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    Box Office Games

    2012-03-15T12:49:00Z

    Media have been gloating over the failure of John Carter to connect to audiences. But it is not a cause for celebration and will lead to even less tentpole risk-taking.

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    Hunger Games hits UK

    2012-03-15T12:09:00Z

    Screen was on hand at the Hunger Games European premiere at the O2.

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    A first look at the world of Harry Potter

    2012-03-14T16:42:00Z

    The Warner Bros Studio Tour London — The Making Of Harry Potter started a week of press previews today, in advance of its opening to the public on March 31, and Screen dutifully went along to Leavesden Studios to check it out.

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    Moo-vie making

    2012-03-09T11:31:00Z

    A competition launched by UK magazine Farmer’s Weekly has inspired us to come up with our own agriculturally themed film titles.

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    Sales Scene Heats Up

    2012-03-08T17:20:00Z

    New companies with international sales capabilities are pouring into the business, many of them choosing to launch in London. Buyers at Cannes could be spoilt for choice.

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    Let's get physics-cal

    2012-03-07T15:12:00Z

    Film series CERN People explains antimatter in almost understandable terms!

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    Welles diggers

    2012-03-05T15:29:00Z

    Brian Cox has signed on to a performance of Orson Welles’ unmade screenplay Heart of Darkness.

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    Deyn delights on stage

    2012-03-03T12:56:00Z

    It’s always a bit risky when models turn to acting – but I’m happy to report that Agyness Deyn proved to be a delight in her stage debut in The Leisure Society at London’s Trafalgar Studios.

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    The Grey

    2012-03-01T14:56:00Z

    The early success of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the UK proves that audiences are happy to see entertaining films about older people.

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    May the Food be With You

    2012-03-01T12:08:00Z

    Filmic burger wars in France.

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    Madam Butterfly takes flight

    2012-02-29T14:48:00Z

    A 3D performance of Puccini’s opera is due to hit UK cinemas next week.

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    Happy Birthday, Mr. (Cannes) President

    2012-02-29T10:17:00Z

    Cannes is celebrating its 65th anniversary with a poster featuring the iconic Marlyn Monroe.

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    Fjord-ing it up

    2012-02-28T13:50:00Z

    Screen samples some Norwegian delights before a screening of crime thriller Headhunters.

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    Crawling to success

    2012-02-25T12:12:00Z

    Aussie thriller Crawl proves to be the highlight of FrightFest day one at the Glasgow Film Festival.

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    Lighting up Glasgow

    2012-02-24T09:47:00Z

    Micro-budget Scottish comedy Electric Man impresses at its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival.

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    Safe As Houses

    2012-02-23T15:09:00Z

    The US box office so far this year has seen audiences embrace a string of star-driven thrillers and chick flicks. So why are safe, old-fashioned concepts working so well?

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    May the Fork be with you

    2012-02-20T14:56:00Z

    MediCinema hosted its first Star Wars Charity Dinner and Quiz, raising a five-figure sum for the film charity.

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    Keanu goes digital

    2012-02-17T11:16:00Z

    Keanu Reeves was in Berlin as the producer and presenter of Side By Side, a well-received documentary about the changes in filmmaking presented by the digital revolution.

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    Brockovich in Berlin

    2012-02-16T14:21:00Z

    Erin Brockovich is on screen again — this time the real deal, not as portrayed by Julia Roberts.

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    We need our curators

    2012-02-16T10:00:00Z

    The digital universe that is poised to transform ancillary rights may not be a good thing for smaller and arthouse titles which rely on a rigorous system of curation to find their audiences.