All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1110
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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.
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NewsNew 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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NewsShoreline 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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NewsMandate 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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NewsPalm 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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NewsUniversal 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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NewsTLA 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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NewsKino, 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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NewsCyrus, 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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NewsTwilight 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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NewsParanormal 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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NewsVirgil 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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NewsSixty-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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NewsAlcon 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.