All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1042
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Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn join cast of My Idiot Brother
Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub of Big Beach have hired Hugh Dancy and Kathryn Hahn to join the comedy My Idiot Brother.
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NewsSummit sets release dates for Fair Game, The Darkest Hour
Summit Entertainment has scheduled the true-life spy drama Fair Game for a November 5 launch in North America.
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IMAX, Guangzhou Jinyi agree to build further four theatres in China
IMAX Corporation has expanded its footprint in China by signing an agreement with Guangzhou Jinyi Film & Television Group to open eight IMAX theatres.
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BAFTA/LA, Warner Bros team up with Los Angeles for screening series
BAFTA/LA, Warner Bros and Warner Home Video are launching a free outdoor summer screening series in Los Angeles.
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Film Bridge International to handle sales on Winnie biopic
Ellen Wander’s Film Bridge International has picked up international sales rights to Ironwood Films’ Winnie Mandela biopic Winnie starring Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard.
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NewsLionsgate, Icahn renew hostilities as truce expires
In two dramatic twists in the ongoing tale of Lionsgate, Carl Icahn returned from the truce period between the parties with a $6.50 tender offer for common stock shortly before the studio announced last night [20] it had swapped $100m in debt for stock.
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NewsFIP hires Shebnem Askin-Schreger as sales activity grows
Fox International Productions (FIP) is expanding its sales activity and has hired Shebnem Askin-Schreger formerly of Cinetic International and 2929 International as senior vice-president of sales and production finance.
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Andy Tennant to direct Heigl romance Adaline for Lakeshore, Kimmel
Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment have hired Andy Tennant to direct the epic romance Adaline starring Katherine Heigl.
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Fox names Keith Feldman president of international home entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox has promoted Keith Feldman to president of its international home entertainment division.
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Alcon set to swim with family saga Dolphin's Tale
Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment has greenlit the family project Dolphin’s Tale.
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NewsInception soars to the top in North America on $60.4m
Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi spectacle Inception from Christopher Nolan soared to the top in its opening weekend on an estimated $60.4m.
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NewsShrek topples Eclipse to lead overseas with $52.2m
DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek Forever After ruled the waves in the first post-World Cup weekend thanks to an estimated $52.2m haul from 8,063 sites through PPI in 57 territories.
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Secret Diaries, A Marine Story win at Outfest
James Kent’s The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister won Outfest’s grand jury award for outstanding international dramatic feature as the event closed over the weekend.
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Kimmel adds cast to comedy Cloudburst
Kristin Booth and Ryan Doucette have joined the cast of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment’s comedy Cloudburst.
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NewsEclipse poised to cross quarter-billion mark overseas
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is bidding to rule the overseas arena for the third consecutive weekend as it ventures into German-speaking Europe and stands at the cusp of $250m.
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IMAX signs three-system deal with China's Lumiere Pavilions
In the latest in a slew of IMAX installation deals, the company announced it has partnered with Chinese exhibitor Pavilions to introduce three systems.
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NewsnewportFILM launches with two outdoor screenings
Two outdoor film screenings in July will officially launch newportFILM as the organisation plans a year-round schedule of events.
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Congress measure spells end for futures trading lobby
A coalition of guild and industry professionals led by the MPAA has welcomed a move by the Senate today [15] that would ban futures trading on box office performance.
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NewsIFC lands North American rights to Tetsuo pair
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to two films from director Shinya Tsukamoto’s acclaimed Tetsuo trilogy: Tetsuo III: The Bullet Man and Tetsuo II: The Body Hammer.
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NewsMyriad hires Jeffrey Engelen as svp distribution
Jeffrey Engelen has joined production, finance and sales company Myriad Pictures as senior vice-president of distribution.