All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1056
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NewsLionsgate board throws out Icahn's $6.50 tender offer
Lionsgate said last night [2] its board of directors had rejected Carl Icahn’s unsolicited offer to buy up to all of the issued and outstanding common shares at $6.50 per share.
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NewsO-Scope appeals against MPAA rating on Holocaust doc
Oscilloscope Laboratories will appeal on August 5 against the MPAA’s decision to give an R rating to the Holocaust documentary A Film Unfinished for “disturbing images of Holocaust atrocities including graphic nudity.”
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NewsStrand takes US rights to Tribeca entry The Arbor
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Clio Barnard’s Tribeca entry The Arbor from Wavelength Pictures.
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Lorber acquires US rights to Who Is Harry Nilsson doc
Lorber Films has picked up all US rights to the documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is EverybodyTalkin’ About Him)?
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Principal photography underway on Vamps as cast expands
More cast have joined Red Hour Films’ Vamps, Amy Heckerling’s vampire film that began shooting yesterday [2] in Detroit, Mchigan.
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Babelgum announces tri-platform animation and anime competition
Digital broadcast network Babelgum has launched what it claims is the first tri-platform competition for online, mobile and offline covering animation and anime.
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Showcase reports strong sales on family adventure White Lion
California-based Showcase Entertainment has concluded a raft of sales on its family adventure White Lion that launched at Cannes market.
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NewsInception rules as $55m dominates overseas box office
Christopher Nolan’s Inception claimed the overseas box office crown with a confirmed $55m weekend haul from more than 7,610 screens in 51 markets.
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NewsInception continues dreamy start with $28m US hold
Inception made it three weekends in a row at the top thanks to an estimated $27.5m haul that raised Warner Bros and legendary Pictures’ sci-fi thriller to $193.3m.
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NewsNYFF selects The Tempest as centrepiece screening
The North American premiere of Julie Taymor’s The Tempest will screen as the centerpiece film at the 48th New York Film Festival on October 2.
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Features‘There is still capital flowing into domestic distribution'
In the second of two round-table debates on the new realities in Hollywood, Jeremy Kay speaks to executives about pre-sales, banks and the rise of international power hubs
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FeaturesBreaking dawn for Summit
Summit Entertainment has succeeded where others have failed in creating a vibrant new independent with studio-level capabilities. Patrick Wachsberger and Robert Friedman tell Jeremy Kay how
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‘Financing is still predicated on foreign value’
The US business is in uncharted waters, with the global financial meltdown creating new paradigms and opportunities for independents. Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay gathered a diverse group of luminaries to discuss the business in 2010
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FeaturesFinancing the Dream
In 2009, DreamWorks secured $825m for the next stage in its development. Jeremy Kay speaks to COO Jeff Small about the studio’s cost-conscious international focus and how new backers, including Reliance and Disney, fit in
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FeaturesWarner’s world-wide web
Warner Bros remains the studio with the most consistent run of franchise tentpoles and worldwide mega-hits. Jeremy Kay asks studio chiefs Alan Horn and Jeff Robinov how their business is changing
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Vamps cast adds Kristen Johnston as Michigan shoot starts
Kristen Johnston has joined the cast of Amy Heckerling’s Vamps, which is about to start shooting this week in Detroit, Michigan.
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Virgin Produced launches in LA, partners with Relativity
Richard Branson’s brand new film and television company Virgin Produced has entered into a joint venture with Relativity Media’s Rogue Pictures.
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NewsGermany holds key to overseas box office weekend
Toy Story 3 is expected to cross $400m this weekend but will face a strong challenge from Inception for the overseas box office crown.
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Provincetown festival apppoints Deborah Magee associate executive director
Deborah Magee has been named associate executive director of the Provincetown International Film Festival.
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Former Senator Bob Kerrey, MPAA end CEO talks
Former Senator Bob Kerrey, who was considered by many to be the frontrunner to head the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA), has pulled out of the race.