MUMBAI: One would have thought that after the pathetic response to their last commercial, the two brothers would have reservations shooting together to sell products. But when it is Salman Khan and Sohail Khan,...
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Priyadarshan inks 3 film deal with US based Woodpecker Holding
MUMBAI: Director Priyadarshan’s production house Four Frames has struck a $20 million deal with a US based entertainment fund – Woodpecker Holding Inc. USA through its Indian subsidiary Woodpecker Pictures & Entertainment Ltd. ...
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Radio Netherlands Worldwide & All India Radio ink co-production deal
MUMBAI: Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) has entered into a new partnership with All India Radio (AIR). Both organisations will work together in the co-production called Earth Beat India. The programme will be broadcasted nationally...
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Cinematographer VK Murthy to receive Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2008
MUMBAI: Legendary cinematographer V K Murthy has been chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2008. The award is conferred annually by the Government of India for outstanding contributions to films,...
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Sony Music Entertainment & Simon Cowell launch new venture – Syco
Simon Cowell & Sony Music create a global venture to focus on the production and exploitation of music, television, film and digital content....
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Alec Baldwin to be honored at Boulder International Film Festival
MUMBAI: The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) will be honoring actor Alec Baldwin with an Award of Excellence in Acting at Closing Night of the 2010 festival on 14 February at the Boulder Theater...
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UK cinema admissions in 2009 highest since 2002; box office hits £1 billion
UK cinema admissions were at their highest level since 2002 at 173.5 million and the UK / Ireland box office exceeding £1 billion for the first time....
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Carmike Cinemas appoints John A. Lundin as VP – Film
MUMBAI: Carmike Cinemas has appointed John A. Lundin as vice president-film, responsible for Carmike’s relationships with motion picture production companies. The appointment is effective 25 January and Lundin will report to Carmike Cinemas...
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Moving Image Technologies appoints Elizabeth Sands as director sales
MUMBAI: Moving Image Technologies has appointed Elizabeth Sands as its new director of sales. Sands comes to MiT with over 17 years of cinema experience having worked with such major manufacturers as Dolby,...
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Farhan Akhtar to begin filming Don 2 from mid-September
Excel Entertainment's Don 2, which is to be directed by Farhan Akhtar will go on floors in mid-September this year. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan & Priyanka Chopra....
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Warner Bros. & Sesame Workshop ink publishing deal for Sesame Street videogames
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has entered into a multi-year exclusive agreement with Sesame Workshop. Under the terms of the agreement, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has the right to create and publish interactive videogame...
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Reliance BIG Home Video releases Final Destination
MUMBAI: The Final Destination has been released on DVD and VCD by Reliance BIG Home Video. Directed by David R. Ellis, The Final Destination stars Bobby Campo, Shantel Vansanten and Mykelti Williamson. The...
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Ronald Harwood to pen Martin Luther King Jr’s story for Dreamworks Studios
Playwright and Academy Award winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood will write the screenplay for DreamWorks Studios' Martin Luther King, Jr. bio-pic....
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Warner Bros. Pictures to release Lahore in March
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures will release Sai Om Films’ maiden venture Lahore on 19 March, 2010. The film, which has already won many international awards, including Best Feature Film (Houston), Most Aspiring Filmmaker...
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Marc Webb to direct new Spider-Man; release in 2012
Marc Webb, the director of the Golden Globe nominated Best Picture (500) Days of Summer, will direct the next chapter in the Spider-Man franchise....
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Sun Direct launches VOD in Telugu
MUMBAI: Sun Direct TV Private Limited launches the country’s first regional language Video on Demand (VOD) in Telugu on its DTH platform. The service started from Saturday, 9 January, 2010 with the Chiranjeevi blockbuster...
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