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January/February Checklist All opening dates correct at time of going to press. Films opening in more than one territory in red. |
1999 MADELEINE (FRANCE, AD VITAM, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
3 CHINESEN MIT DEM KONTRABASS (GERMANY, JUGENDFILM, W/E JANUARY 29)
3 STRIKES (US, MGM/UA, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
20 DATES (FRANCE, OPENING DISTRIBUTION, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (TODO SOBRE MI MADRE) (AUSTRALIA, DENDY, FEBRUARY TBC)
AMERICAN BEAUTY (GERMANY, UIP, W/E JANUARY 22; AUSTRALIA & UK, UIP, W/E JANUARY 29; FRANCE, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
AMERICAN PIE (GERMANY, CONSTANTIN, W/E JANUARY 8)
ANATOMIE (GERMANY, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
ANGELA´S ASHES (UK, UIP, W/E JANUARY 15; GERMANY, UNIVERSAL, W/E JANUARY 29)
ANNA AND THE KING (FRANCE, UFD & GERMANY, FOX, W/E JANUARY 29)
ANNALUISE AND ANTON (PÜNKTCHEN UND ANTON) (FRANCE, STEWARD, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
ANYWHERE BUT HERE (FRANCE, UFD, W/E JANUARY 15; AUSTRALIA, FOX, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
THE BACHELOR (AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW, W/E JANUARY 29; FRANCE, METROPOLITAN FILMEXPORT, W/E FEBRUARY 5; UK, ENTERTAINMENT, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
BARBECUE PEJO (FRANCE, 45 RDLC, W/E JANUARY 29)
THE BARBER OF SIBERIA (GERMANY, ARTHAUS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
THE BEACH (UK & US, FOX, W/E FEBRUARY 12; FRANCE, UFD, W/E FEBRUARY 19; GERMANY, FOX, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (US, TRIMARK, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
BEDROOMS AND HALLWAYS (GERMANY, ARTHAUS, W/E JANUARY 29)
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (GERMANY, UNIVERSAL, W/E JANUARY 8)
BICENTENNIAL MAN (UK, COLUMBIA, W/E JANUARY 22; GERMANY, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
THE BIG TEASE (US, WARNER BROS, W/E JANUARY 29; UK, WARNER BROS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
BLOOD, GUTS, BULLETS & OCTANE (UK, DOWNTOWN PICTURES, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
BLUE STREAK (UK, COLUMBIA, W/E JANUARY 1)
BODY SHOTS (UK, ENTERTAINMENT, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
BOILER ROOM (US, NEW LINE, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
THE BONE COLLECTOR (UK, COLUMBIA, W/E JANUARY 15; FRANCE & GERMANY, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E JANUARY 29)
BOYS DON´T CRY (AUSTRALIA, FOX, FEBRUARY TBC)
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (UK, BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 8; GERMANY, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
BROKEDOWN PALACE (FRANCE, UFD, W/E JANUARY 8; GERMANY, FOX, W/E JANUARY 15)
BROKEN VESSELS (FRANCE, HAUT ET COURT, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
BUENOS AIRES VICE VERSA (FRANCE, DMVB FILMS, W/E JANUARY 22)
THE BUILDING (CHUNG CU) (FRANCE, CARO-LINE, W/E JANUARY 29)
BULLET BALLET (FRANCE, SWIFT, W/E JANUARY 22)
CARNIVALE (FRANCE, BAC FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
CHARACTER (KARAKTER) (GERMANY, SCHWARZ/WEISS, W/E JANUARY 8)
CHARBONS ARDENTS (FRANCE, LES ACACIAS, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (FRANCE, LES FILMS DE L´ASTRE, W/E JANUARY 15; UK, MELANDA FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
CHILL FACTOR (AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW, W/E JANUARY 15; UK, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
THE CLOSER YOU GET (US, FOX SEARCHLIGHT, FEBRUARY TBC)
COMEDIA INFANTIL (FRANCE, CINÉMA PUBLIC FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
COTTON MARY (US, ARTISTIC LICENSE, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
COURS TOUJOURS (FRANCE, MK2 DIFFUSION, W/E JANUARY 22)
THE CROSSING (GERMANY, ZEPHIR, W/E JANUARY 22)
THE CUP (PHÖRPA) (US, FINE LINE, W/E JANUARY 29)
THE DARKEST LIGHT (UK, PATHÉ, W/E JANUARY 15)
DEEP BLUE SEA (FRANCE, WARNER BROS, W/E JANUARY 22)
DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (AUSTRALIA, BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 8)
DIAMONDS (US, MIRAMAX, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (FRANCE, BAC FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
DICK (AUSTRALIA, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
THE DINNER (LA CENA) (FRANCE, BAC FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
DOGMA (UK, FILMFOUR, W/E JANUARY 1; FRANCE, BAC FILMS, W/E JANUARY 22; AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (AUSTRALIA, UIP, W/E JANUARY 8; UK, UIP, W/E JANUARY 29)
DOWN TO YOU (US, MIRAMAX, W/E JANUARY 22)
DRIVE ME CRAZY (AUSTRALIA, FOX, FEBRUARY TBC)
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS (FRANCE, METROPOLITAN FILMEXPORT, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
DUDLEY DO-RIGHT (AUSTRALIA, UIP, W/E JANUARY 15)
EARTHLY POSSESSIONS (FRANCE, PRETTY PICTURES, W/E JANUARY 1)
EAST IS EAST (GERMANY, SENATOR, W/E JANUARY 29; FRANCE, OCÉAN FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
ELECTION (FRANCE, UIP, W/E JANUARY 15)
THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN (JING KE CI QIN WANG) (AUSTRALIA, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, FEBRUARY TBC)
THE END OF THE AFFAIR (UK, COLUMBIA, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
EN FACE (FRANCE, MARS FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
EPOUSE-MOI (FRANCE, GBVI, W/E JANUARY 22)
ERLEUCHTUNG GARANTIERT (GERMANY, CONSTANTIN, W/E JANUARY 22)
L´EXTRATERRESTRE (FRANCE, PATHÉ, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (US, DESTINATION FILMS, W/E JANUARY 29)
FANDANGO (GERMANY, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
FANTASIA 2000 (UK & US, BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 1)
FAST FOOD (UK, OPTIMUM RELEASING, W/E JANUARY 29)
FELICIA´S JOURNEY (FRANCE, BAC FILMS, W/E JANUARY 8; AUSTRALIA, FOX, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
UNE FEMME D´EXTÉRIEUR (FRANCE, MARS FILMS, W/E JANUARY 29)
DER FEUERVOGEL (GERMANY, JUGENDFILM/FOX, W/E JANUARY 29)
FRIEND/LOVER (AMIC/AMAT) (FRANCE, COLIFILMS, W/E JANUARY 15)
FROM THE EDGE OF THE CITY (APO TIN AKRI TIS POLIS) (UK, MILLIVRES MULTIMEDIA, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
GALAXY QUEST (GERMANY, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
GENDERNAUTS (US, FIRST RUN, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
GET REAL (AUSTRALIA, NEWVISION, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI (GERMANY, ARTHAUS, W/E JANUARY 15; US, ARTISAN, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
GIERIG (GERMANY, ARTHAUS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
GIRL INTERRUPTED (AUSTRALIA, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E JANUARY 22; GERMANY, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E FEBRUARY 19; FRANCE, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
THE GREEN MILE (AUSTRALIA, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 12; UK, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
GUN SHY (US, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
HANGING UP (US, SONY, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
HAPPY DAYS (STCHASTLIVYE DNI) (UK, KINO KINOI, W/E JANUARY 15)
HAPPY, TEXAS (GERMANY, CONCORDE, W/E JANUARY 8; AUSTRALIA, PALACE, W/E JANUARY 15)
HOLY SMOKE (GERMANY, SCOTIA/BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 8; US, MIRAMAX, W/E JANUARY 15)
HOTEL DE LOVE (GERMANY, SCOTIA/BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (FRANCE, SND, W/E JANUARY 29; UK, WARNER BROS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (GERMANY, FOX, W/E JANUARY 22)
HUMAN TRAFFIC (AUSTRALIA, REP, W/E JANUARY 29)
THE HURRICANE (US, UNIVERSAL, W/E JANUARY 1)
IN A STRANGE LAND (V TOI STRANE) (FRANCE, LES FILMS DU PARADOXE, W/E JANUARY 8)
THE INSIDER (AUSTRALIA, BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 29)
THE INSTITUTE BENJAMENTA (FRANCE, ED DISTRIBUTION, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
IN TOO DEEP (GERMANY, KINOWELT, W/E JANUARY 8)
THE INTRUDER (FRANCE, CTV INTERNATIONAL, W/E JANUARY 15)
ISN´T SHE GREAT (US, UNIVERSAL, W/E JANUARY 29)
JESUS´ SON (US, LIONS GATE, W/E JANUARY 1)
JONAS ET LILA, À DEMAIN (FRANCE, GEMINI FILMS, W/E JANUARY 8)
THE JÖNSSON GANG AND THE CORNFLAKES ROBBERY (GERMANY, AFM, W/E JANUARY 15)
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KESTREL´S EYE (US, FIRST RUN, W/E JANUARY 29)
KNOCKOUT (US, INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
THE LEGEND OF 1900 (LA LEGGENDA DEL PIANISTA SULL´OCEANO) (FRANCE, METROPOLITAN FILMEXPORT, W/E JANUARY 15)
LIES (GOJITMAL) (UK, ALLIANCE, W/E JANUARY 15)
LIFE (GERMANY, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG (US, COWBOY BOOKING, W/E JANUARY 15)
LIFE IS WHISTLING (LA VIDA ES SILBAR) (US, NEW YORKER, W/E JANUARY 8; GERMANY, PEGASOS, W/E JANUARY 22)
LIMBO (UK, COLUMBIA, W/E JANUARY 22)
THE LIMEY (GERMANY, HIGHLIGHT, W/E JANUARY 8)
THE LOSS OF SEXUAL INNOCENCE (FRANCE, DIAPHANA, W/E JANUARY 1; UK, COLUMBIA, W/E JANUARY 8)
LOST AND FOUND (GERMANY, WARNER BROS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
LOVE LETTER (AUSTRALIA, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
LOVE ME (FRANCE, PYRAMIDE, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
THE LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE (LOS AMANTES DEL CIRCULO POLAR) (UK, METRO TARTAN, W/E JANUARY 8)
LOVE WILL TEAR US APART (TIANSHANG RENJIAN) (FRANCE, OCÉAN FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
LUMINARIAS (US, NEW LATIN/KIT PARKER, FEBRUARY TBC)
MAIA (FRANCE, LES FILMS DU PRIEURÉ, W/E JANUARY 22)
MAMIROLLE (FRANCE, ROSEM, W/E JANUARY 22)
MAN ON THE MOON (AUSTRALIA, REP, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
A MAP OF THE WORLD (US, FIRST LOOK, W/E JANUARY 22)
MARIE, NONNA, LA VIERGE ET MOI (FRANCE, CARO-LINE, W/E JANUARY 29)
MERCI POUR LE GESTE (FRANCE, MARS FILMS, W/E
JANUARY 22)
THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC (GERMANY, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E JANUARY 15; AUSTRALIA, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
MIDNIGHT (FRANCE, HAUT ET COURT, W/E JANUARY 8)
MIFUNE (MIFUNES SIDSTE SANG) (US, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS, W/E FEBRUARY 26; AUSTRALIA, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, FEBRUARY TBC)
THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL (FRANCE, CAPITOL FILM & GERMANY, CONCORDE, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
MOLOCH (GERMANY, PEGASOS, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
LE MONDE DE MARTY (FRANCE, PATHÉ, W/E JANUARY 29)
MR DEATH: THE RISE AND FALL OF FRED A. LEUCHTER, JR. (US, LIONS GATE, W/E JANUARY 1)
MUPPETS FROM SPACE (UK, COLUMBIA, W/E JANUARY 1)
MUSIC OF THE HEART (UK, BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 22)
MY DOG SKIP (US, WARNER BROS, W/E JANUARY 15)
MYSTERY, ALASKA (GERMANY, BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 15; AUSTRALIA, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
MYSTERY MEN (UK, UIP, W/E JANUARY 1; AUSTRALIA, UIP, W/E JANUARY 15)
NADYA´S VILLAGE (NAHJA NO MURA) (FRANCE, LES FILMS DU PARADOXE, W/E JANUARY 29)
NEXT FRIDAY (US, NEW LINE, W/E JANUARY 15)
NOT ONE LESS (AUSTRALIA, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
NUR WIR 2 (GERMANY, CONSTANTIN, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
OCTOBER SKY (FRANCE, UIP, W/E JANUARY 29)
ONE MORE KISS (UK, METRODOME, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
ORDINARY DECENT CRIMINAL (GERMANY, ZEPHIR, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING (GERMANY, MFA, W/E JANUARY 8)
LE PIQUE-NIQUE DE LULU KREUZ (FRANCE, LES FILMS DU LOSANGE, W/E JANUARY 22)
PITCH BLACK (US, USA FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
THE PLACEBO EFFECT (US, PHAEDRA CINEMA, JANUARY TBC)
PLAY IT TO THE BONE (US, BUENA VISTA, W/E JANUARY 15; AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
THE POLISH BRIDE (DE POOLSE BRUID) (GERMANY, MFA, W/E JANUARY 8)
A PRICE ABOVE RUBIES (FRANCE, CCI/EUROZOOM, W/E JANUARY 15)
PRINCES ET PRINCESSES (FRANCE, GEBEKA FILMS, W/E JANUARY 29)
PRINCESS MONONOKE (FRANCE, GBVI, W/E JANUARY 15)
PROPAGANDA (FRANCE, K FILMS, W/E JANUARY 29)
THE QUARRY (US, FIRST RUN, W/E JANUARY 15)
DIE RACHE DES BALTASAR (GERMANY, PROGRESS, W/E JANUARY 22)
RANCID ALUMINIUM (UK, ENTERTAINMENT, W/E JANUARY 22)
RATCATCHER (FRANCE, DIAPHANA, W/E JANUARY 15)
REINDEER GAMES (US, MIRAMAX, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
RESSOURCES HUMAINES (FRANCE, HAUT ET COURT, W/E JANUARY 15)
RESURRECTION (FRANCE, LOLISTAR, W/E JANUARY 15)
ROGUE TRADER (FRANCE, CAPITOL FILM, W/E JANUARY 22)
A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS (UK, ALLIANCE, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
ROSETTA (UK, ARTIFICIAL EYE, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
SALSA (FRANCE, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
LE SANG (FRANCE, EDEN RÉPUBLIQUE, W/E JANUARY 15)
SCENES DE CRIMES (FRANCE, REZO FILMS, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
SCHROTT - DIE ATZENPOSSE (GERMANY, KRÜMEL, W/E JANUARY 15)
SCREAM 3 (US, MIRAMAX, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
THE SHADE (FRANCE, AD VITAM, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
SIMPATICO (UK, ALLIANCE, W/E JANUARY 29)
SINBAD (US, TRIMARK, FEBRUARY TBC)
THE SIXTH SENSE (GERMANY, CONSTANTIN, W/E JANUARY 1; FRANCE, GBVI, W/E JANUARY 8)
SKULLS (US, UNIVERSAL, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
SLEEPY HOLLOW (AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW, W/E JANUARY 1; UK, PATHÉ, W/E JANUARY 8; FRANCE, PATHÉ, W/E FEBRUARY 12; GERMANY, CONSTANTIN, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS (GERMANY, UIP, W/E JANUARY 8; FRANCE, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
SNOW DAY (US, PARAMOUNT, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
SOFT TOILET SEATS (US, PHAEDRA CINEMA, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
SOINS ET BEAUTÉ (FRANCE, MAGOURIC, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (GERMANY, WARNER BROS, W/E JANUARY 22)
STIGMATA (AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, GERMANY & UK, UIP, W/E JANUARY 22)
A STIR OF ECHOES (GERMANY, HIGHLIGHT/CENTRAL, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
STRANGE PLANET (UK, REDBUS, W/E JANUARY 22)
SUMMER OF SAM (FRANCE, OPENING DISTRIBUTION, W/E JANUARY 8; UK, DOWNTOWN PICTURES, W/E JANUARY 15)
SUNSHINE (GERMANY, KINOWELT, W/E JANUARY 22)
SUPERNOVA (US, MGM/UA, W/E JANUARY 15)
SWEET AND LOWDOWN (FRANCE, PYRAMIDE, W/E JANUARY 29)
THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY (AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW; GERMANY, KINOWELT & UK, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
LA TAULE (FRANCE, CHAMEAU FILMS, W/E JANUARY 15)
TEA WITH MUSSOLINI (FRANCE, UIP, W/E JANUARY 8)
THE TERRORIST (US, PHAEDRA CINEMA, W/E JANUARY 15)
THE THIRD MIRACLE (US, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS, W/E JANUARY 1)
THIRD WORLD COP (US, PALM PICTURES/MANGA, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
THIS YEAR´S LOVE (FRANCE, PYRAMIDE, W/E JANUARY 8; GERMANY, TOBIS, W/E JANUARY 29)
THREE KINGS (AUSTRALIA, ROADSHOW, W/E JANUARY 15; FRANCE & GERMANY, WARNER BROS, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
THREE SEASONS (FRANCE, MARS FILMS & UK, PATHÉ, W/E JANUARY 15)
THE TIGGER MOVIE (US, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
TIME REGAINED (LE TEMPS RETROUVÉ) (UK, ARTIFICIAL EYE, W/E JANUARY 8)
TOPSY-TURVY (UK, PATHÉ, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
TOREROS (FRANCE, VERTIGO, W/E JANUARY 22)
TOUT EST CALME (FRANCE, CARLOTTA FILMS, W/E JANUARY 15)
TOY STORY 2 (FRANCE, GBVI; UK & GERMANY, BUENA VISTA, W/E FEBRUARY 5)
TWIN FALLS IDAHO (AUSTRALIA, COLUMBIA TRISTAR, FEBRUARY TBC)
VIVE NOUS! (FRANCE, GEMINI FILMS,
W/E JANUARY 29)
VOYOUS VOYELLES (FRANCE, LES FILMS DU LOSANGE, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
THE WAITING GAME (US, 7TH ART, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
THE WAR ZONE (FRANCE, DIAPHANA, W/E JANUARY 29)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HAROLD SMITH (UK, UIP, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
WHITE BOYS (AUSTRALIA, FOX, JANUARY TBC)
THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (US, WARNER BROS, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
WINTERSLEEPERS (WINTERSCHLÄFER) (AUSTRALIA, POTENTIAL FILMS, W/E JANUARY 15)
WOG BOY (AUSTRALIA, FOX, W/E FEBRUARY 26)
WONDER BOYS (US, PARAMOUNT, W/E FEBRUARY 19)
WONDERLAND (UK, UIP, W/E JANUARY 15)
THE WOOD (UK, UIP, W/E JANUARY 29)
XIAO WU (UK, ICA PROJECTS, W/E FEBRUARY 12)
YOU´RE LAUGHING (TU RIDI) (FRANCE, FILMS SANS FRONTIÈRES, W/E JANUARY 1)
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