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T3 opens well in China, crosses $250m milestone
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines passed $250m at the international boxoffice at the weekend when it scored the second biggest opening of the year inChina behind The Matrix Reloaded.Columbia TriStar FilmDistributors International (CTFDI) opened the sci-fi sequel at number one inChina on an impressive $1.3m.The film added $8.2m from ...
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MPAA seeks to stop UK DVD software outfit 321 Studios
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is seeking aninjunction from the High Court in London preventing the sale and distributionof 321 Studios' DVD-pirating software.MPAA president Jack Valenti said in a statement, 'Companies thatstand to profit from the violation of copyright laws should be brought to book.'No-one should be under ...
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Artificial Eye adds to Venice tally
The UK's Artificial Eye has added to its stock of Venice titles by adding Last Life In The Universe, which appears in Venice's Controcorrente or Upstream section.The film, directed by Thai Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, played early in the festival and has remained a favourite with critics throughout. It is sold by ...
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Artificial Eye adds to Venice tally
The UK's Artificial Eye has added to its stock of Venice titles by adding Last Life In The Universe, which appears in Venice's Controcorrente or Upstream section.The film, directed by Thai Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, played early in the festival and has remained a favourite with critics throughout. It is sold by ...
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Amma Asante starts debut
Shooting started in Wales this week on A Way Of Life, the directorial debut of writer Amma Asante, whose credits include the cult TV drama Brothers And Sisters. The film, which stars Brenda Blethyn, Oliver Haden, Stephanie James, Gary Sheppeard, Dean Wong and Sara Gregory, centres on a teenage mother ...
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European Film Awards announces shortlist
Lars Von Trier's for Dogville, Francois Ozon for Swimming Pool and Dagur Kari for Noi Albinoi are among the directors shortlisted for this year's European Film Awards announced today.The annual poll to find European cinemagoers favourite director and male and female star, also includes Patrice Leconte for L'Homme Du Train, ...
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Argentina and Brazil sign co-distribution pact
Argentina and Brazil have signed a historic cross-distribution andpromotional pact that will pave the way for more releases of their product ineach other's markets. Gustavo Dahl, head of Brazil's fledgling national film agency Ancineand Jorge Coscia of Argentina's film institute, Incaa signed the pact lateAugust. The accord, which calls for ...
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BELGIUM
With Pirates Of The Caribbean retaining the lead for a third consecutive weekend the new releases were left to fight it out further down the Belgian chart. Bruce Willis title Tears Of The Sun led the way taking second place and an impressive $8,135 average for Columbia TriStar.Meanwhile true-life drama ...
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MPAA piracy chief meets Thailand prime minister
Continuing itsefforts to stamp out intellectual property violation, the Motion PictureAssociation of America's (MPAA) chief anti-piracy officer held talks with theprime minister of Thailand last week. Ken Jacobsen,the MPAA's senior vice president and director of worldwide anti-piracyoperations, told Thaksin Shinawatra that while the number of pirate copiesavailable on the street ...
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Samurai drama has the edge at Venice festival
Six days in and there has been no buying frenzy this year at the Venice festival. But both buyers and critics appear satisfied with the quality and range of films on offer across the festival's different sections. After the disappointing reception for Woody Allen's opening night film Anything Else, the ...
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Kitano edges into lead at quality festival
Six days in and there has been no buying frenzy this year at the Venice festival. But both buyers and critics appearsatisfied with the quality and range of films on offer across the festival's different sections. After the disappointing reception for Woody Allen's opening night film Anything Else, the best ...
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Kitano edges into lead at quality Venice
Six days in and there has been no buying frenzy this year at the Venice festival. But both buyers and critics appear satisfied with the quality and range of films on offer across the festival's different sections. After the disappointing reception for Woody Allen's opening night film Anything Else, the ...
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NBC to merge with Vivendi Universal Entertainment
Vivendi Universal has announced NBC as the victor in its long-gestating auction of the company's US entertainment assets that include Universal Studios, television interests and theme parks.In the announcement, made soon after the Paris bourse closed, Vivendi and NBC parent General Electric said it had signed a letter of intent ...
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FINLAND
The three films which had been previewed at the Finnish box-office the week before sat squarely on the top of the chart, with Buena Vista's Pirates Of The Caribbean leading in front of Piglet's Big Movie and Perttu Leppaa's local comedy Pearls And Pigs (Helmia Ja Sikoja). All three had ...
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ICA takes The Five Obstructions
Trust Film Sales, the Danish sales operation behind The Five Obstructions (De Fem Benspaend), directed by Lars von Trier and Joergen Leth, has sold the docu-fiction title to ICA Projects for the UK.Obstructions charts five attempts by von Trier and his mentor Leth to remake satire The Perfect Human that ...
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GERMANY
The latest episode in the Werner comic book franchise, Werner - Gekotzt Wird Spaeter!, slipped out of the top ten this week after just barely making the 1m admissions mark while another Constantin Film release Wrong Turn bowed at No. 6 with almost Euros 500,000. Speaking at last week's annual ...
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Strong Irish opening for Intermission
Colin Farrell, universally good reviews, and a campaign that included radio play for Farrell's soundtrack cover of The Clash's I Fought The Law combined to generate a strong opening weekend in Ireland for BVI's Intermission.The Company of Wolves' production, from debut director John Crowley, has taken over Euros 215,000 from ...
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SWITZERLAND
With cold, wet weather arriving at the weekend in Switzerland box office was up 61.7% in the territory, thanks to a massive 99% week-on-week rise in the German-speaking region of the country.Playing especially well in its second weekend in the German-region was Gabriele Muccino's drama Ricordati Di Me. The Italian ...
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UK/IRELAND
Limited releases were the toast of the UK/Ireland box office this week with releases in London's West End and the Republic Of Ireland scoring the best averages of the weekend.Pathe's Cypher, a sci-fi thriller from Vincenco Natali (director of 1997 cult-film Cube), opened at just seven screens in London's West ...