All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1015
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Columbia hires Craig to adapt Quebec hit Fathers And Sons
Columbia Pictures has hired Peter Craig to adapt the French-Canadian phenomenon Fathers And Guns.
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SPE promotes Gumpert to top business affairs post at Columbia
Andrew Gumpert has been promoted to president of worldwide business affairs and operations at Columbia Pictures.
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Miller, Savin line up untitled CBGB's project
The Bottle Shock film-making team of Randall Miller and Jody Savin have lined up an untitled project about legendary club CBGB’s and the birth of the New York punk scene.
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CMG bullish on sales prospects for House Of The Rising Sun
Edward Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based Cinema Management Group has announced that principal photography started yesteday [November 30] on House Of The Rising Sun.
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NewsTen animated shorts progress in Academy voting
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences today [30] announced that ten animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 83rd Academy Awards.
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NewsWinter's Bone dominates 2011 Independent Spirit nominations
Debra Granik’s good day got better as her widely admired drama earned seven nods as the nominees were announced in Los Angeles today [30].
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NewsWinter's Bone claims top Gotham Awards honour
Debra Granik’s acclaimed drama scooped the best feature prize at last night’s [29] 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
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Hollywood bids farewell to Kershner, Nielsen
Hollywood lost its second celebrated figure in two days as it emerged on Monday [29] that The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner had died.
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Alan Arkin to receive BIFF career tribute
Top brass at the Bahamas International Film Festival have chosen Alan Arkin to receive the career achievement award.
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NewsPSIFF to bestow career achievement award on Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall, in contention this season for his performance in Get Low, will receive the 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) career achievement award.
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Sundance Institute unveils Film Forward slate
The Sundance Institute announced the ten films selected to participate in the inaugural Film Forward: AdvancingCultural Dialogue initiative.
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NewsSarah's Key to open Santa Barbara Int'l FF
The US premiere of Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s drama Sarah’s Key starring Kristin Scott Thomas will open the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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NewsPotter pure magic as $114m dominates overseas
An astonishing $114m propelled Warner Bros’ latest Harry Potter episode to within touching distance of $400m after little more than a week as the fantasy film smothered the competition.
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NewsPotter holds on to crown with $50.3m over Thanksgiving
An estimated $50.3m second session saw Harry Potter and chums narrowly beat a spirited debut by Rapunzel over a lucrative Thanksgiving Weekend.
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NewsMagnet Media Group's Monteith and Buerling broaden horizons
Magnet Media Group founding partners Maggie Monteith and Jeanette Buerling are splitting their respective business operations into two separate entities.
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Relativity sinks teeth into US rights on Untitled 3D Shark Thriller
Relativity Media has acquired US rights to Sierra Pictures and Incentive Filmed Entertainment’s Untitled 3D Shark Thriller for wide release in 2011.
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IFC's YSL acquisition leads busy day of domestic deals
IFC Films led a flurry of domestic distribution deals announced today [23], taking US rights to Pierre Thorentton’s French documentary Yves Saint Laurent L’amour Fou.
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NewsBleiberg Entertainment sells prestige doc Precious Life at AFM
The Los Angeles-based sales and financing company has closed a slew of territories at AFM on its slate including the documentary Precious Life that last week became one of 15 titles to make it on to the Academy’s shortlist.
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MIFF appoints Spanish producer Manrique to industry role
The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) has hired Elena Manrique to spearhead the entertainment industry relations initiative and oversee the REEL Education seminar programme.
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NewsWarner Bros, Atlas to reboot Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Warner Bros and Atlas Entertainment are relaunching Buffy The Vampire Slayer as a potential theatrical franchise.