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Sweden's Way Out West breaks record
Gothenburg music and film festival Way Out West wrapped on Saturday (August 10) after holding the world premiere of Snabba Cash: Life Deluxe, the third and final instalment in the hit Swedish crime trilogy (known as Easy Money in English).
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Steve Davis joins DCM
UK cinema advertising leader Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has appointed Steve Davis as Head of Exhibition.
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Fortissimo swims in Steel’s Water
Sales outfit picks up Eric Steel’s Tribeca and Edinburgh documentary Kiss the Water.
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Imboden, Koller among Zurich premieres
New films from Markus Imboden and Xavier Koller among new films at the Zurich Film Festival.
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BAFTA, Royal Albert Hall renew composer series
George Fenton and Dario Marianelli among ‘in converstation’ guests.
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Alan Partridge tops UK box office
The first big screen outing for Alan Partridge tops chart with $3.37m (£2.18m), including previews, through StudioCanal; Sony’s Grown Ups 2 leads Fri-Sun weekend; Universal’s Despicable Me 2 becomes 2013’s highest grosser.
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Swiss move into talks for Creative Europe membership
European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou also talks about future funding for Locarno festival.
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Inbetweeners director launches comedy production company
A co-founder of Zeppotron and the director of The Inbetweeners movie have joined forced to create an indie that will specialise in scripted comedy.
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Elysium rules US on $30.4m
Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 independently financed sci-fi action film launched at number one in North America thanks to an estimated $30.4m opening weekend through TriStar that consigned a trio of studio openers to lower top five finishes.
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Smurfs 2 rules int'l on $35m
UPDATED AUG 12: Sony’s The Smurfs 2 came in above weekend estimates, scoring $35.3m in the second weekend to boost the international running total to $110.7m. Brad Pitt recorded his biggest North American and global hit as World War Z reached $500m worldwide.
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Locarno roundup: Wetlands stirs controversy
Social media platforms ban explicit trailer for Wetlands.
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D23: Jolie talks Maleficent
A surprise appearance by Angelina Jolie was the highlight of Saturday’s [10] live-action presentation at Disney’s annual expo in Anaheim, California, as attendees booed a paltry Star Wars segment.
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Eddie Michaels, 1964-2013
Eddie Michaels, the Hollywood publicist whose longtime clients included Noah Wyle and Illumination Entertainment, died on Thursday [8] in Los Angeles after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 49.
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Echo Bridge finds Faith
Echo Bridge Entertainment has acquired Slamdance documentary audience award winner My Name Is Faith. Separately, Phase 4 Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films will team up on The Short Game.
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D23: Zootopia, Dory cast unveiled
Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter joined colleagues and talent at the annual convention in Anaheim, California, to announce a number of surprises.
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Alpha Papa off to strong start in UK
Alan Partridge’s first big screen outing records $1.2m (£741,254) from its 402 sites over two days of previews through StudioCanal.
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San Sebastian names new directors line-up
Sixteen first or second directors will vie for the San Sebastian Film Festival’s (20-28 Sept) new directors award.
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Karen Black dies aged 74
Actress known for her performances in Five Easy Pieces and Nashville has dies in Los Angeles after battle with cancer.
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Reel Suspects close Fantasia film sales
Matteo Lovadina’s sales outfit Reel Suspects has reported brisk business on its Fantasia Film Festival titles.
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Pacific Rim to cross $250m
Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi international hit has reached $218m and is favourite to hold on to the international crown this weekend.