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Katapult signs Verhoeven's Blackbook
KatapultFilms, the Los Angeles-based sales agency headed by Thomas Mai and JoniSighvatsson, is to handle international duties on Blackbook, the newfilm by Dutch master Paul Verhoeven.The project has been a hot property forseveral months as rumours have swirled as to which of many possible projectsVerhoeven will shoot first. The action ...
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House Of Flying Daggers
Dir/scr: ZhangYimou. Chi-HK. 2004. 119minsBeyond a doubt the mostvisually ravishing film on offer at Cannes this year, Zhang Yimou's return tothe sword-fighting genre - following last year's Hero - mixes action,romance and a touch of dance to uneven but often thrilling effect.Acquired by Sony PicturesClassics in the US, the film ...
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2046
Dir/scr: Wong kar-wai. HongKong. 2004. 128 minsThe title may suggest aspace age drama but Wong Kar-Wai's long-awaited 2046 proves to be anelaborate, languorous continuation of In The Mood For Love that revisitsthe Tony Leung character as he once again struggles with the impermanence andimpossibility of true love. The restraint and ...
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Dear Frankie
Dir:Shona Auerbach. UK. 2004. 105minsItis unfortunate, but Dear Frankie is a perfectly good film that tells astory which has been seen too many times before. It is the eternal search ofthe child for a missing parent, accompanied by poverty and a curmudgeonlygrandparent with a heart of gold.Thatsaid, Dear Frankie, which ...
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Three Thai film companies join forces to create production powerhouse
Three Thai filmcompanies - GMM Pictures, Tai Entertainment and Hub Ho Hin - are joining forcesto create a production powerhouse in response to increasing competition in thefast-growing Thai market.The new company -GMM Tai Hub (GTH) - was unveiled in Bangkok on Friday along with its initialslate of 10 projects. GMM ...
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Malaysian Princess eyes international market
Through an exclusivemarketing deal with Rossellini and Associates, epic drama Puteri GunungLedang (The Princess Of Mount Ledang) is set to be the first Malaysian filmthat will break into the international market.Malaysia's new productioncompany Enfiniti is financing the Malay-language film, which is made at abudget of $4m (RM15m), the most expensive ...
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Beyond Films announces Cannes sales
Beyond Films hasannounced sales as the Cannes Film Festival comes to an end.Cold & Dark, a British horror film in post production starringLuke Goss and Kevin Howarth and directed by Andrew Goth has sold in thefollowing territories:-Japan - Gaga Communications; Mexico - Cine, Video Y Televisio;n Russia -Beliven EnterprisesA Good ...
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Wellspring picks up The Brown Bunny
One year after The Brown Bunny stamped its indelible markon Cannes, Vincent Gallo's controversial picture has found a partner inWellspring.The US distributor picked up all North American rights and plansan Aug 27 release in New York and Los Angeles followed by a nationwide rollout.DVD and video are scheduled for release ...
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Cannes winners list
Cannes 2004: Official Selection PrizesPalme d'OrFahrenheit 9/11 Dir:Michael MooreGrand Prix Du JuryOld Boy Dir: Park Chan-wookBest actressMaggie Cheung in CleanBest actorYagira Yuya in Nobody KnowsBest directorTony Gatlif for ExilesBest ScreenplayAgnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for CommeUne ImageJury prize (jointly)Irma P Hall for The LadykillersandTropical Malady Dir:Apichatpong WeerasethakulCamera d'Or for best ...
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Cannes winners list
CANNES 2004: OFFICIAL SELECTION PRIZESPalme d'OrFahrenheit 9/11 Dir:Michael MooreGrand Prix Du JuryOld Boy Dir: Park Chan-wookBest actressMaggie Cheung (pictured) in CleanBest actorYagira Yuya in Nobody KnowsBest directorTony Gatlif for ExilesBest ScreenplayAgnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for CommeUne ImageJury prize (jointly)Irma P Hall for The LadykillersandTropical Malady Dir:Apichatpong WeerasethakulCamera d'Or for ...
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Politics sways Cannes as 9/11 takes Palme d'Or
Politics were in the air from the beginning of the Cannesfestival and it closed on a distinctly political note with the Palme d'Orawarded to Michael Moore's anti-George Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.In bestowing their top honour on a clearly surprised Moore, Quentin Tarantino's jury overlooked the fact that his unfinished film ...
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GreeneStreet reports hot sales on five Cannes features
GreeneStreetInternational sealed a slew of deals at Cannes this year on its slate of fivepictures led by brand new thriller Fade Out written by Michael Cristofer who willalso direct, and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Kate Beckinsale.The film, which is set to start shooting on July 5, waspresold to Village ...
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Jolly green giant: Shrek 2 revives summer with $125.3m in five days
Dreamworks' much anticipatedShrek 2 caused the first major eruption of this summer season at theweekend as it opened top on a staggering $125.3m from its first five days,according to studio estimates.If these figures areconfirmed as accurate on Monday it will be the biggest Wednesday bow of all time,overtaking The Lord ...
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Troy passes $200m worldwide
Troy has passed $200m in worldwide ticket sales as it added $70m in its second weekend for an international running total of more than $145m, according to estimatesreleased by Warner Bros.The picture opened at theweekend in the UK, Italy, Japan and Russia but the distributor did not releasespecific territory details.Combined ...
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Van Helsing nears $120m from all markets
Universal's VanHelsing added $14m from 4,400 screens in 38 UIP markets at the weekend toraise its international running through UIP to $111m.Including the$8m running total from 290 screens in the non-UIP markets of Russia, thePhilippines and Iceland, Van Helsing has amassed an industry-wide $119m.The picture passed $100m in all its ...
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Jolly green giant: Shrek 2 revives summer with $125.3m in five days
Dreamworks' much anticipatedShrek 2 caused the first major eruption of this summer season at theweekend as it opened top on a staggering $125.3m from its first five days,according to studio estimates.If these figures areconfirmed accurate on Monday it will be the biggest Wednesday bow of all time,overtaking The Lord Of ...
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Jolly green giant: Shrek 2 revives summer with $125.3m in five days
Dreamworks' much anticipatedShrek 2 caused the first major eruption of this summer season at theweekend as it opened top on a staggering $125.3m from its first five days,according to studio estimates.If these figures areconfirmed accurate on Monday it will be the biggest Wednesday bow of all time,overtaking The Lord Of ...
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The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers
Dir: Stephen Hopkins. US. 2004. 129 minsA tour de forceperformance from Geoffrey Rush is the star attraction and saving grace of The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers, aflashy, highly selective biography of the late comedian. Sellers signaturecharacter was the defective detective Inspector Clouseau but Chance in Being There appears ...
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AUSTRALIA 24 May
Local comedy Thunderstruckwas the fourth most popular film at cinemas on the weekend, taking A$358,890from 162 screens for Icon. While this was well behind the big Hollywoodblockbusters Troy and Van Helsing, it measured up reasonablywell against third placed Twisted,the new release from UIP, which took A$477,471 from 138 screens.Troy and ...
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NEW ZEALAND 24 May
Roadshow's Troyhad no trouble maintaining its title as the most popular film at the box officefor the second consecutive weekend and UIP's Van Helsing held on to second place but three of the next fourspots in the chart were occupied by new releases.They were Columbia TriStar's You Got Served, which ...