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  • Michael Apted to direct 3 episodes of HBO’s ‘Rome’

    MUMBAI: Film director Michael Apted of Coal Miner’s Daughter and The World Is Not Enough fame will direct the first three episodes of the new drama series Rome.
    As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, Rome is a co-production between HBO and the BBC. It will begin shooting in Bulgaria next March. Production for the series will be based at Rome’s Cinecitta Studios, with additional location work throughout Europe and North Africa. The first season of 12 episodes is scheduled to air on HBO and BBC Two in 2005.
    Carolyn Strauss and Anne Thomopoulos will oversee the project for HBO. BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning Jane Tranter and Gareth Neame will oversee the project for the BBC. HBO and the BBC previously partnered on the world war II miniseries Band of Brothers, which won the 2002 Emmy Award for Miniseries.
    Rome deals with two ordinary Roman soldiers and their families. An intimate drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, and husbands and wives, it chronicles the time that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire. The series begins in 51 BC, when Gaius Julius Caesar has completed his masterful conquest of Gaul after eight years of war and is preparing to return to Rome.

  • HBO’s new independent movie distribution wing

    LOS ANGELES: US cable network HBO has launched a new division under its HBO Films label. The company which has produced critically acclaimed content such as Six Feet Under, Conspiracy is looking to leverage its reputation and expand into the world of independent film distribution.
    A Reuters report states that the new division, HBO Films Domestic Theatrical Releasing, will be headed by Dennis O’Connor. HBO Films is also joing forces with sister company New Line Cinema and its Fine Line specialty film label to distribute films theatrically. The companies are all owned by AOL Time Warner
    The first film that will be distributed is American Splendour. The movie blends non-fiction and fiction filmmaking in a story about comic book writer Harvey Pekar. Earlier this year, the film won the Grand Jury Prize for the best drama at the Sundance Film Festival. It will hit US cinemas next month.
    HBO believes that its clout it has managed to generate will help give a boost to offbeat films that otherwise get lost in the shuffle. The deal with New Line/Fine Line gives HBO an immediate foot in the door in art-house theaters around the world, states the report.

  • HBO’s ‘Sex and the city’ draws to a close in 2004

    MUMBAI: HBO’s critically acclaimed comedy series Sex and The City with Sarah Jessica Parker will bow out next year. Its sixth season will be its last.
    A Reuters report indicates that 20 half-hour episodes of the Emmy-winning comedy will be produced for the concluding season, with shooting set to start on 31 March in Gotham. 12 episodes will air from June, with the remaining eight unspooling in a sort of mini-season that will begin in January 2004.
    The network’s gangster saga The Sopranos is also expected to wind up next year following the conclusion of its fifth season. In India the show airs on Zee English. HBO has been reluctant to bring Sex and The City for Indian viewers so far as the network is unsure of how well it will gel with the desi viewer. However HBO is said to be keen on another season for The Soprano’s and talks are on with the series’ creator David Chase.
    For the US, HBO has set its documentary schedule for the first half of this year. Among the upcoming documentary specials are Oliver Stone’s Commandante, a portrait of Fidel Castro; The Kid Stays in the Picture, based on Robert Evans’ autobiography; RFK daughter Rory Kennedy’s five-part Pandemic: Facing AIDS; and Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives, based on interviews with former slaves. In addition production of Six Feet Under’s third season is under way, and rookie drama The Wire has been renewed for a second season.
    Whether any of the shows will air in India this year remains to be seen.

  • Chill out with HBO’s Cool Retreats this June

    Presenting 13 Going on 30, Peter Pan and

    Brand new episodes of Sex And The City Season V

     

    31 May, 2006: HBO, two time winner of The English Movie Channel of the Year Award, will set Indian television screens on fire with some of the Hollywood’s best blockbusters and the scintillating HBO Original Series Sex And The City Season V. In addition to the daily dose of some of the most popular Hollywood titles, HBO brings the popular premiere of HBO Blockbuster of the Month, a special and soothing summer treat with “I © SUMMER on HBO” and a brand new premiere every Saturday night on HBO Saturday Nights.

     

    This June HBO brings a new comic book hero sure to win your hearts in ‘Hellboy’ as the HBO Blockbuster of the Month. Despite his name, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) is heaven-sent. He loves to eat pancakes, smoke cigars, loves cats, and whittles his horns down so he will look less frightening. Summoned more than 50 years after World War II, Hellboy is raring to go and prove that he can fight evil in all its monstrous forms. Don’t miss the adventures of Hellboy on June 23 at 9 pm.

     

    Put your feet up, relax and enjoy as HBO brings you an assorted mix of hilarious comedy, enthralling sci-fi and captivating fiction on HBO Saturday Nights at 9 pm. On June 3rd watch the sci-fi adventure, ‘Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow’ starring Angelina Jolie, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow. On June 10 catch ‘13 Going On 30’, a hilarious comedy set in the 1980s. Geeky Jenna (Jennifer Garner) wants more than anything else to be popular and 30. She gets her wish when an accidental sprinkle of magic dust catapults her from a gawky 13-year-old to a successful 30-year-old magazine editor with a live-in boyfriend.

     

    In Peter Pan premiering on June 17, Wendy Darling (Rachael Hurd-Wood), John and Michael, Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter) and the fairy Tinkerbell (Sagnier) go on a trip to Neverland. Once there, they become embroiled in the ongoing war between Peter and his archenemy Captain Hook (Jason Isaacs). Back in London, the Darling children’s parents and Aunt Millicent (Golden Globe® winner Lynn Redgrave, Kinsey) are beside themselves with worry, and wonder if their children will ever come home again.

     

    Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans star in White Chicks premiering June 24 at 9 pm, a hilarious comedy about two African American FBI agents who go undercover as G-string wearing white chicks. The jokes come fast and furious in this comedy that manages to poke fun at spoiled rich teenage girls and their obsession with appearances.

     

    “I © SUMMER on HBO” is a specially designed destination offering entertainment tailored to cater to differing tastes of Indian viewers. The colossal offerings include ‘Non-stop thrilling Blockbusters’, ‘Hollywood Hotties’, ‘Kung Fu Fighting’, ‘HBO Whazz Up’ and ‘Sex and the City’ Finale Season Premiere!! Be a part of the exclusive “I © SUMMER on HBO” contest by telling us “Why you love summer on HBO?” to bag exhilarating prizes including an all expense paid family trip to Club Mahindra resorts, Nano iPods, HBO premiums and lots more.

     

    The HBO Original Movie of the Month, Dirty War, premiers on June 6 at 9 pm and features Gavin Abbott and Joanne Adams. Based on extensive research, the movie questions whether a nation is prepared to face the devastating aftermath of a massive explosion.

     

    The final seasons of HBO’s high profile and most popular signature series Sex And The City continue every Sunday night after the 8 pm movie. Get ready once again to take a journey inside a woman’s mind with Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte for a witty, no holds barred, insiders guide to all the issues that women choose to take seriously – men, fashion, relationships, shoes, careers, love and of course sex.

     

    As part of the HBO Summer Blockbuster Spectacular on every Wednesday and Thursday night at 9 pm watch hits like Ghost, Once Upon a Time, Dawn of the Dead, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and Twister.

     

    Every Sunday night at 8 pm HBO promises to deliver a super hit with Sunday Superhits featuring The Hunted, The Pelican Brief, U.S. Marshals and Barb Wire. HBO treats you to a blockbuster on Friday nights at 9 pm with Friday Blockbusters featuring Billy Madison, Van Helsing, Lethal Weapon 4 and The Bodyguard.

     

    HBO brings the best of Hollywood by premiering the top blockbuster movies on television first in South Asia through exclusive licensing deals with four major Hollywood studios – Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Columbia/ TriStar), Universal and Warner Bros.

     

    Prime time viewing on HBO includes HBO Blockbuster Of The Month, a special television event that premieres a mega blockbuster movie every month, HBO Saturday Nights, which premieres a new box office hit each week throughout the year; HBO Sunday Super Hits, which showcases the blockbuster hits, star-studded hits, favourite genre hits, Asian hits, highly acclaimed hits and so much more. In addition, HBO features at least 3- 4 new movie showcases every month to offer viewers an interesting mix of Hollywood movies based on exciting themes.

    For further information, please contact:

    Aparna Arora, Communications Manager HBO Asia
    Tel: 011 – 51668405
    E-mail: arora_aparna@hboasia.com.sg

    Nimisha Bhargava, CMCG India
    Tel-fax: 022– 24450991-6
    Email: nimisha.bhargava@cmcgindia.com