All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1081
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Film Movement acquires US rights to comedy 1981
Film Movement has acquired US rights to Ricardo Trogi’s French-Canadian comedy 1981.
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NewsWorld premiere of Freakonomics to close Tribeca on April 30
The world premiere of Freakonomics will close the 9th Tribeca Film Festival on April 30 as festival top brass unveiled three gala screenings.
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NewsThe Works adds Countdown To Zero to Cannes slate
The Works has bulked up its Cannes slate and acquired international sales rights from Submarine to the nuclear proliferation documentary, according to people close to the deal.
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NewsCooking With Stella to open Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
Dilip Mehta’s Cooking With Stella will open the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) in Hollywood on April 20.
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NewsEmmett/Furla and Freedom Films strike three-film deal with Palo Verde
Emmett/Furla Films and Freedom Films have struck a three-film production and financing deal with hedge fund Palo Verde.
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NewsLegendary to revive Japanese cult favourite Godzilla
Legendary Pictures is bringing an English-language theatrical version of Godzilla back to the screen after acquiring rights from Toho to produce a feature.
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NewsAustralian hit Mao's Last Dancer finds US distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all US rights to Bruce Beresford’s Australian box office hit Mao’s Last Dancer.
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NewsMagnolia acquires US rights to Berman and Pulcini's The Extra Man
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s The Extra Man starring Kevin Kline and Paul Dano.
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NewsAlice rules overseas on $46m but feels Dragon's heat
Alice In Wonderland is well on course to cross $400m overseas as the fantasy adventure grossed a further $46m for $363m, while How To Train Your Dragon grossed $31m through PPI from 62% of the international marketplace.
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NewsHow To Train Your Dragon slays Alice in US with $43.3m launch
DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon opened top of the charts through Paramount on an estimated $43.3m.
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NewsSloss to self-distribute Banksy doc in limited US run
John Sloss will self-distribute the Banksy documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop in the US through his fledgling Producers Distribution Agency
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NewsKate Hudson on board Alcon, 2S ensemble romance Something Borrowed
Kate Hudson (pictured) is in final talks to join the cast of Alcon Entertainment-based 2S Films’ Something Borrowed.
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NewsNational Geographic Entertainment acquires US rights to Restrepo
National Geographic Entertainment (NGE) has acquired US rights to Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington’s war documentary Restrepo.
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NewsMagnet attracted to Spanish horror sequel [Rec] 2.
Magnet Releasing has added Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza’s Spanish horror sequel to their slate.
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NewsAlice In Wonderland faces Dragon attack overseas
Disney’s Alice In Wonderland faces its sternest test yet as PPI unleashes How To Train Your Dragon in more than 30 territories this weekend.
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NewsWeinsteins take multi-territory rights to Swedish hit Easy Money
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired multiple territory rights to the latest red-hot Scandinavian property in the wake of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy.
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NewsFilming underway on iDeal's comedy Dirty Girl with Jovovich, Macy
Filming is underway in Los Angeles on iDeal Partners Film Fund’s comedy Dirty Girl with Milla Jovovich (pictured), William H Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam and Tim McGraw.
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NewsNick Meyer, Brett Ratner launch White Knuckle genre label
Nick Meyer’s return to the frontlines continues apace with news that the Sierra Pictures chief has teamed up with Brett Ratner to launch White Knuckle Pictures.
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NewsBright, Klenert join forces to launch Prodigy PR
The ambitious duo of agency publicist Erik Bright (pictured) and independent distributor executive Alex Klenert (pictured) have teamed up to launch the Santa Monica-based publicity firm Prodigy PR.
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NewsHuston, Saint, Olson to celebrate classic film in LA
Anjelica Huston (pictured), Eva Marie Saint, Nancy Olson and writer-director Curtis Hanson are among the guests set to appear at the TCM Classic Film Festival inollywood in April.