All articles by Screen International correspondents – Page 9
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Monsters Inc claims monster record on US home entertainment debut
Monsters, Inc. last week became the latest title to claim a record in the US home entertainment market, when it notched up sales of $85m on its first day on release. Some five million VHS and DVD copies of the title were sold last Tuesday, with a 60%-65% sold on ...
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Paramount Classics boards Leconte's Train
Paramount Classics has bought most English-languageterritory and Latin American rights to Patrice Leconte's Venice competitionfilm The Man On The Train (L'Homme Du Train). The $4.7m film, which moves on toToronto where it plays in the Gala section, stars Jean Rochefort and JohnnyHallyday as a schoolmaster and a bank robber ...
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Paramount Classics boards Leconte's Train
Paramount Classics has bought most English-languageterritory and Latin American rights to Patrice Leconte's Venice competitionfilm The Man On The Train (L'Homme Du Train). The $4.7m film, which moves on toToronto where it plays in the Gala section, stars Jean Rochefort and JohnnyHallyday as a schoolmaster and a bank robber ...
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SPC clings tight to Michell's Mother
Sony Pictures Classics haspicked up Free Range Films' The Mother for North American distribution. The film which reunites Buddha Of Suburbia team -director Roger Michell, writer Hanif Kureishi and producer Kevin Loader - iscurrently in post-production following a six-week shoot on location in London.The story of a recently bereaved woman ...
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Dinard festival unveils Hitchcock contenders
Paul Greengrass's Bloody Sunday, Gurinder Chadha's Bend It Like Beckham and Jim Groom's Room 36 are the first three films to be given confirmed competition slots at the forthcoming Dinard Festival Of British Film (3-6 Oct).These and three more yet to be announced films will compete for the Hitchcock d'Or ...
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The UK's PIRS to become Producers Rights Agency
The UK's Producers Industrial Relations Services (PIRS) is changing its name to Producers Rights Agency (PRA) with effect from June 10.The PRA is jointly owned by PACT and ITV and represents UK Television and Film producers in dealings with rights owners, performers and creators organisations, and government.Chief executive, Andrew Chowns ...
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Selection field narrows for Cannes contenders
Salesagents, distributors and publicists are waiting anxiously for news of whichfilms have made it into which Cannes section. As the days count down to theofficial announcements for the various sections, Screen International sifts through the gossipand the guessing to bring you the low-down on the state of play around theworld.USWoodyAllen ...
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CANNES: WEEKEND DEALS AND NEW PROJECTS
TF1 International has boarded The One And Only, a romantic comedy produced by the UK's Assassin Films and to be directed by Simon Cellar Jones.The world-wide acquisition and sales arm of TF1 Group, which is co-producing the title along with Pathe UK, will be handling worldwide sales with the exception ...