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    What made ‘Kanchana’, the Tamil original of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Laxmii’, a blockbuster

    • 03.11.2020
    • The News Minute

    The Muni series, directed by actor-choreographer Raghava Lawrence, is among the most successful franchises in Tamil cinema. The first film was released in 2007, the second in 2011 and the last in 2019. Despite the long gaps in between, the franchise has stayed popular with audiences, spawning several more attempts at the horror comedy genre. If box-office collection reports are to be believed, the 2019 instalment collected over Rs 100 crore.

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    Hollywood’s Masked Killers Want You to Know How Hard Their Job Is

    • 03.11.2020
    • Vice

    The actors who played Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Leatherface discuss the misconceptions around playing Hollywood’s masked bogeymen.

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    BroadcastPro ME to host MENA OTT and Anti-Piracy conference this week

    • 02.11.2020
    • Broadcast Pro

    BroadcastPro ME will host the MENA OTT and Anti-Piracy conference this week from November 3 to 5 as part of its efforts to discuss how the media and entertainment industry is addressing the rising demand for streaming services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and in parallel, countering piracy.

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    Korean movies choose Netflix over big-screen release

    • 02.11.2020
    • Entertainment Inquirer

    Some movie industry insiders view the possibility of reaching global audiences an important option that local distributors have when going straight to the global OTT platform.

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    Film producers versus multiplex operators; how to release films like Laxmii, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari in theatres

    • 02.11.2020
    • Financial Express

    Why there is a need to relook at the current structure of the movie exhibition business.

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    Lightbox, Altitude Set ‘Diana’ Documentary for 2022 Theatrical Release

    • 02.11.2020
    • Variety

    U.K./U.S. production outfit Lightbox, and U.K. sales agent and distributor Altitude, have announced “Diana,” the first theatrical release documentary about Princess Diana.

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    ‘Come Play’ Wins Halloween Weekend with $3 Million and Sets a PVOD Precedent

    • 02.11.2020
    • Indiewire

    Most theaters showed "Come Play" three weeks before anticipated home availability, creating the potential for a long-feared paradigm shift.

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    Netflix Growth in Asia-Pacific Forecast to Rebound (Report)

    • 02.11.2020
    • Variety

    Media Partners Asia forecasts a rebound in the fourth quarter, reflecting the positive impact of a partnership in India with broadband and mobile giant Reliance Jio.

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    Marathi film ‘Karkhanisanchi Waari’ only Indian entry at Tokyo Film Festival

    • 01.11.2020
    • UNI India

    'Karkhanisanchi Waari' is part of the new Tokyo premiere section of the festival. The section has 32 films from across the world by both veteran and emerging directors.

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    UK announces second COVID-19 lockdown; Film, TV production will continue under strict safety measures

    • 01.11.2020
    • Firstpost

    UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said film and TV production will be able to continue under the second lockdown.

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