All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1328
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TWC's CG-animated Igor is big seller at Cannes
The Weinstein Company's (TWC) international chief Glen Basner hasreported lively business at the Cannes market, adding that the companyvirtually sold out on Exodus Film Group's CG-animated comedy Igor.Basnersigned key deals with Momentum in the UK, Aurum in Spain, TF1 in France, andConstantin in Germany and Switzerland.Sales were also concluded with ...
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Zombie to direct Halloween picture for Dimension
Cult horror filmmaker Rob Zombie will make an original Halloween feature for Dimension Films with ascheduled release in October 2007.Miramax Films will co-finance development with Dimension, andMalek Akkad of Trancas International will produce.Zombie will write the screenplay, direct and serve as musicsupervisor and will also produce alongside Akkad.Dimension sources said ...
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IFC plans unrated US theatrical release of Rated
IFCFilms is planning a limited US theatrical release for Kirby Dick's censorshipdocumentary This Film Is Not Yet Ratedand in a fitting snub to the powers that be will not submit it to the MPAA fora rating.Thedistributor plans a Sept 1 launch in New York and Los Angeles and will expandbeyond ...
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Genius gets US DVD rights to 16 children's titles from BKN
Genius Products has secured exclusive US DVD distribution rightsto 16 classic children's properties from BKN Home Entertainment. The slate will roll out from September 2006 into 2007 and includesa CG all-animal version of A Christmas Carol in December, preceded by a limitedtheatrical release in November through SD Entertainment.Other titles include ...
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IFC buys El Aura, Family Law for US
IFC Entertainment has added two titles to its day-and-datedistribution funnel IFC First Take - the Argentinian films The Aura and Family Law - which it acquired from Paris-based CelluloidDreams.Fabian Bielinsky's The Aura centres on a shy taxidermist who accidentally kills a criminal on a hunting trip andadopts the man's scheme ...
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Maverick marks debut Cannes with sales surge
US-based MaverickEntertainment Group concluded a successful Cannes with deals in Eastern andWestern Europe and Latin America through international arm Maverick Global onseven key titles.Mafia story This Thing Of Oursstarring James Caan sold to Romania, Brazil, Chile, Turkey, and Benelux.Action thriller Carlita's Secretstarring Eva Longoria went to Mexico and all of ...
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Keaton to star in Kalvert's Reaper for Media 8
Michael Keaton has joined the cast of Media 8 Entertainment's supernaturalthriller Reaper.Scott Kalvert will direct the story of a private investigator who probesa surreal underworld that holds clues to his daughter's fate.Media 8 has scheduled an autumnstart date. David Alpert, Lawrence Mattis and Sammy Lee are producing and DavidEngel, Jason ...
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Gold Circle grabs remake rights to Russian horror picture
Gold Circle Films has optioned English-language remake rights fromCentral Partnership to Dead Daughters based on Pavel Ruminov's upcoming Russian horror picture.Gold Circle chief Paul Brooks will produce the story of a crazedwoman who sparks a chain of supernatural vengeance after she kills her three daughters.Scott Niemeyer and Norm Waittwill serve ...
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QED close to selling out Spring Break In Bosnia
Beverly Hills-based QED International has closed major territory saleson Richard Shepard's comedy thriller Spring Break In Bosnia starring RichardGere and Terrence Howard.Rights have gone to TF1 in France, Avex in Japan, Senator in Germany; DutchFilmworks for Benelux, Sandrew Metronome for Scandinavia, SPI for EasternEurope, Sun Distribution for Latin America, Village ...
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MIrren, Fishburne to be among CineVegas honorees
Laurence Fishburne, Helen Mirren, and Christina Ricci are amonghonourees at the upcoming 2006 CineVegas Film Festival.Ray director Taylor Hackford is also in line for an honorary award, and SylvesterStallone will be presented with a special award.Organisers at the event, scheduled to run from Jun 9-17, have arranged a packedschedule that ...
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Lionsgate swoops on Wayne Beach's thriller Slow Burn
Lionsgate has picked up North American and UK rights form GreeneStreetFilms International to the thriller Slow Burn starring Mekhi Phifer, Ray Liottaand Chiwetel Ejiofor.Wayne Beach directed the multi-layered story of a district attorney who has onenight to salvage his reputation and solve a murder. Lionsgate plans an Augustrelease in the ...
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Quinceanera, Champions bookend Newport festival
Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland's drama Quinceanera and David Wike'scomedy Champions bookend the 9th Annual Newport International FilmFestival, which runs from Jun 6-11.This year's instalment features panel discussions, a New England spotlight, anda comedy improv night, among other events.For a full line-up of events visit the official website at www.newportfilmfestival.com.
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QED strikes key sales on Spring Break In Bosnia
Beverly Hills-based QED International has closed major territory saleson Richard Shepard's comedy thriller Spring Break In Bosnia starring RichardGere and Terrence Howard.Rights have gone to: TF1 in France; Avex in Japan; Senator in Germany; DutchFilmworks for Benelux; Sandrew Metronome for Scandinavia; SPI for EasternEurope; Sun Distribution for Latin America; Village ...
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Lightning closes key deals on Conversations With God
Santa Monica-based LightningEntertainment has struck key territorydeals on its spiritual adaptation ConversationsWith God.Sales have closed inAustralia/New Zealand (Hopscotch); Spain (Isaan);Mexico (Quality Films);Brazil (Alpha Films); Benelux (Inspire Films);Czech Republic (Padora);Turkey (Fida); Hungary (Budapest Films);Singapore (Ram Nido); and HongKong (Edko).Samuel Goldwyn Films holdsUS theatrical and Fox Home Entertainmentholds North American videorights to ...
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Martial arts heaven as Jackie and Jet star together for first time
Going under the secretive working title of Untitled J& J Project, the project is being lined up for a 2007 start and isbeing sold here by Arclight Films.Based on a classic Chinese legend, thestory follows a teenager who gets transported to ancient China after hesteals a mystical staff from a ...
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Tribeca Film Festival sets 2007 dates
The 2007 TribecaFilm Festival will take place from Apr 25-May 6.Festival organisers said 465,000 people attended this year's event,representing a rise of 69% against 2005.For more information visit the official website at www.tribecafilmfestival.org
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Fabrication sees brisk sales on 10th & Wolf
Fabrication Films hasreported brisk sales on crime thriller 10th & Wolf that Oscar winning Crash screenwriter Bobby Moresco will direct fromhis own screenplay.James Marsden, GiovanniRibisi, Brad Renfro and Piper Perabo star in the tale of a Gulf Warveteran who becomes embroiled in the Mob life he thought he had left ...
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Element Films makes sales on Boy Town
John Freme's Element FilmsInternational has completed sales on rock and roll comedy Boy Town to Canada (Equinoxe), Benelux (Dutch Filmworks), andIsrael (Forun Film).Mick Molloy and SallyPhillips star in the story of a 1980s boy band that reunites for one more chanceat the big time.Sales were also concluded onthe terrorism thriller ...
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Lionsgate closes slew of deals on Rogue
Lionsgate International hasreported storming business on its upcoming action thriller Rogue starring Jet Li and Jason Statham.Filming wrapped recently inVancouver on Lionsgate's biggest production to date. Statham plays anFBI agent who pursues the notorious assassin who killed his partner.Phillip Atwell directed.Sales were concluded withJapan (Asmik Ace); Germany (Constantine); France (Metropolitan); ...
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Bleiberg works with July August for Kirot
US-based production andsales house Bleiberg Entertainment is teaming with July August Productions onthe action project Kirot. Danny Lerner will direct thestory about a female assassin on the run and a battered housewife who joinforces to escape from their oppressors.Ehud Bleiberg is producingand has commenced worldwide sales here. Production will start ...