King
Peter Jackson won top honours at the 56th Annual DGA Awards in Los Angeles at the weekend for The Lord Of TheRings: The Return Of The King.The honour is widelyregarded as a strong barometer of Academy Award success in the best directorcategory, for which Jackson is nominated. Forty-nine of the ...
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Werner joins Wellspring as head of theatrical distribution
Ryan Werner is leaving Palm Pictures to join Wellspring as head oftheatrical distribution.Werner will be responsible for all aspects of distribution, marketing andpublicity for Wellspring's theatrical releases and will report to companypresident Al Cattabiani.He will work closely with Wellspring's head of acquisitions Marie ThereseGuirgis."He can bring us to the next ...
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Barbershop 2 takes plenty off the top for MGM with $25.1m bow
MGM's comedy sequel Barbershop2: Back In Business opened number one at the weekend on an estimated $25m, shunting Buena Vista's true-life sports drama Miracleinto the silver medal position on $19.4m.The only other top 10 openerwas Fox's family adventure Catch That Kid, which bowed in sixth place on$6m as box office ...
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Love Actually scores $1.7m Japan bow for Universal
Universal's romantic comedy LoveActually opened on $1.7m from 210 prints through UIP in Japan at theweekend as the picture added $2.5m from 800 sites in 14 markets for a $156minternational running total.Including non-UIP markets ithas grossed $165m and there are still seven to go, including Taiwan on Feb 14.Along Came ...
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Big Fish opens top in Australia on $1.3m for CTFDI
A table-topping $1.3m bow inAustralia on 227 screens including previews was the key driver in Big Fish's$2.7m weekend haul as the drama raised its international cumulative total to$7.3m.In the UK in its second wideweekend the picture added $1.6m from 361, slipping 35% for a $6m running total.It placed third behind ...
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The Last Samurai smashes through $250m barrier
The Last Samurai smashedthrough $250m at the weekend as it added an estimated $17.5m from all itsmarkets for a $272.1m international running total.Distributed through WarnerBros Pictures Int'l, the drama grossed $11.2m in Europe and $2.5m in Japan, whereits total is now a staggering $105m.This latest updated gross means The Last ...
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The Last Samurai set to cross $250m for Warner Bros
The Last Samurai is poised to pass $250m at the international boxoffice this upcoming weekend when Warner Bros Pictures International unleashesit in Russia.The epic adventure goes outon 170 screens and has amassed $249.2m from all its markets to date.The romantic comedy Something'sGotta Give begins its European release following an out ...
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Official Mickey Mouse portrait artist John Hench is dead
JohnHench, the longtime Disney artist and official portrait artist of Mickey Mouse,died of heart failure earlier today (5) at Providence Saint Joseph MedicalCentre in Burbank following a brief illness. He was 95.Henchwas born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jun 28 1908 and grew up in southernCalifornia. After attending the California ...
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Theron leads Outfest Screen Idol Award nominees
Charlize Theron is among nominees announced by Outfest forits fourth annual Screen Idol Awards to be voted on by the public.The awards recognise the leading gay, lesbian, bisexual andtransgendered performances by a lead actor, lead actress, supporting actor andsupporting actress in a feature film or television.Theron's performance in Monster earns ...
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Frigo earns svp sales/marketing stripes at BVI - Europe
Daniel Frigo has been promoted from vice president ofBuena Vista International, Europe to senior vice president of sales/marketingand deputy general manager for Buena Vista International, Europe.He will report to Stuart Salter, executive vicepresident and general manager of Buena Vista International, Europe, and willtake on a more comprehensive management role within ...