All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1033
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NewsHollywood shows support for anti-piracy Bill in Congress
Congress is moving forward with an anti-piracy Bill the day after it emerged that the first 36 minutes of the latest Harry Potter episode had leaked online on the eve of its release.
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NewsWeinsteins go to war over MPAA ratings for awards duo
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is preparing to lock horns with the MPAA over the ratings for its two top awards season contenders.
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NewsCross Creek, Vertebra team up with Roth for horror slate
Busy Cross Creek Pictures has partnered with Vertebra Films to fully finance two horror projects that Eli Roth will produce.
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NewsPSIFF offers $100,000 reward for lead in Chasen case
The Palm Springs International Awards Gala and Film Festival has issued a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of Ronni Chasen.
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Henry's Crime finds US home with Moving Pictures
Moving Pictures Film & TV (MPF&TV) will release the Keanu Reeves rom-com in North America after Maitland Primrose Group acquired rights in a deal brokered by CAA.
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Paladin acquires US rights to mystery Footsteps
Mark Urman’s boutique distributor has set exclusive engagements for New York and Los Angeles in March 2011.
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Constantin options Ahern novel Where Rainbows End
Constantin Film has optioned film rights to Where Rainbows End, the second novel by Irish besteller Cecelia Ahern.
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HFPA, Dick Clark Prodns go to war over broadcast contract
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the producer of the Golden Globes awards show Dick Clark Productions (DCP) are at war over an alleged breach of contract.
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NewsCinema Guild acquires Puiu's Romanian thriller Aurora for US
The Cinema Guild has acquired US rights to Aurora, Romanian auteur Cristi Puiu’s follow-up to his 2005 Un Certain Regard winner The Death Of Mr Lazarescu.
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NewsTribeca Film takes US rights to Bang Bang Club
Tribeca Film has taken the Apartheid drama off the shelf and will release theatrically in the second quarter of 2011 as well as on VOD and other platforms.
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NewsNolan to collect inaugural VES Visionary Award
Christopher Nolan will receive the inaugural VES Visionary Award from at the Visual Effects Society’s 9th annual awards show on January 28, 2011 in Los Angeles.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to 'warm, smart' Ronni Chasen
Hollywood leading lights have paid tribute to Ronni Chasen, the beloved publicity maven whose violent death early on Tuesday morning [16] has rocked the industry.
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Film Movement nets Uruguayan drama Bad Day To Go Fishing
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Uruguay’s 2009 foreign language Oscar submission Bad Day To Go Fishing.
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Screen Media takes North American ancillary rights to La Soga
7-57 Releasing has licensed North American ancillary rights to Screen Media Films for Josh Crook’s Dominican hit La Soga.
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NewsPortman, Firth to receive Palm Springs acting honours
The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Natalie Portman and Colin Firth with Desert Palm Achievement Awards for acting.
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NewsFifteen films to vie for animated feature Academy Award
The Academy has received 15 submissions for the animation feature category for the 83rd Academy Awards, paving the way for three nominations in January.
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NewsLightning strikes deals on ProdigyMovies slate
Michael Robertson’s ProdigyMovies and Lightning Entertainment plan to collaborate on a slate of Australian genre titles following the success at AFM of supernatural thriller Road Train.
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Rudin to receive PGA's David O Selznick Achievement Award
The Oscar winning producer of No Country For Old Men will collect the award at the annual PGA awards ceremony on January 22 in Los Angeles.
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NewsMegamind still in charge in North America on $30m hold
DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind is racing towards the $100m and stayed top in its second weekend as an estimated 30.1m following a 35% slide boosted the tally to $89.8m.
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NewsUnstoppable lives up to name with $19.3m overseas debut
Fox International’s runaway train thriller launched day-and-date with North America in 39 territories and grossed $19.3m from 4,137 screens, the distributor confirmed on Monday [15]. It will enjoy a brief reign given that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 arrives next week.