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1986 |
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The Cannon Organisation acquires Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Company magazine publishes an article which reveals that Sylvester Stallone is the world’s highest paid actor, commanding around $12 million per film. Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty and Robert Redford all earn between $5.5 to $6 million per picture, while Jack Nicholson, Eddie Murphy and Paul Newman are on $4-$5 million. Of the female stars, only Barbra Streisand ($5 million) and Meryl Streep ($4 million) earn comparable sums. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Stanley Kubrick completes shooting of the Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket, his first film in six years. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Neil Jordan’s crime drama Mona Lisa is released. Bob Hoskins plays prostitute Cathy Tyson’s driver through the seamier side of London, while Michael Caine is his sleazy boss. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Cannon open the country’s second Multiplex, an eight-screen cinema at Salford Quays, Manchester. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Australian businessman Alan Bond buys Thorn-EMI for £125 million – then sells it a week later for £175 million. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Great Britain 1986 - Other Films of Note |
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Absolute Beginners (Julian Temple) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Caravaggio (Derek Jarman) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Clockwise (Christopher Morahan) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Comrades (Bill Douglas) [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Mission (Roland Joffe) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Rita, Sue and Bob, Too (Alan Clarke) [MORE] [ADD] |
