Daily Variety articles from September 2011

Daily Variety archives from September 2011

B.O. jungle: trio vie to tame 'Lion'.
September 30, 2011... Bizzers expect domestic box office to be a rehash of last weekend--but with a lower bar. Disney's two-week 3D champ "The Lion King" vies for Stateside bragging rights, again facing two key new entries, Summit's "50/50" and Universal's "Dream...

Gotham fest bows with bigger digs, pix.
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The New York Film Festival's opening tonight with Roman Polanski's starry "Carnage" marks the launch of a new phase for the event. This year's 17-day 49th edition is the first since the completion of the $40 million...

Coin to build Sino screens.(DMG Entertainment to build theater chain in China)
September 30, 2011... L.A. -- and Beijing-based DMG Entertainment has unveiled a $230 million theater chain investment with Korean hedge fund Volton for the booming China market that will dovetail with its new $300 million fund to bring co-production tent-poles to...

Optical illusion: once-proud vfx house Kerner is torn apart by bankruptcy as its owners blame one another for the company's demise.
September 30, 2011... From the time it was spun off from Industrial Light & Magic in 2006 until its recent demise, Kerner Optical stood as the movie industry's most revered models-and-miniatures shop. The San Rafael, Calif.-based company had once been ILM, in the...

Duo deliver 'Hate Mail'.(Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... Writing-directing team Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, who became darlings of the indie scene following "Half Nelson" and "Sugar," have set their next picture, a drama titled "Hate Mail." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Project...

Hollywood eyes fate of copyright law.(WILSHIRE AND WASHINGTON)
September 30, 2011... Studios are rushing to make new variations on "Snow White" and "The Wizard of Oz," which are not instantly recognizable titles and, even better, are not under copyright. But the industry is not lining up behind a legal argument that is coming...

Pic coin floods Studiocanal.
September 30, 2011... PARIS Pan-European film group Studiocanal has inked a C150 million ($202.5 million) three-year slate financing deal with film financing fund Anton Capital Entertainment. ACE will kick in 30% of Studiocanal's total spending on...

N.Y. comedy fest sets panels.
September 30, 2011... The New York Comedy Festival will hold three panels in conjunction with its other events on Nov. 11-13. On Sunday, Nov. 13, Variety exec editor Steven Gaydos will moderate a discussion with the writers of NBC's long-running "Satur day Night...

Femme films funded.(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... Women in Film will award cash grants to the makers of eight pies in the nonprofit's 26th annual Film Finishing Fund Grant Program, ensuring the projects are completed and distributed. Recipients were chosen from a pool of 113 films made by,...

The Submission.
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Submission (Lucille Lortel Theater; 198 seats, $69 top) An MCC presentation, by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Theater Foundation, of a play in one act by Jeff Talbott. Directed by Walter Bobbie....

'Ghost' finds haunt; Lunt-Fontanne will house musical.(LEGIT)(Ghost the Musical at Lunt-Fontanne Theater)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... The tuner incarnation of "Ghost" has found its Broadway haunt, booking the Lunt-Fontanne Theater for an April opening. "Ghost the Musical," which bowed in the West End over the summer, has a book by original screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin and...

Warehouse taps exec.(LEGIT)(Donmar Warehouse hires Kate Pakenham)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... LONDON Kate Pakenham, producer at London's Old Vie theater, has been appointed exec producer at the Donmar Warehouse. Pakenham will join the 250-seat Covent Garden theater on Jan. 30, one month after Josie Rourke formally takes over as...

RSC pushes tuner previews.(LEGIT)(Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... LONDON The Royal Shakespeare Company has cancelled the first five previews of its West End transfer of its hit tuner "Matilda the Musical." Structural work and extensive installation required for the show at the Cambridge Theater has taken...

'Story' time for Rando.(LEGIT)(John Rando directs A Christmas Story)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... John Rando has been tapped to direct the upcoming touting production of the tuner adaptation of "A Christmas Story," replacing Warren Carlyle, who originally signed on as helmer-choreographer. Carlyle ("Finian's Rainbow") remains onboard as...

Scott Free tries 'Labyrinth' for TV.(Scott Free Films)
September 30, 2011... BERLIN John Hurt and Sebastian Stan will topline Scott Free Films' "The Labyrinth," a TV adaptation of Kate Mosse's bestseller about a quest for the Holy Grail. Ridley Scott is exec producing. British helmer Christopher Smith ("Black...

'Burb laffer bubbly: 'Suburgatory' strong for ABC.
September 30, 2011... The hot start for comedy this fall continued Wednesday as auds turned out in good numbers for ABC's "Suburgatory." The single-camera Warner Bros. laffer, the best reviewed of the season's new half-hours, built on its lead-in from "The Middle"...

Page eyes a journey 'East'.(Ellen Page to star in The East)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... Fox Searchlight is back in business with "Juno" star Ellen Page, who's in final talks to join Brit Marling and Alexander Skarsgard in Zal Batmanglij's thriller "The East." Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free Prods. banner is producing the pic,...

WB, Facebook 'Aim' for Oct. 18.
September 30, 2011... Warner Bros. will launch its series of Web shows on Facebook on Oct. 18, with the McG-backed "Aim High" bowing first. The studio is calling the projects "social series"--a nod to the platform, but also because an individual's photos and...

Gurin gamers to Cartoon.
September 30, 2011... Cartoon Network has ordered two pilots from Phil Gurin. Both are live-action gameshows based on international formats. "Stuck!," a reworking of French series "The Hand," is co-created by Gurin and Coyote Conseil, while Gurin will team with...

Real Steel.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... Real Steel A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release ofa DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment presentation of a 21 Laps/ Montford Murphy production. Produced by Don Murphy, Susan Montlbrd, Shawn Levy. Executive producers, Jack...

Producers make nice with pirates.(World News)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MOSCOW The Finnish producers of a $10 million sci-fi Nazis-on-the-moon spoof, "Iron Sky," have taken a counter-intuitive approach after a Chinese games company pirated their concept for an iPad game. Apple took...

Winehouse docu sets Mipcom bow.(World News)(Amy Winehouse)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... London 3DD Prods.' "Remembering Amy," a docu celebrating the music of the late Amy Winehouse made for Channel 4 in Blighty and presold to NRK Norway and Turner Latin America, will bow at the Mipcom TV mart in Cannes next week. ...

Canadians updating copyright.(World News)
September 30, 2011... MONTREAL The Canadian government introduced legislation in Parliament to modernize the country's copyright laws on Thursday. It is basically the same law brought to the the previous Parliament but never passed, because the minority...

Europe Goes to 'Hell'
September 30, 2011... LONDON -- "Hell on Wheels," the new oater that will bow in the U.S. on AMC in November, has been sold to 19 territories across Europe. Endemol Worldwide Distribution announced deals with France (AB Droits), Spain (Antena 3), Norway (TV Norge)...

Viacom pacts on Korean content.(World News)
September 30, 2011... SEOUL--Viacom Intl. Media Networks and South Korea's SBS Media Holdings have inked a joint-venture pact, with SBS holding 51%. Venture will produce Korean-language music, entertainment and programming for MTV Korea, which will be rebranded...

Gaul's appalled: film orgs join effort for jailed helmers.(World News)
September 30, 2011... PARIS France's top film institutions have joined to launch an international petition to free the six Iranian filmmakers jailed since Sept. 18 by Iran's authorities. The petition was initiated by the Cannes Film Festival, the French...

Paranormal Activity 3.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... Paranormal Activity 3 A Paramount release of a Blumhouse/Solana Films/Room 101 production. Produced by Jason Blum, Oren Peli, Steven Schneider. Executive producer, Akiva Goldsman. Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman. Screenplay,...

The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence).(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (U.K.) An IFC Midnight (in U.S.) release of a Six Entertainment production. Produced by Ilona Six, Tom Six. Executive producer, Ilona Six. Directed, written by Tom Six....

What's Your Number?(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... What's Your Number? A 20th Century Fox release of a Regency Enterprises presentation of a New Regency/ Contrafilm production. Produced by Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson. Executive producers, Arnon Milchan, Anna Fads, Nan Morales. Directed by...

Hick.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hick A Lighthouse Entertainment, TL, Treetop production. (International sales: Content Media Corp. Intl., Santa Monica.) Produced by Steven Siebert, Christian Taylor, Jon Cornick. Executive producer, Charles de...

Friends With Kids.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... Friends With Kids A Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions release of a Red Granite Pictures, Points West Pictures, Locomotive production. (International sales: Red Granite Intl., Los Angeles.) Produced by Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Joshua...

American Teacher.
September 30, 2011... American Teacher (Docu) Directed by Vanessa Roth. Co-director, Brian McGinn. Based on the book "Teachers Have It Easy: The Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America's Teachers" by Daniel Mouthrop, Ninive Clements Calegari, Dave Eggers...

Archie's Final Project.(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... Archie's Final Project Directed by David Lee Miller. Screenplay, David Lee Miller, Eric J. Adams, Gabriel Sunday; story, David Lee Miller, Jordan J. Miller. Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (Generation), Feb. 7, 2009. With: Gabriel Sunday,...

Benda Bilili!(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... Benda Bilili! (Docu--France) Directed, written by Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye. Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight -opener), May 13, 2010. With: Leon "Ricky" Likabu, Roger Landu, Coco Ngambali Yakala, Theo...

Bunraku.(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bunraku Directed, written by Guy Moshe, from a story by Boaz Davidson. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Midnight Madness), Sept. 12, 2010. With: Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Gackt, Kevin McKidd, Jordi Molla,...

Connected.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
September 30, 2011... Connected (Docu) Directed by Tiffany Shlain. Written by Shlain, Ken Goldberg, Carlton Evans, Sawyer Steele. Reviewed on DVD, Jan. 20, 2011. (In Sundance Film Festival--competing.) With: Tiffany Shlain, Leonard Shlain. The cleverest...

Granito: How to Nail a Dictator.(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (Docu) Directed by Pamela Yates. Written by Peter Kinoy, Yates, Paco de Onis. Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Premieres), Jan. 25, 2011. With: Rigoberto Menchu, Pamela gates, Almudena...

My Joy: (Schastye moe).(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... My Joy: (Schastye moe) (Germany-Ukraine) Directed, written by Sergei Loznitsa. Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (competing), May 18, 2010. With: Victor Nemets, Vlad Ivanov, Maria Varsami, Vladimir Golovin, Olga Shuvalova, Alexey...

Silent Souls: (Ovsyanki).(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... Silent Souls (Ovsyanki) (Russia) Directed by Aleksei Fedorchenko. Screenplay, Denis Osokin, based on a novel by Aist Sergeyev. Reviewed at Venice Film Festival (competing), Sept. 3, 2010. With: Igor Sergeyev, Yuri Tsurilo, Yuliya Aug,...

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (Canada) Directed, written by Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson. Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight), Jan. 26, 2010. With: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina...

We Were Here.(Movie review)(Brief article)
September 30, 2011... We Were Here (Docu) Directed by David Weissman. Co-director, Bill Weber. Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (competing), Jan. 24, 2011. With: Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer. A frank, no-frills...

The Cat Vanishes/El gato desaparece.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... The Cat Vanishes (El gato desaparece) (Argentina) A Bavaria Film Intl. presentation of a Guacamole Films, Patagonik production, with support of Incaa. (International sales: Bavaria Film Intl., Geiselgasteig, Germany.) Produced by...

The Last Gladiators.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Last Gladiators (Docu) A Jigsaw production, in association with Northern Lights Hockey, Locomotion Pictures. (International sales: Submarine, New York.) Produced by Alex Gibney, Jim Podhoretz, Larry Weitzman....

Prohibition.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Prohibition (Docu; PBS, Sun. Oct. 2, 8p.m.) Produced by Florentine Films. Producers, Sarah Botstein, Ken Bums, Lynn Novick; co-producer, Mike Welt; directors, Bums, Novick; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward; camera, Buddy...

Would You Have Sex With an Arab?(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... Would You Have Sex With an Arab? (Docu France) A Studio 37 release of a Screenrunner presentation and production, in association with Phobics, Studio 37, Motek Power Films Factory, Commune Image Media. (International sales: Other Angle...

Elton John.(Concert review)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elton John (Caesars Palace Colosseum, Las Vegas; 4,300 capacity; $250 top) Presented by Caesars Palace. Performers: Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Bob Birch, John Mahon, Ray Cooper, Kim Bullard....

Alois Nebel.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alois Nebel (Animated-Czech Republic) An Aerofilms release of Negativ Films production, in association with Pallas Film, Tobogang, Ceska Televise, UPP, Sound-square, with the participation of HBO. (International...

Radiohead.
September 30, 2011... Radiohead (Roseland Ballroom; 3,500 capacity; $80) Presented by Live Nation. Band: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Colin Deamer. Opened and reviewed Sept. 28, 2011, closed Sep. 29. Radiohead's...

The Lady.(Movie review)
September 30, 2011... The Lady (France-U.K.) A EuropaCorp presentation of a EuropaCorp, Left Bank Pictures, France 2 Cinema co-production, with the participation of Canal Plus, France 2 Cinema, Telecine. (International sales: EuropaCorp, Paris.) Produced by...

Kindle's glow: Amazon tablet a boon to biz.
September 29, 2011... Amazon just delivered an early holiday gift to Hollywood. The e-tailer's decision to compete for a piece of the tablet biz with three new Kindles guarantees studios a surge in sales of digital movies and TV shows, as well as music, games and...

Sitcom surge fuels fall's first pickup.
September 29, 2011... Leave it to plucky Jess to nab the first full season pickup among the fall's frosh crop. On the heels of its strong second outing on Tuesday, Fox ordered an additional 11 episodes of the Zooey Deschanel laffer from 20th Century Fox TV and...

Exhibs irked over specs.
September 29, 2011... The spat between distribs and exhibs over who pays for 3D glasses has become, aptly, multifaceted. The National Assn. of Theater Owners responded Wednesday to news that Sony will stop footing the bill for providing 3D eyewear to moviegoers,...

Sub tale floats Fuqua.(Antoine Fuqua)
September 29, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With multiple movies in development, Antoine Fuqua is hardly hard up for work, but he's still in search of a greenlight that has eluded him thus far. Now the "Brooklyn's Finest" director may be one step closer to...

Hyphenate grows roots at Sony TV.
September 29, 2011... Multihyphenate Seth Gordon plans to continue his juggling act of TV, features and docu projects now that he has inked a two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures TV. Gordon is already in biz with the studio as the co-creator and exec producer...

Cameron has distinctive tack on tech.(TECH BYTES)(James Cameron)(Interview)
September 29, 2011... As usual, James Cameron thinks Hollywood's conventional wisdom is wrong. And when it comes to technology, he has a point. Last week at the 3D Entertainment Summit my colleague Rachel Abrams and I got a few minutes to talk to Cameron about his...

Homeland.(Television program review)
September 29, 2011... (Series; Showtime, Sun. Oct. 2, 10 p.m.) Filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina by Teakwood Lane Prods., Cherry Pie Prods. and Keshet in association with Fox 21. Executive producers, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Michael Cuesta, Gideon Raft, Avi...

Correction.(Correction notice)
September 29, 2011... "Eagle Eye" and "Easy A" were distribbed by DreamWorks and Screen Gems, respectively. The distributors of the films were misidentified in Tuesday's editions.

Lidless.
September 29, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lidless (Walkerspace; 73 seats; $35 top) A presentation by Page 73 Productions of a play in one act by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig. Directed by Tea Alagic. Set, Scott Bradley; costumes, Jessica Pabst; lighting, Tyler...

A Signature event: new plays by Albee, Lonergan on slate.(LEGIT)
September 29, 2011... New plays by Edward Albee, Kenneth Lonergan, Katori Hall and Will Eno plus a trio of works by Athol Fugard are set as the inaugural lineup of the new three-venue home of Off Broadway's Signature Theater. The Gotham nonprofit also plans to...

'Simpsons' scribe pens Conn. satire.(LEGIT)(Mike Reiss writes I'm Connecticut satire)(Brief article)
September 29, 2011... NEW HAVE, Conn. "The Simpsons" writer Mike Reiss has scripted "I'm Connecticut," a satirical play that will preem Dec. 1-10 at Connecticut Repertory Theater on the U. of Connecticut campus in Storrs. Paul Mullins directs. [ILLUSTRATION...

Playwrights nab Mimis.(LEGIT)
September 29, 2011... Lisa D'Amour and MelissaJames Gibson have scored the Steinberg Playwright Award. Presenters of the kudo, nicknamed the Mimi and now in its fourth year. alternate between bestowing it upon a single high-profile playwright and handing out...

USA's 'Royal' flush; History, FX, Syfy, MTV ride Q3 gains.
September 29, 2011... USA Network entered the Nielsen record books by drawing the most viewers ever for a cabler in the third quarter. But it wasn't the only net to post big gains in the frame. With strong showings by its dramas, including vets "Royal Pains" and...

Netflix bullish on 'Borgia'.
September 29, 2011... Tom Fontana's 12-part drama "Borgia" is bound for a Netflix bow by year's end, the netcaster confirmed Monday. Netflix has nabbed U.S. and Canadian rights to the costume drama produced by a clutch of Euro production companies: Lagardere...

Marketer Levy draws nod.(Six degrees of Variety: OUR EVENTS AND CONNECTIONS)(Marvin Levy)(Brief article)
September 29, 2011... Veteran film marketer Marvin Levy will be the first inductee into Variety's Motion Picture Marketing Hall of Fame on Tuesday during the 2011 Film Marketing Summit. Levy, who works closely with Steven Spielberg and other principals at...

Bennett scores his first No. 1.
September 29, 2011... Tony Bennett, in his 61st year as a recording artist, proved his timelessness last week as his "Duets II" became the pop vocalist's first No. 1 album. The 85-year-old singer's all-star Columbia set bowed at the top of the U.S. album chart...

Dave Batista.(Tenpercenteries)
September 29, 2011... Dave Batista has inked with Reverie. He can be seen next in Universal's "The Man With the Iron Fists" alongside RZA and Russell Crowe. Bastista was a wrestler in the WWE for 10 years. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Charlie Rowe.(Tenpercenteries)
September 29, 2011... Charlie Rowe has signed with Medavoy Management. Rowe was recently seen in "Never Let Me Go" as the younger version of Andrew Garfield's character. Rowe continues to be repped by ARG in the U.K.

Amanda Righetti.(Tenpercenteries)
September 29, 2011... UTA has signed Amanda Righetti. Righetti can currently be seen on the CBS skein "The Mentalist." She is also repped by Mosaic. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Paradigm.(Tenpercenteries)
September 29, 2011... Paradigm has hired Rick Faigin has its new head of marketing. His most recent project was Samsung Mobile's Summer Krush concert series, currently under way and featuring artists such as Coldplay, Lenny Kravtiz, CeeLo Green and Pitbull. He comes...

Cooper revs up 'Motor'.
September 29, 2011... Dominic Cooper's highly praised dual role in "The Devil's Double" is paying dividends: Thesp is in negotiations to star in Joel Silver's revenge thriller "Motor City" for Dark Castle and Warner Bros. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Financed by Dark...

Duvall takes 'One Shot'.(Robert Duvall)(Brief article)
September 29, 2011... Robert Duvall is looking to team up with his "Days of Thunder" co-star, as the thesp is in final negotiations to join the cast of Paramount and Skydance's "One Shot" starring Tom Cruise. Pic also stars Rosamund Pike and Richard Jenkins, with...

Thesp returns in 'Django'.
September 29, 2011... Quentin Tarantino is back in career-resurrection mode, this time tapping "Breaking Away" star Dennis Christopher for the epic revenge film "Django Unchained." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jamie Foxx stars as Django, a slave-turned-bounty hunter...

Moriarty goes on 'Watch'.
September 29, 2011... Newcomer Erin Moriarty, whose career is just getting off the ground with TV soap opera appearances and a small part in the upcoming "The Philosophers," has found herself at the next level with a turn as Vince Vaughn's daughter in "Neighborhood...

Loading slingshot: image take at faith-based market.
September 29, 2011... Image Entertainment is expanding with the launch of Slingshot Pictures, focusing on faith-based titles and managed by industry vet Suzette Schafer as senior VP. The Slingshot Pictures brand will debut in November with the DVD release of...

London's NT perfs widen U.S. screens.(National Theater)(Brief article)
September 29, 2011... London's National Theater has pacted with alternative content distributor NCM Fathom to expand the reach of NT Live, the U.K. theater's series of cinema broadcasts of legit performances. About 200 more venues in the U.S. will screen the...

Tuesday's new hope.(television programs)(Brief article)
September 29, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fox's Tuesday lineup appears to have a new leader, as rookie comedy "New Girl" held up very well in its second outing even as the net's "Glee" continues to soften. Also on the night. CBS crime drama "Unforgettable"...

Persian immersion: Canuck fest eyes Rasoulof.(World News)
September 29, 2011... VANCOUVER The 30th Vancouver Film Festival, which kicks off today, is working to bring banned Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to the event as part of its focus on Iranian film. It also protested last week's arrest of six Iranian...

Vet WB Italy topper to retire.(World News)
September 29, 2011... ROME [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Paulo Ferrari, one of Italy's most respected film industryites, is retiring as topper of Warner Bros. Entertainment Italy after 21 years with the company. Barbara Salabe has been...

NBCU Int'l taps Latam head.(World News)
September 29, 2011... Ken Bettsteller is joining NBCUniversal Intl. as managing director of Latin America for Universal Networks Intl. as the company continues the integration of its four international TV operations into a single infrastructure. [ILLUSTRATION...

FME makes MidEast bow.(World News)(FremantleMedia Enterprises)(Brief article)
September 29, 2011... LONDON -- Global distrib FremantleMedia Enterprises has opened an office in Dubai, its first in the Middle East. It will be run by Middle East VP Anahita Kheder, who will report to Mark Newton, FME's exec VP of licensing for Europe, Middle...

Warner Bros. buys Euro TV shingle.(World News)(Warner Bros. Intl. Television Distribution acquires BlazHoffski Holding )(Brief article)
September 29, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LONDON Warner Bros. Intl. Television Production has added another European shingle to its portfolio, acquiring a majority stake in Dutchand Belgium-based BlazHoffski Holding for an undisclosed sum. Warners will...

Doha Tribeca sets up slate.(World News)
September 29, 2011... LONDON Luc Besson's "The Lady" will close the third Doha Tribeca Film Festival, which announced its competition line up. "The Lady," toplining Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis, is a biopic depicting the love story of Burmese activist Aung...

Margaret.(Movie review)
September 29, 2011... Margaret A Fox Searchlight release presented with Camelot Pictures of a Gilbert Films, Mirage Entertainment, Scott Rudin production. Produced by Sydney Pollack, Gary Gilbert, Rudin. Executive producer, Anthony Minghella. Co-producer, Blair...

You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo.(Video recording review)
September 29, 2011... You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo (Docu-Canada) A Films Transit release of a Les Films Adobe production in association with D. Produced by Luc Cote, Patricio Henriquez. Executive producer, Kevin Kraus. Directed by...