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Lucas, Spielberg richest of Hollywood rich men
Thursday July 16th 2009“Star Wars” creator George Lucas topped a list of Hollywood’s highest male earners on Wednesday, making an estimated $170 million in a year that saw the release of his fourth, blockbuster Indiana Jones movie. Steven Spielberg, who directed “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, took second place after making about $150 million between June 2008 and June 2009, according to Forbes.com. The Forbes list was dominated by men behind the camera rather than screen stars, with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer — the man behind hit series like “CSI”, “The Amazing Race” and “Cold Case” listed as the third biggest male earner with an estimated $100 million.
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Telefilm Canada topper will ankle
Thursday July 16th 2009Film czar Wayne Clarkson is stepping down as exec director of Telefilm Canada when his five-year term ends in January. Clarkson ran the Toronto Film Festival in the late 1970s, was appointed CEO of the Ontario Film Development Corp. in 1986, then ran Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Center before taking Telefilm’s top job. Telefilm has started the search for his replacement.
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No Cancon on TIFF’s opening night
Thursday July 16th 2009For just the third time in its 34-year history, the Toronto International Film Festival has chosen a non-Canadian film – Jon Amiel’s Creation, about the life of Charles Darwin – to open the 10-day event. The move has sparked debate among this country’s filmmakers who sought assurances yesterday that the giveaway of the opening-night slot to a foreign film will be the exception, not the rule. Toronto distributor Hussain Amarshi said he found the decision to kick off the festival with the film from Britain, “Quite strange and I must say I’m quite disappointed it’s not a Canadian film.”
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BBC, U.K. government cross swords
Wednesday July 15th 2009LONDON — The battle to force the BBC to share its license fee has intensified as Blighty’s new media minister accused the corp. of “wrong-headed” leadership over the issue. Ben Bradshaw, the former BBC foreign correspondent appointed secretary of state for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport last month,[…]
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‘Creation’ to open Toronto film festival
Wednesday July 15th 2009The Toronto International Film Festival has given its plum opening-night slot to the Charles Darwin biopic “Creation,” a British pic from director Jon Amiel that stars husband and wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. The choice caused a stir during the festival’s opening news conference Tuesday because the event traditionally opens with a Canadian film to showcase local talent.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20095
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Lucas, Spielberg richest of Hollywood rich men
Thursday July 16th 2009“Star Wars” creator George Lucas topped a list of Hollywood’s highest male earners on Wednesday, making an estimated $170 million in a year that saw the release of his fourth, blockbuster Indiana Jones movie. Steven Spielberg, who directed “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, took second place after making about $150 million between June 2008 and June 2009, according to Forbes.com. The Forbes list was dominated by men behind the camera rather than screen stars, with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer — the man behind hit series like “CSI”, “The Amazing Race” and “Cold Case” listed as the third biggest male earner with an estimated $100 million.
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Telefilm Canada topper will ankle
Thursday July 16th 2009Film czar Wayne Clarkson is stepping down as exec director of Telefilm Canada when his five-year term ends in January. Clarkson ran the Toronto Film Festival in the late 1970s, was appointed CEO of the Ontario Film Development Corp. in 1986, then ran Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Center before taking Telefilm’s top job. Telefilm has started the search for his replacement.
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No Cancon on TIFF’s opening night
Thursday July 16th 2009For just the third time in its 34-year history, the Toronto International Film Festival has chosen a non-Canadian film – Jon Amiel’s Creation, about the life of Charles Darwin – to open the 10-day event. The move has sparked debate among this country’s filmmakers who sought assurances yesterday that the giveaway of the opening-night slot to a foreign film will be the exception, not the rule. Toronto distributor Hussain Amarshi said he found the decision to kick off the festival with the film from Britain, “Quite strange and I must say I’m quite disappointed it’s not a Canadian film.”
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BBC, U.K. government cross swords
Wednesday July 15th 2009LONDON — The battle to force the BBC to share its license fee has intensified as Blighty’s new media minister accused the corp. of “wrong-headed” leadership over the issue. Ben Bradshaw, the former BBC foreign correspondent appointed secretary of state for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport last month,[…]
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‘Creation’ to open Toronto film festival
Wednesday July 15th 2009The Toronto International Film Festival has given its plum opening-night slot to the Charles Darwin biopic “Creation,” a British pic from director Jon Amiel that stars husband and wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. The choice caused a stir during the festival’s opening news conference Tuesday because the event traditionally opens with a Canadian film to showcase local talent.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20095
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Lucas, Spielberg richest of Hollywood rich men
Thursday July 16th 2009“Star Wars” creator George Lucas topped a list of Hollywood’s highest male earners on Wednesday, making an estimated $170 million in a year that saw the release of his fourth, blockbuster Indiana Jones movie. Steven Spielberg, who directed “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, took second place after making about $150 million between June 2008 and June 2009, according to Forbes.com. The Forbes list was dominated by men behind the camera rather than screen stars, with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer — the man behind hit series like “CSI”, “The Amazing Race” and “Cold Case” listed as the third biggest male earner with an estimated $100 million.
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Telefilm Canada topper will ankle
Thursday July 16th 2009Film czar Wayne Clarkson is stepping down as exec director of Telefilm Canada when his five-year term ends in January. Clarkson ran the Toronto Film Festival in the late 1970s, was appointed CEO of the Ontario Film Development Corp. in 1986, then ran Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Center before taking Telefilm’s top job. Telefilm has started the search for his replacement.
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No Cancon on TIFF’s opening night
Thursday July 16th 2009For just the third time in its 34-year history, the Toronto International Film Festival has chosen a non-Canadian film – Jon Amiel’s Creation, about the life of Charles Darwin – to open the 10-day event. The move has sparked debate among this country’s filmmakers who sought assurances yesterday that the giveaway of the opening-night slot to a foreign film will be the exception, not the rule. Toronto distributor Hussain Amarshi said he found the decision to kick off the festival with the film from Britain, “Quite strange and I must say I’m quite disappointed it’s not a Canadian film.”
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BBC, U.K. government cross swords
Wednesday July 15th 2009LONDON — The battle to force the BBC to share its license fee has intensified as Blighty’s new media minister accused the corp. of “wrong-headed” leadership over the issue. Ben Bradshaw, the former BBC foreign correspondent appointed secretary of state for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport last month,[…]
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‘Creation’ to open Toronto film festival
Wednesday July 15th 2009The Toronto International Film Festival has given its plum opening-night slot to the Charles Darwin biopic “Creation,” a British pic from director Jon Amiel that stars husband and wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. The choice caused a stir during the festival’s opening news conference Tuesday because the event traditionally opens with a Canadian film to showcase local talent.
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