All Screen articles in 28 July 2011 – Page 11
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NewsSundance Institute reveals details of first Comedy ShortsLab
The one-day symposium is set to take place in Los Angeles on Aug 6 and features panels, discussions and screenings.
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CommentKen Loach on Murdoch and the News International scandal
The acclaimed British director sounds off on the News International phone hacking scandal, the “timid” select committee, 3D and a lack of documentary funding.
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NewsRobert Katz appointed president of Dimension Films
The veteran executive most recently served in the same capacity at the now defunct The Film Department.
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NewsCinema Guild acquires US rights to comedy Natural Selection
Robbie Pickering’s film stars Rachael Harris as a housewife whose orderly life is turned upside-down when she decides to track down her husband’s estranged son.
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NewsFilmNation, McTeigue reunite on Message From The King
James McTeigue recently directed Edgar Allen Poe thriller The Raven for FilmNation and Intrepid Pictures, which Relativity will release on Mar 9, 2012.
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NewsLionsgate to release The Cabin In The Woods in April 2012
The studio has set a Friday The 13th release for the horror film, which it acquired from MGM earlier this year. Lionsgate will release in North America and the UK and is selling remaining territories.
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Screen Media acquires US rights to The Lie
Joshua Leonard’s dark comedy launched at Sundance and will get a limited theatrical and simultaneous VoD launch in autumn.
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CommentDress to impress
Forget casual Friday. It’s all about National Film Friday, says MediCinema and Empire Big Screen.
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FeaturesGalt Niederhoffer
Producer Galt Niederhoffer talks to Jeremy Kay about Robot & Frank, starring Frank Langella and Liv Tyler, the first feature to come out of new venture Park Pictures Features.
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CommentStorm Over Jerusalem
Perhaps befitting the volatile nature of Israel itself, the Jerusalem Film Festival this year stirred up heated divisions for its films and its jury.
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FeaturesTrap For Cinderella
British director Iain Softley tells Screen about his latest feature, a psychological thriller set in London and the South of France, starring upcoming Brit actresses Tuppence Middleton and Alexandra Roach which is being sold internationally by Ealing Metro.
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NewsMobile Polish Film Festival to take in six UK cities
The festival, which opened in Dublin, is now moving to the UK with the aim of promoting Polish cinema.
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Relativity, Atlas team up on Voltron adaptation
President of worldwide production Tucker Tooley announced the project at Comic-Con on Thursday (21).
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Periscope begins production on Would You Rather
Shooting is underway in Los Angeles on the thriller starring Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs.
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NewsOpen Road takes US on Sundance horror Silent House
The ambitious fledgling distributor has struck its second deal with Liddell Entertainment following the earlier announcement on The Grey.
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NewsIndomina plans Afro Samurai adaptation with Samuel Jackson
The US and Dominican Republic-based entertainment company announced at Comic-Con it is moving into production, teaming up with Japan’s Gonzo Studios on a live-action project close to the actor’s heart.
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NewsICM signs UK trio Jim Loach, Jon Wright and Joe Ahearne
Loach (pictured) is the son of British auteur Ken Loach and made his feature directorial debut with Oranges And Sunshine starring Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving. He is represented by Curtis Brown in London.
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NewsTaiwan’s Apple to open summer edition of HKIFF
Taiwanese drama You Are The Apple Of My Eye will open the summer edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which runs August 9-23 in Hong Kong.
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NewsHP7 Pt 2 at $425m overseas; franchise crosses $7bn
The thunderous performance of the Warner Bros fantasy finale puts it at $640.2m globally to ensure the biggest franshise in Hollywood history has crossed $7bn.
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