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Monthly Archives: February 2012
When Verizon Met Redbox
Two industry players are joining forces to create a new digital platform for feature films, shorts, animation and other forms of visual entertainment. Mobile telephone giant Verizon is mixing with Redbox to create a new content-rich video on-demand streaming and … Continue reading
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In the Land of Blood and Honey
A brilliant debut written and directed by Jolie. She has an artist’s eye, strong personal vision, and a masterful command of her stars. No one has paid attention to the feel-good term “never again”. The term “never again” was coined … Continue reading
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Actors Unions Close To Historic Merger
The merger of Hollywood’s two leading acting unions, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, has moved a step closer to reality after the SAG and AFTRA national boards approved the measure. The combined … Continue reading
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Sony Pictures Classics Gets Smashed
It is hard for a film to capture new ground when detailing the travails of alcoholism (after all, one of the best films in the genre, Billy Wilder’s THE LOST WEEKEND, took home the Oscar in 1945), but the new … Continue reading
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Tribeca Buys Keanu Reeves Digital Doc
Tribeca Film has announced that it has acquired North American rights to SIDE BY SIDE, a provocative documentary journey through the technical and aesthetic implications of the transition from traditional film to digital technology. The film is produced and presented … Continue reading
China Finally Opening Gates To American Cinema
China, potentially the biggest market in the world as its cinema structure expands in the coming decade, has agreed to significantly increase market access for U.S. movies. Vice President Joe Biden himself was involved in the negotiations to open up … Continue reading
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Sacha Baron Cohen
While the night was dominated by THE ARTIST, the person who may have gotten the biggest bang for his buck on Oscar night was British actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. The BORAT and BRUNO star, who has a history of publicity … Continue reading
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New French Sensation
While THE ARTIST and its lead actor Jean DuJardin have dominated the headlines in recent months, another French film has actually proven to be a major milestone for contemporary French cinema. THE UNTOUCHABLES (INTOUCHABLES) has been a box office phenomenon … Continue reading
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All Hail Harvey, The Awards King
If one took a survey of the word that was uttered the most times during the past few months of this grueling and never-ending awards season, it would be a single name “Harvey”. That name, sort of like Madonna, Prince … Continue reading
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John Cassavetes Award To Black Lesbian Drama
One of the ways that the Independent Spirit Awards remains true to its original vision of promoting and honoring new voices in American independent cinema is with its John Cassavetes Award, which is given to a new film with a … Continue reading
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