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09/09/2010 03:00 AM
Toronto Intl. Film Fest: Open season
Spotlight: Toronto Intl. Film Festival: Indie distribs seize opportunities from recession's biz fallout -- Companies frequently come and go in the specialty sector -- Apparition is now but a ghost; Miramax is plotting its return from the dead -- but one thing's consistent: There will always be distributors looking for product.

09/09/2010 03:00 AM
Buyers playing waiting game reap rewards
Spotlight: Toronto Intl. Film Festival: High-profile pics look beyond the market for a home -- With the cooling of the independent film business, festival fever isn't as hot as it used to be.

09/09/2010 03:00 AM
Shift in pic coin gooses Canadian biz
Entertainment Industry & the Economy: Change in financing alters Canuck pic industry -- Canuck pop culture dominates Toronto this year: "Score: A Hockey Musical" (Mongrel Media) launches the fest in a gala screening, while "Fubar II" (Alliance), the sequel to Michael Dowse's metalhead cult fave, kicks off the Midnight Madness section.

09/09/2010 03:00 AM
Bell Lightbox rings in future of fest
Spotlight: Toronto Intl. Film Festival: New headquarters hopes to shine -- The Toronto Intl. Film Festival's new HQ, the Bell Lightbox, is striving to make a thunderous debut that will impress curious filmgoers and industry players alike, and artistic director Noah Cowan thinks the new building will shine.

09/09/2010 03:00 AM
Toronto pickup scene
Spotlight: Toronto Intl. Film Festival: A selection of Toronto fest titles on execs' checklists -- A selection of Toronto fest titles on execs' checklists

09/09/2010 03:00 AM
Year of the woman at Venice
Film News: Nudity, sex used to explore important themes at fest -- Sexually graphic films are a given at almost any international film festival, to the point where it might seem naive to acknowledge the sheer number and variety of explicit images one has encountered over several days' worth of screenings.

09/09/2010 03:00 AM
MGM reborn as TV producer
Gotham: Studio will look to cable under Barber, Birnbaum -- MGM will enter into a pre-packaged bankruptcy and re-emerge between now and the end of October as a debt-free operation that will put much greater emphasis on developing programming -- scripted and reality -- for cable TV, according to a source familiar with planning for the Lion.

09/09/2010 03:00 AM
Festive Toronto could generate business
Film News: New headquarters, plenty of available pics light up fest -- From its shiny new downtown home, the Toronto Film Festival launches what may be its most ambitious edition tonight with a rousing chorus of "O Canada" ("Score: A Hockey Musical" on the Gala stage and Canuck cult pic "Fubar II" at midnight), which it hopes will mute the grousing and grumbling that preceded the event.

Asian Movie - Google News

Asian Movie - Google News

Google News


09/08/2010 01:17 PM
Lehman Bankers Chase Film Dream, Ivy-League Investors - Bloomberg

Lehman Bankers Chase Film Dream, Ivy-League Investors
Bloomberg
... Entertainment Ltd., and Mike Leeder, founder of casting and talent management group, Screen Ops, to find investors for Asian sci-fi and action movies. ...
Financial Crisis Leads To Transformative Experience for Lehman QuantNew York Magazine

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09/08/2010 11:37 AM
Kim Bowls for Murdoch Dollars With Korean Video Games - BusinessWeek

Kim Bowls for Murdoch Dollars With Korean Video Games
BusinessWeek
He said federation members developed both “Big Lebowski Bowling,” set in a rendition of the bowling alley where The Dude spent much of the movie drinking ...

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09/08/2010 08:59 AM
Star transforms for 'Nikita' - Cincinnati.com

New York Daily News

Star transforms for 'Nikita'
Cincinnati.com
Then Jackie Chan, the action movie star, took over. "Jackie was looking for these new, young people to star in movies that he was producing. ...
Seven Things to Know About 'Nikita' Star Maggie QTV Squad (blog)
Frantic pace on set a walk in the park for the NEW NIKITAWinnipeg Free Press
'Nikita' star Maggie Q brings killer looks to killer roleUSA Today
Weekly Alibi -Vancouver Sun
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09/07/2010 10:50 PM
Zhang Yimou romance to open Pusan Film Festival - The Associated Press

Zhang Yimou romance to open Pusan Film Festival
The Associated Press
The movie's Iranian director is also serving as dean of the festival's annual film academy. China's Tang Wei, reportedly banned in her home country after ...

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09/08/2010 06:17 AM
AT THE MOVIES|Machete - Kawartha Media Group

New York Daily News

AT THE MOVIES|Machete
Kawartha Media Group
Torrez has a unique taste for Asian influences, wielding bad-ass katanas and employing a bevy of well-bosomed lady goons in kimonos. ...
Machete proves Lindsay Lohan can cut it ... but for how long?The Guardian (blog)

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09/01/2010 03:25 AM
“George Clooney's 'The American' is a yawning, empty chasm of a movie ... - Zoiks! Online (blog)

Zoiks! Online (blog)

“George Clooney's 'The American' is a yawning, empty chasm of a movie ...
Zoiks! Online (blog)
Let's get this out of the way right off the bat, before I am accused of having a short attention span or lacking a classic or European or Asian movie ...

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09/08/2010 07:08 PM
Toronto Fest Programmer Colin Geddes on Midnight Movies ... and Madness - Cinematical (blog)

Globe and Mail

Toronto Fest Programmer Colin Geddes on Midnight Movies ... and Madness
Cinematical (blog)
I know your specialty is Asian cinema, and I wanted to get your input as to why Asian films seem to be a big draw for festivals/Midnight slates? ...
Star-studded films vie for attention in TorontoHollywood Reporter
Toronto is the new Tinsletown thanks to Film FestivalThis is London

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09/08/2010 11:30 PM
'Top Chef' recap: Singapore showdown - Entertainment Weekly

'Top Chef' recap: Singapore showdown
Entertainment Weekly
Well, to quote Not Another Teen Movie, Kelly, it's already been broughten. Kevin nailed his Asian-style clam chowder and, more importantly, the oh-so-tricky ...

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