All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1041
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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group names Bracey CFO
Susan Bracey has joined Los Angeles-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group as CFO and executive vice-president.
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NewsDisney expands horizons with acquisition of social gaming developer Playdom
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire online social gaming company Playdom Inc as it develops its digital gaming portfolio and uncovers new channels to reach consumers.
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NewsCiudad Juarez murders tale Backyard to close 14th LALIFF
Carlos Carrera’s crime drama Backyard will close the seven-day 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on August 25, marking the culmination of a programme of 37 features and 36 shorts.
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NewsInception crosses $20m in global ticket sales in Imax
Christopher Nolan’s number one North American film Inception was poised to cross the $20m worldwide box office mark in Imax theatres today [27].
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Sundance, Cinereach name first wave of new initiative grantees
The Sundance Institute and Cinereach today [27] announced the 2010 projects that have been awarded grants for development, production, or post-production as part of the partners’ $1.5m three-year initiative The Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute.
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Ascent Media brings in trio of key hires
California-based Ascent Media Group has announced a series of key appointments, naming Larry Birstock senior vice-president of media services.
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Tibet In Song gets US release through Guge
Guge Productions will release Ngawang Choephel’s documentary Tibet In Song in New York on September 24 ahead of a nationwide roll-out.
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WGA sets 2011 awards timeline
The 2011 Writers Guild Awards will take place on February 5, 2011 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
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Reliance MediaWorks adds Today's Special to the menu
Reliance MediaWorks has picked up US rights to New York-based Inimitable Pictures’ first US production Today’s Special.
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Production wraps on Atlas Shrugged - Part One
Production has wrapped on Strike Productions’ Atlas Shrugged – Part One based on Ayn Rand’s rousing 1957 novel about the collapse of American society after leading thinkers and creators go on strike.
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Icahn sues Lionsgate over debt-to-equity swap
Carl Icahn, the man who would be king of Lionsgate, is suing the studio over its move last week to convert $100m of debt into equity.
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NewsSucker Punch, Avengers, Other Guys captivate Comic-Con
The studios rolled out their big guns at Comic-Con over the weekend as panels from Warner Bros, Marvel Studios and Universal stirred up the crowd.
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NewsInception dreams on with $44m hold as Salt spices up charts
Inception’s estimated $43.5m number one hold in North America saw the sci-fi thriller race towards the $150m mark after barely two weeks in play.
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NewsToy Story 3 trumps Inception with $62m overseas weekend
An estimated $62m weekend haul propelled Toy Story 3 to $351m overseas and while it is stretching it to say the animation’s prospects could reach infinity and beyond, at this pace a long and prosperous life looks guaranteed.
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Watchmen producer pounces on film rights to comic book The Untamed
Watchmen and Hellboy producer Lloyd Levin has acquired film rights to Stranger Comics’ The Untamed ahead of the comic’s publication.
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Quartet to adapt Will Eisner's graphic novel A Contract With God
Alex Rivera, Tze Chun, Barry Jenkins and Sean Baker are to direct the late Will Eisner’s graphic novel A Contract With God.
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NewsRelativity achieves studio goal following Overture deal
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media has effectively become a studio overnight following a deal to acquire the distribution and marketing operations of Overture Films.
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NewsDel Toro thrills Comic-Con with Haunted Mansion announcement
Guillermo del Toro is developing a 3D feature for Disney based on the amusement park ride The Haunted Mansion – one of the first films under the Rich Ross regime.
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NewsBernal, Furstenberg start shooting thriller The Loneliest Planet
Gael Garcia Bernal and Hani Furstenberg have been cast as the leads in Julia Loktev’s thriller The Loneliest Planet, which is set to commence principal photography in the republic of Georgia on July 26.
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NewsAdrian Grenier's producing partner launches Bert Marcus Productions
Adrian Grenier’s producing partner Bert Marcus has launched Bert Marcus Productions, the company behind the upcoming documentary Teenage Paparazzo, and announced its next few projects.