Apr 28th 2009Industry News
By Garth Franklin Thursday April 23rd 2009
Source: Darkhorizons.com
The official lineup for the Cannes Film Festival has just been announced and here it is in full below. The fest kicks off on May 13 and runs through May 24. Notable inclusions this year are:
Pixar’s “Up” to open the fest while Jan Kounen’s “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky”, the lesser known of the two major Coco Chanel biopics hitting this year, will close it.
Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”, the final role of the late Heath Ledger, will screen out of competition.
Alejandro Amenabar’s ancient Egyptian-set epic “Agora” starring Rachel Weisz will also screen out of competition, while Sam Raimi’s horror return “Drag Me to Hell” will have a midnight premiere. Read More »
Apr 27th 2009Box Office Results
Beyoncé hit a high note at the box office this weekend with Obsessed’s $28.5 million debut while Jamie Foxx failed to strike a chord with moviegoers as The Soloist opened with $9.7 million. Read More »
Apr 27th 2009Industry News
By David Richards | Friday | 24/04/2009
Foxtel is shunning the introduction of additional storage claiming that content providers such as Sony, Warner and Universal would not support a 1 Terrabyte drive because it would impact DVD sales. However, Hybrid Television has taken the opposite view and is set to launch a 1TB Western Digital expander drive for their TiVo digital recorder. Read More »
Apr 27th 2009Industry News
Warner is to become the first Australian distributor to release product simultaneously on disc, download and Pay Per View. In a ground-breaking decision announced today (April 21), the studio confirmed that the June release The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button will be the first Australian movie to be made available on rental and retail DVD, Foxtel Box Office, BigPond and iTunes all at the same time. Warner US has been championing the simultaneous release strategy in the US for some time, but until now the traditional window between DVD release and PPV has been maintained. Roger Clarke, Managing Director of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Australia, says:
“This is a significant step in the development and growth of our industry in Australia, providing an important new opportunity to increase the audience for our content.”
• More details in the May issues of Screen Print and REM
Apr 23rd 2009Industry News
By Erik Gruenwedel | Posted: 15 Apr 2009
egruenwedel@questex.com
Unit sales of Blu-ray Discs in the first three months of 2009 nearly doubled, compared to the same period last year, according to Adams Media Research. Read More »