All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1044
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NewsTamara Drewe to kick off Bahamas Int’l Film Festival
Stephen Frears’ comedy Tamara Drewe will launch the Caribbean event on December 1 in Nassau.
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NewsWinter's Bone star Lawrence to receive PSIFF Rising Star Award
The actress will receive the 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Rising Star Award on January 8, 2011..
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NewsSpirit Awards 2011 head back to Santa Monica beach
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards is returning to Santa Monica beach for 2011.
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NewsDave Hutkin to head new finance division for Weinsteins
Entertainment finance expert David Hutkin has joined The Weinstein Company (TWC) to head the new Strategic Initiatives, Investments & Banking Group.
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NewsLevy joins cast of Myriad Pictures comedy Goon
Eugene Levy has joined the cast of the comedy Goon, which Myriad Pictures will introduce to international buyers at AFM.
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NewsAFM, HKTDC to stage Hong Kong Day during market
The American Film Market and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council will stage Hong Kong Day during the market on November 4.
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NewsVietnamese hit Clash finds US home at Indomina
Indomina Releasing continues to bulk up its initial distribution slate with US rights to the action title.
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NewsCelluloid Nightmares pounces on Sitges hit Atrocious for AFM
Celluloid Nightmares has acquired worldwide sales rights to the Spanish horror film following the world premiere at Sitges.
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NewsGodard not to travel to US to collect honorary Oscar
Jean-Luc Godard will not attend the Governors Awards hosted by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences to collect his honorary award on November 13.
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NewsHPI revs up AFM slate with Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 3D
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park International will commence sales at AFM next week on the action sequel with Nicolas Cage back in the saddle as the motorcycle stuntman with supernatural powers.
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NewsMon Oncle, Rear Window among Lynch AFI Fest selections
AFI FEST has unveiled the five features selected by its first guest artistic director, David Lynch.
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NewsBerry to enter awards race with Frankie & Alice
Halle Berry has thrown her hat into the awards contest as it was announced that Freestyle Releasing will give Frankie & Alice a qualifying run on December 17 in New York and Los Angeles.
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NewsVisit Films announces slew of sales in run-up to AFM
New York-based sales company Visit Films has closed a number of deals ahead of next week’s AFM in Santa Monica.
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NewsNIAF honours producer Aurelio De Laurentiis
Italian producer and president of Napoli football club Aurelio De Laurentiis was honoured by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at its 35th awards gala in Washington DC on October 23.
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Unified falls for teen comedy Cherry ahead of AFM
Los Angeles-based production, financing and international sales company Unified Pictures will arrive at next month’s AFM with the teen comedy Cherry.
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NewsParanormal Activity 2 rules international on $22.2m launch
Paranormal Activity 2 dominated the overseas arena as the opening wave of releases through Paramount / PPI produced $22.2m according to revised figures issued on Monday [25], knocking Universal’s Despicable Me off its perch. Universal chiefs won’t mind too much as they revealed the company’s combined overseas box office was ...
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NewsParanormal 2 inspires $42m in US box office activity
A superb $42m debut saw Paranormal Activity 2 soar to the top of the charts as Jackass 3-D secured second place to set up a one-two finish for Paramount.
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Mazursky in line for LAFCA career honour
Paul Mazursky will receive Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s (LAFCA) Career Achievement Award “for his collective work and contributions to film”, the body announced last night [24].
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Paradox lines up motion comic Conan prequel
Paradox Entertainment and Double Barrel Motion Labs are producing Conan: The Savage Tales, a prequel to the upcoming Conan film that will take the form of a motion comic.
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NewsSpielberg to shoot Robopocalypse in January 2012
Steven Spielberg will commence principal photography on the sci-fi tale in January 2012 in what is expected to become another tentpole for the reconstituted DreamWorks Studios.