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China reportedly to create cable TV giant
China plans to merge its estimated 2,000 cable companies, which reach 90% of its 1.2bn population, into a singe entity according to a report in the China Daily newspaper.The director of China's State Administration of Radio, Film and TV (SARFT), Xu Guangchaun, was quoted as saying that the move ...
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Veneziano to leave GreeneStreet to head new partner Icon
Ariel Veneziano is leaving GreeneStreet Films International (GSFI) to head Icon Entertainment International (IEI) as part of a strategic alliance between IEI and GreeneStreet Films (GSF).Effective Sept 17, the Los Angeles-based Veneziano will acquire rights to select GSF films and library titles as IEI bulks up sales on third party ...
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Harry Potter turns into world's biggest franchise
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix has propelled the Warner Bros franchise past the James Bond series and into the record books. The combined worldwide box office of the five Harry Potter films to date currently exceeds $4.47bn, overtaking the box office totals of all 22 James Bond ...
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Polanksi drops out of Summit's Pompeii due to schedule conflict
Roman Polanski has left the forthcoming production of the epic drama Pompeii due to scheduling conflicts.The director pulled out after Summit International indicated it may have to postpone principal photography in Europe next summer due to concerns over a possible industry strike.Summit International is selling worldwide rights and is searching ...
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Sagansky named co-chairman of Peace Arch
Jeffrey Sagansky has been elected co-chairman of Peace Arch Entertainment Group, effective Sept 1, 2007.Sagansky will serve alongside Peace Arch's former chairman Drew Craig, currently co-chairman, in executing the company's business model.He previously served as chief executive officer of CBS Entertainment, co-president of Sony Pictures Entertainment, president of TriStar Pictures, ...
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Brick Lane
Dir: Sarah Gavron UK. 2007. 101 minsMonica Ali's 2003 novel Brick Lane was feted for its ability to blend the personal and the political as it recounted the experiences of a young Bangladeshi woman's journey of self-discovery. It was illuminating about the hidden lives of Britain's Bangladeshi community and the ...
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BIFAs set 10th anniversary awards for Nov 28
The 10th annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) have set a date for Nov 28. Nominees will be announced Oct 23.James Nesbitt will again host this year's awards, which move to the Roundhouse in London.BIFA directors Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson said: 'In our 10th anniversary year we are ...
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DeMille, Saltman and Beck join Image Entertainment
California-based Image Entertainment has hired three new industry executives: Steven DeMille, Steve Saltman and J. Beck.DeMille will serve as senior VP, marketing. He comes from First Look Home Entertainment.Saltman has been named senior VP, domestic TV sales and he most recently worked at DEJ Productions.Finally, Beck has been hired by ...
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Santoro may climb Old Mountain for Buena Onda Americas
Latin American specialists Buena Onda Americas, in Toronto as a partner with Canana on Cochochi, is in pre-production on The Old Mountain, a $2.7m Brazilian story to shoot in 2008.Producers are talking to actor Rodrigo Santoro about coming on board and Fernando Meirelles may executive produce; Ondamax will handle sales.The ...
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Lumina takes international rights to Heavy Metal In Baghdad
London-based Lumina picked up international sales rights yesterday in Toronto to Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi's documentary Heavy Metal In Baghdad, screening in Reel To Reel here. The film, which has had a strong response from audiences and buyers, is the story of two journalists attempting to track down the ...
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Fortissimo strikes multi-picture library deal with Jaman.com
Online film community Jaman.com has signed a multi-picture deal with Fortissimo Films, marking the latter's first internet VOD deal in North America.Under the agreement, Jaman will make available library titles such as Clara Law's Autumn Moon, Sergei Bodrov's Bear Kiss, Alex Van Warmerdam's The Dress, the Pang brothers' Bangkok Dangerous ...
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MGM, Zee join forces for Indian movie channel
MGM has formed a joint venture with India's largest private broadcaster Zee Telefilms to establish a 24-hour movie channel for South Asia in the third quarter of this year. Through the partnership, Zee's existing English-language film channel, Zee Movies, will be relaunched as Zee-MGM. "Zee will have a dominant equity ...
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Korea selectsSecret Sunshine as foreign-language Oscar entry
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has chosen Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine as South Korea 's submission to the Academy Awards' best foreign-language film category. The film was previously in competition at this year's Cannes festival, where it garnered the best actress award for Jeon Do-yeon. KOFIC announced that a jury ...
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Regent hires Proud Mary Entertainment's Aloe for acquisitions
Proud Mary Entertainment president Mary Aloe has been hired by Regent Releasing to source acquisitions for its existing $50m P&A fund. The fund was established through Merrill Lynch to provide strategic print and advertising support for Regent's slate. Aloe is in Toronto to help find the initial slate. 'We are ...
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Toronto reviews
Toronto Reviews Before the Devil Knows You're DeadThe Brave OneBrick LaneCaptain Mike Across AmericaEastern PromisesElizabeth: The Golden AgeFugitive PiecesMargot At The WeddingRendition
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Harry Potter now biggest franchise ever
The combined worldwide box office of the five Harry Potter films to date currently exceeds $4.47bn, overtaking box office totals of all 22 James Bond films and the six Star Wars films. Each of the first five Harry Potter films is among the top 20 worldwide releases in history. 'It ...
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Across The Universe
Dir: Julie Taymor USA 2007. 129mins.The post-Chicago boom in screen musicals takes a novel twist with Across The Universe, a concept album-style love story set against the social upheavals of the 1960s and largely told through the songs of The Beatles. This ambitious Julie Taymor project veers between the soaring, ...
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Venice winner opens Warsaw International Film Festival
Andrzej Jakimowski's Venice Days title Tricks, which received the Europa Cinemas label and Laterna Magica Award in Venice last weekend, will open this year's Warsaw International Film Festival on October 12. The 'touching and intimate look at everyday working class life in the Polish countryside' will be released theatrically in ...
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12 (Razgnevannyh Muzhchin)
Dir: Nikita Mikhalkov Russia 2007. 158 mins.Russian maestro Nikita Mikhalkov proves that Sidney Lumet's classic jury drama 12 Angry Men can work in another time and another place in this tasty adaptation, which is tough and passionate enough to survive the occasional lapse into Slavic sentimentality. It's hard to believe ...
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