All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1081
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Zeitgeist acquires US rights to von Trotta's Vision
Zeitgeist Films has acquired US rights to Margarethe von Trotta’s Vision starring Barbara Sukowa that screened on April 21 as the opening night film of the Kino! 2010: New Cinema From Germany series.
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New York shoot nears end on teen romance Homework
Shooting in New York is expected to wrap this week on Gigi Films and Mint Pictures’ teen romance Homeworkstarring Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore.
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Lionsgate board recommends shareholders reject Icahn's share offer
Lionsgate’s board has recommended shareholders reject Carl Icahn’s offer of $7 per share and do not tender their shares into the offer.
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NewsFord's IM Global looks to future with trio of key hires
Stuart Ford is expanding his ambitious LA and London-based sales company IM Global with three highly regarded additions to the executive suite and a new world cinema division set to be unveiled in Cannes.
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Civil Rights doc Freedom Riders finds US home
Wendy Lidell’s International Film Circuit will distribute the Civil Rights documentary Freedom Riders.
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Rob Letterman to direct, Nick Stoller to rewrite Stretch Armstrong
Monsters Vs Aliens director Rob Letterman will take the reins on Universal’s action adaptation Stretch Armstrongstarring Taylor Lautner.
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NBR shuffles executive suite
Melissa Farnum will be the new programme committee chair at the National Board Of Review and James Janowsky continues in his third year as the student grant committee chair.
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Parallel Media to self-distribute Sundance comedy High School
Parallel Media, the producers on Sundance premiere High School, will self-distribute the film in US theatres this autumn.
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Film Movement takes quartet for VOD
Film Movement has picked up four titles for VOD in a sign of its move towards the new media platform.
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Production underway on SWAT: Fire Fight
Principal photography has commenced in Detroit on Neal H Moritz’s Original Film and Sony subsidiary Stage 6 Films’ SWAT: Fire Fight.
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NewsGravitas Ventures takes North American VOD rights to The Lottery
Ambitious VOD distributor Gravitas Ventures has acquired all North American VOD rights to Madeleine Sackler’s documentary The Lottery.
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Kick-Ass snatches US box office title with $19.8m debut
Lionsgate’s action romp Kick-Ass won the weekend box office race in North American when all was said and done, opening top on $19.8m.
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NewsParamount switches Iron Man 2 world premiere to LA to avoid travel mayhem
Paramount has moved the world premiere of Iron Man 2 from London to Los Angeles after the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland shut down most airports across northern Europe.
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Summit acquires iconic Men Are From Mars relationship franchise
Summit Entertainment has acquired worldwide film and television rights to the entire franchise based on communication expert John Gray’s book series Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.
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NewsWBPI reports higher $55.3m overseas weekend for Clash
Clash Of The Titans held on to pole position at the box office and grossed $55.3m at the weekend as Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) confirmed results were almost $2m higher than initial weekend estimates.
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NewsIFC falls for French hit Heartbreaker in US
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Pascal Chaumeil’s French hit Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) ahead of its North American premiere at COLCOA in Los Angeles tonight [19].
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NewsAlex Walton joins Exclusive as president of international sales
Alex Walton has joined Exclusive Film Distribution as president of international sales and distribution, effective May 1.
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Maui shoot underway on comedy Get A Job!
Principal photography is underway on the comedy Get A Job! by Brian Kohne and produced by Stefan Schaefer.
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NewsCommission gives go-ahead to film futures exchange
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has approved a proposal by Media Derivatives to set up a futures exchange trading in box office opening weekends.
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NewsLionsgate boards sales on Machine Gun Preacher for Cannes
Lionsgate will commence pre-sales in Cannes on the action drama Machine Gun Preacher that Marc Forster will direct starring Gerard Butler.