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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1076
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NewsSummit, Jonathan Levine team up on Warm Bodies
Summit Entertainment has acquired feature rights to Warm Bodies and hired Jonathan Levine (pictured) to write and direct the project.
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NewsAvatar adds $129m overseas and sets sail for history
In its fifth weekend Avatar stayed on course to sink Titanic’s 12-year international and global box office records as it added an estimated $128.9m through Fox International to raise the tally to $1.2bn.
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NewsMicrofinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus among Sundance panelist roster
Sundance has unveiled its roster of panels and special events, which this year will feature a number of philanthropists, activists and artists who support the festival’s goal of using art to effect social change.
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NewsAbramowitz, Eftekhar launch distribution and marketing venture Area23a
Independent marketing and distribution consultant Richard Abramowitz and Ocule Films founder Kirt Eftekhar have launched the bi-coastal distributor Area23a.
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NewsThe Imperialists Are Still Alive! among Film Sales Company Sundance slate
Film Sales Company president Andrew Herwitz has lined up his initial Sundance slate, with a roster that includes worldwide rights to Zeina Durra’s The Imperialists Are Still Alive!
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NewsEmily Blunt added to honours roster at 25th Santa Barbara Festival
Emily Bunt will receive the Chopin Virtuoso Award at the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) next month.
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FeaturesBuzz nation
Which films will generate heat in Utah’s mountain cool? Jeremy Kay picks a selection of titles from across the festival
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NewsAvatar and The Hangover win best picture Golden Globes
Avatar won the best dramatic film and The Hangover won best comedy or musical as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association spread their largesse far and wide at the 67th Golden Globes.
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NewsGirl With The Dragon Tattoo wins PSIFF audience award
Niels Arden Oplev’s murder mystery and European box office smash The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Sweden/Denmark/Germany) has won the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for best narrative feature.
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NewsAvatar now third biggest US release ever after $41.3m hold
A robust $54.6m hold over the four-day Martin Luther King Day public holiday in the fifth weekend saw Fox’s Avatar overtake Star Wars to become the third biggest North American release in history.
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FeaturesThe documentaries
The war in Afghanistan - and Joan Rivers - provide rich subject matter for a series of eye-catching docs premiering at Sundance
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FeaturesPeak condition
John Cooper, the new director of the Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21-31), tells Jeremy Kay about his desire to return this year’s edition to its artistically independent origins.
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NewsInternational distribution chief Anthony Marcoly out at Disney
Disney’s president of international theatrical distribution Anthony Marcoly is leaving the studio after two decades as chairman Rich Ross (pictured) implemented further changes to the executive roster.
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NewsAvatar crosses $1bn overseas, sets sights on Titanic's record
Avatar was on course to cross $1bn through Fox International at the overseas box office last night [January 14] as it bears down on Titanic’s high-water mark.
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NewsKatzenberg teases press with sneaks from DreamWorks Animation slate
DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg and his cohorts staged a half-day media presentation in Los Angeles [January 14] as the company heads into the busiest year in its relatively short history.
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NewsLleju Productions boards political satire The Zero
Lleju Productions has optioned rights to Jess Walter’s satirical novel The Zero and hired director Derrick Borte following the world premiere in Toronto last autumn of The Joneses.
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NewsAvatar crosses $100m global box office on IMAX
IMAX Corporation has scored its first $100m global hit as sources confirmed Avatar had grossed more than $101.3m since the film launched one month ago.
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NewsCeline Rattray leaves Plum to head Mandalay Vision
Former Plum Pictures co-CEO Celine Rattray has moved over to head Mandalay Entertainment’s New York-based independent film financing division Mandalay Vision.
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NewsLionsgate, Phoenix conceive What To Expect screen project
Lionsgate has acquired from Phoenix Pictures worldwide rights to the screen adaptation of the bestselling pregnancy bible What To Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff.