All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1402
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THINKFilm buys Eddie Izzard profile doc
THINKFilm hasacquired all North American rights to the upcoming untitled documentary profileof the much-loved British comedian Eddie Izzard, and hopes to unveil thepicture at the Toronto Film Festival in September accompanied by a live Izzardshow.The project, firstannounced at Cannes 2004, combines performance footage and interviews anddocuments Izzard's life onstage and ...
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De Macedo gets top Sony production job in Europe
Iona de Macedo has been promoted to senior vice-presidentof European production at Sony Pictures Entertainment, where she will overseeEuropean local production in France, Spain and the rest of continental Europe,while the UK will remain an independent entity.Sony currentlyhas stand-alone local production units in Spain and the UK, and operates ajoint ...
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McClure leaves First Look and joins 2929
Former First Look Mediageneral counsel and senior vice president of business and legal affairs DougMcClure has joined 2929 Productions as senior vice president of legal andbusiness affairs. McClure will report to 2929president Marc Butan and help the company develop its slate and businessoperations. 2929 produces projects inthe $10m-$40m range and ...
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THINKFilm launches kids DVD division
Toronto and New York-basedNorth American distributor ThinkFilm is launching a child-oriented specialtydivision, ThinkFilm Kids, to tap what it calls the expanding "KidVid" DVDmarket children under nine years of age. The division will concentrate oneducational product and has two franchise series available at launch, Braincandy and My First Day. ThinkFilm ...
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Berlin hit Paradise gets US & UK deals with WIP
WarnerIndependent Pictures (WiP) has acquired all rights in North America and the UKto Hany Abu-Assad's Berlin Audience Award winning drama Paradise Now.The film, which was one of the most talked about at thefestival, follows two Palestinian childhood friends whose planned suicide bombstrike on Tel Aviv is thrown into chaos after ...
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Wendy finds US home at Wellspring
Wellspring has picked up allUS rights to Thomas Vinterberg's jolting cautionary tale Dear Wendy, which was one of the most talked about pictures atSundance when it premiered in January.Based on a screenplay byLars Von Trier, Dear Wendy starsJamie Bell and Bill Pullman and centres on a group of young misfits ...
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Angola's Hero to open New Directors/New Films in NYC
Zeze Gamboa's Angola-Portugal-France civil war drama The Hero will open the upcoming 34th NewDirectors/New Films 2005 event, which is set to run in New York from Mar 23-Apr3.The picture recently won the inaugural world dramatic competitionat Sundance and takes its place among a varied line-up that includes otherSundance entries Junebug, ...
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ShoWest awards watch: Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston has been named ShoWest 2005 Female Star of the Year and will collect her award at the closing night ceremony on March 17.Aniston's upcoming roles include the romantic comedy Rumor Has It oppposite Kevin Costner, and the thriller Derailed opposite Clive Owen.Her previous credits include Bruce Almighty, Along ...
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Fockers maintains int'l box office lead
DreamWorks International'scomedy sequel Meet The Fockers got the better of Warner Bros'supernatural thriller Constantine over the weekend to maintain itsstatus as the leading international picture, adding an estimated $27.5m throughUIP to raise the cumulative total to $152m.Opening highlights included$5.7m on 611 screens in Germany, $4.5m on 604 in France, $1.2m ...
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Sideways, Sunshine take WGA film awards
Sidewayswon best adapted screenplay for Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor while EternalSunshine Of The Spotless Mind took best original screenplay honours for Charlie Kaufman at theWriters Guild of America (WGA) awards at the weekend (19).The WGA honours are regarded asa strong indicator of how the Academy Awards screenplay prizes will ...
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Date doctor beats demon-killer in first round of Presidents Day weekend battle
Sony's romantic comedy Hitch stayed top over the rain-sodden three-day portion ofPresidents Day as it closed in on $100m and shut out a trio of top 10 debutantsled by Warner Bros' supernatural action title Constantine.Hitch addedan estimated $31.8m in its second weekend for a $90.1m running total, confirmingWill Smith's status ...
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Summit closes Keeping Mum in major territories at busy Berlin
Summit Entertainment has closed key Berlin sales on NiallJohnson's comedy Keeping Mum, which stars Rowan Atkinson and Kristin Scott Thomas in the storyof a diligent vicar who is totally oblivious to his wife's affair.Summit sold the picture toConstantin Film in Germany, Icon Film Distribution in Australia, SND in France,IIF in ...
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Hitch wedded to the top spot, Constantine a close second
Sony's romantic comedy Hitch stayed top over the rain-sodden three-day portion ofPresidents Day as it closed in on $100m and shut out a trio of top 10 debutantsled by Warner Bros' supernatural action title Constantine.Hitch addedan estimated $31.8m in its second weekend for a $90.1m running total, confirmingWill Smith's status ...
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Innocent Voices inspires buyers in Berlin
Lions Gate FilmsInternational has completed a raft of sales on Luis Mandoki's Salvadoran civilwar drama Innocent Voices, which received its European premiere in Berlin last weekend asthe opening night film of the Kinderfilmfest.The picture sold to Metropolitan in France, Solo Film in Germany, Content Filmin the UK, New Select in ...
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Intl box office preview: Constantine launches in Europe
Constantine should give DreamWorks International's MeetThe Fockers a run forits money as the dominant international title this weekend when it opens widein a trio of major European markets.The supernatural thriller and comic book adaptation was due to open day-and-date with the US throughWarner Bros Pictures International in France on Feb ...
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Kirschenbaum earns vp production stripes at Universal
JeffKirschenbaum has been appointed vice president of production at UniversalPictures, where he has played a key role in such hits as The BourneSupremacy and In GoodCompany.Kirschenbaumwill expand the number of films under his watch and is currently shepherdingthe upcoming video game adaptation Doom, which is scheduled to open in August ...
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Robin Williams cast as lead in The Night Listener
Robin Williams has signed onto play the lead in The Night Listener, Hart Sharp Entertainment's adaptation of Armistead Maupin'sbestselling drama.Toni Collette is in talks to join the cast on the story of a radio show hostwho strikes up a telephone friendship with a mysterious boy and in the processloses a ...
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Diver surfaces as WBITD UK marketing director
Becky Diver has been appointed director of UK Marketingat Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD).Based in London, Diver will develop and implement WBITD's UK and Irelandmarketing strategies, working with executives in other divisions to maximisepublicity and marketing activities for all the company's television properties.She will report to WBITD vice president ...
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Spurlock readies school version of Super Size Me
A re-edited version ofMorgan Spurlock's hit Oscar nominated documentary Super Size Me specially tailored for schools will be released onFeb 28, one day after the Academy Awards.Hart Sharp Video and Comchoice Corp developed the new disc set with Spurlock,who outlined the plan in an interview with Screen International earlier thisyear ...
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Stolhanske joins Management 360
Lainie Stolhanske has joinedLos Angeles-based management company Management 360, bringing with her a clientlist that includes Orlando Jones and Justin Chatwin, who stars opposite TomCruise in the upcoming release War Of The Worlds."Lainie has built an impressive group of clients in a very short period of timeand is one of ...