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Swan rules overseas on $19m, Tangled crosses $300m
The Black Swan led the Hollywood exports over the weekend thanks to an estimated $18.6m haul through Fox International that beat out Sony’s The Green Hornet by a whisker.
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Zentropa, Nordisk, Network pact for crime thriller series
Trio partner on new series based on successful novelist Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Danish series about a Danish police force.
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Italy's M2 at EFM scouting for 2012 titles
New Italian distributor M2 Pictures is attending the EFM with an eye on completing their 2011-2012 roster of films, which is aimed at the 14-34 year-old demographic.
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Beijing festival organisers open for submissions
Organizers of the inaugural Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) are in Berlin, taking submissions for the fest to be held April 23 - 28 this year.
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Dadi, Myung partner on animated Leafie
Chinese Distributor Dadi and Myung Films are partnering to release the Korean production house’s first feature animation Leafie: A Hen Into The Wild.
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Just Go With It wins close US box office race on $31m
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston ensured Sony enjoyed a number one launch for Just Go With It and led an all-new top four asthe rom-com launched top by a narrow margin on an estimated $31m.
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Baftas 2011: Best film The King's Speech rules the night
Bafta best film winner The King’s Speech converted seven of its 14 nominations into wins as the 2011 ceremony played out at London’s Royal Opera House on Sunday night [13].
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FilmDistrict, Miramax partner on US rights to Del Toro's Dark
FilmDistrict and Miramax announced that FilmDistrict has acquired all US rights to the horror film Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark and will release on Aug 12.
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Arthouse takes US and select rights to Norman Foster documentary
Arthouse Films has acquired all North American, Australian and New Zealand rights to the documentary How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr Foster?
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Black Bread sweeps the board at the Goya awards
De La Iglesia confirms resignation as Academy president
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The Dead marches on for TriCoast Worldwide
TriCoast Worldwide has closed a slew of territories on horror film The Dead led by a deal with Global Cinema Distribution for North America.
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IFC takes multiple territories on UK horror Spiderhole
IFC has acquired North America and a slew of territories from Raven Banner to the low budget UK horror film Spiderhole.
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Reviews
People I Know
Dir: Daniel Algrant. USA. 2001. 100mins.Anyone who wants to see Al Pacino in his one of his most impressive roles since Scent Of A Woman is going to have to get on a plane to Rome, at least for the time being. A combination of commercial bad timing and self-regulatory ...
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Garage Days
Dir: Alex Proyas. Australia. 2002. 105mins.With the major backing of Fox Searchlight and a US$7m budget - hefty by Australian standards - Alex Proyas' eagerly anticipated first feature since his acclaimed, effects-laden dramas The Crow (1994) and Dark City (1998) is a surprisingly lightweight comedy about an underachieving Sydney band's ...
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Pinocchio's Italian screen count noses ahead
Massive demand from Italian exhibitors has led Italian distributor Medusa to widen its nationwide release of Pinocchio this Friday to an unprecedented 940 screens, up from the previously announced - and already record-breaking - 860 screens.Through a careful Euros2m marketing campaign, Medusa and the film's star and director, Roberto Benigni, ...
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Magical cast lines up for Pathe's Roundabout
A host of star names, including Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue are to provide the voices for Pathe Pictures' CGI animated feature The Magic Roundabout.The $20m movie, to be directed by Dave Borthwick of Bristol-based animation studio bolexbrothers, will also feature the voices of Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Joanna Lumley, ...
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Last Life wraps as Bohemian's first film
Last Life In The Universe, the latest pan-Asian co-production and first feature from start-up production outfit Bohemian Films, is set to wrap this week following a six-week shoot in Bangkok.Directed by Thailand's Pen-ek Ratanaruang, the film is a dark comedy about a suicidal Japanese librarian, living in Bangkok, who is ...
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Scorsese, DiCaprio gang up for Japanese campaign
Director Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio are preparing to launch a major push in Japan for the forthcoming release of Gangs Of New York.Both are scheduled to arrive in Japan on November 18, spending five days on a concerted PR tour - as part of a bid to boost ...
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Italy's RAI Trade readies major DVD push
RAI Trade, the sales arm of Italian public broadcaster RAI is to release a string of opera and ballet titles - including Franco Zeffirelli's staging of La Traviata - on DVD from November, to be distributed worldwide by TDK.RAI has so far released six classical music titles through a distribution ...
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Artificial Eye takes Dolls, Springtime for UK
Artificial Eye has picked UK rights to Takeshi Kitano's Dolls and Tian Zhuangzhuang's Springtime In A Small Town.The veteran UK independent distributor will open both titles in May next year. Dolls, which played at Venice and Toronto, will screen at November's London Film Festival.Artificial Eye's release schedule includes Bertrand Tavernier's ...