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The end of Alfacam is approaching Alfacam has not found a white knight. The fate of the television services company now lies in the hands of the banks and the courts. If the banks show forbearance again, the company or parts of it may find a buyer.

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Django Unchained banned from Chinese cinemas The Chinese release of Django Unchained has stumbled within sight of the finish line. Cinemas were told on Thursday, the day of the premiere, that the film was not allowed to run.

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'Less bloody' version of Django Unchained for China Quentin Tarantino will make a 'less gory' variant of Django Unchained for screening in Chinese cinemas. The blood will splash less high and be darker colored in the Chinese version of the film.

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Spanish actress Sara Montiel has passed away Spanish singer and actress Sara Montiel died on Monday at the age of 85 at her home in Madrid. She became widely known through films such as 'El Ultimo Cuple' (1957) and 'La Violetera' (1958).

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Creator logo Batman passed away Comic artist and publisher Carmine Infantino, creator of the famous black and yellow Batman logo, has died at his home in Manhattan at the age of 87. Infantino has given many cartoon characters their current form.

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Spanish filmmaker José Bigas Luna has passed away Spanish director José Juan Bigas Luna has died at the age of 67 at his home in La Riera de GaiÃ in northeastern Spain. The filmmaker's family announced this weekend that he succumbed to cancer on Friday.

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Film studios are demanding that Google also take references offline Various film studios are demanding that Google take down references to requests from the film studios themselves. In the original requests, the companies asked Google to remove links to copyrighted material. That would violate copyrights.

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Queen Elizabeth receives an honorary Bafta Britain's Queen Elizabeth received an honorary Bafta on Thursday evening for her support of the British film world. The queen received the award from Kenneth Branagh.

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Game of Thrones breaks download record The first episode of season three of Game of Thrones broke several records in terms of download traffic. Within 24 hours, the BitTorrent file was downloaded more than a million times.

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Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in BOZAR The 31st edition of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) will take place from April 2 to 13. The 30th anniversary of the festival is celebrated at BOZAR, the Center for Fine Arts in Brussels.

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'Crimi Clowns' gets British remake Crimi Clowns by Luk Wyns is getting a British remake. "We intend to start recording this summer," says Wyns.

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Script of TV series 'Breaking Bad' stolen Consternation has arisen in the US after a script for the fifth and final season of the popular TV series Breaking Bad was stolen. The thief stole Cranston's iPad containing the script for the new season. The script is not yet correct.

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