Responsibilities Expanded to Include Overall Starz Branding Strategy, Marketing Live-Action TV Productions
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 19 -- Borders today announced that it will serve as the exclusive retail partner for the "Be a Duchess for a Day" giveaway - a sweepstakes sponsored by Paramount Vantage, the specialty film division of Paramount Pictures, and VisitBritain, the national tourist board for England, Scotland and Wales.
August 19, 2008 - The Journal of Short Film released Volume 12 (Summer 2008) today. The JSF is a quarterly DVD that, to date, has published over 130 filmmakers from 12 countries. Volume 12 is another example of the JSF’s genre-leaping collections of the world’s best short films.
Produced By Sundance Channel And Grey Goose Entertainment
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Sundance Channel and Grey Goose Entertainment today unveiled the six pairings set to appear during the fourth season of the Sundance Channel original television series "Iconoclasts." Each hour-long episode of the six-part series features two leading innovators from different fields who come together to discuss their passions and creative processes. "Iconoclasts" debuts Thursday, October 16, 2008, at 10 PM ET/PT and is executive produced by Robert Redford.
New York, US - 18 August, 2008 - Following the June launch of IndiePix Studios - the world's first virtual studio for independent filmmakers and the official production arm of IndiePix - it has today unveiled its first film production and release slate. The five independent films, which include a mixture of documentary and narrative, have been hand picked because of their varied genres and strong themes. So far, IndiePix has invested over $700,000 in the projects and serves as Executive Producers on all of them.
Moviestorm Will Attract a Whole New Generation of Amateur Movie Makers
CAMBRIDGE, England, August 15 -- Short Fuze Limited, the
award-winning Cambridge company set up to bring movie making to the world, today announces the first consumer release of Moviestorm.
Moviestorm is a complete software package for creating animated movies that is both easy-to-use for first-timers and fully featured for advanced movie makers. It can be downloaded free from http://www.moviestorm.net.
OWN THE ULTIMATE CULT CLASSICS FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR JOHN HUGHES ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT A PERFECT GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS - ALL THREE FILMS ALSO AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FLASHBACK COLLECTION
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 --
TOUCH OF EVIL - 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
For the First Time Ever, All Three Versions of the Controversial Film Contained in a Two-Disc DVD Set with the Complete Filmmaker Memo, New Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Features and More Available October 7, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment
ATLANTA, Aug. 13 -- http://www.SwapaDVD.com would like for your readers to learn about our DVD swapping club, which launched in December 2007 and already boasts more than 110,000 completed swaps.
50 Webisode Online Series Stars Rosario Dawson
Groundbreaking Series From the NBC Universal Digital Studio Uses New Business Models and Sets New Standards in Branded Entertainment, Interactivity and Distribution
Just in Time For the 2008 Presidential Race: A Searing Indictment of the Election Process As It Affected Both the 2004 and 2006 Elections ... And Could Affect the Outcome of the 2008 Election
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 11 -- Defenders of democracy unite:
Also Available In Limited Edition Collectible 'Bowling Ball' Packaging
BEIJING – Aug. 10, 2008 – NBC Universal's Beijing Olympics coverage is on pace to be the MOST WATCHED OLYMPICS IN HISTORY. Through two days NBCU has attracted a record 114 million total viewers – four million more than Atlanta in 1996 - the most watched Olympics in history and nearly 20 million more than Athens (95 million), according to data provided Nielsen Media Research.
· Saturday's coverage on the Networks of NBC Universal reached 92 million total viewers, 14 million ahead of the comparable Saturday from Athens in 2004 (78 million).
NEW YORK, Aug 7 -- Following the success of their freshman film, "Half Nelson," the second feature from Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, SUGAR has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for North American and Latin American Distribution rights from HBO Films.
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- IMAX remains on track to install approximately 50 digital systems by year-end
- Summer blockbuster The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience has grossed over $32 million, sets new IMAX DMR(R) 2D record
- Completes 2008 film slate with DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount's Eagle Eye for September/October time period
- Adds Three Films to 2009 Film Slate: Watchmen; Night at the Museum 2: Escape to the Smithsonian; and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Company signs first international joint venture agreements