All articles by Leon Forde – Page 3
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Features2011's hits and rising stars
Screen highlights some of the new actors and directors from around the world who shone in 2011, while a selection of industry figures describe their stand-out films for the year.
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FeaturesKenneth Branagh
The actor-director tells Leon Forde about recreating Laurence Olivier’s on-set relationship with Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn.
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NewsDavid Yates to direct Ruby's Your Voice In My Head
Harry Potter director David Yates is attached to direct an adaptation of Emma Forrest’s Your Voice In My Head, which has been developed by Ruby Films.
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FeaturesScorsese goes digital
Martin Scorsese revisits the birth of cinema in Hugo and pushes the boundaries of digital 3D in the 21st century.
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FeaturesVenice 2011: Competition profiles
Screen gears up for the Venice Film Festival’s 2011 edition, which promises to kickstart the annual awards season.
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FeaturesHome is where the art is
The growing ambition of Europe’s animation industry and an increase in national production incentives means a one-way ticket to California is not always the most desirable career move for the continent’s animators.
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NewsBlack And Blue Films and The Mews sign co-production deal
Titles include Strippers Vs Werewolves and Elfie Hopkins
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NewsCornerhouse teams up with Curzon Cinemas
Curzon will provide booking service for Manchester independent cinema
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FeaturesToy Story 3
Director Lee UnkrichProducer Darla K AndersonProduction company Pixar Animation StudiosUS distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesInternational distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures InternationalUS release date June 18, 2010Pixar revolutionised animated film-making in 1995 with Toy Story, the first feature-length CG-animation. Fifteen years later, the return of Buzz, Woody and the ...
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FeaturesFrank Marshall
Veteran producer Frank Marshall talks about shooting The Last Airbender with M Night Shyamalan in Greenland, tax breaks and his philosophy on producing.
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FeaturesEurope’s next dimension
European animation producers are increasingly focused on 3D, with a range of new stereoscopic projects in the works. But is the 3D market big enough and are the extra costs worth the effort?
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BackUp backs Emilie Jolie, Pinocchio
French financing outfit BackUp Films is investing in several new productions through its Cofanim fund for animated projects.
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NewsFantastic Mr Fox claims top prize at Annecy animation festival
Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox has picked up the Cristal for best feature at France’s International Animation Film Festival Annecy, which ran from June 7-12.
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FeaturesThe Devil's Double
Currently shooting in Malta, The Devil’s Double tells the story of Saddam Hussein’s son Uday and his body-double Latif Yahia.
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FeaturesWatching the world
Leon Forde gives an overview of this year’s foreign-language film contenders and charts their progress from festival appearances to the Oscars ceremony at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater. Plus a look back at Screen reviewers’ first impressions of the five nominated films
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FeaturesBAFTA: selected British films
Leon Forde profiles a selection of the UK films likely to score at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in London on February 21.
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FeaturesThe debutantes' ball
UK talent has enjoyed a glittering year, with many ambitious titles from first-time directors winning prizes and thrilling audiences. Screen reviewer Allan Hunter looks back over the past 12 months.