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NewsAvatar storms to top of US charts on $77m
As expected Avatar made off with the weekend box office crown thanks to a $77m three-day haul according to figures released on December 21 that delivered the highest 3D launch for a film and the highest launch for a non-sequel, original story in North American history.
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NewsAmbush boards superhero project Super with Kevin Bacon, Rainn Wilson
Miranda Bailey’s LA-based Ambush Entertainment has joined Ted Hope’s This Is That as producing partner on Super, which has just attached Kevin Bacon and is shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, through January
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NewsAvatar is king of the world with $165.2m overseas launch
Avatar recorded the sixth highest day-and-date launch in history as Fox International’s epic adventure grossed an estimated $165.2m from 64 markets.
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NewsBrittany Murphy dies aged 32
8 Mile and Sin City star Brittany Murphy has died aged 32 years old after suffering a heart attack. She was discovered by her mother after collapsing in the shower yesterday morning (December 20).
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NewsAcademy announces 274 features eligible for 2009 best picture Oscar
Two hundred seventy-four features are eligible for the 2009 best picture Oscar, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced.
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NewsSundance picks Metropolitan, Poison, Harold And Maude for UCLA screenings
The Sundance Institute has selected Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan, Todd Haynes’ Poison and Harold And Maude directed by Hal Ashby as the three films selected for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival’s From The Collection screenings.
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Sony, RealD sign technology deal to bring 3D into the home
Sony Corporation and RealD have signed a technology partnership to bring 3D home entertainment to the market in 2010.
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NewsProdigal Sons finds home at First Run Features
First Run Features has acquired US rights to Kimberly Reed’s (pictured) festival favourite documentary Prodigal Sons and plans a late February 2010 in New York followed by a nationwide rollout through March.
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NewsSurvival Of The Dead attracts US distributor Magnet
Magnet Releasing has taken US rights to George A Romero’s latest zombie episode, Survival Of The Dead.
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NewsNine dances into UK, The Last Flight descends on France
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent releases in key markets this week.
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NewsColin MacCabe calls for BFI to handle industry statistics
Outspoken British academic and film producer Colin MacCabe has called for the British Film Institute (BFI) to take over the research and statistics work currently carried out by the UK Film Council.
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NewsResistance is futile: Fox's Avatar invades 106 territories
This weekend the world will enter a new world as Fox International unleashes Avatar day-and-date with North America in 106 territories.
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NewsBridges, Sidibe, Bullock, Mirren earn SAG nominations
Jeff Bridges, Colin Firth, Helen Mirren, Gabourey Sidibe, Christoph Waltz, Sandra Bullock (pictured) and Mo’Nique are in the running for top honours in the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.Awards ballots will be posted out on December 29 when the entire 100,000-strong Guild membership will have the opportunity to vote. ...
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IFFR adds five films to VPRO Tiger Awards competitions
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has added five films to its VPRO Tiger Awards Competition, including world premieres of several first features.
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NewsLocarno announces Central Asia focus for 2010 Open Doors
The Locarno International Film Festival has announced that the next edition of its co-production lab, Open Doors, will focus on Central Asia.
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NewsMendoza's Lola takes best film prize as 6th Dubai festival closes
Philippine director Brillante Mendoza won the Muhr Africa/Asia Award as the 6th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) drew to a close yesterday (December 16).
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NewsRat King wins Screen's Best Pitch Award at Tallin
Finnish film-maker Petri Kotwica’s third feature, Rat King, scooped Screen International’s Best Pitch Award at the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, held in Tallinn, at the start of December
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NewsHMRC clampdown on EIS to hit mid-budget UK films
The clampdown on Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) is expected to have an immediate impact on UK film financiers, with mid-budget films set to be the worst hit.
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NewsRoy Disney, rebel shareholder and studio guardian, dies at 79
Roy Disney, Walt Disney’s nephew who led two major shareholder revolts that shaped the modern profile of the studio, has died in Newport Beach, California, following a long battle with stomach cancer. He was 79.
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NewsTribeca Cinemas to screen shortlist Oscar docs
Tribeca Cinemas in New York is returning its two-day series Tribeca Cinemas Presents: Docs On The Shortlist on January 8-9.