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Weinsteins appoint Larry Madden CFO
Boband Harvey Weinstein have named Larry Madden executive vice president and chieffinancial officer of their tentatively titled The Weinstein Company.The 20-year entertainment industry veteran arrives from digital servicescompany Loudeye Corp and starts work in New York today [12], reporting directlyto the brothers.Madden's appointment is the latest piece to fall into ...
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Photography begins on LGF's Madea's Family Reunion
Lions Gate Films has announcedthat principal photography has begun in Atlanta, Georgia, on Madea's FamilyReunion, the directorial debut from DiaryOf A Mad Black Woman screenwriter TylerPerry.Based on Perry's stage play - like its predecessor that grossed more than $50min North American theatres through Lions Gate Films earlier this year - ...
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Outfest, UCLA launch public film archive
Outfest has teamed up with the UCLA Film and Television Archive tocreate what they claim will be the biggest publicly accessible collection of lesbian, gay and transgenderpictures in the world.The Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation is supported in part byprivate university funds, as well as the David Bohnett ...
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Arthouse trend boosts declining Dutch box office
Arthouseand specialist film is proving the bright spot in a declining Dutch market.Second-quarterfigures for the box office in the Netherlands were down 17.5% year-on-year. Theyhad already slipped by 15% in Q1.But it's a mixed picture with Hollywood blockbusters underperforming comparedto last year, while independent titles are finding new audiences."Theinterest in ...
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Tykwer and Chabrol among commission fund winners
Newfeature films by Tom Tykwer and Claude Chabrol are among five projects backedwith a total of $1.35m (Euros 1.1m) by the German-French Funding Commission.The body isadministered by the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and France's CNC to promoteco-production between the two countries.Thelargest sum $317,000 (Euros 260,000) went to Tykwer's Perfume: ...
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Online piracy is rife and hits all films, says study
Online piracyis more widespread and damaging to a wider range of films than generallybelieved, according to an independent study undertaken by the University ofAachen with the Partners 4 Management consultancy.The"Available for Download" (AfD) study analysed the online availabilityof 165 theatrical releases in German cinemas between November 2004 and March2005.Thefindings explode ...
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Online piracy is widespread and threatens all films, says study
Online piracyis more widespread and damaging to a wider range of films than generallybelieved, according to an independent study undertaken by the University ofAachen with the Partners 4 Management consultancy.The'Available for Download' (AfD) study analysed the online availabilityof 165 theatrical releases in German cinemas between November 2004 and March2005.Thefindings explode ...
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Online piracy is widespread and threatens all films, says study
Online piracyis more widespread and damaging to a wider range of films than generallybelieved, according to an independent study undertaken by the University ofAachen with the Partners 4 Management consultancy.The'Available for Download' (AfD) study analysed the online availabilityof 165 theatrical releases in German cinemas between November 2004 and March2005.Thefindings explode ...
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Online piracy is widespread and threatens all films, says study
Online piracyis more widespread and damaging to a wider range of films than generallybelieved, according to an independent study undertaken by the University ofAachen with the Partners 4 Management consultancy.The'Available for Download' (AfD) study analysed the online availabilityof 165 theatrical releases in German cinemas between November 2004 and March2005.Thefindings explode ...
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Video Island drafts in Calver as CEO
UK based online DVD rentaloutfit Video Island has drafted in Simon Calver as its new CEO replacingcurrent CEO and co-founder, Saul Klein.Calver has worked in seniormanagement positions at digital outfit Riverdeep, Dell, PepsiCola and Unilever.He has been brought intoVideo Island by Klein to help lead the company to further growth ...
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Reviews
Unveiled (Fremde Haut)
Dir: AngelinaMaccarone. Ger-Aust. 2005. 97mins.Using the premiseof a woman passing herself off as a man for political purposes, Unveiledmakes for an earnest and well-meaning, if at times rather humourless and lessthan imaginative, feature from film-maker Angelina Maccarone.Closer in spirit toa didactic lecture rather than a dramatic experience, it follows a ...
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Guillermo del Toro enters the Labyrinth
Mexicandirector Guillermo del Toro started shooting this week in Spain on his latestfeature, the Spanish-language Pan's Labyrinth.The filmblends fairy tale and realism in the story of a 13-year-old girl named Ofeliawho discovers the ruins of a labyrinth where a mysterious creature hails her asa long-awaited princess and puts her to ...
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Friedman steps down as COO of Paramount
Rob Friedman is steppingdown as chief operating officer and vice chairman of Paramount Motion Picture Groupto pursue other interests.The senior executive hadbeen planning the move for some time, but was asked several months ago bystudio chairman Brad Grey to stay on to oversee the release campaign for WarOf The Worlds.Friedman, ...
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Fox trots with Roth again'
The Fox Broadcasting network is believed to have acquired the US free TV rights to the package of studio-level films being put together by former Disney chief Joe Roth.Fox, where Roth was once chairman of the studio, is the first US major network in years to commit in advance to ...
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Bac Majestic reports OK first six months results
Bac Majestic has announcedrevenues of Euros 8.9m for the first six months of 2005. Despite a drop inrevenues as compared with the same period in 2004, the figures are in line withthe company's objectives following last year's restructuring.Theatrical distributionaccounted for Euros 2.9m with 6 films released compared to 15 in ...
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Six directors named for Cannes Residence
The Cannes FilmFestival has announced the names of the six directors who will take part in thenext Residence. The 11th session of the Residence, a four-and-a-half monthworkshop during which filmmakers are given room and board while fine-tuningtheir first or second projects and the chance to meet with industryprofessionals and other ...
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Pride, Shoes get gala world premieres at Toronto
Joe Wright's Pride& Prejudice andCurtis Hanson's comedy-drama In Her Shoes will receive world premieres as gala presentations at theToronto International Film festival (TIFF), while and John Madden'slong-awaited stage adaptation Proof will receive its North American premiere as a gala after aworld premiere in Venice.Pride &Prejudice stars KeiraKnightley as a redoutable ...
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AFM organisers add a floor of offices at Le Merigot
Citing an "overwhelming andearly response" to the end-of-year AFM in Santa Monica, market organisers haveadded a full floor of offices at Le Merigot Hotel.The AFM has traditionallyoccupied the lobby level in Le Merigot, which is located next to the LoewsSanta Monica Beach Hotel, however this year will see a 10% ...
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Edinburgh celebrates British cinema with major premieres
British cinema is alive andwell and flourishing in Edinburgh. That's the message from theprogramme of the 59th Edinburgh International Film Festival, launched thismorning. The fourth Festival under artisticdirector Shane Danielsen has one of the event's strongest line-ups of worldpremieres and star guests in recent years with British cinema stronglyfeatured. The ...
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Locarno boasts premieres from 'uncharted territories
Cineasten der Gegenwart 9m2POUR DEUXby Joseph Cesarini, Jimmy Glasberg (France)L'ACCORDby Nicolas Wadimoff (Switzerland) ACTSOF MENby Kiko Goifman (Brazil) AMOURNEUTREby Pierre Coulibeuf (France) CARWASHby Pascal Rambert (France)CARTOGRAPHIE6 - VALLEE DE LA JEUNESSEby Fernand Melgar (Switzerland) CHEREJACQUELINEby Dominique de Rivaz (Switzerland) DELOOSVOBAJAby Damjan Kozole (Slovenia) EN LACAMAby Matias ...