All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1063
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13 to receive world premiere at SXSW
Gela Babluani’s all-star crime drama 13 will receive its world premiere in Austin later this month.
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Edell to tower over Inferno
Los Angeles-based Inferno Entertainment has announced the appointment of its CEO and president.
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Hurt Locker producer banned from Oscars
The Academy has announced its punishment for The Hurt Locker producer following a furore over a campaign email
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Tribeca moves into distribution
Tribeca Enterprises launches distribution arm and online element to the festival.
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Gordon-Levitt replaces McAvoy on Untitled comedy
James McAvoy has been forced to leave Summit and Mandate’s Untitled comedy due to undisclosed personal reasons and has been replaced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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Oscar short film nominees to screen via Movies On Demand
Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures’ Oscar nominated shorts series has been made available through Movies On Demand (MOD) on a number of US cable carriers.
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Burton and Bekmambetov to adapt Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov are teaming up on the adaptation of Pride And Prejudice And Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith’s latest literary mash-up.
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Roger Ebert to collect San Francisco honour
Roger Ebert will receive the Mel Novikoff Award at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival.
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FilmBuff plans day-and-date VOD launch for SXSW duo
FilmBuff, the VOD platform operated by Cinetic Rights Management, plans to release two films day-and-date with their North American premieres at SXSW.
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Eberts lend support to FIND's Truer Than Fiction award
Chaz Ebert and Roger Ebert have established the Chaz & Roger Ebert Truer Than Fiction Award ahead of Friday’s 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards [March 5] in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Michael Douglas to receive Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center has announced that Michael Douglas will be this year’s recipient of its prestigious Chaplin Award.
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Carl Icahn moves to increase stake in Lionsgate by 50%
Carl Icahn sought to increase his ownership of Lionsgate on Monday [March 1] in a move that would see his stake grow by nearly half its current level to 29.9% of common shares.
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Majid Majidi announces plans for $30m Mohammad project
Highly regarded Iranian auteur Majid Majidi is lining up the historical epic Mohammad, which at $30m is by far the most expensive and ambitious project ever to be assembled out of Iran.
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Shrek Forever After to open Tribeca 2010
The world premiere of DreamWorks Animation’s 3D summer tentpole Shrek Forever After will open the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival on April 21 in New York.
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Christian Berger wins ASC prize for The White Ribbon
Christian Berger claimed top honours in the feature film category for his work on The White Ribbon at the 24th Annual American Society Of Cinematographers’ (ASC) awards.
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Avatar rules overseas for 11th weekend with $36.1m haul
According to revised figures from Fox International Avatar grossed $39.8m over the weekend - considerably higher than originally estimated — to bring the tally to $1.849bn.
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Shutter Island retains North American crown with $22.2m
Shutter Island is well on its way to $100m as a $22.2m number one hold boosted Paramount’s mystery thriller to $75.1m after two weekends.
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Trio of new films among BAMcinematek's Focus On IFC Films
Three new acquisitions by IFC will be among the line-up of titles at the upcoming Focus On IFC Films at BAMcinematek in New York.
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Two-part French gangster epic Mesrine finally finds US home
Music Box Films has augmented its war chest of prestigious international titles by acquiring all US rights to Jean-Francois Richet’s two part Jacques Mesrine saga.
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The bridge builder
The veteran producer tells Jeremy Kay about his 100th film, partnering with Imagenation and why he wants to make connections between east and west