All Screen articles in Jan 24 2014
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FeaturesRon Howard, Rush
Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
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FeaturesPeter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
For The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story’s raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.
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FeaturesIn service of The Butler
Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels’ box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.
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CommentClicking for SLR
Event in Brighton today is about related themes of privacy and surveillance.
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NewsJewson's MIA gets Japanese launch
Vicky Jewson’s action thriller Born of War is being released by Nikkatsu in Japan this weekend under the title MIA.
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NewsRosenberg wins Sundance/NHK Award
The director of the upcoming film Ad Inexplorata gains creative and strategic support from the Sundance Institute.
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NewsSundance: Dogwoof Global takes 8
The distributor has acquired international sales rights from Submarine to Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s documentary The Case Against 8.
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NewsSundance: Frank, Love Is Strange sell
Magnolia Pictures has concluded its North American deal for Frank while SPC has made another acquisition, taking a basket of rights to Love Is Strange.
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CommentRotterdam kicks off with Qissa crew
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) kicked off its 43rd edition in grand style on Wednesday night with a gala screening of Anup Singh’s Qissa.
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NewsGrace of Monaco to open Cannes
Olivier Dahan’s Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman, will be the opening film at the 67th Festival de Cannes
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NewsEastWest takes six including Whispers
Vienna-based sales agent EastWest Distribution has picked up six new titles including Rotterdam premiere Whispers Behind The Wall.
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NewsRotterdam Lab welcomes four new partners
The 14th edition of the Rotterdam Lab kicks off tomorrow as part of CineMart.
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FeaturesCatherine Martin, The Great Gatsby
Costume designer and production designer Catherine Martin talks about upping the ante for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.
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FeaturesPaul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Paul Greengrass was drawn to Captain Phillips not only to work with Tom Hanks, but also to pay tribute to his merchant marine father.
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FeaturesJohn Wells, August: Osage County
The August: Osage County ensemble is winning multiple nominations during this awards season. Director John Wells talks about cast concerns ahead of the shoot and why he insisted they all live together.