All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1035
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IFC takes world on Swanberg's upcoming Sundance entry Uncle Kent
IFC Films has acquired worldwide rights to Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent, which will screen at Sundance next month in the Spotlight section.
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NewsNBR crowns The Social Network best film of 2010
The Social Network hardly needed a leg-up this awards season but got it anyway in the form of four major prizes from the National Board Of Review.
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NewsLife In A Day, Devil's Double among Sundance Premieres
Sundance Festival director John Cooper and director of programming Trevor Groth unveiled an array of riches today [December 2] in the form of the Premieres and inaugural Documentary Premieres line-up for the 2011 event.
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NewsSundance unveils Midnight, Spotlight, NEXT
The final tranche of Sundance programming unveiled by John Cooper and Trevor Groth today [December 2] features genre fare such as the Rutger Hauer vigilante film Hobo With A Shotgun and acclaimed world cinema titles from 2010 such as Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies and Richard Ayoade’s Submarine.
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US bankruptcy court approves MGM plan
The US Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District Of New York has approved MGM’s pre-packaged plan of reorganisation, paving the way for the company and its subsidiaries to emerge from Chapter 11 in short order.
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NewsChasen case 'person of interest' kills himself in Hollywood
A man wanted for questioning by police in the investigation into the murder of publicist Ronni Chasen shot and killed himself in Hollywood last night [1].
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Columbia hires Hill, Tatum for 21 Jump Street adaptation
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum will star in a contemporary adaptation of the television series 21 Jump Street for Columbia Pictures.
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Universal appoints first multicultural marketing chiefs
Fabian Castro and Talitha Watkins have joined Universal Pictures as vice-presidents of multicultural marketing.
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NewsConsidine, Farmiga make director bows at Sundance
The directorial debuts of Paddy Considine, Vera Farmiga and Barry Levinson’s son Sam Levinson as well as new work from Sundance alumni James Marsh and Drake Doremus are among the Sundance 2011 competition line-up announced today [December 1].
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FilmDistrict, Netflix sign multi-year pay-TV deal
The agreement kicks off in 2011 and represents the latest coup for Netflix following a similar arrangement with Relativity Media and a deal with Epix that grants it streaming rights to films from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
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FeaturesVital signs at AFM
The sales business may be going through challenging times, but this year’s AFM showed there are still opportunities to be found — and the international arena is vital. Jeremy Kay reports
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Jackson-Cohen, Gleeson join Intrepid's The Raven in Hungary
Intrepid Pictures has begun principal photography in Hungary on The Raven starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Luke Evans.
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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.