All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1011
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Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival names Douglas Icon Award recipient
Michael Douglas, a Golden Globe supporting actor nominee for Wall Street 2, will receive the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Icon Award.
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NewsLittle Fockers defies US storms to debut on $34m
Little Fockers weathered East Coast blizzards and a storm of critical disapproval to launch top of the US charts on an estimated $34m.
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NewsLittle Fockers beats Tron, Narnia by a nose overseas on $27m
Little Fockers clinched the international crown in a hotly fought contest marred by extreme weather conditions across Europe as $27m narrowly beat Tron: Legacy and Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.
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FeaturesAnimation: The Year's Big Draw
Animation excelled in 2010, both at the global box office and creatively. Jeremy Kay explores the front runners in the animated feature category.jer
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FeaturesWomen On The Verge
With some memorably strong roles for women in 2010, the best actress race is particularly impressive.
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FeaturesThe Brave And The Bold
From epic period pieces and zeitgeist-riding drama to futuristic thrillers, the directors in the running for awards recognition in 2010 have shown brilliance and ambition.
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NewsPotiche, The First Grader bookend Palm Springs
Francois Ozon’s French farce Potiche starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu and Justin Chadwick’s UK drama The First Grader bookend the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), set to run from January 6-17.
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FeaturesJames Franco - Actor, 127 Hours
The actor tells Jeremy Kay how his role in stoner comedy Pineapple Express informed his tense performance as a trapped rock climber in 127 Hours
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FeaturesA few good men
From stammering kings to trapped climbers, the performances in the best actor race are particularly diverse in 2010. Jeremy Kay looks at how the actor category is shaping up and profiles some of the names in the mix
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NewsMGM heads Birnbaum and Barber say restructure is finalised
MGM has announced that the company’s restructuring has become effective with exit financing of $500m in place.
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MPAA appoints Thorland to anti-piracy post
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has added Karen Thorland to its legal team as vice-president and senior content protection counsel.
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NewsThe Social Network to receive Palm Springs ensemble award
The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will bestow the Ensemble Performance Award upon The Social Network.
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NewsCripps, Ochs to deliver keynotes at maiden CinemaCon
Paramount Pictures International president Andrew Cripps and Warner Bros International Cinemas president Millard L Ochs will deliver keynote addresses at CinemaCon’s International Day.
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Academy declares 248 films eligible for best picture Oscar
Two hundred and forty-eight feature films have been deemed eligible for the 2010 Academy Award best picture category.
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NewsTron: Legacy opens top in North America on $44m
Buena Vista’s Tron: Legacy easily dominated the North American charts on an estimated $43.6m while Relativity Media’s heavyweight Academy Awards contender The Fighter surged 15 places to number four on $12.2m.
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NewsDawn Treader wins snowy overseas session on $32m
Fox International’s Voyage Of The Dawn Treader clung on to the overseas box office crown on $31.5m despite a strong launch by Tron: Legacy as severe snow decimated ticket sales across Europe.
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NewsPalm Springs FF announces first African Cinema line-up
The 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has unveiled its inaugural African Cinema programme as well as films in competition.
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NewsDisney unleashes Tron: Legacy in first overseas wave
All eyes will be on Tron: Legacy this weekend as Disney plots world domination and attempts to usurp The Chronicles Of Narnia heading into the holiday season.
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Source Code world premiere to open SXSW
The world premiere of Vendome Pictures and Mark Gordon’s sci-fi thriller Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal will open the 2011 South by Southwest film festival (SXSW).
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Blake Edwards dies at age of 88
Blake Edwards, the prolific film-maker behind some of the most memorable comedies of the past four decades, died on Wednesday 15 in Santa Monica from complications related to pneumonia. He was 88.