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screendaily.com - 11/18/2009

Newmarket acquires US rights to Alejandro Amenabar's Agora

— screendaily.com — Newmarket Films has picked up US rights from Cinetic Media to Alejandro Amenabar’s historical drama Agora starring... Rachel Weisz following the film’s sensational run in Spain. Newmarket acquires US rights to Alejandro Amenabar's Agora

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hollywoodreporter.com - 11/18/2009

'Agora' picked up for U.S. release

— hollywoodreporter.com — "Agora," Alejandro Amenabar's intellectual epic that had sat without a U.S. buyer for six months, has found... a stateside home. Newmarket Films has picked up U.S. rights to the Rachel Weisz starrer and is prepping a release for the first half of 2010. ... 'Agora' picked up for U.S. release

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firstshowing.net - 11/19/2009

Alejandro Amenábar's Agora Finally Bought for US Distribution

— firstshowing.net — After first debuting at the Cannes Film Festival some six months ago, Alejandro Amenábar's Agora has finally... been picked up for distribution in the US by Newmarket Films (who has released other indies like Death of a President and Passion of ... Alejandro Amenábar's Agora Finally Bought for US ...

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Alejandro Amenábar's Agora Finally Bought for US Distribution
FirstShowing.net — ... After first debuting at the Cannes Film Festival some six months ago, Alejandro Amenábar's Agora has finally been picked up for distribution in the US by Newmarket Films (who has released other indies like Death of a President and Passion of the Christ). Agora is an ambitious $60 million film that tells the story of religious conflict in Roman-governed Alexandria as the Christian and pagans battle, often violently, for religious and intellectual supremacy. The period story centers on he enlightened thinker Hypatia as well as ...

Alejandro Amenábar's Agora Finally Bought for US Distribution
FirstShowing.net — ... After first debuting at the Cannes Film Festival some six months ago, Alejandro Amenábar's Agora has finally been picked up for distribution in the US by Newmarket Films (who has released other indies like Death of a President and Passion of the Christ). Agora is an ambitious $60 million film that tells the story of religious conflict in Roman-governed Alexandria as the Christian and pagans battle, often violently, for religious and intellectual supremacy. The period story centers on he enlightened thinker Hypatia as well as ...

'Agora' Picked Up By Newmarket For 2010 Release
:: The Playlist :: — [image] Alejandro Amenábar’s “Agora ,” which debuted earlier this year in Cannes to critical indifference has surprisingly become a smash hit Spain, where it has sat atop the box office for four straight weeks (apparently they love dull swords and sandals movies that run almost three hours for no good reason). The film, which we described as a " long-winded, ungratifying portrait of history set in Roman Egypt in 391AD" stars Rachel Weisz as the feminist astrologer and atheist Hypatia, and tells the story of the love triangle that unfolds between her slave Davus ( Max Minghella ) and Orestes ( Oscar Issac ; who's lawyers are very touchy, btw). While we think the ...

11/18 Oscarweb Round-up
In Contention — • The swashbuckling spirit behind “Pirate Radio.” [Los Angeles Times] • Anne Thompson wants to know where the screeners of “The Hurt Locker” are.  Probably waiting on “New Moon” box office receipts. [Thompson on Hollywood] • The gall: Why Roger Corman doesn’t deserve an Oscar.  Apparently there’s a “pro” side on the way. [Cinematical] • Johnny Depp joins Brad Pitt and George Clooney as one of only three two-time recipients of the Sexiest Man Alive designation.  I plan to break all of their records some ...