All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1088
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NewsProdigal Sons finds home at First Run Features
First Run Features has acquired US rights to Kimberly Reed’s (pictured) festival favourite documentary Prodigal Sons and plans a late February 2010 in New York followed by a nationwide rollout through March.
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NewsSurvival Of The Dead attracts US distributor Magnet
Magnet Releasing has taken US rights to George A Romero’s latest zombie episode, Survival Of The Dead.
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NewsResistance is futile: Fox's Avatar invades 106 territories
This weekend the world will enter a new world as Fox International unleashes Avatar day-and-date with North America in 106 territories.
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NewsBridges, Sidibe, Bullock, Mirren earn SAG nominations
Jeff Bridges, Colin Firth, Helen Mirren, Gabourey Sidibe, Christoph Waltz, Sandra Bullock (pictured) and Mo’Nique are in the running for top honours in the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.Awards ballots will be posted out on December 29 when the entire 100,000-strong Guild membership will have the opportunity to vote. ...
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FeaturesTen billion and a happy Hangover
The North American box office is on track for a record-breaking year. Jeremy Kay charts the highs and the lows.
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NewsRoy Disney, rebel shareholder and studio guardian, dies at 79
Roy Disney, Walt Disney’s nephew who led two major shareholder revolts that shaped the modern profile of the studio, has died in Newport Beach, California, following a long battle with stomach cancer. He was 79.
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NewsTribeca Cinemas to screen shortlist Oscar docs
Tribeca Cinemas in New York is returning its two-day series Tribeca Cinemas Presents: Docs On The Shortlist on January 8-9.
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NewsSundance Institute unveils 23-strong Documentary Film Programme roster
Sundance Institute has announced 23 feature projects awarded grants across four funding categories that will receive financial and creative support from the Sundance Documentary Film Program.
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NewsSony plans remake of Swedish Millennium crime series
Sony Pictures Entertainment is about to close a deal to option English-language remake rights to the Millennium Series, based on the late Swedish writer Stieg Larsson’s crime novels.
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NewsUS-based financier Film Production Capital taps into Australia
Will French’s tax credit-based financier Film Production Capital (FPC) is opening offices in Australia to capitalise on growing government tax incentives behind the boom in Australian film and television production.
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NewsSanta Barbara to honour awards contender Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow, currently drawing awards heat for directing The Hurt Locker, has been named the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Director of the Year.
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NewsLast Station, Lightkeepers bookend 21st Palm Springs
Sony Pictures Classics’ The Last Station (pictured) will open the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) on January 7 and New Films International’s The Lightkeepers will close the event ten days later.
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NewsSixty-three songs make it on to Academy shortlist
Sixty-three songs from eligible features will compete for the title of best original song at the 82nd Academy Awards.The original songs, along with the film in which they are featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by song title:All Is Love from Where The Wild Things Are (pictured)Almost Over You ...
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NewsInglourious Basterds, Hunger share Toronto critics feature prize
The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) has split its 2009 best feature prize between Hunger (pictured) and Inglourious Basterds.
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NewsPhilippe Lioret's Welcome finds US home at Film Movement
Film Movement has bought US rights to Philippe Lioret’s French, English and Arabic-language drama Welcome (pictured).
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Rentrak buys Nielsen EDI, builds global box office data service
Rentrak Corporation is acquiring Nielsen EDI in a deal the parties said would create a box office data service offering real-time measurement of theatrical box office ticket sales across 90% of the globe.
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NewsUp In the Air leads Golden Globe nominations
Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air emerged from the 67th Golden Globe nominations announcement early on Tuesday morning [December 15] as the frontrunner with six. Rob Marshall’s Nine came in second place with five followed by Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and James Cameron’s Avatar on four apiece.
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NewsNew Moon holds on to overseas crown with $23.2m haul
Summit International’s New Moon held on to the overseas crown in what will almost certainly be its last weekend in charge ahead of the global launch of Avatar, adding an estimated $23.2m from 8,735 sites in 66 territories.
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NewsApparition boards all US rights to The Runaways
Apparition has acquired all US rights to The Runaways starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, which is set to receive its world premiere in Sundance next month.
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NewsThe Hurt Locker builds awards momentum as New York critics unveil winners
Kathryn Biglow and The Hurt Locker scored their second one-two punch in two days as the New York Film Critics Circle gave its two top awards to the Iraq War film.