All News articles – Page 4653
-
News
Spider-man 2 leaps into 28 territories this weekend
Columbia TriStar puts out the year's most hotlyanticipated film Spider-man 2 in 28territories this weekend day-and-date with the North American opening thisweek, but the studio is waiting until next weekend and the weekend after torelease the blockbuster sequel in Europe to avoid any interference from theEuropean football championships.Major territories which ...
-
News
Hopscotch takes Oz rights to 2046
Distributor Hopscotch has taken all Australian rights toWong Kar Wai's 2046 fromFortissimo Film Sales.Hopscotch managing director Troy Lum plans to release whathe calls the "scifiesque film" later this year or early next. Lumreleased Wong's previous film In The Mood For Love while he was still working at Dendy."It did reasonably ...
-
News
Toho-Towa appoints US buying agent
Leading Japanese independent distributor Toho-Towa hascontracted with Los-Angeles- based Action 5 to be its sole US representative.The company will buy films for Toho-Towa to distribute in Japan, as well asproviding marketing support.Action 5 is a new agency headed by Yoko Asakura, the formerCEO for Gaga America. While at Gaga, Asakura ...
-
News
Summit, Endgame kick off The Alibi with stellar cast
Summit Entertainment's The Alibi which the international production,sales and financing outfit is co-financing with Jim Stern's Endgame startedprincipal photography yesterday in Los Angeles with a stellar cast in place.Joining the previously announced Steve Coogan, RebeccaRomijn-Stamos and James Marsden are Sam Elliot, James Brolin, Selma Blair, JohnLeguizamo, Jamie King, Henry Rollins ...
-
News
Banderas to direct Los Ingleses in Spain
Antonio Banderas has confirmed that he will direct his nextfilm in 2006 - in his native Spain.The actor told a Madrid press conference that he had boughtthe rights to Antonio Soler's novel El Camino De Los Ingleses and he would go behind the lens to shoot it at homein Spain."Antonio ...
-
News
France's TPS pre-buys Esposito's Beaute
In keeping with its aggressive push towards pre-buys,satellite platform - and Canal Plus rival - TPS has pre-bought first windowrights to the next film from Le Coeur Des Hommes director Marc Esposito.Toute La Beaute Du Mondewill be in theatres in September 2004 and is produced by Pierre Javaux who wasalso ...
-
News
Beautiful Boxer falls to here!
here! Films has acquiredNorth American distribution rights to Thai drama Beautiful Boxer from Arclight Films. The company plans to releasethe film theatrically in the US and Canada in the third quarter 2004.Based on the true story offamed Thai transgender kickboxer Parinya Charoenphol aka Nong Toom, the filmfollows the story of ...
-
News
Cambridge unveils wide-ranging festival line-up
The Cambridge Film Festival has unveiled a wide-rangingline-up of films to play at this year's event, which runs from July 8-18.The festival says it has secured 40 UK premieres, includingPeter Greenaway's Antwerp: The Tulse Luper Suitcases Part 3, Japanese megahit Bayside Shakedown! and its sequel Bayside Shakedown! II, Richard Eyre's ...
-
News
Impressive turnout for France's Fete du Cinema
France's Fete du Cinema tallied an impressive 4.3million admissions during its three day run which ended on Tuesday (June 29).The score is on a level with the previous record reached in 1999.The admissions suprassed last year's event by 43%.The 5,300 cinemas across France participated in the cut-rateticket scheme which allowed ...
-
News
Gold Circle parts company with ICE
Gold Circle, the US indie behind smash hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has parted ways with its UK production partner ICE Productions.Gold Circle said it is restructuring as Ice'sErica Motley, Irene Ilias and Claire Bennett have decided to return toindependent production as several long-gestating projects are nearingproduction.Gold Circle UK ...
-
News
Locarno to explore film and journalism
The Locarno festival (4-14 Aug) will feature a sidebar onthe ever-changing relations between journalism and film, it was announcedyesterday.Speaking in London at a reception the festival'sartistic director Irene Bignardi said that the topical section will span thelength of film history and include a rare piece of 1899 Georges Melies dramaabout ...
-
News
Venice to world premiere Oliveira's Imperio
Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira and Singin' InThe Rain director Stanley Donen will bothreceive Golden Lions for lifetime achievement at this year's Venice FilmFestival (Sep1-Sep11).New Venice artistic director Marco Mueller also announcedthat Venice will host the world premiere of Oliveira's latest film, O QuintoImperio, a historical epic about Portugal'sKing Sebastian. ...
-
News
ROMANIA 1 July
Four new releaseshit the Romanian cinemas last week but none could outdo the continuedperformance of the third Harry Potterepisode or Troy which is nearing the200,000 admission mark, something rarely seen in the Romanian market.One of last week'smajor flops belonged to vampire flick, Underworldwhich only managed just over 2,000 admissions on ...
-
News
Time Warner readies $4.8bn MGM bid
Time Warner is putting together a nearly $5bn cash and stockoffer to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from under the eyes of frontrunner SonyCorp., according to wire and newspaper reports today.Reuters says that under the deal being considered, TimeWarner would offer MGM's 74% shareholder Kirk Kerkorian about $11.50 a share inTime Warner stock ...
-
News
UK's Channel 4 names new chief executive
UK broadcaster Channel 4 - parent of FilmFour - has named AndyDuncan as its new chief executive, succeeding Mark Thompson, who left to becomethe BBC's director general in May.Duncan, who is currently director of marketing,communications and audiences at the BBC, will take up his new post at "as soonas possible", ...
-
News
Bonham Carter, Taylor, Fox and Lee join Charlie cast
Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, James Fox, Missi Pyle andChristopher Lee have joined the cast of Tim Burton's Charlie And TheChocolate Factory whichhas started shooting in London for Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures.Johnny Depp plays Willy Wonka in the film, 12 year-old British actorFreddie Highmore (Two Brothers, JM Barrie's ...
-
News
Allen cast grows as UK production activity swells
Brian Cox, Matthew Goode and James Nesbitt have joined the cast of Woody Allen's upcoming UK film.The trio will appear alongside Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers when principal photography starts July 12th on location in and around London.Financial partners in the film include BBC Films, Magic Hour Media, ...
-
News
Castle Hill takes Kiss to North America from The Works
UK-based sales agency The Works has sold all North American rights to Ken Loach's Ae Fond Kiss to US indie Castle Hill Productions.Castle Hill, which most recently handled What Alice Found, Pipe Dream and The Next Big Thing, plans a November release in two or three cinemas in New York, ...
-
News
Buena Vista embarks on Japanese animation
Fuji TV has announced the production of a major animatedfeature based on Brave Story, afantasy novel by Miyuki Miyabe that has sold 420,000 copies since publicationin March of 2003.The production company will be Gonzo Digimation, ananimation house responsible for several hit TV series, including Hellsing and Gantz, as well as ...
-
News
Tokyo film fest announces major new prize
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, director general of the TokyoInternational Film Festival, has announced the launch of the Akira KurosawaPrize, to be awarded for the first time at this year's 17th TIFF (October 23 -31).The prize, worth US $100,000, will be given to anoutstanding director or producer, Japanese or foreign. An internationalcommittee of ...