All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1054
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NewsEastwood's Hereafter to close New York Film Festival
Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter will close the 48th New York Film Festival on October 10 ten days before Warner Bros releases it in North America.
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Ellison's Skydance to co-finance Paramount films
Paramount has closed its first slate financing deal since talks with Deutsche bank collapsed in 2008 according to reports, signing a pact with Skydance Productions run by Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s son David Ellison.
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NewsRooney Mara to play Salander in Sony's Dragon Tattoo
Rooney Mara will star opposite Daniel Craig as the crime fighting Lisbeth Salander in Sony’s English language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
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Relativity, AMC team up on distribution competition
Relativity Media’s Rogue and AMC Theatres have launched the Big Break Movie Contest to offer film-makers with previously undistributed features the opportunity to obtain exclusive on-screen distribution.
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Engendered launches I View Film Festival
Transnational arts and human rights body Engendered has launched I View Film Festival 2010 designed to spotlight work from South Asian diaspora film-makers.
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O-Scope takes US rights to Shapiro's Monogamy
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US rights from Submarine to Murderball director Dana Adam Shapiro’s narrative feature film debut Monogamy.
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NewsStallone is back: Expendables conquers US on $35m
The lure of Sylvester Stallone’s old school action extravaganza proved irresistible for North American audiences as the boys with toys blew Julia Roberts’ comeback vehicle Eat Pray Love out of the water.
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NewsInception soars past $300m overseas for Warner Bros
Inception’s $36m haul meant it still had too much in the tank for the competition although Toy Story 3 continued to bring joy to Disney chiefs as it became the company’s biggest animation release overseas.
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Sundance Institute unveils series of producer support initiaitives
The Sundance Institute has announced a series of initiatives to support independent feature and documentary producers.
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NewsRoss hails global animation champion Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 has become the highest worldwide grossing animated film of all time on $920m.
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NewsRelativity Media adds three titles to inaugural slate
Relativity Media has added three titles to its initial slate of films that it will self-release following the acquisition of Overture Films’ distribution and marketing operations.
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NewsInception set to extend reign overseas and cross $300m
Inception should cross $300m overseas by the end of its fifth weekend in release and remains a strong bet to maintain its international supremacy.
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NewsMPAA upholds R rating for The Tillman Story
The film-makers on The Tillman Story have lost their appeal to the MPAA against the R rating one week before the film is due to open in North America.
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Eurocinema to expand Comcast VOD offerings
VOD service Eurocinema has launched Eurocinema On Demand as it expands its platform on Comcast.
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NewsJamie Foxx, Deon Taylor partner for No Brainer Films
Jamie Foxx and film-maker Deon Taylor have linked up to launch the production label No Brainer Films.
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NewsThe Tillman Story film-makers to appeal MPAA's R rating
The Tillman Story director Amir Bar Lev and producer John Battsek are to appeal the MPAA’s R rating for the documentary.
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NewsZeitgeist Films acquires Kevin Kline drama Queen To Play
Zeitgeist Films has acquired US rights to Queen To Play starring Kevin Kline and Sandrine Bonnaire.
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Icahn extends tender offer deadline until after BC court ruling
Carl Icahn has extended the deadline for his tender offer to Lionsgate shareholders until October 22.
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NewsToy Story 3, ESPN drive Disney to strong third quarter results
Announcing third quarter results, the Walt Disney Company reported strong growth driven by the runaway success of Toy Story 3 and previously deferred revenue from ESPN.
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Tatum ties up lead role in Das, GreeneStreet, Kimmel's Contortionist
Channing Tatum will play the lead in The Contortionist’s Handbook for Das Films, GreeneStreet Films and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.