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Family Reunion scores another hit for Lionsgate
Lionsgate'scomedy sequel Madea's Family Reunion repeated the original's success this time last year with anumber one debut that grossed an estimated $30.3m.Tyler Perry, awell-known figure on the US playwriting circuit, returns as the pistol-packingmatriarch and also wrote and directed. It opened to mixed reviews but averageda powerful $13,787 on 2,194 ...
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TAG and Myriad call off merger talks
Beverly Hills-based TAGEntertainment Corp has ended takeover negotiations with Myriad Pictures underwhich it planned to acquire all outstanding shares of capital stock in Myriad.Both parties said the talks were called off after neither side was able tofulfil expectations laid out prior to the negotiation process."After careful consideration, we have determined ...
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Black sweeps the board at Indian Filmfare awards
SanjayLeela Bhansali's Black won all the majorawards at the 51st Filmfare awards held in Mumbai. Thefilm won the best film award and Bhansali was named best director. AmitabhBachchan won the best actor award for Black's sensitive portrayal of a teacher andan Alzheimer patientand Rani Mukherjee walked away with the best ...
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Something Like Happiness claims seven Czech Lions
Bohdan Slama's Something Like Happiness took home seven Czech Lions, including best picture,at the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) annual awards. Slama was named best director and best screenwriter for his involving,humanistic drama about working-class life in a small Czech city. Produced by Negativ, the film won the Golden ...
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Audiard's Beat wins hearts at Cesars
JacquesAudiard's The Beat That My Heart Skippedhas claimed eight Cesars, France's most prestigious film awards.Nominatedfor 10 statues, the film took the honours for best picture, director,supporting actor, female newcomer, original score, adapted screenplay, editingand cinematography.Insomething of an upset, the film's star, Romain Duris, did not take home thebest actor award ...
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Water takes best picture at Bangkok
DeepaMehta's Water took the best pictureaward at last night's Golden Kinnaree Awards, held during the BangkokInternational Film Festival which comes to a close on Monday. The jury said the film was chosenfor its important and timely universal message about the misuse of religion.Water's producer David Hamilton had come under pressure ...
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Korean star takes lead role in new entertainment venture
Koreansuperstar Bae Yong-joon is taking a leading role in an ambitious new Asian entertainment venture.Bae has become the largest shareholder in KOSDAQ-listed Autowin Tech in a joint investment with Japanese IT group Softbank. The plan is to transform the computer systems business, which will be known as Key East, into ...
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Horror film Reverb to commence shooting in London
Horror film Reverb will start shooting on February27th. This London-set film is based in a recording studio and starsa clutch of young British actors, Leo Gregory (Stoned), Eva Birthistle (Breakfast on Pluto) and Margo Stilley (9 Songs). The film featuresstruggling musician Leo Gregory who is trying to revitalise his rock ...
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Game, set and match for Woody
Director Woody Allen's Match Point has crossed $50minternationally. His biggest hit in 20 years, Match Point had earned $49.6m as of February 19, having addedanother $1.6m over the February 17-19 weekend, which saw Brazil ($377,000) and Turkey ($120,600) added to the film's international rollout. Having travelled Europe, the drama ...
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Goblet Of Fire crosses $600m at international box office
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire has crossed $600m at the internationalbox office, making it the fifth biggest international release of all time.Since Warner Bros PicturesInternational released the fourth episode late last year, it has grossed more than$91m in Japan, $84m in the UK, $62m in Germany, $55m in ...
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Quiet Bangkok Film Market draws to a close
The third edition of theBangkok Film Market (BFM), which wrapped today (Feb 24), failed to generatemuch buzz with the event being described by most visitors as either "very quiet"or "very slow".The new post-Berlin slot hasproved difficult for the market. "The festival thought it could get fresher titlesafter Berlin and Sundance ...
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Fierberg lines up stellar cast for Cassavetes debut
Parker Posey, Gena Rowlandsand Jeanne Moreau are attached to star in actress Zoe Cassavetes' firstfeature as director, Broken English, which isexpected to go into production in the next few months.The film, about a mid-30swoman who is becoming debilitated by a lack of luck in love, is produced by NewYork-based Vox3 ...
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Thailand and Malaysia to collaborate on digital content
Thailand's Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) and Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corp (MDC) have signed anMoU for greater collaboration between the digital content industries of eachcountry, embracing computer games, feature films and animation. The agreement was signedduring the 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival by SIPA's president, ManooOrdeedolchest, and MDC's vice president, ...
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Redbus rebranded as Lionsgate UK
UK independent film distributor Redbus Film Distribution has rebranded as Lionsgate UK.It follows last October's takeover of Redus by Lionsgate Entertainment in a combined cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $35m.The company's first release under the new name is George Clooney's Oscar-nominated Good Night, And Good Luck.,which was co-produced ...
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Devereux named deputy chair of British Screen Advisory Council
Mark Devereux,senior partner at law firm Olswang, has been named adeputy chair of the British Screen Advisory Council (BSAC). Mark Devereux is a longstanding member ofBSAC, and since 2003 has been chair of the BSACCo-production Working Group which worked on policy papers about filmco-productions.Mark Devereux said, "I am delighted tobecome ...
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San Fu Maltha sells his share holding in A-Film
San Fu Maltha, co-founder along with PimHermeling of the Netherlands' biggest independent film distributor, A-Film is leaving the company.His majority share holding has been acquired by investment companies W2Media BV andVan Lanschot Bankers. A-Film commented that the majoritysale was "a strategic investment to continue and expand the exploitation of ourcatalogue ...
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Metropolitan Police starts new film piracy unit with FACT
The Metropolitan Police's Economic and Specialist Crime Command in London isworking in partnership with the Federation AgainstCopyright Theft (FACT) tolaunch a new police unit to combat film piracy.The unit will investigate individuals and organised crime networks thatprofit from film piracy. The unit will initially operate for 12 months and willcomprise ...
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Rat Pack plans English-language family film based on bestseller
ConstantinFilm subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion has secured the film rights to thefamily bestseller Jim Button And Luke TheEngine Driver for an English language adaptation aimed at the internationalmarket.ProducerChristian Becker has "regular" collaborator Sebastian Niemann(Hui Buh Das Schlossgespenst, Das Jesus Video) attached as director for thelive-action feature film version of TheNeverending ...
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UK film industry welcomes BBC investment
The UK film industry has given a largely enthusiastic welcome to the BBC's announcement that it is increasing its investment in film.Thenews, following a couple of months after the announcement of a new tax credit, has certainly changed the mood of film-makers."Ithink it's really good news," says producer Andrew Eaton, ...
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Asian trio join forces for Black Night omnibus
Japan's Movie-Eye Entertainment has joined forces with Thailand's Five Star Production and Hong Kong's Filmko Entertainment in producing a $2.5m pan-regional horror thatfeatures some of the hottest Asian talents. Black Night,unveiled today at the Bangkok Film Market, is an omnibus film with threesegments. Each 30-minute story stands on its own ...