MUMBAI: Nickelodeon Consumer Products (NCP) and Simon & Schuster are releasing Dora the Explorer in World School Day Adventure, the first-ever jacketed hardcover Dora the Explorer storybook, in celebration of Dora’s 10th Anniversary. Penned...
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Avatar 3D Blu-ray bundled with Panasonic plasmas
MUMBAI: The critical and commercial 3D phenomenon Avatar, which broke all-time box-office records after its theatrical release in December 2009, is now available in the home on 3D BD, exclusively bundled with Panasonic Full...
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Director James Cameron plans Avatar 2 & 3 with Fox
MUMBAI: Oscar winning director James Cameron, who introduced audiences the world over to the enchanting world of Pandora, has announced that his next projects will be Avatar 2 and Avatar 3. The director will...
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MPA APSA Academy Film Fund attracts more than 40 entries from 17 countries
MUMBAI: MPA APSA Academy Film Fund has received more than forty entries from seventeen countries. The submissions that have come from across Asia-Pacific have been received for the inaugural MPA APSA Academy Film Fund...
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Matt Tolmach resigns from Columbia Pictures to produce Spider Man; Belgrad promoted
MUMBAI: Columbia Pictures president Matt Tolmach has launched a new production company and will become a producer on the next installment of Spider-Man, the blockbuster film franchise he helped shepherd since its inception in...
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Universal Music Publishing signs deal with Leon Russell
MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed renowned session man and songwriter Leon Russell to a worldwide co-publishing deal for The Union, his collaboration with UMPG’s legendary artist/composer Elton John and premier lyricist...
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Christopher Nolan’s Inception wins Hollywood Movie Awards
MUMBAI: The 14th annual Hollywood Awards Gala ceremony, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, saw Chrisopher Nolan’s Inception receiving the Hollywood Movie Award. The awards, presented by Starz, announced...
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Shrek Forever After drives profit for DreamWorks Animation in Q3
MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG’s highest-ever grossing international film release Shrek Forever After has propelled the company’s profit in Q3. DreamWorks Animation reported third-quarter net income of $39.8 million, or 47 cents a share, compared...
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The King’s Speech to open 7th Dubai International Film Festival
MUMBAI: The King’s Speech will open the seventh Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) that begins on 12 December, 2010. The King’s Speech stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon,...
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Zack Snyder makes animation debut with Legend of the Guardians
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Zack Snyder makes his animation debut with the fantasy family adventure Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. The film is based on the Guardians of Ga’Hoole books by Kathryn Lasky....
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