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Brazil's Moraes gets short film-maker award in Hollywood
Gustavo Moraeswill receive this year's Fuji Filmmaker of the Year Award at the openingnight gala of the 2003 Short Shorts Film Festival in Hollywood on Apr 29. Thefestival runs from Apr 29-May 1.'Gustavo issuch a talented film-maker and we are so thrilled to be honoring him thisyear,' festival director Douglas ...
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Monk strong in Taiwan day-and-date opening for Fox
In the latest sign ofdistributors stepping up the war against piracy, Fox International rolled outthe martial arts action-thriller Bulletproof Monk in Taiwan on the same weekend it opened in the US.The Asian bow grossed$355,000 on 50 screens for a close second place finish behind Warner Bros'horror film Dreamcatcher.Elsewhere, Just Married ...
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Dreamcatcher rakes in $9.5m, Two Weeks Notice crosses $100m for Warner
The Warner Bros romantic comedy Two Weeks Notice passed $100m at the international boxoffice over the weekend, although complete figures are still unavailable due tothe ongoing Easter holidays in most of Europe.The horror film Dreamcatcher soared, grossing $9.5m and 1.8m admissions from 2,463screens for a $15.7m international total including Village ...
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Johnny English continues international rampage, crosses $50m
Universal's JohnnyEnglish remained the runaway numberone international hit for the second weekend in a row, according to studioestimates released today (Apr 21).The comedy, which stars theBritish comedian Rowan Atkinson as a highly maladroit spy, added a stunning$18.5m from 3,480 theatres in 38 markets for a $50m international running totalafter two ...
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Anger unleashed in Australia with $2m opening
In the firstmajor international release for its number one US film Anger Management, Columbia TriStar Film DistributorsInternational (CTFDI) opened the comedy at number one in Australia on anaggressive $2m.In a raft ofterritory records, this was the second biggest April bow (bettered only by TheMatrix in 1999), thebiggest ever bow for ...
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Lizzie McGuire, Pokemon at Tribeca Family Festival
The worldpremiere of Lyman Dayton and Sam Pillsbury's drama Where the Red Fern Grows and New York premieres of Disney teencomedy The Lizzie McGuire Movie and Salma Hayek's directorial debut Maldonado Miracle are among the line-up for the TribecaFamily Festival, announced today (Apr 17). The Tribeca Family Festival runs onthe ...
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Anger manages to quell all newcomers
Jack Nicholsonand Adam Sandler continued to rule the charts as Columbia/Revolution's AngerManagement grossed aterrific $25.6m in its second weekend for an $80.3m running total, according tostudio estimates released today (Sunday).The hit comedyexpanded by 19 sites into a massive 3,570 theatres and looks good to retain thecrown next week, although it ...
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Bruce Willis drops out of Intermedia's Me Again
Bruce Willis and independent giant Intermedia Films have partedcompany on the thriller Me Again due to creative differences, the company announced today (Apr16).Intermedia said it would remain on schedule with the LosAngeles-set film, which is due to go into production imminently.Cheyenne Enterprises, the production company run by Willis andpartner Arnold ...
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Manhattan takes North America to Off The Map
ManhattanPictures International has acquired all North American rights to CampbellScott's drama Off The Map, which received its world premiere at Sundance and only days agowon the top prize at Taos Talking Picture Film Festival. A theatrical releaseis planned later this year.Negotiations between Manhattan's Paul Cohen and George VanBuskirk, president of ...
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Chartier quits Vortex to head up Arclight US office
Nicolas Chartier- the co-founder of Vortex Pictures and former sales and acquisitionsexecutive at Myriad Pictures - has left Vortex to head up the US officefor Arclight Films.Chartier, whoseappointment became effective yesterday (Apr 15), will oversee all sales andacquisitions activities and will serve as the point person between Arclight,partner Spice Factory ...
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Miramax celebrates its biggest hit ever
Chicago, the winner of six Academy Awardsincluding one for best picture, became the highest grossing film in MiramaxFilms' 24-year history last night (Apr 14) after it passed $157.1m at thedomestic box office.Themusical's record running total overtook Miramax's previous best of$157m set in 2000 by Scary Movie, which came out under ...
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Ohtake named director of ops at DTS Japan
Consumer electronics veteranNao Ohtake has been named director of operations of DTS Japan, the Japanese armof digital entertainment technology provider Digital Theatre Systems (DTS).Ohtake will be based inTokyo, where he will be responsible for overseeing and managing all DTSactivities in Japan. He will report to Jon Kirchner, president and chiefexecutive ...
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Ghosts has strong domestic opening on 97 screens
WaldenMedia's IMAX 3-D Titanic documentary Ghosts Of The Abyss grossed more than $1.4m over the weekendthrough domestic distributor Buena Vista, a terrific result for the largescreen format that averaged $14,520 on 97 screens.Devised and shotby James Cameron, who directed the all-time highest grossing film Titanic, Ghosts Of The Abyss follows ...
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Melvin, Devils win prizes at Avignon/New York Fest
Bob Odenkirk's MelvinGoes to Dinner was named BestAmerican Feature and Christophe Ruggia's Les Diables (The Devils) Best French Feature at the 9th Avignon/New York Film Festival, whichended yesterday with an awards gala at (Apr 13) at New York University's Cantor Film Centre.The week-long festivalfeatured eight American and nine French features ...
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Simoes tops Columbia TriStar Italy
Paulo Simoes hasbeen promoted to general manager of Columbia TriStar Films (CTF), Italy, basedin Rome, senior executive vice president of Columbia TriStar Film DistributorsInternational (CTFDI) Mark Zucker announced today (Apr 15).For the past twoyears, Simoes served as theatrical manager for CTF Italy, where he was involvedin the record-breaking opening of ...
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TLA creates new US home for foreign-language pictures
SergioBianchi's sardonic political comedy Chronically Unfeasible, Shion Sono's Japanesemystery-comedy Suicide Club and Manuel Gomez Pereira's steamy Spanish thriller BetweenYour Legs are among themajor festival films that will feature in a new video series launched today byTLA Releasing in the domestic market.The year-round programme will see a new title released onDVD ...
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Scott wins plot of land at Taos Film Festival
Campbell Scottcollected perhaps the most eccentric prize on the film festival circuit overthe weekend when his second solo feature Off The Map won five acres of New Mexico land at theninth Taos Talking Picture Film Festival's award gala.Chosen by thejury for its 'inventiveness and passion', the drama focuses on theeffect ...
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Anger Management is career best opening for Sandler
The first quarter of 2003 has seen several strong comedy openingsand the baton passed to Columbia/Revolution's Anger Management over the weekend, which opened numberone on $44.5m - the highest bow of the year so far.The combination of ShoWest Male Star of the Year recipient AdamSandler and this year's Oscar nominee ...
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Anger Management is career best opening for Sandler
The first quarter of 2003 has seen several strong comedy openingsand the baton passed to Columbia/Revolution's Anger Management over the weekend, which opened numberone on $44.5m - the highest bow of the year so far.The combination of ShoWest Male Star of the Year recipient AdamSandler and this year's Oscar nominee ...
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Film Source acquires dark comedy Santa Smokes
Alex Massis' NewYork-based marketing and licensing company The Film Source has acquiredworldwide rights, excluding the US, to Til Terror and Chris Valentien'sdark comedy Santa Smokes.Featuring Terror, KristyJean Hulslander and Richard Glover and written, produced and directed by Terrorand Valentien, Santa Smokescentres on a disillusioned actor who tries to make a ...