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NewsDisney buys Marvel in $4bn surprise deal
Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor and Captain America have new owners after the Walt Disney Co said it had agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock and cash transaction worth $4bn based on $50 per Marvel share.
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NewsThe Final Destination topples Basterds in North America
Horror dominated the charts as The Final Destination opened top for Warner Bros on an estimated $28.3m and Dimension Films/TWC’s Halloween II launched in third place on $17.4m.
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NewsScreen names jury for Hollywood World Awards
Screen International has assembled a jury to vote for this year’s best non-US film comprised of critics and festival directors from around the world.
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NewsWinslet to narrate Toronto-bound autism doc The Sunshine Boy
Kate Winslet has come aboard to narrate Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s Toronto-bound autism documentary The Sunshine Boy.
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NewsInglourious Basterds storms to the top in record weekend for Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds grossed $65.1m worldwide as the film scored record number one launches for the director in North America and overseas.
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NewsDel Prete's Coronet Films starts shoot on debut feature Lifted
Former Odd Lot Entertainment principal Deborah Del Prete’s fledgling Coronet Films has started principal photography on its first feature Lifted.
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NewsTriumvirate replaces Sloan as MGM CEO in rescue gambit
Embattled MGM CEO Harry Sloan has been replaced by a triumvirate comprising the restructuring specialist Stephen Cooper, production chief Mary Parent and CFO Bedi Singh as the studio struggles to shake off heavy debt.
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NewsAcademy elects Tom Sherak as president
Marvel Studios consultant Tom Sherak has been elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences following a meeting of the Board of Governors.
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NewsIranian director Jafar Panahi to lead Montreal's competition jury
Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi will preside over the competition jury of the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF). Panahi is best-known for such works as the Camera d’Or-winning The White Balloon, The Circle and Offside.
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NewsG.I. Joe stays ahead of the pack overseas, approaches $100m
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra held on to the overseas crown as $26.2m propelled the Paramount/PPI release towards the $100m international and $200m worldwide marks.
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NewsMontreal World Film Festival unveils competition line-up
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) has announced the complete line-up of its 33rd edition, including twenty features in each of its keystone World Competition and First Films World Competition.
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NewsMandate Pictures helps Lionsgate to strong Q1 revenue
Independent film studio Lionsgate Entertainment has reported higher than expected revenue for the first quarter due to strong performance at Mandate Pictures and its TV production arm.
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NewsWorld surrenders to G.I. Joe's $100m box office breach
The brute force of G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra smothered the international scene over the weekend as the troops plundered $44.1m from a 35-market invasion and more than $100m worldwide.
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NewsG.I. Joe storms North American barricades with $56m launch
Paramount’s gung-ho action romp G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra saved the summer with an estimated $56.2m debut that brought seasonal ticket sales back in line following the recent lag.
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NewsTIFF announces eight world premieres across Visions and CWC sections
Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is one of eight additional world premieres showing in the avant-guarde Visions and the Contemporary World Cinema sections.
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FeaturesThe ascent of Mount Olympus
Basil Iwanyk tells Matt Mueller how his Warner Bros-based Thunder Road Pictures arrived at its first studio tentpole Clash Of The Titans, which is shooting in the UK.
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NewsJoe Eszterhas sees Virgin for Mpower
Joe Eszterhas has signed on to write a screenplay about the Virgin of Guadalupe for Los Angeles-based Mpower Pictures.
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NewsGladstone, Sloane team with Berger Kahn for new LA-based law firm
The Los Angeles office of Berger Kahn has re-formed as Gladstone Michel Weisberg Willner & Sloane LLC.
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NewsMercuryMedia to handle select international distribution for Microcinema
San Francisco-based Microcinema International has partnered with London-based MercuryMedia to distribute certain Microcinema titles in Europe, Australia and Asia.
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NewsEPIX adds Samuel Goldwyn Films as content partner
Samuel Goldwyn Films has entered an exclusive output agreement for up to 20 of its theatrical releases in 2010-2011 to play across all EPIX platforms.