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Miramax partners with Facebook on digital delivery
CEO Mike Lang has cut his latest deal in ongoing efforts to promote the storied library following pacts earlier in the summer with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and iTunes.
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NewsThe Help takes control at US box office on $21m
DreamWorks’ Civil Rights Era awards contender, released through Buena Vista, climbed to number one in its second weekend as Fox’s Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes settled into second place and added a further $16m.
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NewsDisney thrills convention with news of two new Pixar films
The studio revealed all to attendees at weekend’s D23 / Expo event in Anaheim, California.
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First Run Features picks up US rights to CIA documentary
Carl Colby’s The Man Nobody Knew: In Search Of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby will open exclusively at the Lincoln Plaza in New York on Sept 23.
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NewsThe Smurfs in mood to hold on to international crown
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) family hit looks odds-on to reign at the box office this weekend. Meanwhile Cars 2 has crossed $300m, Pirates 4 $800m and Bridesmaids $100m while the Harry Potter finale is poised to cross $900m.
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NewsWarner Bros crosses $2bn internationally for fourth time
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has accounted for neatly half of Warner Bros Pictures International’s (WBPI) mighty running total for the year-to-date.
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Dogwoof sets up website to support fire struck distributors
The site will promote other ways of accessing the films of the independent distributors whose stock was destroyed as a result of a fire during the London riots.
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NewsEye on Films adds drama The Mole
Eye on Films has added a new title to its 2011 Label: The Mole by Rafael Lewandowski.
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NewsThe Inbetweeners Movie takes huge £2.5m on first day of UK previews
The low-budget UK production set to score big opening weekend after excellent first preview day.
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Dragon Gate to be released in IMAX 3D
Beijing-based Bona Film Group has announced a cooperation deal with IMAX to produce Tsui Hark’s $35m 3D martial arts film Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate.
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NewsVerve Pictures falls for The Story Of Lovers Rock
UK outfit picks up documentary about reggae music in 1970s London.
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NewsNetflix said to be targeting Far East launch for late 2012
Following Tuesday’s revelation about Spain the company continues to plot its rapid streaming-only global deployment and aims to be operational in select Asian territories by the end of next year, people with knowledge of the situation have told Screen.
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NewsDogwoof takes up Position Among The Stars
UK distributor picks up IDFA and Sundance winning documentary.
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Cinedigm, BIG & Digital sign Kidtoons deal
The pact will allow Cinedigm Digital Cinema to distribute BIG & Digital’s matinee programme into museums, attractions and educational venues.
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NewsNetflix to launch in Spain in January 2012
Major film streaming and DVD rental site Netflix will arrive in Spain in January 2012, following its success in the US and Canada, but will face a tough challenge in a country ravaged by piracy.
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The Whale secures Faroe Islands world premiere
Ryan Reynolds narrates the documentary about the relationship between humans and the wild orca, set to debut on Aug 20 in the Danish territory.
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NewsSalzgeber & Co takes North Sea Texas for Germany
UK-based sales agent Wavelength Pictures closes deal on Montreal Film Festival drama.
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CMG to commence sales in Toronto on horror title Creature
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company Cinema Management Group will introduce the project to buyers in Canada following the deal with Sid, Bill and Jon Sheinberg’s Bubble Factory.
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NewsCameron Crowe Pearl Jam doc to reach 75 sites in UK
75 sites in the UK and Ireland to simultaneously screen rockumentary in September
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NewsPaladin plots awards run for Boy
The distributor has picked up US rights and will release Taika Waititi’s drama theatrically towards the end of the fourth quarter with Unison Films in association with Radius Films.