All Screen articles in 31 October 2013 – Page 8
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NewsSarandos: exhibition “might kill movies”
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos delivered a timely jeremiad at the weekend (October 26) in which he warned Hollywood’s more traditional elements to be mindful of audience needs.
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NewsBad Grandpa tops US on $32m
A muscular launch for Paramount’s comedy generated the second biggest launch in the Jackass family as Fox’s The Counselor flopped and Oscar contender 12 Years A Slave broke into the top ten in its second session.
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FeaturesKhalid Laith talks Djinn
Bahrain-born, London-based actor Khalid Laith stars in Tobe Hooper’s Djinn, the UAE-set horror film which had its world premiere in Abu Dhabi this week.
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NewsGravity stays top of int'l on $38m
UPDATE: Gravity held on to its number one international berth for the fourth consecutive weekend as a confirmed $37.7m boosted the score to $164.4m. SPRI’s Stalingrad reached $45.8m to become the biggest Russian film of all time.
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FeaturesHanne Myren talks Love Me
After making several award-winning documentaries, Norwegian director Hanne Myren makes her fictional debut with Love Me (Elsk meg).
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NewsMiddle East needs to grow infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s locations panel also talks about importance of international shoots for training local crews.
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NewsAmritraj predicts Arab film boom
In a talk at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Hyde Park Entertainment CEO Ashok Amritraj talks about growing global opportunities and also laments the lack of talent nurturing at US studios and agencies.
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NewsMyriad promotes Theresa Won
Theresa Won has been promoted to manager, productions and acquisitions at Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures, it was announced today by Myriad CEO Kirk D’Amico.
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NewsElectric heads to AFM with Transit
EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has acquired all worldwide sales excluding the Philippines to the country’s official Oscar submission.
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NewsLike Me wraps in Sweden
EXCLUSIVE: Production has wrapped in Stockholm on Cinemantrix and G4C Innovation’s English-language Sweden-US thriller Like Me.
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NewsSchechter reveals Jennifer Aniston's studio advice
Life of Crime director discussed independent filmmaking alongside actor Mark Boone Junior at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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FeaturesAbu Dhabi Film Festival, Opening Night
Forest Whitaker took to the red carpet with a host of directors and stars on the opening night of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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NewsSBFF honour for Whitaker
Forest Whitaker will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s eighth annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film.
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NewsReports – King, Robinov in talks
UPDATE: Graham King and former Warner Bros Motion Picture Group president Jeff Robinov have been taking meetings with Hollywood players over a potential venture.
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NewsMoodysson’s 'Best!' wins in Tokyo
Other winners include Iran’s Bending the Rules while Iceland’s Benedikt Erlingsson wins best director for Of Horses and Men.