All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1021
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NewsSPWA, Samuel Goldwyn take US rights to A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and Samuel Goldwyn Films have jointly acquired US rights on the ensemble comedy A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.
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NewsEFI boards romance The Look Of Love to star Ed Harris, Diane Keaton
Exclusive Films International (EFI) president Alex Walton will be talking to EFM buyers about company’s first pick-up using its new acquisition fund announced last month.
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Cinequest Film Festival to open with Passione, close with Soul Surfer
John Turturro’s Italian music documentary Passione and Sean McNamara’s true drama Soul Surfer bookend the Cinequest Film Festival, set to run in San Jose from Mar 1-13.
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Victor Salva to direct Rose McGowan in Voltage horror Rosewood Lane
Rose McGowan will star in the Jeepers Creepers director’s new nightmare which Voltage is financing and introducing to EFM buyers this week.
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NewsRelativity crowns Julia Roberts Queen for Snow White project
Relativity Media has cast Julia Roberts to play a wicked queen in its untitled Snow White adventure.
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NewsMagnolia takes the world on Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja
Magnolia Pictures has added the documentary to its slate and plans a 40-city campus tour later in the year. Magnolia International will commence sales in Berlin this week.
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NewsLleju Productions lines up May start on The Baytown Disco
LLeju Productions will finance and produce the dark comedy and has scheduled a May start in Louisiana.
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NewsStreep in talks to join Mandate comedy Great Hope Springs
Meryl Streep, currently channelling Margaret Thatcher on the UK shoot of The Iron Lady, is in final talks to reunite with her The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel on the project.
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NewsFilmNation to start talks in Berlin on Hillcoat's Wettest County
Glen Basner’s FilmNation arrives in Berlin with John Hillcoat’s The Road follow-up, based on a script by Hillcoat’s The Proposition collaborator Nick Cave.
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NewsLightning acquires international sales to Cat Run heading into EFM
The Santa Monica-based company will commence sales at EFM this week on the story of two couch potatoes who help a dazzling escort stay one step ahead of assassins.
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NewsVariance feels friendly towards Sayles' Amigo for North America
The New York-based company will release Amigo in conjunction with Anarchist’s Convention on Aug 20.
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LA's Archstone bulks up sales force with Jeffrey Giles
LA-based distributor Archstone Distribution has hired the former Nu Image distribution staff member as international sales executive.
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FeaturesBerlin buzz: US sellers
The international sales market had grounds for optimism after last year’s European Film Market, and a host of hot new projects are heading to the EFM in 2011. Jeremy Kay explores US sellers’ offerings
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NewsIM Global, EMJAG team up for Stallone thriller Headshot
IM Global will commence pre-sales in Berlin this week on the Sylvester Stallone action project Headshot.
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NewsRoommate rules the US under shadow of Super Bowl weekend
Screen Gems scored another number one genre release even if The Roommate’s estimated $15.6m opening haul was not as emphatic as previous launches from the company’s storied past.
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NewsTangled ties up overseas rivals with $24m hold
Disney’s Tangled is fast approaching $300m following another mighty weekend that saw the film hold on to its international berth.
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NewsNYC-based Wayfare announces trio of key hires
Jeremy Kipp Walker is named head of production, Sarah Shepard vice-president of development and production and Evelynda Rivera director of physical production.
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Jamie Foxx to present and executive produce Thunder Soul
Jamie Foxx has leant his weight to the documentary and will present the film, which Roadside Attractions will release in the US in September.
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NewsRelativity, Alliance extend output deal to August 2015
All of Relativity’s single picture business productions will continue to be handled by Alliance Films in Canada and by Momentum Pictures in the UK.
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NewsSPRI's Green Hornet bids to retain overseas crown
Sony Pictures Releasing International top brass will be looking for the latest wave of releases to push The Green Hornet over the $75m mark.