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Halloween producer killed in Jordanian bombings
The producer of the Halloweenfilms, Syrian-born Moustapha Akkad,was confirmed today as one of the victims of the hotel bombings in Jordan.Los Angeles-resident Akkad, who also directed the epic Anthony Quinn-starrers Lion Of The Desert and TheMessage, died this morning from wounds sustained in Wednesday's attack in Amman.His daughter, Rima Akkad ...
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Golden Globes
2006 Golden Globe winners:Best Motion Picture - DramaBrokeback MountainBest Performance By An Actress In AMotion Picture - DramaFelicity Huffman - TransamericaBest Performance By An Actor In A MotionPicture - DramaPhilip Seymour Hoffman - CapoteBest Motion Picture - Musical Or ComedyWalk The LineBest Performance By An Actress In AMotion Picture - ...
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Revolver picks up Herzog and Huda for 2006
UK distributor Revolver Entertainmenthas acquired two films for release in early 2006: Werner Herzog's documentary Grizzly Man and MenhajHuda's adolescent story Kidulthood.Grizzly Man, set for a February 4 release, isabout the life and death of Timothy Treadwell, a follower of grizzly bears. Thefilm won the Alfred P. Sloan award at ...
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BAFTA/LA hands out Britannia awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)'s LA branch gave out its highesthonours at the 2005 Britannia Awards last night. As previously announced, TomCruise received the Stanley Kubrick award forexcellence in film and Elizabeth Taylor picked up the award for artisticexcellence in international entertainment.Mike Newell, director of thelatest ...
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Sky Fighters (Les Chevaliers Du Ciel)
Dir: Gerard Pires. Fr. 2005. 102mins.In Sky Fighters,two gung-ho French airforce pilots battle withterrorists out to commandeer a Mirage 2000 jet for a post-9/11 apocalypse overParis. But as with too many aviation pictures, Gerard Pires'$22m feature soars when it is airborne but is hobbled on the ground by stockmelodramatics and ...
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Pedro Maso earns Spain's highest film award
Veteran director Pedro Maso will receive the Goya of Honour at the 20thanniversary edition of Spain'sOscar-equivalent national awards ceremony next January 29.The Academy said the career of Maso, 60, "has followed the social,moral and political evolution of Spanish society, so that his broad workconstitutes an important sociological testimony to the ...
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The Libertine
Dir. Laurence Dunmore. UK. 2005. 114mins.Resurfacing 14 months after its Toronto premiere as awork in progress, The Libertine hasnot improved with time, even after an extra year in the editing suite.Despite a sharp bounce fromJohnny Depp's deliciously suggestive performance as the titular Earl ofRochester, Laurence Dunmore's debut feature feels lacklustre ...
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Sitney named director of programming at Silverdocs
Sky Sitney has been nameddirector of programming at the fourth Silverdocs: AFI/Discovery ChannelDocumentary Festival, which is set to run from Jun 13-18 2006 in SilverSprings, Maryland.The third annual SilverdocsInternational Documentary Conference is scheduled to run concurrently from Jun15-17.Sitney formerly served asprogramming director at The Newport International Film Festival. Before thatshe ...
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Shanghai Noon
Dir: Tom Dey. US. 2000. 110 mins.Prod cos: Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment. US dist: Buena Vista. Int'l dist (major territories excl Germany, Japan): Buena Vista Intl. Other intl sales: Spyglass Entertainment. Prods: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman. Exec prods: Jackie Chan, Willie Chan, Solon So. Scr: Alfred Gough, Miles ...
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Screen heroines focus for Berlinale anniversary
The30th anniversary edition of the Berlinale Retrospective next February will bededicated to the screen heroines of the 1950s.EntitledDream Girls. Film Stars of the Fifties, itthe will focus on the portrayal of femininity in international films of thepost-war period.Berlinalefestival director Dieter Kosslick said the imagery reflected the changes andcontradictions of the ...
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Gaumont donates box-office takings to riot victims
French studio Gaumont is todonate two days' of box-office takings from new release Il Etait Une FoisDans L'Oued to victims of the riots that have broken out across France inrecent weeks.Directed by Homeboys On TheBeach's Djamel Bensalah, the comedy has attracted nearly 700,000admissions since its release in late October. "At ...
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Fox's Bubble ready to burst onto world stage
Director Eytan Fox and writer-producer Gal Uchovsky havecompleted their follow-up to Israel's biggestever international hit Walk On Water ($2.7m in US, $7m worldwide).The Bubble returns to the theme of the individual's right to live a life of their own choosing and the Middle East conflict, which determines fates regardless of ...
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German-Polish alliance creates pioneering film fund
Thenewly-created Polish Film Institute and the two German regional funds haveestablished a Polish-German Co-Development Fund.The agreement was reached during this year's ConnectingCottbus market forum.The fund'sannual budget will be $175,000 (Euros 150,000.)Theinitiative aims to encourage the development of Polish-German scripts that willhelp increase the number of co-productions between Polish producers and ...
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Bac is back with hugely improved results
Revitalised French distributor Bac Films has reported third-quarterrevenues of $4.6m (Euros 3.9m), up sharply from $1.2m (Euros 1m) for the sameperiod last year.Overall, the company has seen revenue rise to $17m (Euros 14.5m) since thestart of the year, spurred in theatres by the release of Jim Jarmusch's Cannes favourite Broken ...
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Gravehopping on top at record-breaking Cottbus
JanCvitkovic's Gravehopping was named best film at this year's Cottbus Festival of East European Cinema.TheSlovenian-Croatian co-production, which was also awarded the New DirectorsAward at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival and opened the LjubljanaInternational Film Festival last week, also received the Prize of theEcumenical Jury.Thisyear's International Jury Special Prize went ...
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Five Golden Horses for Kung Fu Hustle
Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle was the clear winnerat Taiwan's 42nd Golden Horse Award in Keelung, picking up fiveprizes, including Best Feature Film and Best Director. Benny Chan's Divergence was another to enjoymultiple successes with three key awards for acting, photography andediting. Johnnie To's Election, Andrew Lau's Initial D, Hou ...
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Major honours shared at Bafta Scotland awards
Honours were equally shared between On A Clear Day and Festival at the annual BAFTA Scotland Awards announced in Glasgow.StarringPeter Mullan, On A Clear Day tells of an unemployedman's determination to regain his self esteem by swimming the English Channeland wonboth Best Film and Best Screenplay for Alex Rose. Thebawdy ...
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Audiard beats rivals to Golden Giraldillo at Seville
JacquesAudiard's The Beat That My HeartSkipped (De battre mon coeur s'est arrete) took theGolden Giraldillo at Spain's European Film Festival ofSeville.The award comes with a $70,000 (Euros 60,000) prize awarded - like all those handed out - to the film's Spanish distributor.AustrianJorg Kalt's Crash Test Dummies won the SilverGiraldillo, while ...
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Chicken Little continues to tower over US box office
Family titles dominated the top 10 as Buena Vista's CG picture ChickenLittle stayed top forthe second weekend in a row ahead of Sony's new release Zathura.Chicken Little added an estimated $32m for an excellent $80.8m running totalafter two weekends. The picture will certainly pass $100m although it will comeunder heavy ...
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A Conversation With Gregory Peck
Dir: Barbara Kopple. US. 1999. 97 mins.Prod Co: On Tour Productions/Cabin Creek Films. Int'l Sales: Films Transit International. Prod: Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck, Linda Saffire. DoPs: Don Lenzer, Tom Hurwitz, Sandy Sissel. Ed: Bob Eisenhardt. Sound: Peter Miller, John McCormick, Michael Lonsdale. Mus: Art Labriola. Main cast: Gregory Peck, ...