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Goblet of Fire still boiling in the UK
All eyes may have beenturned to family holiday rival TheChronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And TheWardrobe as it became Buena Vista International's (BVI) highest ever launchin the UK but Harry Potter And The GobletOf Fire refused to lay quietly in the background this weekend. Narnia gave BVI the ...
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New York Critics Circle fetes Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain maintained its early awards season momentum by scooping bestfeature and best director honours in the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)awards announced today [12].Ang Lee's picture followed up on its weekend success in the LosAngeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), which awarded the same two winners,and there was joy ...
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Good Night is top choice for National Board Of Review
The National Board of Reviewhas voted Good Night, And Good Luckthe best film of 2005, while Philip Seymour Hoffman and Felicity Huffman earnedrespective acting honours for Capote and Transamerica.Ang Lee won best directorfor Brokeback Mountain, whilesupporting actor honours went to Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain and Gong Li for Memoirs ...
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Starry Hong Kong dot.com floats for $24m
Stareastnet.com, an entertainment portal formed by Hong Kong celebrities, rode a local market rally on its flotation yesterday to raise $24m (HK$200.6m).The company was listed for the first time on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM), a tech-oriented listing. Chief executive officer Philip Wong said the cash raised could support operations ...
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Pollack to receive ASC Board Of Governors Award
Sydney Pollack will receive the 2006 American Society ofCinematographers' (ASC) Board of Governors Award, presented annually to anindividual who has made significant and enduring contributions to advancing theart of filmmaking.Pollack will collect the honours at the 20th Annual ASCOutstanding Achievement Awards ceremony on Feb 26, 2006 in Los Angeles.'Sydney Pollack ...
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Brokeback leads US Broadcast Critics nominations list
BrokebackMountain leads theBroadcast Critics Association nominees roster with eight mentions includingbest film, director for Ang Lee, actor for Heath Ledger and supporting actorfor Jake Gyllenhaal.Ang Lee'sacclaimed Western will face stiff competition from Crash, which earned six nominations includingfilm, director for Paul Haggis, supporting actor for Matt Dillon and TerrenceHoward, and ...
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Two films of comic book Witchblade to shoot in China
Platinum Studios, Relativity Media, IDG Films and Arclight Filmshave jointly arranged financing on back-to-back stories adapted from Top CowProductions' comic book Witchblade.Principal photography is set to begin in 2006 in China on the twopictures, with Platinum, Relativity and IDG producing and Arclight handlinginternational sales. The parties will announce a domestic ...
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Memoirs star signs on for Penal Colony Of Love
Koji Yakusho, lately seen inMemoirs Of A Geisha, is set to starin an adaptation of hit serial novel AiNo Ryukeichi (Penal Colony Of Love)for Japanese major Toho. The novel - which is writtenby Junichi Watanabe and is currently running in Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) - has become notorious ...
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The New World
Dir/scr: Terrence Malick. US. 2005. 150mins.A sweeping historical narrative and exquisitely renderedlove story, Terrence Malick's The New World is a majestic, electrifying feature experience that forsome will rank as the most artistically accomplished US studio release this year.Demanding and complex, it possessesextraordinary beauty and comes close to silent cinema, with ...
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Preserving Australia's film heritage
Fifty classicAustralian films made from 1955 through to 1992 have benefited from a preservationproject begun five years ago. Theproject combines the expertise and resources of film stock supplier Kodak (Australasia), laboratory AtlabAustralia and the National Film and Sound Archive(NFSA). The films selected included: Jedda, Breaker Morant, The CarsThat Ate Paris, ...
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UIP breaks $2bn international box office mark in 2005
United InternationalPictures (UIP) has proven that international audiences are there to be found in2005 having broken through the $2bn international box office mark last weekend.With the mega-studio'spotentially biggest film of the year, KingKong, still to come UIP is already (as of December 11) tracking 4% ahead ofits 2004 numbers - ...
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Like father like son, new director for Toho
Toho has announced that GoroMiyazaki, the 38-year-old son of anime auteur HayaoMiyazaki, will direct a new feature based on the third and fourth novels in Ursula K. Le Guin'sEarthsea saga. He will work with the animators of Studio Ghibli,his father's creative home since 1985. Toho will release the film in ...
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Breaking news: Golden Globe nominations
Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominees: Brokeback Mountain (2005) The Constant Gardener(2005) Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) A History of Violence(2005) Match Point (2005) Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominees: Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005) Pride & Prejudice(2005) The Producers(2005) The Squid and theWhale ...
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Klaus Haro's film, Mother of Mine, wins Golden Pyramid
Mother of Minewas awarded last weekend both at the 29th Cairo International FilmFestival and at the Tallinn Black Nights Festival (PÖFF). In Cairo the film won: bestdirection (Klaus Härö), best lead actress (Maria Lundqvist) and the Golden Pyramid, the main prize for bestfilm.In Tallinnat the 9th Black Night's Festival Mother ...
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Star TV, HKT scrap pay-TV, Internet venture
Star TV, News Corp's Asian broadcast subsidiary, and Cable & Wireless HKT have called off their plans to set up a joint venture pay-TV and Internet service in Hong Kong.The two companies' only explanation for the "mutual and amicable" policy reversal was that they no longer shared the same ...
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Piracy high on the agenda at Beijing CineAsia
China'srampant piracy was a recurrent theme during the first day of the CineAsia trade show and conference which is being held forthe first time in Beijing(Dec 13-15).Duringhis keynote speech at the opening night ceremony, Motion Picture Association ofAmerica CEO Dan Glickman spoke of the "common enemy"afflicting both the US and ...
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Six directors are selected for the Cannes Film Festival bi-annual Residence program
The Cannes Film Festival has announced thelatest group to make up its bi-annual Residence program. Director Bruno Dumontwas charged with heading up the jury to select the six directors who will takepart in the 12th Residence session beginning February 28, 2006.Over four months, filmmakers working on theirfirst or second feature ...
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Girl power boosts Japanese comic-book shoots
It often seems as though everyproducer of commercial films in Japan is playing follow the leader, chasing afterhot novels, comic-books and TV shows - while seldom developing originalmaterial themselves.It's all for one reason. Mostof these films are financed and produced by media consortiums - and it's easierand usually more profitable ...
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Mountain towers over Golden Globe nominations
Brokeback Mountain led the field at the 63rd Golden Globenominations ceremony with seven mentions including best picture (drama), bestdirector for Ang Lee, best actor (drama) for Heath Ledger, and best screenplayby Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.It was the first year inGlobes history that all five pictures nominated for best drama ...
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12 finalists announced for Sundance/NHK Film-makers Awards
The SundanceInstitute and Japanese broadcaster NHK have announced 12 finalists for the 2006Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Awards.The annualaward, now in its 10th year, honours emerging directors from four globalregions. One winner each from Europe, Latin America, the US and Japan will bechosen by an international jury and presented with their awards ...