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Archives for: August 20085
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Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Wednesday August 20th 2008TORONTO (AP) – Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival. North America’s largest cinema showcase announced Tuesday that the schedule will include Joel and Ethan Coen’s CIA comedy[…]
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WB, Fox tussle over ‘Watchmen’ rights
Tuesday August 19th 2008“Watchmen” could find itself in court before it arrives at the multiplex. Warner Bros. is scheduled to release Zack Snyder’s big-screen adaptation of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comics series on March 6, but a federal judge in Los Angeles complicated that plan Wednesday when he refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 20th Century Fox against Warners over rights to the property.
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Coastal split widens in actors contract stalemate
Tuesday August 19th 2008Tensions within the Screen Actors Guild mounted on Monday as the union’s Hollywood-based leaders rejected a call by SAG’s New York branch to bring in a federal mediator to break a deadlock in contract talks with major studios. Members of the New York regional board also publicly challenged the assertions of SAG president Alan Rosenberg and chief negotiator Doug Allen that the union is holding informal talks with studio representatives in a bid to close a deal.
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Toronto rounds out biz confabs
Tuesday August 19th 2008TIFF will bring back the popular Intl. Financing Forum and Meet With events this year. The fest announced its full slate of industry confab events and daily meets on Monday, with Match Club returning as the hub for all Canadian and international sales, industry and guest relations office delegates. The Intl. Financing Forum (IFF) allows selected international and Canadian producers developing English language projects to rub shoulders in brokered meets and networking opportunities with international sales agents, funders, distributors and execs.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 08/15/08 to 08/17/08
Tuesday August 19th 2008FilmTotalTropic Thunder, PARAMOUNT$25,812,796The Dark Knight, WARNER BROS.$16,379,293Star Wars: The Clone Wars, WARNER BROS.$14,611,273Mirrors, FOX$11,161,074Pineapple Express, SONY$9,808,295The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, UNIVERSAL$8,205,720Mamma Mia!, UNIVERSAL$6,096,250The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, WARNER BROS.$5,785,250Step Brothers, SONY$4,807,904Vicky Cristina Barcelona, MGM$3,755,575
ARCHIVES
Archives for: August 20085
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Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Wednesday August 20th 2008TORONTO (AP) – Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival. North America’s largest cinema showcase announced Tuesday that the schedule will include Joel and Ethan Coen’s CIA comedy[…]
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WB, Fox tussle over ‘Watchmen’ rights
Tuesday August 19th 2008“Watchmen” could find itself in court before it arrives at the multiplex. Warner Bros. is scheduled to release Zack Snyder’s big-screen adaptation of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comics series on March 6, but a federal judge in Los Angeles complicated that plan Wednesday when he refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 20th Century Fox against Warners over rights to the property.
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Coastal split widens in actors contract stalemate
Tuesday August 19th 2008Tensions within the Screen Actors Guild mounted on Monday as the union’s Hollywood-based leaders rejected a call by SAG’s New York branch to bring in a federal mediator to break a deadlock in contract talks with major studios. Members of the New York regional board also publicly challenged the assertions of SAG president Alan Rosenberg and chief negotiator Doug Allen that the union is holding informal talks with studio representatives in a bid to close a deal.
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Toronto rounds out biz confabs
Tuesday August 19th 2008TIFF will bring back the popular Intl. Financing Forum and Meet With events this year. The fest announced its full slate of industry confab events and daily meets on Monday, with Match Club returning as the hub for all Canadian and international sales, industry and guest relations office delegates. The Intl. Financing Forum (IFF) allows selected international and Canadian producers developing English language projects to rub shoulders in brokered meets and networking opportunities with international sales agents, funders, distributors and execs.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 08/15/08 to 08/17/08
Tuesday August 19th 2008FilmTotalTropic Thunder, PARAMOUNT$25,812,796The Dark Knight, WARNER BROS.$16,379,293Star Wars: The Clone Wars, WARNER BROS.$14,611,273Mirrors, FOX$11,161,074Pineapple Express, SONY$9,808,295The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, UNIVERSAL$8,205,720Mamma Mia!, UNIVERSAL$6,096,250The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, WARNER BROS.$5,785,250Step Brothers, SONY$4,807,904Vicky Cristina Barcelona, MGM$3,755,575
ARCHIVES
Archives for: August 20085
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Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Wednesday August 20th 2008TORONTO (AP) – Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival. North America’s largest cinema showcase announced Tuesday that the schedule will include Joel and Ethan Coen’s CIA comedy[…]
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WB, Fox tussle over ‘Watchmen’ rights
Tuesday August 19th 2008“Watchmen” could find itself in court before it arrives at the multiplex. Warner Bros. is scheduled to release Zack Snyder’s big-screen adaptation of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comics series on March 6, but a federal judge in Los Angeles complicated that plan Wednesday when he refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 20th Century Fox against Warners over rights to the property.
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Coastal split widens in actors contract stalemate
Tuesday August 19th 2008Tensions within the Screen Actors Guild mounted on Monday as the union’s Hollywood-based leaders rejected a call by SAG’s New York branch to bring in a federal mediator to break a deadlock in contract talks with major studios. Members of the New York regional board also publicly challenged the assertions of SAG president Alan Rosenberg and chief negotiator Doug Allen that the union is holding informal talks with studio representatives in a bid to close a deal.
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Toronto rounds out biz confabs
Tuesday August 19th 2008TIFF will bring back the popular Intl. Financing Forum and Meet With events this year. The fest announced its full slate of industry confab events and daily meets on Monday, with Match Club returning as the hub for all Canadian and international sales, industry and guest relations office delegates. The Intl. Financing Forum (IFF) allows selected international and Canadian producers developing English language projects to rub shoulders in brokered meets and networking opportunities with international sales agents, funders, distributors and execs.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 08/15/08 to 08/17/08
Tuesday August 19th 2008FilmTotalTropic Thunder, PARAMOUNT$25,812,796The Dark Knight, WARNER BROS.$16,379,293Star Wars: The Clone Wars, WARNER BROS.$14,611,273Mirrors, FOX$11,161,074Pineapple Express, SONY$9,808,295The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, UNIVERSAL$8,205,720Mamma Mia!, UNIVERSAL$6,096,250The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, WARNER BROS.$5,785,250Step Brothers, SONY$4,807,904Vicky Cristina Barcelona, MGM$3,755,575
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