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Le Divorce
Dir: James Ivory. US/France. 2003. 115mins. Fans of film-makers Merchant Ivory should not fear that they have abandoned the literary classics altogether with their latest film. While Le Divorce is set in today's Paris, with hip young actors like Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts in the lead roles, it feels ...
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Locarno, Venice tussle over Russian selection
Given the close proximity of their dates and the subsequent programming rivalry, there never has been much love lost between the Locarno (Aug 6-16) and Venice (Aug 27 - Sep 6) festivals. It's situation that was highlighted recently by a squabble over the competition programming of a Russian film.The Return, ...
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Natural Nylon's NYC sibling builds digital studio
Natural Nylon Films, the New York production company that describes itself as the sister company to London's star-laden Natural Nylon Entertainment, has reinvented itself as a digital entertainment studio with its own 5,000 sq.ft. production facility in the heart of Manhattan's Silicon Alley.The New York branch of Natural Nylon is ...
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Chen back on track with Jin Chuan slate
Former Applause co-founder Teddy Chen has unveiled the debut slate of his start-up production outfit, Jin Chuan Pictures, including Aubrey Lam's romantic drama Hidden Track.The film, which started shooting on July 25 in Hong Kong and mainland China, stars mainland newcomer Popo and a host of Hong Kong stars including ...
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Indian film shoots travel to Germany
Germany has hosted a string of Indian shoots in recent months, suggesting that it could follow Switzerland, Austria and Ireland (Screen Daily, July 10) as a destination for Indian film productions."Places like Switzerland and Austria have made it comfortable for Indian units to come and shoot, but the Germans have ...
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Berlin Talent Campus secures major sponsor, sets deadline
"Let's get passionate about film" is the motto for the Berlinale's second Talent Campus which will be held during next year's film festival from February 7-12.Campus organisers have also revealed that Volkswagen has joined Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, the UK's Film Council and the House of World Cultures as one of the ...
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Matrix Reloaded crosses Japanese milestone
The Matrix Reloaded has crossed the symbolic Y10bn ($83.3m) mark at the Japanese box office following its release on June 7 on 631 screens nationwide. Warner Bros Pictures Japan is expecting the film to take $91.6 (Y11b) during its first run which ends on August 15. Only a handful of ...
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Zipser takes investment role at Australia's FFC
Deborah Zipser is returning to Australia from LA to become an investment manager in the Sydney headquarters of the Film Finance Corporation (FFC).For the last four years she has worked as a lawyer at The Motion Picture Bond Company, most recently as head of business and legal affairs. She joins ...
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Czech government plays down tax incentive talk
The Czech government has sent out yet another signal that it is not interested in offering tax incentives to incoming productions. Czech Culture Minister Pavel Dostal, long the target of criticism from foreign filmmakers, says he doubts Prague-based producers' claims that the film industry brings $250 million into the country ...
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Kodak adds Laser-Pacific to digital imaging stable
Eastman Kodak has acquiredthe Los Angeles-based Emmy Award-winning post-production company Laser-PacificMedia in a deal worth $30.5m.Kodak will run the companyas a wholly owned subsidiary headed up by Laser Pacific president andco-founder Emory Cohen, who will report to Kodak's Entertainment Imagingproducts and services operation.Laser-Pacific and Cinesite,Kodak's visual-effects and digital restoration and ...
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LA's Filmmakers Alliance lauds Anders
Director Allison Anders, whose films include Things Behind TheSun, Gas Food Lodging and the Hispanic drama Mi Vida Loca, will receive this year's 4th AnnualVision Award from the Filmmakers Alliance.Anders is the first woman to collect the honour that recognisesestablished directors who have maintained a distinct artistic vision throughouttheir career. ...
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Indican digs for emeralds with Colombian gem-trading biopic
Los Angeles-basedindependent distributor Indican Pictures will release Andrew Molina's EmeraldCowboy - Esmeraldero, the firstAmerican film to shoot in the Colombian capital of Bogota in 26 years and thefirst time cameras had entered the region's emerald mines. Emerald Cowboy -Esmeraldero chronicles the truestory of the famed adventurer and emerald trader Eishy ...
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Greenaway draws Venetian blind over missing Suitcase
Ardent fans of PeterGreenaway must have been left scratching their heads in puzzlement last week afterthe Venice Film Festival announced that Episode 3 (Antwerp) would have its world premiere on the Lido as thenext instalment of his on-going Tulse Luper Suitcases project.After all, it hasonly been a matter of months ...
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Splendid/IEG direct Searchlight's Traffic overseas
Aggressive German player Splendid Medien and its subsidiary Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) are putting up between $35m-$45m of the $60m-$65m budget for Fox Searchlight's Traffic, set to star Harrison Ford and Catherine Zeta-Jones.IEG will take international rights to the film, while 20th Century Fox will handle domestic distribution. The project ...
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American Wedding opens number one but Gigli bombs
Universal's AmericanWedding took an irreverent bite out of the box office pie at the weekend asit opened number one on $34.3m, according to studio estimates to be confirmedon Monday.As the only other top 10opener of the session Columbia/Revolution's crime caper Gigli was verymuch the bridesmaid with a dire joint seventh ...
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T3 continues to rule international roost and raises total to $141m
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines dominated theinternational markets over the weekend as it maintained its perfect record ofopening number one in every territory and added an estimated $40m for a $141mrunning total.The weekend haul, which includes Japan and Korea where T3is not being released by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors ...
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T3 continues to rule international roost, raises total to $141m
Terminator 3: Rise Of TheMachines dominated the internationalmarkets over the weekend as it maintained its perfect record of opening numberone in every territory and added an estimated $40m for a $141m running total.The weekend haul, whichincludes Japan and Korea where T3 is not being released by ColumbiaTriStar Film Distributors International ...
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Marie Trintignant dies after five days in coma
After nearly a week in a coma, French actress Marie Trintignant died on August 1 at a hospital outside Paris. The 41 year old suffered a brain haemorrhage following a violent argument with her boyfriend Bertrand Cantat, lead singer of the French rock group Noir Desir.Trintignant's injuries were suffered in ...
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Ford, Eastwood to bookend Deauville festival
Although the official line up won't be announced until August 19, the Deauville Festival of American Film has released some details of the upcoming event. Bookending the festival are two Hollywood heavyweights: Harrison Ford and Clint Eastwood. Ford's Hollywood Homicide, which was directed by Ron Shelton, will open the festival ...