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Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, the sequel to the 2004 movie adapted from the Dark Horse Comics character, topped the US box office this weekend with an estimated gross of $35.9M.

Directed by Guillermo de Toro (fresh from the success of Pan’s Labyrinth), it sees Ron Perlman reprise his role as the demon who fights for [...]

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YouTube announced last month that they are creating a online resource for filmmakers called The Screening Room.
Check out this promo video:

The idea is that it will be a new platform that will enable independent filmmakers to a wider global audience.
Although the video sharing site already contains a lot of user generated content, this is a [...]

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New York based Palisades Media have acquired the library of Tartan Films, the former UK distributor which recently went into administration.

Variety report:
Gotham-based securitization and P&A financing specialist Palisades Media has acquired the majority of beleaguered U.K. indie Tartan Films‘ 400-plus title library.
In May, Palisades bought the library of Tartan’s Stateside arm Tartan USA.
Both the U.K. [...]

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Despite mixed reviews (some of them predicting a Last Action Hero style flop) Hancock ruled the box office this weekend.
It looks almost certain to pass the $100 million mark before the weekend is out.
Reuters report:

> Check out our review
> Hancock at the IMDb
> Latest figures from Box Office Mojo
> Listen to Jason Bateman and Charlize [...]

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A new interview series hosted by Elvis Mitchell is about to start airing on TCM in the US.

It is called Under the Influence and features Mitchell speaking to various luminaries from the film world about how classic film has influenced their lives.
Most notably it features the last interview Sydney Pollack gave before his untimely death [...]

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