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ShoWest gets a bit bashful

Despite success, industry hype machine stalling
Michael Speier - 04/03/2009

ShoWest cops Sony pic clips

Sneak peeks excite exhibitors
Michael Speier - 04/01/2009

MPAA gives box office stats rosy spin

Glickman talks surge in moviegoing at ShoWest
- 03/31/2009

Studios tease 3-D at ShoWest

Disney shows off 'Up,' 'Beauty' re-issue
Michael Speier - 03/31/2009
• Showest: Preview
• Showest: Director of the Year
• Showest: Producer of the Year
• Showest: Talent
SHOWEST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Monday - March 10, 2008
8:15 a.m. International Day Breakfast (Champagne Ballroom, Paris Hotel) Moderator: Millard Ochs, president, Warner Bros. Intl. Cinemas Industry address: David Kosse, president, Universal Pictures Intl.
9:30 a.m. International Day Seminars: “Australia: A Look at the Cinema Industry From Down Under” (Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel) Moderator: Ian Sutherland, producer, Origin Prods.
11:15 a.m. Panel Discussion: The Industry Speaks Out (Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel) Moderator: Eric Mika, vice president, Hollywood Reporter
12:30 p.m. International Day Luncheon (Champagne Ballroom, Paris Hotel) Moderator: Veronika Kwan- Rubinek, president, international distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures Award presentations • International Exhibitor of the Year: Greater Union Organization, Ross Entwistle
•International Achievement Award in Filmmaking: Sergei Bodrov
•ShoWest Digital Cinema Award for Excellence in Marketing: Joost Bert, Kinepolis
2:15 p.m. International Distribution Marketing Presentations (Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel) Moderator: Nick King, president - international, Nielsen Entertainment
3:15 p.m. Highlights of NATO’s Digital Cinema Requirements v2.0 (Champagne Ballroom, Paris Hotel)
6 p.m. & 9 p.m. ShoWest Showcase: An Evening of Independent Film (Cinemark Orleans 18 Theaters, Orleans Hotel): “Mongol” (Picturehouse), “Then She Found Me” (ThinkFilm), “Redbelt” (Sony Pictures Classics), “The Lucky Ones” (Lionsgate), “Young @ Heart” (Fox Searchlight Pictures), “Son of Rambow” (Paramount Vantage), “Towelhead” (Warner Independent Pictures)
8 p.m. ShoWest Showcase Reception at the Cinemark Orleans 18 Theaters
Tuesday - March 11, 2008
7:45 a.m. Opening day breakfast (Champagne Ballroom, Paris Hotel) Moderator: Randy Smith, chief administrative officer, Regal Entertainment Presentation: “The Insurance Market Is Changing” Award presentation: The Inter-Society’s Ken Mason Award: Dan Taylor, Klipsch
9:15 a.m. ShoWest opening day ceremonies (Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel) Welcome remarks: Rob Moore, vice chairman, Paramount Pictures; Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, DreamWorks Animation Sneak preview of DreamWorks Animation’s “Monsters vs. Aliens” in 3-D, presented in Real D Texas Instruments, DLP Cinema’s “Salute to the $100 Million Films of 2007” Convention addresses: Dan Glickman, chairman and CEO, MPAA John Fithian, president & CEO, National Assn. of Theater Owners (NATO) Award presentations:
• ShoWester of the Year: Ellis Jacob, CEO, Cineplex Entertainment
• Special recognition: Maria Angles, prexy, NAC; Barry Ferrell, prexy, ICTA
11 a.m. Screening: Focus Features’ “Hamlet 2”
12:45 p.m. Luncheon: “Celebrating the Importance of Independent & Specialty Film in Today’s Marketplace” (Paris Ballroom, Paris Hotel) Moderator: Ted Mundorf, COO, Landmark Theaters Award presentations:
• ShoWest Visionary Award: Robert Redford
• ShoWest/NATO Freedom of Expression Award: Ang Lee & James Schamus
• Breakthrough Director of the Year: Helen Hunt
• Groundbreaking Filmmaker of 2008 Award: Alan Ball
• ShoWest Award of Excellence in Filmmaking: David Mamet
6:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” (Le Theatre Des Arts, Paris Hotel)
7-10 p.m. Opening night reception (Champagne Ballroom)
Wednesday - March 12, 2008
8 a.m. Breakfast program (Champagne Ballroom, Paris Hotel) • Keynote address: Rajiv Chandrasekaran, national editor, Washington Post
•Presentation: “Educate, Train and Succed”
•Presentation: Bert Nathan Memorial Award to Dan Kroeger, president and CEO, Gold Medal Products
•Presentation: Excellence in Newspaper Multimedia Advertising
9:30 a.m. Presentation, “Alternative Content: The Final Frontier” Panelists: Tim Richards, Vue Entertainment; Ellis Jacobs, Cineplex Entertainment; Galen Kerasotes, Kerasotes Theaters (Le Theater des Arts, Paris Hotel)
11:00 and 11:45 a.m. Highlights from “Fly Me to the Moon” (Jubilee Theater, Bally’s Hotel)
12:30 p.m. Luncheon, “Speaking Out: Challenges Facing the Industry Today” (Paris Ballroom) Panelists: Rob Moore, Paramount; Jeff Blake, Sony; Adam Fogelson, Universal; Mark Zoradi, Disney
2:30 p.m. Presentation, “What Every Independent Theater Owner Should Know About Digital Cinema” (Las Vegas Ballroom #5, South Tower, Bally’s Hotel)
3:45 and 4:15 p.m. Screening, “Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D (3:45 show in Jubilee Theater, Bally’s Hotel; 4:15 show in Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel)
4:30 p.m. Presentation, “Is That Your Credit Card Interchange Fee in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy to See Me” (Las Vegas Ballroom #5, South Tower, Bally’s Hotel)
5:45 p.m. Cocktail reception (Champagne and Versailles ballrooms, Paris Hotel)
7 and 7:15 p.m. Screening, “21” (7 show in Jubilee Theater, Bally’s Hotel; 7:15 show in Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel)
9:30 p.m. “21” premiere party (Grand Ballroom, Planet Hollywood)
Thursday - March 13, 2008
9 A.M. Presentation: “The Collective Wisdom of Movies” (Champagne Ballroom, Paris Hotel) Presenters: Cheryl Idell and Dan O’Toole, Nielsen Media Analytics
12:30 p.m. ShoWest All-Industry Luncheon (Paris Ballroom, Paris Hotel) Award Presentations • Career Achievement in Film Marketing Award: Marvin Levy • Other honorees: Judy Reiners, Douglas Theaters; Ucadi Wood, North American Cinemas; Faline Tell, Regal Entertainment Group; Johnny Brenden, Brenden Theater Corp.; Jill Rosenow, UltraStar Theaters; Julie Adams, Regal Entertainment Group; Angelique Brunsman, Hollywood Blvd. Cinema; Garet A. Sechrist, Cobb Theaters; Lee Milstead, Regal Entertainment Group; Jeannine Lloyd, Regal Entertainment Group • Heart of Showmanship Award: Scott Roseman, Clearview Cinemas • Will Rogers Institute Theater Managers Awards
2:45 p.m. Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation (Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel and Jubilee Theater, Bally’s Hotel)
6:30 p.m. Final Night Banquet and Awards Ceremony (Paris Ballroom, Paris Hotel) Host: Kathleen Ciaramello, Coca-Cola Co. • Comedy Star of the Year: Seth Rogen • Male Star of Tomorrow: Emile Hirsch • Female Star of Tomorrow: Abigail Breslin • Producer of the Year: Charles Roven • Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film: Brendan Fraser • Director of the Year: Christopher Nolan • Vanguard Award: Sarah Jessica Parker • Ensemble Award: cast of “21”– Kate Boswroth, Laurence Fishburne, Jim Sturgess • Male Star of the Year: Robert Downey Jr. • Female Star of the Year: Anne Hathaway
SHOWEST: PREVIEW
Get Smart

Summer forecast: super crowded
Theater owners and Hollywood will have plenty to toast when rendezvousing this week in Las Vegas for exhib confab ShoWest: The 2007 domestic box office was the best on record, digital 3-D is beginning to take on dimension and moviegoers didn't revolt over higher ticket prices.


SHOWEST: DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight'

Nolan brings indie sensibility to 'Knight'
In "Memento," British-born director Christopher Nolan's mesmerizing 2001 thriller, the story famously unfolds in reverse chronological order. Now Nolan -- who receives ShoWest's Dirctor of the Year kudo on Thursday -- has turned the clock back again, this time on the "Batman" franchise.
• Nolan's box office numbers
• Animation films call for promo redraw

SHOWEST: PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
3-D glasses

3-D success surprises standard makers
It's coming up on three years since the Digital Cinema Initiatives consortium announced its specifications for d-cinema systems, and now d-cinema has begun to take off in earnest.
Yet for all the benefits that d-cinema was supposed to offer studios and exhibitors, interest in it has been fueled in large measure by a feature that was barely an afterthought for DCI: stereoscopic 3-D.

SHOWEST: TALENT
House Bunny

Unknown films aim for summer success
By now, it seems likely the 2008 versions of Hollywood's megatentpole franchises -- James Bond, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Batman, the Incredible Hulk and "The Chronicles of Narnia" -- will succeed at the box office.
Half a dozen other 2008 pics look good -- "Speed Racer" and "Iron Man" should have enough fan recognition to succeed, particularly since both are being slotted in prime openings in early May...


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