All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1079
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NewsAnchor Bay takes US, UK rights to After.Life
Anchor Bay has picked up US and UK rights to Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo’s psychological thriller After.Life.
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NewsRoadside picks up Ca$h for US theatrical release
Roadside Attractions has acquired all US rights to the crime thriller Ca$h starring Sean Bean and newcomer Chris Hemsworth.
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Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg are Earthbound for Film Dept
Bates and Goldberg join Film Department’s romantic comedy.
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Cinemavault boards Love & Savagery for EFM
Toronto-based Cinemavault has acquired international rights to John N Smith’s romance Love & Savagery starring Allan Hawco and Sarah Greene.
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NewsHammer to produce feature version of The Woman In Black
Hammer Films to adapt and producer Susan Hill’s bestselling ghost story with Talisman Films.
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NewsAcademy Award nominees express joy, surprise
Reactions from the runners and riders in the 82nd Academy Awards race after the nominees are announced in Los Angeles.
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NewsSPWAG, E1 Entertainment in step with Inner City's dance film Beat The World
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group acquires raft of rights to Inner City Films’ Beat The World.
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Image Entertainment investors acquire control of company
Image Entertainment’s investors have acquired control of the company and a new board of directors and management team has been appointed.
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NewsWarner Bros unveils 3D plan for Clash Of The Titans, Harry Potter 7
Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced last night [February 2] that the studio will release Clash Of The Titans worldwide in 3D on April 2.
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NewsLionsgate, Crest Animation team up on Norm Of The North
Lionsgate and Burbank-based Crest Animation Studios will co-produce the stereoscopic 3D animated family feature Norm Of The North.
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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi joins Fox Star Studios on My Name Is Khan
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has boarded My Name Is Khan alongside Fox Star Studios in the run-up to the release starring Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
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NewsLakeshore teams up with Underworld duo on I, Frankenstein
Lakeshore Entertainment is eyeing a new franchise in the shape of I, Frankenstein with its Underworld associates Kevin Grevioux (pictured) and Patrick Tatopoulos.
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NewsAvatar powers Fox International past $1bn in 2010
Fox International has crossed the $1bn box office mark in 2010 after less than one month – earlier by far than any studio in history.
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NewsPhase 4 acquires The Freebie out of Sundance
Phase 4 Films acquired North American rights late on Sunday night to Katie Aselton’s The Freebie, which premiered in the Next section at Sundance.
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NewsMenemsha to handle sales on Panorama entry Kawasaki’s Rose
Neil Friedman’s Menemsha Films has acquired worldwide sales rights ahead of the EFM to Czech director Jan Hrebejk’s Kawasaki’s Rose (Kawasakiho Ruze).
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Allen Blackwell joins E1 Entertainment US' in-house video label
E1 Entertainment US has hired Allen Blackwell as senior director of urban film and comedy for its in-house video label E1 Entertainment.
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NewsAvatar adds $30m in US to close on Titanic record
Avatar stayed top in its seventh consecutive weekend on an estimated $30m and will eclipse Titanic’s last remaining record within days to become the biggest North American release ever.
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NewsDGA win puts Bigelow in pole position for Oscar glory
In the latest twist in a fascinating duel for the best director Oscar, Kathryn Bigelow (pictured) was reinstated as favourite after she won the Directors Guild Of America’s (DGA) top prize on Saturday night [30].
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NewsAvatar crosses astonishing $2bn in global ticket sales
Fox’s sci-fi epic Avatar has achieved the unthinkable and grossed more than $2bn at the worldwide box office.
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NewsBanksy film exits Sundance en route to Berlin
Fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, Banksy’s hit documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop will screen out of competition in Berlin this month.