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indieWIRE Korean film kicking off Rotterdam.

Rotterdam Opening With “Paju” > iW NOW
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The IFFR will open with a Korean film for the first time. Park Chan-Ok's 'Paju,' from the Pusan film festival, will kick-off the 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 27, 2010. The film is Park Chan-Ok's second feature; she won the T...
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indieWIRE vet film critic takes top spot at LA fest

Critic David Ansen Named Artistic Director at Los Angeles Fest > iW NOW
Source: blogs.indiewire.com
Film critic David Ansen has been named Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Film Independent, which produces the annual event announced Monday. He will be on board for the 2010 event, taking place in June, and is filling the position ...
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indieWIRE "to average $100K on 18 screens," iW's Peter Knegt says, "that's never, ever happened before."

Box Office: 'Precious' Stuns With $100K Weekend Average
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Box Office: 'Precious' Stuns With $100K Weekend Average - Lee Daniels' 'Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire' has exceeded even the highest of expectations in its opening weekend, according to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today.&...
November 8 at 9:35am
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indieWIRE big opening for "precious".

Box Office: 'Precious' Soars On Opening Night; Averages $32K
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Box Office: 'Precious' Soars On Opening Night; Averages $32K - Anyone skeptical of the box office power of Lee Daniels' 'Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire' should brace themselves. Last night, on 18 theaters in New York, Chicago,...
November 7 at 10:04am
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indieWIRE chatting with scorsese.

Scorsese on 'The Red Shoes': 'It's cinema as music'
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Scorsese on 'The Red Shoes': 'It's cinema as music' - Nearly ten years ago, at the turn of the millenium, Martin Scorsese selected 'The Red Shoes,' co-directed by his closest collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker's late husband, Michael Powell, to be the ...
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indieWIRE the best of the decade?

Paste Mag: “City of God,” “Amelie,” & “Almost Famous” are Best Movies of Decade > iW NOW
Source: blogs.indiewire.com
List season is officially underway. Fernando Meirelles's 'City of God' has topped Paste Magazine's best movies of the decade list. The roster of the fifty top films was published online today from the magazine staff. 'City of God' was followed by '...
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indieWIRE peter's new weekly column, looking behind the box office numbers.

Box Office 2.0: Snap Judgements and Great Expectations
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Box Office 2.0: Snap Judgements and Great Expectations - I've been writing indieWIRE's weekly box office column for nearly two years. It's basically second nature at this point. Every Sunday as noon approaches, I await an excel spreadshe...
November 3 at 7:42am
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indieWIRE the latest toronto acquisition

Sony Classics Has 'Mother and Child'
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Sony Classics Has 'Mother and Child' - Sony Pictures Classics has announced its acquisition of the United States rights to Rodrigo García’s 'Mother and Child' from WME Global. The film debuted to warm notices at the 2009 Toronto Internation...
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indieWIRE Brian Brooks reports for indieWIRE, from Doha.

Scorsese, Royals and Some Chaos at Doha Tribeca Fest Opening
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Scorsese, Royals and Some Chaos at Doha Tribeca Fest Opening - Huge local crowds, a little big of chaos and international stars turned out Thursday night for the official opening of the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival in the Persian Gulf state ...
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indieWIRE talking to "precious"

Gabourey Sidibe: 'People look at me and don't expect much. I Expect a Lot'
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Gabourey Sidibe: 'People look at me and don't expect much. I Expect a Lot' - Gabourey Sidibe knows how to take the stage at a national television talk show. Laughing and dancing her way onto the set at the Ellen show earlier this week she busted out...
October 29 at 7:53am
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indieWIRE winners in london.

'A Prophet' Leads London Winners
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'A Prophet' Leads London Winners - At a brand new festival awards ceremony at London’s Inner Temple, Jacques Audiard's 'A Prophet' won the inaugural best film award at the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival. Hosted by journalist and broadcaster, ...
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indieWIRE the latest from Lorber.

Lorber Heads 'Home'
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Lorber Heads 'Home' - The U.S. rights to Ursula Meier's 'Home' - Switzerland's official entry for the 82nd Academy Awards - have been acquired by Lorber Films. Starring Isabelle Huppert, the film marks the second feature for Meier (after 2003's 'Str...
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indieWIRE "antichrist" opening

Box Office: 'Antichrist' Scares Up Mild Numbers
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Box Office: 'Antichrist' Scares Up Mild Numbers - Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist' finally got a chance to disturb the American moviegoing audience this weekend, and while it managed consistent sell-outs in New York City, its overall six-market debut f...
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indieWIRE the word from the rome film festival.

Gay neo-Nazis Perk up otherwise Lackluster Rome Film Festival
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Gay neo-Nazis Perk up otherwise Lackluster Rome Film Festival - The International Rome Film Festival, which comes to a close tomorrow, announced its winner tonight in an awards ceremony in the Parco della musica, the festival's labyrinthine main hub...
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indieWIRE the gotham nominations.

'Locker,' 'Fan' Lead Gotham Nods
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'Locker,' 'Fan' Lead Gotham Nods - Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' led the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations taking three nominations and a tribute award for its director. Other films with a major presence included Robert Sie...