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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1079
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NewsAn Education, Avatar, Hurt Locker among PGA nominees
Avatar’s James Cameron and Jon Landau, Inglourious Basterds’ Lawrence Bender, and Star Trek’s J J Abrams and Damon Lindelof are among the ten sets of nominees for the Producers Guild Of America’s Darryl F Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.
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NewsDaniel Battsek reportedly poised to take over at National Geographic Films
Two months after leaving Miramax, Daniel Battsek is reportedly preparing to take over as president of National Geographic Films as Adam Leipzig segues into a producer role.
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NewsNew Video, Zipline team up on release of Sundance entry Bass Ackwards
New York-based New Video and Zipline Entertainment will release the low-budget Sundance drama Bass Ackwards nationwide on February 1, one day after the festival ends.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Slovenian mystery A Call Girl
Film Movement has acquired US rights to Damjan Kozole’s (pictured) Slovenian and English-language mystery A Call Girl.
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NewsSPC sets April release for Holofcener's Sundance entry Please Give
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) will release Nicole Holofcener’s Please Give on April 23 following its world premiere in Sundance later this month.
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NewsAvatar set to become highest grossing global IMAX release
Avatar is projected to become the highest grossing worldwide IMAX release this week as the opening day in China combined with global holdovers move the tally towards the $71m mark set by The Polar Express.
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NewsHurt Locker takes top honours from National Society
The Hurt Locker earned three of The National Society Of Film Critics’ top 2009 prizes, claiming best picture, best director for Kathryn Bigelow and best actor for Jeremy Renner.
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NewsAvatar soars overseas on $136.8m and $1bn worldwide
Fox International’s Avatar became only the fifth release in history to cross $1bn worldwide as it held on to the overseas crown thanks to an estimated $136.8m from 13,784 screens in 109 markets. It boosted the running total to $676.9m after three weeks.
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NewsAvatar stays top in North America on $68.3m
Avatar surged into the new year on top of the world, buoyed by exceptional word of mouth that saw the Fox release add an estimated $68.3m to boost the North American tally to $352.1m and reach $1.018bn worldwide after a mere three weekends.
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NewsPalm Springs puts Oscar contenders under the spotlight
Lee Daniels, Rob Marshall and Lone Scherfig will take part in on-stage interviews following screenings of Precious, Nineand An Education under the auspices of the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Talking Pictures: The Contenders series.
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NewsUK hands New Year Honours to Graham King, Tessa Ross
Graham King has been named an OBE in the UK’s New Year’s Honours List, while Film4 head Tessa Ross has been made CBE.
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NewsAFI hails bumper year for animation, Avatar and recession-proof film-going
2009’s extraordinary crop of animated releases and James Cameron’s pioneering work on the box office smash Avatar are among the American Film Institute’s (AFI) annual AFI Moments Of Significance.
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NewsWarner Bros to reach record $3.99bn global BO in 2009
Warner Bros Pictures Group is on course to reach a global box office industry record of $3.99bn for the 2009 reporting year, beating its previous industry mark of $3.66bn set in 2007.
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NewsCotillard, Tarantino earn Palm Springs special awards
Marion Cotillard and Quentin Tarantino (pictured) have been added to the honours roster at the upcoming 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF).
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NewsAvatar stays top on $75m in record $278m weekend
Fox’s Avatar held on to pole position in North America after a mere 3% slip on an estimated $75m as the weekend set an all-time box office record of $278m.
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NewsAvatar adds $153m as Fox Int'l sets BO industry record
Avatar grossed much more in its second weekend than Fox International originally estimated, adding $152.8m for $413.2m after 12 days in release. The result propelled Fox International’s annual box office to an industry-high $2.28bn with four days to go, overtaking Warner Bros Pictures International’s $2.24bn record from 2007.
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NewsCalifornia court denies request to dismiss Polanski case
Roman Polanski may have to return to the US for the first time since he fled the country in 1978 after a California appeals court rejected a bid to have sex charges against him dropped.
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NewsAvatar propels Fox Int'l over the $2bn barrier for third time
Last weekend’s mighty overseas launch for Avatar has propelled Fox International past the $2bn mark in overseas ticket sales for the third time in the company’s history.
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NewsLorber Films takes US rights to Berlusconi doc Videocracy
Kino Lorber’s theatrical distribution arm Lorber Films has acquired all US rights to Erik Gandini’s Videocracy.
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NewsIFC picks up SXSW hit The Overbrook Brothers
IFC Films has acquired US rights to John Bryant’s road movie and SXSW hit The Overbrook Brothers.