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NewsHarry Potter nears $500m mark; The Hangover crosses $100m
Warner Bros Pictures International continues to stir up magic with Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, which made an estimated $42.7m on 13,200 screens in 64 markets this weekend.
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NewsReitman’s Up In The Air to world premiere at TIFF
Jason Reitman’s frequent flyer comedy Up In The Air, starring George Clooney, will make its world premiere as a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, it was announced today (July 30).
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FeaturesProduction sees rises in the East as numbers decline in the West
India is the most prolific film-producing nation in the world, according to the latest research figures.
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CommentIndustry must adapt to market conditions
Producer Kevin Loader’s In The Loop is being released in the US in theatres and on video-on-demand. This is the shape of the future, says the Screenwriters’ Festival chairman.
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CommentThe US deal conundrum
With US distributors in crisis, international buyers might be able to fill the gap - except they’re only interested in English-language films that have US distribution sewn up .
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NewsPirate Bay operators face fresh legal challenge
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay is facing a new legal challenge after 13 Hollywood studios launched a lawsuit on Tuesday (July 28) in a bid to close the website down.
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NewsBryce Dallas Howard to replace Lefrevre in Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Summit Entertainment has announced that actress Bryce Dallas Howard will take over the role of Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
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NewsMagnolia takes a shine to Cheryl Hines’ Serious Moonlight
Mangolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Cheryl Hines’ Serious Moonlight, which had its world premiere in Tribeca.
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NewsIFTA renews contracts with Jean Prewitt and Jonathan Wolf
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has renewed the contracts of President/CEO Jean Prewitt and Executive VP/AFM managing director Jonathan Wolf until 2012.
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NewsOscilloscope acquires North American rights to thriller Terribly Happy
US independent distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Danish thriller Terribly Happy (Frygtelig Lykkelig).
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NewsPeace Arch sets Fragments for US release on July 31
Peace Arch Entertainment has announced a theatrical release for Fragments in New York on July 31, followed by Los Angeles in August 7.
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NewsSnagFilms continues SummerFest with online screening of 45365
SXSW best documentary winner 45365, directed by Bill and Turner Ross, will screen exclusively on the SnagFilms.com Distribution Network for one week from July 31-August 6.
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NewsActor Josh Radnor finishes shoot for directorial debut
Actor Josh Radnor has finished principal photography on his feature film directorial debut, HappyThankYouMorePlease.
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NewsScreen Media pacts for Deon Taylor's Dead Tone
Screen Media Films has struck a distribution partnership with Deon Taylor Enterprises/Vista Taylor for the thriller Dead Tone.
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NewsTIFF to host premieres from Coen brothers, Barrymore
Joel and Ethan Coen’s no-name black comedy A Serious Man will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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NewsSony Classics on board for Zhang Yimou's Blood Simple remake
Sony Pictures Classics is partnering on Zhang Yimou’s next project, an as-yet-untitled remake of the Coen Brothers’ 1984 title, Blood Simple.
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NewsMyles Nestel's new Merlina to back projects budgeted at $15m-$30m
UK film financier Myles Nestel has parted ways with Oceana Media Finance to form the Los Angeles-based financing and production outfit Merlina Entertainment.
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CommentCurse of the time bandits
As Harry Potter racks up its 15th hour of celluloid adventure and the Transformers battle it out for two-and-a-half hours, Mike Goodridge is watching the clock.
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NewsValhalla's Gale Anne Hurd gets her man for The Hunted
Valhalla Motion Pictures has announced its second director hire in two days, putting Kaare Andrews in the hot seat for assassin thriller The Hunted.
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NewsJennifer’s Body to open TIFF Midnight Madness
Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body, starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, will open the Toronto International Film Festival’s cult-themed Midnight Madness sidebar.