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London cinema claims int'l record haul for Day After Tomorrow
London Leicester Square cinema Vue West End says it hasbroken the record for the biggest single cinema premiere in the West End for TheDay After Tomorrow, with 2350 guests filling eight screens for the event.Inthe first five days after film opened, Vue West End also says it was thebiggest grossing ...
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... but Shrek holds North American lead
According to studio estimates for the first three days of the Memorial Day long weekend, Shrek 2 outperformed The Day After Tomorrow domestically, grossing about $73.1m against Day's $70m - and retained the first place in the box office charts.Shrek 2's performance also broke the record for second-weekend highest grosser, ...
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Leading London agent found murdered
Rod Hall, the agent for thewriters of films including Calendar Girls, The Full Monty and BillyElliot, was found stabbed to death in his home, police said yesterday. Hallwas 53.Police said they were calledto Hall's southeast London home on Sunday by a friend after the agent failed toshow up for various ...
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Odeon appoints new chief executive
The UK's Odeon Cinemas has appointed Tim Schoonmaker as itsnew chief executive, taking over from Richard Segal, who left the company lastAugust.Schoonmaker joins Odeon from media group Emap Plc. where heworked in general management across a number of Emap's businesses and was chiefexecutive of Emap Performance and chairman of Emap ...
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Beckham drops out of Pink Panther
Internationalsoccer star David Beckham will not be making his acting debut in MGM Pictures' ThePink Panther after all.Whatare described as "scheduling conflicts" have prevented the England captain andReal Madrid midfield superstar from making a much anticipated cameo in the filmas a soccer player, confirmed producer Robert Simonds on Friday.Thefilm, which ...
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MGM Home Entertainment to distribute Icon titles in UK
MGM Home Entertainment Group has signed an exclusiveagreement with Icon Film Distribution UK to distribute seven titles on homevideo and DVD in the United Kingdom.The deal includes Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ; 21Grams; Billy Ray's Shattered Glass; thebiopic Sylvia; Lars Von Trier's Dogville; The Singing Detective; and Britishcomedy ...
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Berlin festival confirms 2005 dates
The Berlin Festival has confirmed its dates for next year as 10-20 February, 2005.The festival said that many of the new elements it initiated this year had been a success and will be continued at the next Berlinale.These include the 14plus section of the Kinderfest sidebar, the Berlinale Special section, ...
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Cannes unveils competition line-up
Below is a list of 18 films selected for competition for the 57th Cannes Film Festival.More details to follow shortly.Shrek 2 - Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon (USA)The Ladykillers - Joel et Ethan Coen (USA)Woman Is The Future Of Man (Yoja-nun Namja-ui Miraeda) - Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)The Life ...
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Cannes Competition and Un Certain Regard line-up
MAIN COMPETITIONOpening film (Out Of Competition): Bad Education Pedro Almodovar (Spain)Closing film (Out of Competition): De-Lovely Irwin Winkler (USA)In CompetitionShrek 2 - Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon (USA)The Ladykillers - Joel and Ethan Coen (USA)Woman Is The Future Of Man - Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)The Life and Death ...
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Cannes artistic director explains his selection
Interview with Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux - abstracted from today's Cannes festival press statement.In 2004, the Cannes Festival Official Selection is composed of feature films presented in three categories: Competition, Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard. The Official Selection also includes the short film competition and film school competition ...
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Artistic director explains his selection
Interview with Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux - abstracted from today's Cannes festival press statement.In 2004, the Cannes Festival Official Selection is composed of feature films presented in three categories: Competition, Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard. The Official Selection also includes the short film competition and film school competition ...
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Digital cinema poised for screen boost
The digital cinema market could be worth more than $100 million a year to projector manufacturers by 2005 according to a new report, Digital Cinema Factbook from industry analysts Dodona Research.By 2008, the number of digital cinema screens is forecast to rise to more than 5,000 worldwide in response to ...
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New script partnership results in Project Tiptree
European development and training outfit The Script Factory has joined forces with new production company Mute Marmalade to establish Project Tiptree - a search for new screenwriting talent.Screenplay submissions are invited within specific genres on a quarterly basis, with selected scripts offered development with The Script Factory and an option ...
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Warner Bros Japan receives distributor award
Warner Bros Japan is to receive the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award for best foreign film distributor of the year for its box office achievements in 2003.William Ireton, managing director for Warner Bros Japan, will accept the award at a ceremony today (Apr 16) at the Tokyo Chamber ...
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Universal Pictures Int'l appoints director of acquisitions
Universal Pictures International today announced the appointment of Ben Roberts to the position of director of acquisitions. Based in London, the newly-created appointment is effective April 2004.Ben Roberts' responsibilities as director of acquisitions will centre around the development of UPI's strategy of all-rights acquisitions for Universal's key operating company ...
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Eurimages chief plays up Media Programme 'collaboration'
Eurimages chief Jacques Toubon has distanced himself from comments he made earlier this week suggesting that a merger between the Media Programme and Eurimages may be inevitable in the future.Last week, in an email interview with ScreenDaily.com, he said it would be "natural that the two initiatives will merge in ...
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Sponsors sign up for Producers Network
The Cannes Market has attracted a number of sponsors and consultants toits new Producers' Network.The network includes a newrange of facilities and meeting specifically designed to serve the needs ofproducers during the festival and market.Professional partners include theAustralian Film Commission, New Zealand FilmCommission, IFP/New York, Telefilm Canada, SODEC, Region Ile ...
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Sponsors sign up for Cannes Producers Network
The Cannes Market has attracted a number of sponsors and consultants toits new Producers' Network.The network includes a newrange of facilities and meeting specifically designed to serve the needs ofproducers during the festival and market.Professional partners include theAustralian Film Commission, New Zealand FilmCommission, IFP/New York, Telefilm Canada, SODEC, Region Ile ...
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Morante named as mistress of ceremonies
Italian actress Laura Morante will act as mistress of ceremonies for the 57th Cannes Film Festival which begins on May 12.Morante succeeds Monica Bellucci who held the post last year.Her duties will include opening and closing the official competition and welcoming jury president Quentin Tarantino on the first night of ...
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Morante named as mistress of Cannes ceremonies
Italian actress Laura Morante will act as mistress of ceremonies for the 57th Cannes Film Festival which begins on May 12.Morante succeeds Monica Bellucci who held the post last year.Her duties will include opening and closing the official competition and welcoming jury president Quentin Tarantino on the first night of ...