All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1108
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NewsCloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs stays top for Sony on $24.6m
Sony’s Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs held on to the number one spot thanks to an estimated $24.6m haul in an otherwise subdued weekend that raised the animated film’s ten-day tally to $60m.
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CineVegas cancels 2010 event due to poor economy
The CineVegas Film Festival has cancelled its 2010 edition due to the impact of the economic downturn, festival president Robin Greenspun and artistic director Trevor Groth announced.
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NewsTom Ortenberg departs Weinsteins after eight months
Tom Ortenberg is stepping down as president of theatrical film at The Weinstein Company (TWC) after barely eight months in the role.
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NewsDisney unleashes Surrogates in nine key markets
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI) launches sci-fi thriller Surrogates day-and-date with North American in nine territories this weekend.
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NewsNewmarket takes US rights to Toronto opener Creation
Newmarket Films has acquired US rights to Jon Amiel’s Creation, following its world premiere as the opening night gala at Toronto.
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NewsToday's Special to open Mahindra IAAC Film Festival
David Kaplan’s comedy Today’s Special and Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s romance Antaheen – The Endless Wait bookend the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival.
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NewsSAG votes in Ken Howard as president, Amy Aquino secretary-treasurer
Ken Howard has been elected president of the Screen Actors Guild and Amy Aquino will serve as secretary-treasurer. Both will serve two-year terms starting on September 25.
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NewsBroken Embraces to open 13th LA Latino Int'l Film Festival
Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces will kick off the 13th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on October 11.
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NewsKathryn Bigelow, Working Title among Gothams honourees
Kathryn Bigelow, Natalie Portman, Stanley Tucci and Working Title founders Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will receive career tributes at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on November 30 in New York.
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NewsMagnet launches Six Shooter V2 genre series with Ong Bak 2
Magnet Releasing will launch the second volume of its Six Shooter Film Series with Ong Bak 2: The Beginning on VOD this week.
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NewsAFI to unveil top ten films, TV programmes of 2009 on December 13
The American Film Institute will announce its top ten films and television programmes of the year on December 13 and honour the selections at a lunch ceremony in Los Angeles on January 15, 2010.
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FeaturesDealmakers kick heels at slow Tiff
Although North American business was thin on the ground at the Toronto International Film Festival, foreign buyers were displaying less caution,no longer waiting for domestic deals to be done.
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NewsAFI FEST books North American premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox
The North American premiere of Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox will open the AFI FEST 2009 on October 30.
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NewsNational Society Of Film Critics to announce winners on January 3, 2010
The National Society Of Film Critics will select and announce its annual award winners at Sardi’s in New York on January 3, 2010.
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Weinsteins to lay off around 30 staff, bringing employee level to 90
The Weinstein Company is laying off approximately 30 people in line with the recommendations of its restructuring consultants Miller Buckfire.
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NewsDarius starts production on Dennis Hopper comedy A Beginner's Guide To Endings
LA and Toronto-based Darius Films has commenced production on the dark comedy A Beginner’s Guide To Endings with Dennis Hopper, JK Simmons and Scott Caan.
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NewsRobert De Niro to receive BAFTA/LA's Britannia Award
Robert De Niro will receive BAFTA/LA’s most prestigious film award the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award For Excellence In Film at the 2009 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles.
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NewsFilm Sales Company goes South Of The Border with Oliver Stone
Andrew Herwitz’ The Film Sales Company has signed on to represent North American rights to Oliver Stone’s documentary South Of The Border on the eve of the film’s US premiere.
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NewsHollywood Awards to fete Carey Mulligan, Lee Daniels
Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Renner, Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber will be honoured in the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s Hollywood Awards presented by Starz.
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NewsPrescience and Ralph Kamp form Metropolis, Timeless sales pact
UK financier Prescience has launched Metropolis International Sales and has announced a joint venture with Timeless Films, led by former Odyssey chief Ralph Kamp.