All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1082
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Julianne Moore to receive Santa Barbara's Montecito Award
Julianne Moore, a strong Oscar contender for her performance opposite Colin Firth in A Single Man, will receive the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Montecito Award.
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New Moon seeks to retain overseas crown before Avatar touchdown
Summit Entertainment’s New Moon has reached $321.5m overseas and should register another solid weekend as it surges towards the $350m mark.
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Shoreline takes worldwide rights to Bolivian Oscar entry Zona Sur
Morris Ruskin’s LA-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to Juan Carlos’ Valvidia’s Bolivian foreign language Oscar and Golden Globes submission Zona Sur (Southern District).
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Mandate Pictures signs first-look deal with comedy outfit Rough House
Mandate Pictures has signed a two-year first-look deal with David Gordon Green, Jody Hill and Danny McBride’s(all pictured) new Rough House Pictures comedy production venture.
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Palm Springs to honour Jason Reitman, Jeremy Renner, T Bone Burnett
Jason Reitman, Jeremy Renner and T Bone Burnett will receive awards at the upcoming 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF).
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Universal confirms Debbie Liebling as president of production
Universal Pictures has confirmed the appointment of former Fox production executive vice-president Debbie Liebling as president of production.
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TLA acquires UK rights to Latin American duo Leo's Room and Vile Romance
TLA Releasing has acquired all UK rights from Wide Management to Enrique Buchichio’s Uruguayan film Leo’s Room (pictured) and Jose Campusano’s Vile Romance from Argentina.
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Kino, Lorber join forces to establish Kino Lorber Inc
Lorber HT Digital holding company Hidden Treasures Inc has acquired Kino International Corp to form Kino Lorber Inc, creating a notable arthouse distributor with a combined library of more than 600 titles.
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Cyrus, Howl among Sundance Film Festival USA touring series
Sundance Institute has unveiled the eight films that will make up the inaugural Sundance Film Festival USA touring series.
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Twilight Saga: Eclipse books summer 2010 IMAX launch
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Summit Entertainment’s third film in the vampire franchise, will be released on IMAX theatres simultaneously with the conventional release on June 30, 2010
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Paranormal Activity scores $19m international weekend
Paranormal Activity, already a bona fide North American smash on more than $107m, has been making waves overseas and grossed $19.4m at the weekend according to LA-based international sales agent IM Global, bringing the tally after two weekends to $34m.
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Virgil Films, National Geographic partner on Amreeka DVD release
Virgil Films and Entertainment and National Geographic Entertainment are partnering on the DVD release of Cherien Dabis’ festival favourite and Indie Spirit nominee Amreeka.
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Sixty-nine films vie for foreign language Golden Globe award
Palme d’Or winner The White Ribbon (pictured), A Prophet,Mother, and City Of Life And Death are among a record 69 foreign-language films that have qualified for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
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Warner Bros Pictures names Paul Broucek music chief
Paul Broucek has been named president of music at Warner Bros. Pictures and will assume control of overall creative direction of music operations and oversee administrative, production and day-to-day business functions.
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Alcon to finance and produce A Dolphin Tale
Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson’s Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment will finance and co-produce with Richard Ingber A Dolphin Tale.
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Palm Springs to honour Crazy Heart star Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges, an awards contender for his portrayal of an alcoholic country music singer seeking redemption in Crazy Heart, will receive the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Desert Palm Achievement Award.
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Spike Jonze, James Franco shorts to screen in Sundance
New work from Spike Jonze (pictured), James Franco, Ira Sachs and Alex Montoya are among the line-up of short films that will screen at Sundance 2010.
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WBPI strikes direct digital deployment deals with Asian circuits
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into a slew of direct digital cinema deployment agreements with key Asian circuits.
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Film Department to launch distribution operation
The Film Department has filed for a public stock offering to fund a North American distribution apparatus.
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Overture acquires US rights to De Niro-Norton thriller Stone for 2010
Overture Films has snapped up US rights to the thriller Stone starring Robert De Niro (pictured), Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich and Frances Conroy.