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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group
Village Roadshow Pictures is the American subsidiary of the Australian co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures established in 1986. It is a division under Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG), which in turn is owned by Australian media company Village Roadshow. It has produced over 100 films since its establishment in 1986 including, as co-productions with Warner Bros., ''The Matrix'' series, the ''Sherlock Holmes'' series, the ''Happy Feet'' series, the '' Ocean’s'' series, ''The Lego Movie'' and '' Joker''. The films in the Village Roadshow library have achieved 34 number one U.S. box office openings and received 50 Academy Award nominations, 19 Academy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards. Village Roadshow Pictures self-distributes its film entertainment through affiliates in several territories around the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore (the latter through Golden Village). J.P. Morgan Chase and Rabobank International pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Studio Canal+
StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., Canal+ Production, and Canal+ Image and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company that owns the third-largest film library in the world. The company is a unit of the Canal+ Group, owned by Vivendi. Background The company was founded in 1988 by Pierre Lescure as a spin-off of the Canal+ pay-TV network. The original function was to focus on French and European productions, but later made strategic deals with American production companies, such as Carolco Pictures. StudioCanal's most notable productions from its early years include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''JFK'', ''Basic Instinct'', ''Cliffhanger'', ''Under Siege'', ''Free Willy'', and the original ''Stargate'' movie. In those days, it was known as either Le Studio Canal+ or simply Canal+. Other films the company financed include '' U-571'', ''Bully'', and ''Bridget Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of One (film)
''The Power of One'' is a 1992 drama film loosely based on Bryce Courtenay's 1989 novel of the same title. Set in South Africa during World War II, the film centers on the life of Peter Philip Kenneth Keith, an British diaspora in Africa, English South African boy raised under apartheid, and his conflicted relationships with a German pianist, a Coloureds, Coloured boxing coach and an Afrikaner romantic interest. Directed and edited by John G. Avildsen, the film stars Stephen Dorff, John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Daniel Craig in his feature film debut. Plot Born in 1930 to a recently widowed Englishwoman on a homestead in South Africa, little Peter Philip Kennith Keith (nicknamed 'PK') is schooled in the ways of England by his mother and the ways of Africa by a Zulu people, Zulu nanny, whose son Tonderai is also his best friend. However, their peaceful life is soon shattered when the farm's cattle are claimed by ''rinderpest''. PK's mother succumbs to a nerv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Smith (1992 Film)
''Hurricane Smith'' (also known as ''Dead on Delivery'') is a 1992 Australian action film directed by Colin Budds and starring Carl Weathers as an American oil field worker named Billy 'Hurricane' Smith who travels to Australia on a quest to rescue his sister, where he gets mixed up with drug smugglers. Cast *Carl Weathers as Billy "Hurricane" Smith *Jürgen Prochnow as Charlie Dowd * Cassandra Delaney as Julie *Tony Bonner as Howard Fenton *David Argue as Shanks *John Ewart as David Griffiths *Louise McDonald as Annabel *Suzie MacKenzie as Rochelle *Karen Hall as Francie *Johnny Raaen as Arkie Davis Production The film was shot in May 1990. Box office ''Hurricane Smith'' grossed $89,467 at the box office in Australia. See also *Cinema of Australia The cinema of Australia had its beginnings with the 1906 production of ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have produced many films, a number of which hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Delinquents (1989 Film)
''The Delinquents'' is a 1989 Australian coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Chris Thomson from a screenplay by Clayton Frohman and Mac Gudgeon, based on Criena Rohan's 1962 book of the same name. It stars Kylie Minogue (in her feature film debut) and Charlie Schlatter as the main characters Lola and Brownie, and was filmed in Brisbane, Maryborough and Bundaberg, Queensland. The film was released in Australia on 21 December 1989 to mixed reviews from critics. It grossed $3,370,650 at the box office in Australia. An accompanying soundtrack was also released. Plot Lola and Brownie are teenagers in 1950s Bundaberg, Australia. They fall in love, but because of their age they must fight their parents and welfare, who try to keep them apart. Lola falls pregnant and the couple run away so they can keep their baby. However, Lola's mother and the police find them and take Lola home. Brownie joins the crew of a ship so he can sail the coast and look for Lola. He befriends a sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Calm (film)
''Dead Calm'' is a 1989 Australian psychological thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. The screenplay by Terry Hayes was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams; the film represents the first successful film adaptation of the novel after Orson Welles struggled for years to complete his own film based on it titled '' The Deep''. Filmed around the Great Barrier Reef, the plot focuses on a married couple, who, after tragically losing their son, are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship. The film was one of the final projects Nicole Kidman worked on in her native Australia before achieving mainstream international success with 1990's ''Days of Thunder''. ''Dead Calm'' was generally well received, with critics praising Neill, Kidman, and Zane's performances and the oceanic cinematography, although some reviewers criticized elements of the scri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie (2014 Film)
''Annie'' is a 2014 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Will Gluck, produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and James Lassiter's Overbrook Entertainment and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing's Columbia Pictures. A contemporary film adaptation of the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name (which in turn is based on the comic strip ''Little Orphan Annie'' by Harold Gray). The film changes the setting from the Great Depression to the present day. It is the second remake and the third film adaptation of the musical following the 1982 theatrical film starring Carol Burnett and Albert Finney and the 1999 television film starring Kathy Bates and Victor Garber. The film stars Quvenzhané Wallis in the title role, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale and Cameron Diaz (in her final film role before her subsequent retirement from acting from 2014 to 2022). ''Annie'' began production in August 2013 and was released theatrically on December 19, 2014. The film received gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Equalizer (film)
''The Equalizer'' is a 2014 American vigilante action film directed by Antoine Fuqua, loosely based on the 1980s TV series of the same title. Written by Richard Wenk, it stars Denzel Washington in the lead role, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. The film focuses on a former U.S. Marine turned DIA intelligence officer who reluctantly returns to action to protect a teenage prostitute from members of the Russian mafia. Principal photography began in June 2013 in Massachusetts. ''The Equalizer'' had its world premiere at 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014, and was released worldwide on September 26, 2014, in conventional and IMAX theaters. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience who praised the visual style, direction, acting, soundtrack, and action sequences but criticized its screenplay, depictions of violence and plot. Nonetheless, it became a commercial success with a worldwide gross o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intermedia (company)
Intermedia Films was an American independent film production company, wholly owned by IM Internationalmedia AG. The company mostly acted as a co-producer, funding films through the IMF (Internationale Medien und Film, German for "International Media and Film") funds. As of 2012, Intermedia's library was owned by Ron Tutor and David Bergstein. History The company was founded in London in 1991 as Intermedia Film Equities. Six years later, Intermedia began operations in Los Angeles, as did Pacifica Film Distribution. The two companies merged on March 29, 2000. Its first success of note was ''Sliding Doors'', starring Gwyneth Paltrow, which opened the Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 .... Filmography References External links IM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoram Gross
Yoram Jerzy Gross (18 October 192621 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian producer of children's and family entertainment. He was known for his adaptation of children's characters from books and films, and best known for the production of the films ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' and '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. Early life Gross was born in Kraków, Poland and was the brother of Jewish film director Natan Gross. Gross endured World War II under the Nazi regime. His family was on Oskar Schindler's list, but chose to make their own risky escape, moving hiding places 72 times. Gross studied music and musicology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (also known as Krakow University). He first entered the film industry in 1947 at the age of 20 when he became one of the first students of Jerzy Toeplitz (founder of the Polish Film Institute, the Swiss Film Institute and the Australian Film and Television School). Early career Gross began his career as an assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment, Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of the multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation.Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is a wholly owned fifth-tier subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It is directly owned by Sony Film Holding Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.FY2015 Securities Report(in Japanese), Sony Corporation) Based at the Sony Pictures Studios lot i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
