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French Cinema Rendezvous announces 2003 lineup in NYC
The latest titles from Claude Berri, Benoit Jacquot and Raymond Depardon are among a line-up of 14 French pictures that will receive their New York premieres in the upcoming festival, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2003. The event, which runs from Mar 7-16 at the Walter Reade Theatre, also features Olivier ...
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Screen Gems buys domestic rights to Senator's Boogeyman
After a fierce bidding war, Senator International announced has announced that Sony's Screen Gems has acquired North American rights to Boogeyman, the first film produced by Ghost House Pictures, the genre label set up by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Senator. Senator International president Joe Drake made the deal with ...
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Daly's Miracle launches Scoundrel's Wife
John Daly's Miracle Film Distribution (MFD), the independent distributor that was recently launched by Miracle Entertainment as a wholly owned company to serve the US domestic theatrical market, announced today (Feb 19) that the WWII romantic drama The Scoundrel's Wife will be its first release. The picture will open on ...
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Stars line up to deliver Eulogy for Myriad
Jesse Bradford, Zooey Deschanel, Glenne Headly and Kelly Preston have joined Myriad Pictures' star-studded comedy Eulogy. The four join Hank Azaria, Ray Romano, Rip Torn and Debra Winger, who have already committed to the project, with principal photography due to begin in Los Angeles on Saturday (Feb 22). Artisan Entertainment ...
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Fox opens Daredevil in two markets, grosses $3.6m
Fox International began its international roll-out of Daredevil over the weekend, grossing $3.6m from 440 screens in two markets. In the UK, the Marvel Comics adaptation fared slightly below expectations, opening with $3.2m on 384 screens in second place behind holdover Two Weeks Notice. In Puerto Rico the picture grossed ...
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Daredevil is the year's first blockbuster
Ben Affleck in a tight oxblood suit completely outclassed thecompetition as Fox's Daredevil opened top of the charts on an estimated $43.5m. Based on the1960s Marvel comic book, Affleck stars as blind lawyer Matt Murdock who slipsinto the costume at night to become a feared vigilante. Jennifer Garner playsthe love ...
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Zeta-Jones named supporting actress of the year at ShoWest
Catherine Zeta-Jones, currently riding high on a best supportingactress Oscar nomination for Chicago, has been named ShoWest 2003's supporting actress of theyear, it was announced today (Feb 14). Zeta-Jones will collect her award at theannual Gala Awards Banquet at Bally's and Paris Hotel in Las Vegas on Mar 6.Zeta-Jones willnext ...
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Ghost House hires Norowzian for Boogeyman
Senator International presidentJoe Drake announced today (Feb 14) that the genre production label created inApril 2002 between Sam Raimi, Rob Tappert and Senator is to be called GhostHouse Pictures. The company's first feature, the classic horror story, Boogeyman, will be directed by Mehdi Norowzian, who receivedan Oscar nomination in 2000 ...
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Swimmers wins Sundance Producers Club Of Maryland prize
SundanceInstitute and the Producers Club of Maryland have announced that Doug Sadler'sdrama Swimmers is toreceive the 2003 Producers Club of Maryland Fellowship. The fellowship was setup to help film-makers who participate in the Sundance Lab meet pre-productionexpenses and offers a $10,000 towards casting, budgetary and location costs,among others. Previous recipients ...
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Fox Lorber's Lorber creates new specialised US DVD label with Koch
Michael Koch and Richard Lorber have announced they willlaunch Koch Lorber Films, a new US DVD label catering to world cinema,independent documentaries, music and the performing arts. The company isscheduled to kick off in the second quarter of the year. Koch, whose KochEntertainment music distribution outfit will also handle distribution ...
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Davis/Mondrian slate led by actioner Mule
Veteran salesagent Chris Davis' new sales and financing outfit Chris Davis International(CDI) has unveiled the first titles to emerge from its financing and productionpartnership with Lars Sylvest's Mondrian, a Europe-based financing groupwith access to a network of European banks and equity funds.Leading the packis Mule, a $17mactioner based in the ...
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Palm gets Rotterdam hit Noi Albinoi, Housekeeper
ChrisBlackwell's Palm Pictures has acquired all North American rights to DagurKari's festival hit Noi The Albino (Noi Albinoi) at the European Film Market in Berlin and, in a separate deal, allNorth American rights (excluding French-speaking Canada) to ClaudeBerriis bittersweet comedy The Housekeeper (Une Femme De Menage). Palm plans atheatrical release ...
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ContentFilm teams with DMX for Dickerson-directed thriller
Ed Pressman and JohnSchmidt's New York-based production and distribution outfit ContentFilmhas teamed up with rapper-actor DMX's Bloodline Films for the thriller NeverDie Alone. Based on a novel by thecult 1970s writer Donald Goines, the story centres on an aspiring journalistwho witnesses the murder of a rapper and learns why he ...
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Regent's here! takes international rights to The Trip
Regent Entertainment's gayand lesbian sales label here! Films has acquired foreign rights to the multiaward-winning gay romantic comedy The Trip. The story centres on a pair of seemingly ill-matched lovers who have abitter falling-out, only to meet years later on a road trip in Mexico. The picture is set in ...
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Sandler named ShoWest male star of the year
Adam Sandler has been namedShoWest 2003's Male Star of the Year. The actor-comedian will collect thehonour at the annual Gala Awards Banquet to be held at Bally's and ParisHotel in Las Vegas on Mar 6. Sandler, who recently appeared in Punch-DrunkLove and Adam Sander's 8Crazy Nights, will next be seenopposite ...
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ECG Worldwide brings new thriller The Invitation to AFM
ECG Worldwide has acquired writer-director Pat Bermel's thrillerThe Invitation and will offer it for worldwide licensing at next week's AFM,company president Barbara Mudge announced today (Feb 11). The picture will makeits premiere sales marketing screening at AFM. Lance Henriksen, whose creditsinclude Aliens, The Right Stuff and Dog Day Afternoon, stars ...
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Village Roadshow ups funding capacity in Warner co-financing deal
Bidding to play a part in more "tentpole" pictures and increaseits range of options, Village Roadshow Pictures (VRP), the five-year-oldproduction arm of Australian-based Village Roadshow Limited (VRL), announcedtoday (Feb 11) that it had boosted its co-financing deal with Warner Bros bycommitting a revolving $1bn. The investment applies to the studio's ...
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Promark signs two-picture co-production deal with Sci-Fi Channel
Jonathan Kramer's US and UK-based production and sales companyPromark Entertainment announced today (Feb 11) it has signed a co-productiondeal with US cable network The Sci-Fi Channel to make the action pictures Graveland and Ghost Monkey. Promark will be offering allinternational rights to pre-sale buyers at the AFM next week. Graveland, ...
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Two Weeks Notice takes $5.7m from nine territories
WarnerBros' romantic comedy Two Weeks Notice grossed an estimated $5.7m from 914screens in nine countries over the weekend, generating 837,000 admissions. Inthe highlight performance, the picture opened at number one in the UK on $4.3m(£2.64m) - including previews - from 414 venues. It was female leadSandra Bullock's best ever UK ...
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About Schmidt scores top screen averages in Italy, Australia
New LineInternational's About Schmidt opened in third place in Italy over the weekend, grossing $1.3mfrom 188 screens. Although it finished behind Catch Me If You Can and The Lord Of The Rings: The TwoTowers, the black comedyaveraged $6,860 - the best performance in the top 50. The picture opened seventhin ...