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You can move through the pages by clicking the Next and Previous links. << First \| Next > \| Last >> Variety: takes reviewers to the knacker's yard [Screen Hub Feature] Screen Hub Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (U.S.A.) Reviews, a workhorse of Variety, with enormous brand cut through, will no longer be written by full time staff. And we are not supposed to care. Eliot Rocke Mudfest: not just a pretty name Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (Australia) The Mudgee Short Film Festival (officially named as above) has announced its finalists, which includes three Australian entries. Box Office: week ending 10th March 2010 [Screen Hub Feature] Screen Hub Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (Australia) Alice In Wonderland sucked $10,377,137 from Australian pockets, as our contribution to the largest opening weekend evah. Wellington: WELLYWOOD sign a source of some embarrassment [Screen Hub Feature] Screen Hub Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (New Zealand) Wellington is about to erect a 28m by 3.5m sign on a hill - WELLYWOOD. Sadly, it is not a homage to the local boot industry, but an embarrassing genuflection to a terrible pun about cinema. We think they should have gone for THE SHIRE. Indian Film Festival: short film winners Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (Australia) The winners of the 2010 Indian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond Short Film Competition have been announced. Oscars: Kiwis take home expected awards Screen Hub Wednesday 10 March, 2010 (New Zealand) For the fifth time, Weta Digital's Joe Letteri will be leaving LA with a lethal weapon in his luggage. The gold statuette, this time for Avatar, was won alongside Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew Jones and adds to an impressive collection. Crafting the Rom-Com: don't be afraid of the loving.. [Screen Hub Feature] Screen Hub Monday 8 March, 2010 (Australia) With films like Valentine's Day and It's Complicated charming the box office, and a soggy history of cheery love in the Australian cinema, the Australian Film Television and Radio School provided an emergency box of ideas in a week-long course on creating the Romantic Comedy. Oscars: earnings booster ceremony takes the stage for 82nd time Screen Hub Monday 8 March, 2010 (New Zealand) Avatar lined up against the usual suspects for a number of awards today, with a number of other films with a Kiwi interest also in the running for statuettes. Oscars: not a miracle [Screen Hub Feature] Screen Hub Monday 8 March, 2010 (U.S.A.) After the Mary and Max and Samson & Delilah moments of gross injustice, the focus on the golden man is subdued for us this year. So far, it hasn't got any better.. Alice in Wonderland: biggest box office evah Reuters Monday 8 March, 2010 (U.S.A.) $US210.3 million worldwide. Avatar begone. Women Directors: Hollywood still in stone age LA Times Monday 8 March, 2010 (U.S.A.) Even as "women emerge as potent force" in recent box office - see , for instance, women directors are still rare exceptions. Balibo: journalists standing up for film in Jakarta Jakarta Globe Friday 5 March, 2010 (Indonesia) Why would you refuse to show a film in Indonesia on the grounds that showing it might damage Indonesia's reputation outside the country? Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists is suing the Indonesian Censorship Institute. Film Archive: all about the footage Screen Hub Friday 5 March, 2010 (New Zealand) The Film Archive (NZFA) despatched staff to Auckland yesterday to talk about changes to procedures for access to material in the NZFA collection, and particularly the new charging regime for NZFA services. The free wine and nibbles tempted an audience of around 30, mostly production and research personnel. QPIX: second year of Black Pearls Friday 5 March, 2010 (Australia) QPIX’s Ground-breaking Indigenous Film Course is Back! New Zealand Weekly Box Office to 3 March, 2010 Screen Hub Friday 5 March, 2010 (New Zealand) The film that will not die, even if half its cast does, continues to dominate, slipping past $16 million and still screening on more screens than anything else. By comparison, The Lovely Bones (a Kiwi take on an American loss) and Invictus (an American take on a Kiwi loss) both look as though they'll bottom out in the region of $3.5 million. Star Salaries: ruined by the children NYT Friday 5 March, 2010 (U.S.A.) Up front fees for stars in Hollywood have been clobbered because the under 30 audience doesn't care about star power. Older audiences who do have been nixed by the economy and are staying home. (Might have something to do with the rise of teccy-speccy as the drawwing power too). Piracy Legislation: David Puttnam drives chariot of fire through House of Lords The Guardian Friday 5 March, 2010 (U.K.) Puttnam, redoubtable and leonine producer and British eminence-grise, has been hammering the UK government's Digital Economy bill, allegedly bullied forward by copyright holders. That's a very interesting development. Yamba: red carpet, popcorn, adoring fans.... all with that enticing warehouse vibe Daily Examiner Friday 5 March, 2010 (Australia) Accidents Happen to The Big Screen Australian FilmeyFestival as it convulses Yamba in the the Clarence Valley. Hoyts: back on the market as private equity prepares exit SMH Thursday 4 March, 2010 (Australia) Hoyts is back on the sale block, with Pacific Equity Partners preparing to sell. PEP bought it from WAN and PBL three years ago. It comes with an exciting amount of debt (gotta love private equity) and some very confused employees. Screen Australia: the 2010 Roadshow, in the shadow of weighty questions and an approaching review [Screen Hub Feature] Screen Hub Thursday 4 March, 2010 (Australia) Ruth Harley and her team are on the road, seeking input about the issues we believe are important for the future of the industry, no less. << First \| Next > \| Last >>

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