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NewsMunro Film Services picks up When Santa Fell To Earth
The company will distribute Oliver Dieckmann’s Christmas family feature in the UK and Ireland.
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CommentGetting into the groove
Sean Rowley’s hugely popular UK club night Guilty Pleasures is expanding into film.
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NewsPainted Skin 2 becomes highest-grossing Chinese film ever
Huayi Brothers’ Painted Skin: The Resurrection, directed by Wuershan, has become the highest-grossing Chinese-language film ever in mainland China with a box office haul of $107.86m (RMB686m).
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Sundance Selects takes territories on The Flat
Arnon Goldfinger’s film recounts how the death of his grandmother in Tel Aviv sparked an unplanned yet revealing investigation into his family’s life in the aftermath of WWII.
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Magnolia Pictures acquires US on A Place At The Table
Participant Media’s documentary explores aspects of the US hunger crisis and will open in the first quarter 2013.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises up to $248m internationally
Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film grossed an estimated $122.1m on approximately 17,000 screens in 57 markets through Warner Bros Pictures International. Fox International’s Ice Age 4 crossed $500m and SPRI’s The Amazing Spider-Man has swept past $400m.
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NewsDKR holds strong on $64m in second US session
Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight Rises stayed top with ease thanks to an estimated $64.1m weekend haul that boosted the running total to $289.1m.
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NewsSony crosses $1bn domestic box office milestone
The studio passed the mark in its second fastest time on Jul 11 and has reached $1bn 11 times in a row.
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Space Brothers scoops top prize at PiFan
The 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) closed over the weekend with the Best of Puchon award going to Space Brothers from Japanese filmmaker Yoshitaka Mori.
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NewsDanny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony draws 27m viewers in UK
Danny Boyle’s near-universally acclaimed opening ceremony scored the biggest UK TV ratings in 14 years; James Bond, Chariots Of Fire, The Queen feature in opening ceremony.
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NewsDr. Seuss' The Lorax fails to uproot The Dark Knight Rises at the UK box office
Warner Bros.’ epic retains top spot and crosses the £30m mark, while Universal’s animation opens in second; Searching For Sugar Man takes $108,000 on debut.
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NewsRevolver goes exclusive with Empire Cinemas for UK release of Flowers of War
Revolver Entertainment will launch Zhang Yimou’s The Flowers of War, starring Christian Bale, exclusively at Empire Cinemas in five UK cities, starting Friday Aug 3.
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NewsUK creative industries have 'soup kitchen mentality,' says Lord Puttnam
Lord Puttnam had some home truths for the UK creative industries last week during a speech about entrepreneurship. Should the film industry be concerned?
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Filmmaker Chris Marker dies, aged 91
Marker worked with the likes of Alain Resnais and Yves Montand.
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FeaturesRecord-breaking 3D screening at the Pula Film Festival, Croatia
Screening of the first 3D Croatian film at the Pula Film Festival in Croatia (Jul 21-28) sets record for 3D attendance and projection distance.
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CommentViennale celebrates 50 years with innovative film projects (and special ice cream)
Before his death, Chris Marker created a special anniversary trailer.
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NewsPeter Jackson confirms third Hobbit film in Facebook post
The New Zealand director hinted at it during Comic-Con and now the news is official – the two-part JRR Tolkien adaptation will become a trilogy.
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NewsSwiss culture minister ignites controversy over policy remarks
On the eve of the Locarno Film Festival Switzerland’s daily newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) has reported that Alain Berset wants the government to champion more “innovative” fare, sparking concern over the future of local mainstream product.