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	Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010
		Regional news Corneau film pulled from Rome competition Constantin Medien restructures sports arm Thai 3G license auction set for Sept.	Sponsored by:

ADVERTISEMENT REVIEWS Womb -- Film Review Bit of a stretch for Oedipus Rex in a wishy-washy tale about human cloning. The Fantastic Water Babes -- Film Review A frivolous but endearing romantic fantasy. The Human Resources Manager -- Film Review Fine mix of comedy and drama as a personnel officer is charged with seeing that an employee's body makes it to her far off home. More Reviews		TOP STORIES MIPCOM premieres for 'Mad Men,' 'Wilde' PARIS -- Lionsgate's Emmy award-winning series "Mad Men" and anticipated romantic comedy show "Running Wilde" are set to screen at the first ever MIPCOM World Premiere TV Screenings on Oct. 4, organizers Reed MIDEM said Tuesday. J.K. Rowling gives millions for MS research LONDON -- "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has donated £10 million ($15.5 million) to set up a new clinic to carry out research into multiple sclerosis (MS), the disease which killed her mother.. 'Little Mosque' receives Gemini nominations TORONTO – After being shut out of the industry kudosfest since 2007, the WestWind Pictures-produced chuckler for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. snagged a best comedy nod Tuesday as the Geminis, Canada's TV awards, unveiled nominations in Toronto. 'Toy Story 3' passes 10 bil yen in Japan TOKYO -- Disney’s “Toy Story 3” has passed the 10 billion yen ($118 million) mark, the studio’s second production to do so this year, and in record time for a foreign animated production. World page Home page FILM 67th Venice fest has strong Italian flavor ROME – 41 Italian films will screen in the festival's four official selections, almost double the 22 that screened a year ago. Four -- generally considered the unofficial limit for homegrown productions – will screen in competition, and the festival will also host a special sidebar on Italian comedy for the half century ending in the 1980s. Korea shutters 'Avatar' release SEOUL – “Avatar: Special Edition," a re-release of James Cameron's 3-D epic, was shut down in local theaters Tuesday because the film had not been screened by the Korea media ratings board prior to the release. Joan Rivers to open Sheffield doc fest LONDON -- Sharp-tongued comedienne Joan Rivers is expected in the Northern English steel town of Sheffield to open the city's documentary film festival in November this year. Toronto Film Festival now bedbug-free TORONTO -- Standing room only movie viewing at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival won't be necessary after a key Toronto theater was declared free of bedbugs Tuesday. Film page TV Yahoo, Google to expand video in Japan BANGALORE -- Yahoo Japan Corp. and U.S. firm Google Inc. are broadening the scope of their video delivery services in Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported. Grenade hits Thai TV station BANGKOK -- A grenade exploded in the compound of Thailand's state-run broadcaster Tuesday, damaging several vehicles but causing no injuries in the latest in a spate of unclaimed attacks in the capital. HBO acquires Canuck rights to Israeli doc TORONTO -- HBO has picked up the domestic TV rights to Israeli filmmaker Shlomi Elder's "Precious Life" ahead of its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. Television page INTERNATIONAL BOXOFFICE Boxoffice charts France Germany Japan Spain United Kingdom		'CASINO JACK' ROLLS TORONTO DICE: In what is shaping up as one of the best acquisition title fields at the Toronto International Film Festival in years, CAA will be shopping George Hickenlooper's "Casino Jack," starring Kevin Spacey, in two weeks' time. Venice Fest looks to re-energize Can an emphasis on youth help the beleaguered Venice International Film Festival? Hollywood's economic woes no match for nation's COMMENTARY: Watching the market take another dive and Washington politicos confess that things were bleaker than they thought is a scary omen. 'Machete' Mexploitation Over-the-top feature tackles immigration. FINANCE Imax, Cinema City ink Israel deal TORONTO -- European exhibitor Cinema City International on Tuesday inked a deal with Imax Corp. to launch two new giant screen theaters in Israel. Finance page

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