All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1045
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NewsFirst Beautiful Thing to open Cinema Italian Style in LA
Italy’s Academy Awards submission The First Beautiful Thing (La Prima Cosa Bella) will open the Cinema Italian Style 2010 showcase in Los Angeles on Nov 9.
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NewsParanormal Activity 2 ushers in early Halloween overseas
Paramount unleashes the much anticipated Paranormal Activity 2 through PPI in around 20 territories over the next several days.
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NewsMiller, Heller on way up at SPHE international unit
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) senior vice-president of international T Paul Miller will oversee the company’s operating territories in the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions as well as select emerging markets.
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Palisades Tartan to release Italy's The First Beautiful Thing in US
The distributor has taken North American rights from IntraMovies to Italy’s foreign language Oscar submission, The First Beautiful Thing (La Prima Cosa Bella).
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New York trio launch publicity, marketing and creative agency Brigade
Digital marketing executive Tom Cunha, publicist Adam Kersh and social media strategist Jean McDowell have launched the publicity, digital marketing and creative agency Brigade.
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NewsNew Line casts doubt over NZ location for Hobbit
The issue over where and when The Hobbit will shoot looks likely to drag on given the studio’s announcement today.
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NewsWarner Bros to decide on Hobbit location
Uncertainty continues to hover over the saga of The Hobbit despite a move by SAG to defuse a tense situation that has been mounting between the unions and the film’s producers.
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NewsFilm Bridge to tempt AFM buyers with Lives Of The Saints ensemble
Meg Ryan, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, John Lithgow, Joe Anderson and Kat Dennings will star in BCDF Pictures’ ensemble drama Lives Of The Saints.
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NewsBusy Magnet acquires US rights to Black Death
Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights from HanWay Films to Christopher Smith’s medieval thriller Black Death starring Sean Bean.
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NewsUS-China summit set for Los Angeles on eve of AFM
A special Chinese delegation will explore opportunities with Hollywood professionals at a US-China Film Summit on November 2 in Los Angeles, one day before the AFM kicks off across town in Santa Monica.
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FeaturesThe starting post
A host of titles are jostling for position in the awards race as Venice and Toronto kick off. Jeremy Kay assesses the credentials of the leading contenders.
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NewsMagnet drawn to Vanishing On 7th Street
Magnet Releasing has announced its second acquisition this week, taking US rights from Cinetic to Brad Anderson’s recent Toronto world premiere Vanishing On 7th Street.
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NewsHemingway's Garden Of Eden goes to Roadside for US
Roadside Attractions has acquired US rights to Hemingway’s Garden Of Eden directed by John Irvin and starring Mena Suvari and Jack Huston.
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NewsFranco to collect Santa Barbara award
James Franco will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Performance Of The Year Award on January 29, 2011.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour Mulligan with breakthrough award
Carey Mulligan will receive the 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Breakthrough Performance Award for her work in Never Let Me Go and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
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Shoreline to commence sales on Bonnie And Clyde at AFM
Shoreline Entertainment has come aboard as sales agent on Cypress Moon Studios’ The Story Of Bonnie AndClyde, which is set to star Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers.
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NewsDisney pays $115m to distribute Iron Man 3, The Avengers
Disney’s agreement with Paramount modifies the terms under which the former acquired Marvel Entertainment last year.
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Bodyguards And Assassins heads to Indomina
Indomina Releasing has added US rights to Hong Kong martial arts hit Bodyguards And Assassins to its rapidly expanding line-up.
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Magnet snares Norwegian tale The Troll Hunter
Magnet Releasing has acquired worldwide rights excluding Europe to Andre Ovredal’s The Troll Hunter.
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NewsAFI FEST adds Poetry, Precious Life to line-up
Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry (pictured), Shlomi Eldar’s documentary Precious Life and Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins will screen during AFI FEST 2010 as top brass unveiled entries in five further sections.