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NewsKorea's Showbox closes deals on Breathless, The Murderer
Korea’s Showbox has closed a duo of French distribution deals in the early days of the market – selling Breathless to Tadrart Films and The Murderer to Wild Side.
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ReviewsThe Misfortunates (La Merditude des Choses)
Dir. Felix van Groeningen. Belgium/France, 2009. 108 min.
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NewsBuyers avoid riskier pre-buys as hot titles emerge in Cannes market
As the global recession forces the business to take a long, hard look at how it operates, a steely focus has coalesced around the market stands and hotel corridors on the Croisette here in Cannes.
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NewsCoach 14 sees The Way with Estevez and Sheen
Coach 14 has taken worldwide rights excluding Spain on the latest feature to be written and directed by Emilio Estevez, The Way.
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NewsKate Hudson gets Earthbound with Film Department
Kate Hudson will star in the romantic comedy Earthbound, which Mark Gill and Neil Sacker’s The Film Department has lined up for a September 21 start in Montreal.
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NewsRegent/Here takes two from MK2
Regent Releasing and Here Media have acquired North American rights from MK2 to two projects.
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NewsD'Onofrio, Sorvino join cast of Irishman for Lightning
Vincent D’Onofrio, Paul Sorvino and Vinnie Jones have joined Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer in Code Entertainment’s The Irishman.
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NewsFocus goes ga-ga for StudioCanal's Baby(ies)
Focus Features has acquired North America, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Scandinavia and South Africa from StudioCanal to the documentary Baby(ies).
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NewsOng Bak 2 kicks it to EuropaCorp, Aurum
Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International has sold action title Ong Bak 2, starring Tony Jaa, to France’s EuropaCorp and Aurum for Spain.
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NewsIcon cheers buyers with Oranges and Sunshine
Icon Entertainment International has sold key territory sales for Jim Loach’s Oranges and Sunshine.
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NewsMumbai's CCVF readies $50m for international, Indian projects
The management team behind $50m Mumbai-based Cinema Capital Venture Fund (CCVF) is in Cannes looking for international projects.
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NewsAngels & Demons summons up $104.3m opening weekend
Angels & Demons took over the international box office this weekend with an estimated $104.3m from 10,468 screens in 96 territories.
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NewsMiike to direct $30m adaptation of Terasawa’s Takeru
Japanese director Takashi Miike is set to direct a $30m adaptation of Buichi Terasawa’s original manga Takeru.
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NewsStar Trek edged out of US top spot by Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons opened strongly in North America over the weekend with an estimated gross of $48m, though that was only just enough to knock a still powerful Star Trek off the top of the chart.
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NewsServillo to star as compulsive gambler in Gorbachev
Italian actor Toni Servillo is to star in Gorbachev – The Cashier Who Liked Gambling (Gorbacio – Il Cassiere ColVizio Del Gioco), a new drama being introduced to buyers by RAI Trade at the Cannes Market.
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NewsOscilloscope to re-release The Law for 50th anniversary
Oscilloscope Laboratories will re-release to Jules Dassin’s little-known classic The Law (La Loi) after picking up North American rights.
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NewsLoving Barack with Nuclear Mango
US-India consultancy and production company Nuclear Mango is lining up a summer shoot on its first film, the tentatively titled Love, Barack.