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Tesco - the movie

  • 27-01-2010 1:34pm
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    mike65
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    There is an unlikely new player in the British film industry with ambitions to change the world of entertainment. Tesco, the supermarket giant, has moved into movie mogul territory this weekend with the launch of a multi-million-pound production arm poised to make films of books by a slew of bestselling authors.

    The first release from the Tesco studio will be Paris Connections, a tweaked Jackie Collins tale being shot on location in Paris early next month. Set in the glamorous world of fashion shows and rival couturiers, it tells of investigative journalist Madison Castelli's efforts to uncover the truth behind a series of murders of Size Zero models.

    Directed by Harley Cokliss and starring Anthony Delon, it will go straight to DVD after a number of cinema preview screenings. The film will then be sold exclusively in Tesco stores and has been specially adapted by Collins for the chain from her 1999 bestselling murder mystery LA Connections.

    "Jackie has rewritten the book for us, which is fantastic, because we thought Paris would be the most glamorous location to film in. But all the other stories we are adapting are closely based on existing books," said Ileen Maisel, of Amber Entertainment, the production company making the films in collaboration with Tesco. Next in line for production are titles by Dick Francis, Jacqueline Wilson, Philip Pullman and Judy Blume.

    Can Wallmart be far behind? In fact how come the US giant didn't think of this first!? It'll certainly be a handy ready-cooked range for the likes of Living TV and True Movies over the next 100 years or so.


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    ScumLord
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    There is an unlikely new player in the British film industry with ambitions to change the world of entertainment. Tesco, the supermarket giant, has moved into movie mogul territory this weekend with the launch of a multi-million-pound production arm poised to make films of books by a slew of bestselling authors.

    The first release from the Tesco studio will be Paris Connections, a tweaked (words taken out) Jackie Collins tale being shot on location in Paris (Texas) early next month. Set in the glamorous world of (Tesco budget) fashion shows and rival couturiers, it tells of investigative journalist Madison Castelli's efforts to uncover the truth behind a series of murders of Size Zero models. (fatties)

    Directed by (staff manager) Harley Cokliss and starring (till operator) Anthony Delon, it will go straight to DVD (bin beside the entrance) after a number of cinema preview screenings. The film will then be sold exclusively in Tesco stores and has been specially adapted (copied) by Collins for the chain from her 1999 bestselling murder mystery LA Connections. (hack)

    "Jackie has rewritten the book for us, which is fantastic, because we thought Paris would be the most glamorous location to film in. But all the other stories we are adapting are closely based on existing books," said Ileen Maisel, of Amber Entertainment, the production company making the films in collaboration with Tesco. Next in line for production are titles by Dick Francis, Jacqueline Wilson, Philip Pullman and Judy Blume, (or anyone else that can spell.)

    Why couldn't they just say their going to start selling tripe again.


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