All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1105
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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.
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NewsSundance Institute announces 12 Screenwriters Lab fellows
Sundance Institute has selected 12 projects for the annual January Screenwriters Lab to be held in Utah from January 15-20.
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Jorge Ballos, Luis Pedron announce SoHo International Film Festival
New York talent agent Jorge Ballos announced the launch of the SoHo International Film Festival will take place on February 18.
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NewsMorenita, La Soga, Traces Of The Trade, Gaining Ground win in Bahamas
Alan Jonsson Gavica’s Spanish drama Morenita (pictured) has won the sixth Bahamas International Film Festival’s New Vision Award.
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NewsJeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner among Critics Choice Awards contenders
The Hurt Locker, A Serious Man and Inglourious Basterds are nominated for best picture in the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics Choice Awards announced earlier today [December 14].
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NewsThe Hurt Locker takes two main awards from LA Film Critics
The Hurt Lockerclaimed the two top honours from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association as president Brent Simon and the group awarded it with the best film prize and the best director award for Kathryn Bigelow.
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NewsAFI announces ten films of the year
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced its ten films of the year ahead of the awards luncheon in Los Angeles on January 15.
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NewsDisney's Princess belle of the ball on $25m as annual box office record tumbles
The Princess And The Frogstruck a blow for the 2D animated musical as Buena Vista expanded it wide, stealing the number one spot from The Blind Side with an estimated $25m weekend haul.
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NewsSanta Barbara announces four Virtuosos honourees
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will present 2010 Chopin Virtuosos Award to Carey Mulligan (An Education), Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) and Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man).
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NewsAnchor Bay takes select territories on Steve Austin action H2K
Anchor Bay Films has acquired US, UK and Australian rights to the next ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin action feature, Hunt To Kill (H2K).
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NewsParamount Digital Entertainment takes worldwide rights to talhotblond
Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) has acquired worldwide distribution rights excluding US television to Barbara Schroeder’s documentary talhotblond.
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NewsAvatar, Harry Potter 6 among 15 Oscar effects contenders
Fifteen films have been selected as semi-finalists for the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences’ achievement in visual effects award.
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NewsSummit sets US release for Polanski's The Ghost Writer for first half of 2010
Summit Entertainment will release Roman Polanski’s retitled The Ghost Writer in North America in the first half of 2010.
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NewsJulianne 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.