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Taos announces five finalists for five-acre prize
Organisers atthe Taos Talking Picture Festival have announced the five finalists in line forwhat is arguably the most bizarre prize in the festival world - five acres ofland on Taos' Cerro Montoso in New Mexico.The winner willbe announced at the awards presentation on Apr 12 along with the winner of ...
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Tribeca Film Festival unveils international lineup for second event
The theme of culturalexploration is writ large over this year's second Tribeca Film Festival, whichfeatures 11 world premieres and three competition strands in its second editionrunning May 3-11.Announcing the line-up today(Mar 25), founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal and executive directorPeter Scarlet said the feature-length competitive sections included 41 ...
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Fox pulls in $11.3m over the weekend with Daredevil
Fox's Daredevil grossed $11.3m over the weekend, setting a couple ofrecords along the way and raising its international cumulative score to $36.3m.Leading off a raft of mostlynumber one openings, the comic book adaptation grossed $1.9m on 304 screens inAustralia for the second biggest industry March opening ever. It took $2.8m ...
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Harry passes $600m for Warner, local hits flourish
Warner Bros' Harry PotterAnd The Chamber Of Secrets hasbecome only the third picture in history to pass $600m at the international boxoffice.The family sequel, based onJ K Rowling's best-selling book series, has conjured up an estimated $604m. Thetwo biggest international pictures are Titanic ($1.2bn, Fox 1997) and Harry Potter And ...
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BVI opens The Recruit at number one in Spain
Buena Vista International's TheRecruit grossed $3m at theinternational box office over the weekend for a $6.5m international runningtotal.Opening number one in Spain,the spy thriller grossed $1m on 229 screens. Opening in China, ittook $400,000 on 180 screens and was the top grossing US picture of theweekend. The Mexican bow yielded ...
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Col TriStar takes another $6.1m with Revolution's Maid
Columbia TriStar/Revolution's Maid In Manhattan grossed an estimated $6.1m on 2,850 screens over the weekend, raising its international tally so far to $33.4m.Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) opened the romantic comedy strongly in Thailand, where it went to number one on $205,000 from 34 screens. In another impressive bow ...
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Bringing Down The House is top for third weekend
With the televised war and a lack of major openers creating the lowest domestic box office in two months, Buena Vista's Bringing Down the House held on to top spot for the third successive weekend, grossing an estimated $16.2m for an $83.4m running total.The comedy has traded strongly on its ...
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Cannes Marche points to online registration for advanced numbers
Registration for theupcoming 44th Marche Du Film (May 14-24) is up 55% compared to the same periodlast year, following the installation of a new online registration service.Set up at the behest ofexecutive director Jerome Paillard, the facility is, claims Paillard, the firstof its kind in the entertainment industry. It appeared ...
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MAC, Samy Boy take North American rights on Prey For Rock And Roll
Independent distributor MAC Releasing in association with Samy Boy Films has acquired all North American rights to Prey For Rock And Roll, which received its world premiere at Sundance.The picture stars Gina Gershon as the singer of an all-girl punk band and is based on rock star Cheri Lovedog's autobiographical ...
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Endgame Entertainment launches production and financing outfit
James Stern, the Tony Award-winning producer of stage hits The Producers and Stomp, has announced the formation of production and financing house Endgame Entertainment.The company comprises development and production division Endgame Productions and The Endgame Fund, a financing source for third party producers and distributors covering a range of ...
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Lilo takes another $2.3m in Japan for BVI
Buena Vista International(BVI)'s animated romp Lilo & Stitch grossed $2.3m in Japan over the weekend, dropping17% but raising its cumulative score in the market to $7.1m. Its internationalrunning total now stands at $107.3m.Spy thriller The Recruit grossed $1.3m over the weekend to raise itinternational running total to $2.9m. The highlight ...
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Fox takes $5.9m over weekend with Daredevil
20th CenturyFox's Marvel Comics adaptation Daredevil grossed $5.9m on 2,035 screens in international markets over the weekend,raising its cumulative score to $22.9m.Opening number one inMexico, it grossed $2m on 689 screens, which represented FoxInternational's fifth biggest opening of all time in the territory. A number one opening inBrazil ...
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Two Towers running 6% higher than Fellowship in Japan
New Line's The LordOf The Rings: The Two Towersremained number one in its fourth weekend in key cities in Japan, dropping amere 19% and adding $3.4m from 349 screens for a $37.7m cumulative score.The picture averaged $9,729and has grossed 6% more than Peter Jackson's first instalment, TheFellowship Of The Ring, ...
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Maid In Manhattan sweeps up $8.7m in second weekend
Maid In Manhattan continued to clean up at the international boxoffice, grossing $8.7m over the weekend for Columbia TriStar Film DistributorsInternational (CTFDI).The romantic comedy fromRevolution Studios was the number one international picture for the second weekin a row and has amassed just under $25m after two major weekends. No romanticcomedy ...
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Wellspring acquires international rights to two US docs
US independentWellspring has acquired international rights to two hard-hitting documentaries,Billy Corben's Raw Deal and Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley's Horns And Halos.Raw Deal, which was produced by Spellman/CorbenProductions, screened at Sundance 2002 and focuses on the alleged rape byFlorida university students of a 27-year-old exotic dancer. Wellspring hassecured international rights ...
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Palm gets Bunny doc in North America, UK, Caribbean
Palm Pictures has acquiredall North American, UK and Caribbean rights to How To Draw A Bunny, John W Walter's award-winning documentaryprofile of artist and Andy Warhol contemporary Ray Johnson which is executiveproduced by John Malkovich's production company Mr Mudd.The picture is the secondafter Matthew Barney's The Cremaster Cycle to be ...
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Amigo heads up Warner's Spanish local production
Ana Amigo has been namedWarner Bros' director of local production in Spain in a newly createdrole that demonstrates the studio's production ambitions in theterritory.The appointment wasannounced today (Mar 20) by Simona Benzakein, vice president of Europeanproductions at Warner Bros. Based in Madrid, Amigo will report directly toBenzakein, who operates out ...
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Restored Hired Hand to Sundance Channel for US home video, DVD and pay-TV
Sundance Channelhas acquired US home video/DVD and pay television rights to the restoredversion of Peter Fonda's The Hired Hand, the channel's senior vicepresident of film programming Paola Freccero announced today (Mar 20).Following alimited theatrical run, the film will be released on home video and DVD underthe Sundance Channel Home Entertainment ...
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Nominated Kaurismaki boycotts Oscars in protest at war
Oscar-nominated Finnishdirector Aki Kaurismaki is boycotting Sunday's Academy Awards in protest overthe imminent war with Iraq.In a strongly worded letterto Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Frank Pierson,Kaurismaki said he and his production company Sputnik Ltd refused to attendwhile "the United States is preparing for a crime against ...
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Diller resigns from VUE post as Vivendi moves to sell
Barry Diller has resignedfrom his interim role as co-chief executive officer of Vivendi UniversalEntertainment (VUE) as Vivendi Universal steps up efforts to sell theentertainment division and slash debts of more than $13bn.Under the leadership ofchairman Jean-Rene Fourtou, who takes over as full chief executive officer,Vivendi Universal is considering an offer ...