Rap tie-in looks to build rapt auds
The majors have a spotty record when it comes to targeting urban auds, but Warner Bros. will have another go when it rolls out "ATL" on about 1,500 screens on March 31.
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U moves put lens on Focus
In the intensely competitive and highly cyclical specialty film business, this has been a banner year for Focus Features. Until, that is, Focus hit its "good news and bad news" wall in mid-March…
U sees Brit DVD flurry
DVD sales may be down 4% in the U.K. so far this year, but Universal has bucked the market with a remarkable hot streak.
Saudi pic causes stir
Filming has just wrapped on Saudi Arabia's first full-length feature film, placing "Keif Al-Hal" (How Are You) in post-production in Dubai's Studio City, where the film also lensed. Film is slated to…
H'w'd looks combat-ready
When it comes to war, Hollywood is usually behind the times, not the lines. Since the end of WWII, war films have typically lagged the actual conflicts by five years or more. But the Iraq War may be…
Record attendance at Adelaide fest
Adelaide's Festival of the Arts finished last Sunday with a record 500,000 attendance and B.O. up 20% to an estimated breakeven A$4 million ($3 million).
Scanbox snaps up DVS Ent. distrib
Scandinavian distributor Scanbox, recently acquired by Los Angeles-based Icelandic film producer Sigurjon "Joni" Sighvatsson, has bought vid distrib DVS Entertainment from Nordisk Film.
Lewis mixes Gambon into 'Baker'
"Harry Potter" star Michael Gambon has joined the cast of comedy "The Baker," which is the feature debut for writer-director Gareth Lewis.
Swedish Institute taps Elwin
Cissi Elwin, a journalist and TV personality, was tapped as managing director of the Swedish Film Institute on Friday.
Inside Move: Katzenberg waves bye-bye to bonuses
Jeffrey Katzenberg is now the lowest-paid person in Hollywood. DreamWorks Animation CEO has waived all of his equity bonuses through 2008, worth $6 million-$8 million per year. That leaves the exec…
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