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O'Shea moves to Media 8 as sales chief
BrianO'Shea has joined Media 8 Entertainment, formerly MDP Worldwide, assenior vice president of worldwide distribution. In his new postO'Shea will be responsible for all licensing and sales activities for thecompany, which is in the process of expanding its production and financingoperations. He previouslyserved as senior vice president of worldwide sales ...
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Helen Loveridge named executive director at Seattle Film Festival
Fortissimo Filmsco-founder Helen Loveridge has been named executive director at the SeattleInternational Film Festival (SIFF) and will begin her tenure at theevent's 30th anniversary, which runs from May 20-Jun 13 2004. The position wasleft open when the festival's founding director Darryl Macdonald moved toPalm Springs Film Festival to become executive ...
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US distributor First Run launches political website
First RunFeatures, the US independent distributor of political titles such as The WarAt Home and S21: TheKhmer Rouge Death Machine,is launching a discussion website about the politics of war and America'sinvolvement in the fight against terrorism. A new section onthe company's website www.firstrunfeatures.com entitled FRF Community features directorinterviews, chatrooms, forums, ...
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Global Revolutions: $204.1m in first five days
In a ringing endorsement ofits global day-and-date release strategy, Warner Bros and VillageRoadshow's The Matrix Revolutions has set a new record for a worldwide five-day opening weekend with amassive $204.1m, according to studio estimates.The spectacular global weekend beats the previous best of approximately $188m set by NewLine's The Lord Of ...
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Revolutions smashes world record with $204.1m five-day global bow
In a ringing endorsement of its global day-and-date releasestrategy, Warner Bros and Village Roadshow's The Matrix Revolutions has set a new record for a worldwide five-day openingweekend with a massive $204.1m, according to studio estimates.The spectacular bow beats the previous best of approximately $188m set by NewLine's The Lord Of ...
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Revolutions opens top for Warner Bros on $50.2m
As expected The MatrixRevolutions opened number one at theweekend on a $50.2m three-day estimated gross that was certainly nothing to besniffed at but trailed its May predecessor by some 45%.Since opening on Wednesday to fairly dire reviews, the final episode in theWachowski Brothers' sci-fi trilogy has amassed $85.5m according to ...
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Matrix Revolutions opens top for Warner Bros on $50.2m
As expected, The MatrixRevolutions opened number one at theweekend on $50.2m, a three-day estimated gross that was certainly nothing to besniffed at but one that still trailed its May predecessor by some 45%.Since opening on Wednesday to fairly dire reviews, the final episode in theWachowski Brothers' sci-fi trilogy has amassed ...
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Dream racks up Monster deals
LA-based production and international sales outfit Dream Entertainment has completed a raft of sales on Michael Davis' horror film Monster Man, which completed production last month.Gaga has picked up rights for Japan, Magna Pacific for Australia, Kinowelt for Germany, Gussi for Mexico, Scanbox for Scandinavia and Village Roadshow for Greece.In ...
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Revolutions trails predecessor in domestic opening
As expected, The Matrix Revolutions opened number one at the weekend on a $50.2m three-day estimated gross that was certainly nothing to be sniffed at but trailed its May predecessor by some 45%.Since opening on Wednesday to fairly dire reviews, the final episode in the Wachowski Brothers' sci-fi trilogy has ...
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Winkler to get ASC's Board Of Governors Award
Irwin Winkler, theOscar-winning producer and director whose credits include Rocky, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, will receive the 2004 American Society of Cinematographers Board ofGovernors Award at the 18th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards in LosAngeles on Feb 8 2004.The annual honour is theonly ASC award for non-cinematographers and goes to ...
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Showtime rescues controversial Reagans miniseries from CBS
US pay-TV network Showtime has jumped in to acquire the television rights to The Reagans after its Viacom stablemate CBS bowed to Republican pary pressure and opted against airing the four-hour mini-series on Nov 16.James Brolin andJudy Davis star as the former president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy in ...
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Cruelty is kind for Universal, takes another $10.8m
IntolerableCruelty grossed $10.8mthrough UIP from 2,457 sites in 24 countries at the weekend to raise itsinternational running total to $35.6m.Chief highlightswere a strong $550,000 opening in Korea in 75 venues and number one holds insecond weeks in Australia, Italy and Spain.The black comedyenjoyed 22% market share in Australia and added ...
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LXG passes $100m for Fox International
FoxInternational's The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LXG) elevated its international runningtotal to $105.4m with a $4.6m weekend haul from 2,457 screens in 23 marketsthat saw decent holdovers in the UK, Germany and Japan.Thefantasy-adventure added $1.4m from 362 screens in its third week in the UK,dropping 31% for a $9.8m running ...
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Nemo crosses $50m mark in UK alone
Buena VistaInternational (BVI)'s Finding Nemo stayed top of the UK charts for the fourth consecutive week witha $5.8m haul that raised its territory total to an extraordinary $52m.Overall the animated hit has grossed around $150m at theinternational box office and BVI will be eying its upcoming continental Europerollout with glee.Elsewhere ...
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Mel Stuart named recipient of IDA's Pioneer Award
Veteran directorand producer Mel Stuart will receive the International Documentary Association'sPioneer Award at the 19th Annual IDA Distinguished Documentary AchievementAward ceremony in Los Angeles on Dec 12."Mel Stuart richly deserves this recognition," IDApresident Michael Donaldson said in a statement. "His films have enlightenedpast and current audiences about some of the ...
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Willing to direct Burns in River King for Myriad
Edward Burnswill star in an adaptation of Alice Hoffman's supernatural thriller TheRiver King that is beingput together by Myriad Pictures' London arm, Canadian production company imXcommunications and UK-based Grosvenor Park's First Choice Films.Principalphotography in Canada is due to begin in spring 2004 with Nick Willing set todirect based on a ...
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Willing to direct Burns in River King for Myriad Pictures
Edward Burnswill star in an adaptation of Alice Hoffman's supernatural thriller TheRiver King that is beingput together by Myriad Pictures' London arm, Canadian production company imXcommunications and UK-based Grosvenor Park's First Choice Films.Principalphotography in Canada is due to begin in spring 2004 with Nick Willing set todirect based on a ...
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Palm packs Wolf, Butterfly domestic rights
ChrisBlackwell's Palm Pictures has acquired US and Caribbean rights to MichaelHaneke's Time Of The Wolf and North American rights to Lou Ye's Purple Butterfly. Both films played in official selectionat this year's Cannes Film Festival.The distributorplans limited theatrical releases followed by DVD/video roll-out for bothtitles in 2004, with Time Of ...
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Palm picks up US rights to Wolf, Butterfly
ChrisBlackwell's Palm Pictures has acquired US and Caribbean rights to MichaelHaneke's Time Of The Wolf and North American rights to Lou Ye's Purple Butterfly. Both films played in official selectionat this year's Cannes Film Festival.The distributorplans limited theatrical releases followed by DVD/video roll-out for bothtitles in 2004, with Time Of ...
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Shoreline sells Mexican Real Time to France
Shoreline Entertainment has sold Fabrizio Prada's Mexican drama Real Time to France's Pretty Pictures, which plansto release the film theatrically in early 2004.One of 25 titlesShoreline will be taking to MIFED, Real Time was shot in one continuous take andtells the story of five thieves whose greed drives them to ...