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Pic to 'Roost' at Showtime
Film Festivals: Vitagraph to handle theaterical release -- Showtime has snapped up all North American rights to Ti West horror film "The Roost" in a mid-six-figure deal following the pic's L.A. Film Festival screening. American Cinematheque's distrib arm, Vitagraph Films, will handle the theatrical release in early fall.
http://www.variety.com/av_result.asp?articleid=VR1117924869&nid=2597
Inside Move: U, Fox are game for 'Halo' effect
Gaming: Studios to divide pic's cost on a 50/50 basis -- Don't tell the Covenant, but the enigmatic "Halo" protag Master Chief may soon be arriving in theaters, thanks to a deal taking shape at Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox.
http://www.variety.com/av_result.asp?articleid=VR1117924199&nid=2607
'Smith' slows 'Sith' advance o'seas
Foreign B.O.: High-profile pic cuts into Darth's B.O. take -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took over the world from George Lucas and Yoda this weekend as the opening of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" dominated at the foreign box office with a beefy million at 3,600 playdates in 35 territories.
http://www.variety.com/av_result.asp?articleid=VR1117924321&nid=2627
Town & company
Film Festivals: Showcase takes extra steps to lure locals as well as industryites -- As the annual Los Angeles Film Festival heads into its second decade, pic selections are more streamlined and its sideshows increasingly ambitious. In its fourth year under the auspices of Film Independent (FIND), the nonprofit support org behind the Independent Spirit Awards, LAFF will offer 79 features, including eight world preems.
http://www.variety.com/av_result.asp?articleid=VR1117924607&nid=2597
