All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1028
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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.
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NewsCMG concludes key sales on Sundance winner Gasland
Ed Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group (CMG) has closed further sales on Josh Fox’s award-winning documentary Gasland.
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VES announces venue and date change
The Visual Effects Society has changed the date and location of its ninth Annual VES Awards to the international ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 1, 2011.
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NewsSAG snubs Blue Valentine but True Grit stars make cut
Colin Firth, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Annette Bening, Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence are in contention for SAG awards, however Blue Valentine stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are the shock omissions.
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Vanguard signs Johnson to direct Oz Wars
Vanguard Films has signed Corpse Bride co-director Mike Johnson to direct its CG/stop-motion hybrid feature Oz Wars.
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Sundance Institute names 12 for Screenwriters Lab
The Sundance Institute has selected 12 projects for the annual January Screenwriters Lab to be held from January 14-19, 2011 at the Sundance Resort in Utah.
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Syfy, Universal team up for genre label Syfy Films
Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures have created the genre label Syfy Films.
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WBPI strikes Nordic deals in wake of Sandrew Metronome restructure
Warner Bros Pictures International has partnered with two Nordic licensees to distribute the studio’s upcoming product commencing April 1, 2011.
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NewsAcademy announces 41 songs on Oscar shortlist
Forty-one songs from eligible feature-length films are in contention for the original song Academy Award.
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Moving Pictures, IFC, Film Movement active in busy day for acquisitions
Moving Pictures Film & TV (MPF&TV) has acquired all North American rights to Jonathan Newman’s romantic comedy Swinging With The Finkels, one of three independent acquisitions announced today [14].
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Savannah ready to roll for Miller, Slavin in 2011
Bottle Shock film-makers Randall Miller and Jody Savin have closed financing on writer-director Annette Haywood-Carter’s historical film Savannah.
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NewsLionsgate shareholders deal Icahn heavy blow
The corporate raider’s proposed take-over suffered a severe setback as shareholders voted in 12 of the company’s director nominees on to the board.