Hope springs eternal in the independent film business, as new foreign sales companies get up and running in the middle of some of the worst market conditions around.
So far, much of the expected consolidation of the sector looks more like a fragmentation. Long-established names such as Capitol, Odyssey and Intermedia are gone, but their former executives have re-emerged in a variety of guises. Faced with banners such as Sierra, FilmNation, West End, Metropolis, Timeless, Protagonist, Exclusive a...
Helmer Terry Gilliam’s THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS has struck box office gold in Italy.
The fantasy, featuring Heath Ledger’s final screen perf and also toplining Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, has earned $2.7 million in its first weekend — its biggest opening in any territory so far — and scored the country’s third-highest per-screen average in 2009 — a boffo $11,870 — from 227 locations. That put it at No. 2 on the weekend B.O. chart.
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FISH TANK has picked up eight noms for the British Independent Film Awards, including screenplay and director for Andrea Arnold.
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Justina Walford writes a glowing commentary on writer-director Sean Byrne's THE LOVED ONES. She picks up on what makes the Australian film more than a FRIDAY THE 13TH-style bloodbath, and delights in the twisted mind that made such a thing....
Entertainment Weekly is honored to invite you to join Los Angeles Bureau Chief Sean Smith in celebrating the work of Kenny Ortega, one of Hollywood’s true visionaries, at AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi....
Nine of the films at this year's Festival have been chosen to represent their countries as nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards....
One winner will receive a round-trip ticket from American Airlines to Los Angeles, an Audi chauffeur to the Roosevelt Hotel, and a chance to walk the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of EVERYBODY'S FINE....
Werner Herzog declared at AFI FEST 2007 that “objective truth is baloney.” This selection of nonfiction films exemplifies Herzog’s declaration....
Cinema is in a process of redefinition, as the medium shape-shifts and explodes in front of our eyes. This is not an “after dark” section, or a “midnight” section: It instead presents a series of challenges, excitements and even provocations....
As our gift to moviegoers, free tickets are available to all Festival movies, including a limited number of free tickets to evening Red Carpet Galas.
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You can order a maximum of 20 tickets across the seven days of scheduled films. There is a two ticket limit for each evening Red Carpet Gala.
Tickets can be ordered here at AFI.com, by phone at 1-866-AFI-FEST, or in person at the Festival Will Call desk in the Hollywood and Highland Center's Mann Chinese 6 Theatre main lo...
AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi today announced that Sony Pictures Classics’ THE WHITE RIBBON will join the festival lineup replacing their film A PROPHET....
The two shorts programs offer perspectives on the emerging possibilities of the form....
AFI FEST screens a restored masterpiece, finds a rare print and a celebrates an influential production designer....
At its heart, AFI FEST is dedicated to offering audiences a gaze across the vastness and diversity of cinema....
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AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi today announced the complete lineup of films for the 23rd edition of the Festival, including the Closing Night Gala, Centerpiece Screening, Tributes and Special Presentations....
AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi today announced the complete lineup of films for the 23rd edition of the Festival, including the Closing Night Gala, Centerpiece Screening, Tributes and Special Presentations.
The Weinstein Company’s A SINGLE MAN has been selected as the AFI FEST Closing Night Gala presentation. A SINGLE MAN will make its US Premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Thursday, November 5, 2009.
Sony Pictures Classics’ THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS has been selected as A...
On October 20 the William Castle Film Collection debuts from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Included as a bonus feature, is SPINE TINGLER ! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY, the acclaimed documentary on William Castle by director Jeffrey Schwarz that won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2007 AFI FEST. You can order the set here from Amazon.
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Kirk Jones’ EVERYBODY’S FINE will have its world premiere on Tuesday, November 3; plus the debut of the New Lights Competition...
Joe Dante’s THE HOLE, Sean Byrne’s THE LOVED ONES, Ted Kotcheff’s WAKE IN FRIGHT and Michael Stephenson’s BEST WORST MOVIE and the RED RIDING trilogy...
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