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Plowright, Caviezel join cast of Walden's I Am David
Walden Media, Cary Granat's production company which is owned and backed by The Anschutz Company, has cast Joan Plowright and Jim Caviezel in I Am David, its film of the classic Anne Holm novel which has begun shooting in Bulgaria.The story of an 11 year-old boy's escape and journey across ...
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Selick to direct Coraline for Mechanic's Pandemonium
Bill Mechanic's Pandemonium Films has acquired film rights to the horror fantasy novel Coraline by Neil Gaiman and hired Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach) to direct it. The novel, published in the US on July 2 by HarperCollins Children's Books, is the story of ...
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High Court backs UK government tax clamp down
Highlighting the controversial clamp down in UK tax regulations this year, the High Court has upheld a decision by the Government to reject applications from the Peakviewing group of companies.The Department for Culture, Media & Sport said that the film and TV concern had been producing "thousands of five minute ...
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Bollywood shocked by mafia connections
Mumbai police today released audio tapes of conversations between an alleged member of the underworld and leading Bollywood film directors and actors The police say the recorded conversations, between the alleged Karachi-based don Chhota Shakeel, actor Sanjay Dutt, directors Mahesh Manjrekar and Sanjay Gupta and producer Harish Sugandh, reveal that ...
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Signpost strikes first look pact with Cougar Films
Stewart Till's Signpost Films has formed its first long-term production deal in the UK, striking a first-look pact with Cougar Films, the fledgling film production outfit of leading UK TV producers Sophie Balhetchet and Lynda La Plante.The first project to be developed under the deal is Click, a romantic comedy ...
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Heavy security surrounds Jerusalem Film Festival
Despite heavy security measures that resulted in a number of venue changes and the absence of the US majors - the 19th Jerusalem Film Festival proceeded without any major hitches.While there were cancellations and no-shows - Shapira Films, one of the leading Israeli distributors, among them - the festival maintained ...
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UK cinema admissions hit 30-year high
UK admissions hit 87.7 million over the first half of 2002, the highest level for thirty years, putting the UK box office on course for yet another year of impressive growth.According to figures released by the Cinema Advertising Agency (CAA) admissions between January and the end of June were up ...
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Venice 59 and Controcorrente line-up
VENICE 59In CompetitionBear's Kiss Dir: Sergei Bodrov (Germany/France/Spain/Italy/Sweden)Fuehrer Ex Dir: Winfried Bonengel (Germany)The Best Of Times (Meili Shiguang) Dir: Tso-Chi Chang (Taiwan)The Hours Dir: Stephen Daldry (USA)Un Monde Presque Paisible (On The Brink Of Peace - unofficial English title) Dir: Michel Deville (France)Naked (Nackt) ...
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Moritz de Hadeln unveils Venice 59 rich in glamour and discoveries
Just four months and one week after being appointed to the job, Venice artistic director Moritz de Hadeln (pictured) has unveiled a glitzy roster of international premieres such as Julie Taymor's biopic Frida which opens the Venice 59 competition, Stephen Daldry's The Hours, Liliana Cavani's Ripley's Game and Steven Soderbergh's ...
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Moritz de Hadeln unveils Venice 59's
Just four months and one week after being appointed to the job, Venice artistic director Moritz de Hadeln (pictured) has unveiled a glitzy roster of international premieres such as Julie Taymor's biopic Frida which opens the Venice 59 competition, Stephen Daldry's The Hours, Liliana Cavani's Ripley's Game and Steven Soderbergh's ...
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Goldmember adds even more heat to the weekend
Despite facing fierce competition from the hottest weekend in the UK so far this year, the day-and-date launch of Austin Powers In Goldmember gave a smouldering performance at the box office.The comedy, the third in star Mike Myers' and director Jay Roach's franchise, took a massive $8.76m (£5.6m) from 446 ...
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Austin's a Power-house at US box office
Chart-topping Austin Powers in Goldmember recorded a career-high $71.5m opening for its star Mike Myers over the weekend, becoming the biggest ever comedy and July opening, the fifth highest opening of all time and best ever opening for studio New Line, according to estimates released today. Despite this impressive figure ...
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Bertelsmann chairman steps down
Thomas Middelhoff, Chairman and CEO of the Bertelsmann media empire since 1998, has exited his post due to "differences of opinion" with the Supervisory Board "about the future strategy of Bertelsmann AG and the cooperation between the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board".Middelhoff's duties will be assumed by Guenter Thielen, ...
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US box office to hit $10bn by 2006
The value of the US box office is predicted to top $10bn in 2006, according to a new report from global cinema analysts Dodona Research. Since 1990, the US' gross box office has been growing at an average of 5% per year, with last year's value hitting $7.9bn, according to ...
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Blockbuster slaps ban on Warner titles
Video chain Blockbuster has slapped a ban on stocking selected movie releases from AOL Time Warner, after the troubled US media giant said it would ignore the traditional six month 'rental window' and put its video and DVD titles on sale early. In response to AOL Time Warner's decision Blockbuster ...
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Filmfest Hamburg chief heads for exit
Filmfest Hamburg director Josef Wutz has announced that this year's festival will be his last in charge of the event. According to German press reports, Wutz, who had served as festival director for the Filmfest since 1995, plans to "take up new challenges" after his current contract runs out on ...
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Gong Li heads Venice jury
Chinese superstar Gong Li will head the jury of the upcoming 59th Venice International Film Festival, the festival's organisers have announced. The festival said Li had been chosen after artistic director Moritz de Hadeln suggested the actress should be considered as "her career successes have often been linked to the ...
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Gong Li heads for Venice
Chinese superstar Gong Li will head the jury of the upcoming 59th Venice International Film Festival, the festival's organisers have announced. The festival said Li had been chosen after artistic director Moritz de Hadeln suggested the actress should be considered as "her career successes have often been linked to the ...
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Walden Media secures Peacock to pen first Lewis outing
Emmy Award winning writer Ann Peacock has signed on to pen Walden Media's forthcoming adaptation of C S Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Peacock, who won an Emmy for her adaptation of Ernest J. Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying for HBO, will write the screenplay for the ...