All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1071
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NewsFilmBuff 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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NewsEberts 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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NewsMichael 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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NewsCarl 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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NewsMajid 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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NewsShrek 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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NewsChristian 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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NewsAvatar 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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NewsShutter 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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NewsTrio 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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NewsTwo-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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FeaturesThe 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
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NewsAvatar set to rule eleventh weekend as Alice waits in wings
Avatar is expected to extend its overseas rule in what may well be its final session as the number one release.
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NewsGregory Allen Howard to script American football biopic The Magician
Remember The Titans screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard (pictured( has boarded a biopic about 1970s American football legend Marlin Briscoe.
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NewsHow I Ended This Summer lands New Directors/New Films slot
The 39th annual New Directors/New Films collaboration between New York’s Film Society Of Lincoln Center and The Museum Of Modern Art will run from March 24-April 4.
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NewsCover girl gets Sony Valentine's date opposite Adam Sandler
Sports Illustrated cover model Brooklyn Decker (pictured) has joined Columbia Pictures’ romantic comedy Just Go With It starring previously announced Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.
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NewsOriginal Inglourious Basterds director to honour Tarantino
The director of the original 1978 Inglorious Bastards Enzo G Castellari will present Quentin Tarantino with an award at the opening of the 5th Annual Los Angeles – Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest in Hollywood this weekend.
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Brian Grazer among keynotes at Produced By Conference
Producers Brian Grazer, Gale Anne Hurd and Mark Johnson, Lakeshore Entertainment president Gary Lucchesi and entrepreneur Mark Cuban are among the line-up of speakers for the PGA’s second annual Produced By Conference
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NewsSundance Institute names Keri Putnam executive director
The Sundance Institute has found its replacement executive director following the departure nearly one year ago of Ken Brecher.
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Lucky Monkey, Medici reunite on Married And Cheating
Writer-director Raymond De Felitta is reuniting with Lucky Monkey Pictures’ Lauren Versel and Maria Teresa Arida on the romantic comedy Married And Cheating.