All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1090
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NewsIFC boards North American rights to romance Mercy
IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Patrick Hoelck’s feature directorial debut and Gen Art Film Festival closing night film Mercy.
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NewsDe Niro to portray American football coach Vince Lombardi
Robert De Niro will play the celebrated American football coach Vince Lombardi in a big screen treatment being lined up by Tribeca Productions.
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NewsSummit tries limited theatrical re-release for The Hurt Locker
Summit Entertainment has mounted a limited theatrical US re-release of The Hurt Locker in the wake of the film’s six-Oscar triumph.
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NewsNeoClassics sets US release for Carion's Farewell
NeoClassics Films has set June 18 for the US release of Christian Carion’s KGB defector drama Farewell.
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NewsRialto breathes life into 50th anniversary of Godard classic
New York-based Rialto Pictures has acquired US theatrical rights to Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave classic Breathless in its 50th anniversary year.
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NewsMiami to honour von Trotta, Secret In Their Eyes
German director and actress Margarethe von Trotta will receive the 27th Annual Miami International Film Festival’s (MIFF) Career Achievement Tribute Award.
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NewsRami Yasin named production chief at Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has hired Rami Yasin as its head of production as the company prepares to unveil its first Arabic project.
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NewsDisney's Alice rules overseas on $100.5m mad March launch
Alice In Wonderland reigned supreme in the international marketplace and grossed $100.5m from 40 territories in its launch weekend, much higher than initial studio estimates from the weekend.
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NewsPei Pei, Tsang board South Pacific's Girl Meets Boy
Hong Kong actors Cheng Pei Pei and Kenneth Tsang are in Auckland filming South Pacific Picture’s romantic comedy Girl Meets Boy.
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NewsPrecious sparkles at 25th Indie Spirit Awards
Precious dominated the 25th Indie Spirit awards in Downtown LA on Friday night [March 5] with five of the top prizes.
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NewsHurt Locker caps triumphant night with best picture Oscar
The Hurt Locker was the big winner on a good humoured Oscar night, claiming six awards including best picture and best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
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NewsAlice tumbles into history with $116.3m North American launch
Disney pulled off the biggest 3D launch in history as Alice In Wonderland opened in North America on an estimated $116.1m.
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NewsIFC to launch Shane Meadows comedy through SXSW tie-in
Shane Meadows’ Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee (pictured) is among a trio of new films that IFC will launch on VOD day-and-date with their theatrical screenings at SXSW.
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NewsDreamWorks signs up Tate Taylor to direct bestseller The Help
DreamWorks Studios has acquired Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 bestseller The Help and set the author’s childhood friend Tate Taylor to direct.
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NewsJa Rule, Adrienne Bailon board RGM's debut faith-based film
Rapper Ja Rule and Adrienne Bailon, the former member of girl groups Cheetah Girls and 3LW, will star opposite each other in the faith-based drama I’m In Love With A Church Girl.
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NewsDisney expects box office wonderland for Alice
If some in Hollywood were beginning to wonder whether Avatar would ever relinquish its hold on the international box office their guessing game is about to end.
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San Francisco Film Society names finalists in new grant award
The San Francisco Film Society has announced the 11 finalists and one honorable mention for the SFFS/Film Arts Foundation Documentary Grant.
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NewsDallas International Film Festival to honur Up's Pete Docter
Up director Pete Docter will receive the Dallas International Film Festival’s 2010 Texas Avery Animation Award.
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NewsAnonymous, Philanthropy Project back homeless tale Little Red Wagon
David Anspaugh will direct the feel-good family film Little Red Wagon for the John Templeton Foundation and Anonymous Content.
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FeaturesOut of the blue and into the black
If 20th Century Fox regretted the co-financing alliance it made with Paramount Pictures on Titanic, splitting distribution rights and the pot on what would go on to become the biggest film of all time, it was not going to make the same move on Avatar.