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NewsBobcat Goldthwait to direct UK-set film based on Kinks album
Bobcat Goldthwait will direct a new film based on the Kinks album Schoolboys in Disgrace.
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NewsHigh Point scores US distribution deal on Freestyle
Independent distribution company Phase 4 Films will release the low budget British basketball inspired drama in the US.
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NewsRoute 132 to open Montreal World Film Festival
Louis Bélanger’s film will also feature in the festival’s world competition section.
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NewsSalt shakes for George Lucas documentary
UK-based sales company Salt has taken on world rights outside the UK and Canada to feature documentary The People Vs. George Lucas by Alexandre O. Philippe.
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NewsStudios support international rollout of Technicolor 3D
Several studios have now announced support for the newly launched Technicolor 3D format as it rolls out internationally following the US launch.
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IMAX adds three Disney titles for 2011
Films are Mars Needs Moms, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Cars 2.
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NewsKosse: International could be 80% of film business
David Kosse, President of Universal Pictures International, told the industry gathered at Cine Expo 2010 that he thinks international distribution is set for a growth period in the decade ahead.
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Panavision to launch new 3D system to work with all screens
At next week’s Cinema Expo in Amsterdam, Panavision will introduce the first 3D system compatible with all installed cinema screens (white or silver) and all projectors (film or digital).
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NewsCritic Peter Brunette dies in Taormina
Widely respected American film critic and scholar Peter Brunette died this morning while visiting the Taormina Film Festival.
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NewsStrand acquires Cardiff doc from High Point
London-based High Point Films has sold all North American rights to Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff to Strand Releasing.
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NewsReliance to launch Raavanan, Villian on June 18
Reliance MediaWorks’ BIG Cinemas is handling the US theatrical release and marketing for Tamil-language film Raavanan and its Telegu-dubbed version Villian.
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FeaturesThe big buy-in
The studios have always acquired independent films for international territories but several have recently stepped up their activities. John Hazelton finds out why and looks at the response from sellers and indie buyers.
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FeaturesLucy Walker
UK-born director Lucy Walker talks about the challenges she faced making her nuclear weapons documentary Countdown To Zero, and why she was honoured to be one of a handful of women directors at this year’s Cannes film festival.
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FeaturesThelma Schoonmaker
Martin Scorsese’s editor Thelma Schoonmaker talks about moving into 3D with The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
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NewsPlan B options Tom Rachman's hot novel The Imperfectionists
Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company has optioned film rights to Tom Rachman’s debut novel The Imperfectionists, the author confirmed to ScreenDaily.
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Cine Expo to present animation award to Chris Meledandri
Cinema Expo International will present its 2010 “Cinema Expo Award of Achievement in Animated Filmmaking” to Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Meledandri.
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AFI FEST to run November 4-11 in Los Angeles
New section will award films found solely through submissions process.
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CommentSex and the Souk
Sex And The City 2’s trip to the Middle East can either be seen as silly fun or deeply offensive. Mike Goodridge goes further and asks why Hollywood and the Gulf States aren’t making as many strides together as expected.
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FeaturesEd Pressman
The veteran producer talks about the process of revisiting Wall Street for a “bookend” sequel and his plans for reinventing The Crow as a $70m tentpole.