All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1408
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Laemmle and Zeller team up for new 'virtual' US distribution operation
California arthouse theatrecircuit Laemmle Theatres and marketing expert Steven Zeller of GS EntertainmentMarketing Group have joined forces on Laemmle/Zeller Films, a full-service"virtual" theatrical distributor based in Los Angeles.Without corporate offices,Laemmle/Zeller Films principals Greg Laemmle, who is president of LaemmleTheatres, and Zeller will work out of their respective headquarters, withLaemmle staff ...
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Ladies In Lavender go Stateside via Roadside
Roadside Attractions has picked up US rights to Charles Dance'sdirectorial debut Ladies In Lavender, with Sundance Channel Home Entertainment simultaneously acquiringhome video rights.Written by Dance from a short story by William Locke, the picturereceived its premiere at Toronto last autumn and stars Judi Dench and Maggie Smithas elderly sisters who ...
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PGA names eligible producers according to new rules
The ProducersGuild of America (PGA) Awards organisers have named the producers eligible ineach previously announced category of its 2005 PGA Awards.In the Darryl F Zanuck Producer of the Year Award fortheatrical motion picture, Michael Mann is named for The Aviator, Richard N Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower for FindingNeverland, John Walker ...
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Vasquez, Tellis join IS in key marketing, distribution posts
Trish Vasquez (pictured) and DeborahTellis have joined IS Film Distribution as vice president of marketing andpublicity and director of distribution respectively.Based in Santa Monica,Vasquez will assume leadership of the marketing department, managing creative, promotionaland publicity campaigns for all theatrical releases. She will report to IS FilmDistribution president Kaye Cooper-Mead.Tellis will ...
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Incredibles, National Treasure each add $10m for BVI
The Incredibles and National Treasure each took an estimated$10m for Buena Vista International (BVI) at the weekend, raising theirrespective international running totals to $335.5m and $120m.National Treasure scored a pair of number one debuts in Holland andGreece with respective $1.4m and $655,000 launches.After one month theadventure has amassed $12.6m in ...
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Ocean's Twelve passes $150m for Warner Int'l; Alexander opens top in eight
Ocean's Twelve raised its international cumulative total to $152.5mfollowing an estimated $9.6m weekend haul through Warner Bros PicturesInternational on 4,600 prints in 55 countries.The caper sequel isscheduled to open in Japan on Jan 22 and in the UK on Feb 4.Alexander grossed $6.4m from 1,358 prints in 12 territories, powered ...
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Hustle passes $50m, Closer storms Europe for SPRI
Sony Pictures ReleasingInternational (SPRI) opened Closer at number one in five out of sevenmarkets at the weekend as the picture's allure proved irresistible in Europe.The torrid drama ranked topin the UK on $3.1m on 276 screens, and the four other number one debutsoccurred in Germany on $2.3m on 474, the ...
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Coach Carter benches Meet The Fockers in US
Paramount's true-lifebasketball drama Coach Carter knocked off Meet The Fockers toopen top over the three-day portion of Martin Luther King Day weekend on anestimated $23.6m.While Fockers slippedto second place for the first time in its record-breaking four-week run, WarnerBros' family comedy Racing Stripes opened in third place on $14m, andTwentieth ...
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Coach Carter too strong for Meet The Fockers
Paramount's true-lifebasketball drama Coach Carter knocked off Meet The Fockers toopen top over the three-day portion of Martin Luther King Day weekend on anestimated $23.6m.While Fockers slippedto second place for the first time in its record-breaking four-week run, WarnerBros' family comedy Racing Stripes opened in third place on $14m, andTwentieth ...
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Seven films shortlisted for makeup Oscar
The Aviator,De-Lovely, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, Hellboy, Lemony Snicket'sA Series of Unfortunate Events, The Passion Of The Christ and The Sea Inside are the seven pictures that will beconsidered by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences for bestachievement in make-up.Ten-minute clips of each contender will ...
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Film-makers and artists group together in Macrocosm production collective
A consortium of independent filmmakers and creative artists calledMacrocosm will launch at Sundance on Jan 24, with the aim of bringingindependent projects to stage, screen and television.The group's inaugural and self-financed project Hot Chicks, a live action feature based onreligious comic book tracts by Jack Chick and featuring segments by ...
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Drake leads management buyout of Senator International
Senator International president Joe Drake announced yesterday (Jan13) that the company's senior management has bought out Senator's US operationsfrom parent Senator Entertainment and lender Deutsche Bank and named the newcompany Mandate Pictures.Drake, head of production Nathan Kahane and chief financialofficer Brian Goldsmith are the principal owners of the company, with ...
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Independents should make more musicals, urges new coalition
A new coalition has called upon independent filmmakers to makemore musicals following a decision not to reactivate the Original Musical Oscarcategory at next month's 77th Academy Awards.The Coalition of the Musical's Indie Musical Challenge has alreadydrawn support from Team America: World Police co-creator Matt Stone, and thecoalition's Dan Mirvish wants ...
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Sony gets set to Hustle in South Korea
Sony Pictures Releasing International's (SPRI) comedy action hit KungFu Hustle will pass $50mthis weekend with a much anticipated launch in South Korea.The picture has blazed a record-breaking trail through a slew ofAsian markets and taken $49m to date. It was due to open in South Korea on Jan13 on 180 ...
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Lash, Previd, Panzer all promoted at IFC
IFC has announced a trio of promotions, with Sarah Lashbecoming vice president of acquisitions at IFC Films, Nevette Previd becomingvice president of marketing at IFC Films, and Michelle Panzer rising to vicepresident of public relations at IFC Entertainment.Lash joined thecompany four years ago and played a key role in acquiring ...
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Warner International promotes Carson to executive vp
Nancy Carson has been promoted to executive vice president ofdistribution at Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).In her expanded role, Carson is responsible for overseeing internationaldistribution matters including dating strategies, box office racking, revenueand profitability.She works closely with regional supervisors and territory managersand is the division's primary liaison with Warner Home ...
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FCG launches festival programming service
Festival Consulting Group(FCG) partners Jon Fitzgerald and Mitch Levine have launched The ProgrammingBureau, a web-based subscription service for film festival professionals,studios, distribution companies, sales agents and the independent film community.Subscribers will get accessto a specialised database containing a curated listing of the top titlesplaying and set to play the festival ...
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Writers Guild nominations offers surprises
An eclectic range of talentrubs shoulders in the 57th Annual Writers Guild Awards nominations announced yesterday (13).
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Allen to receive lifetime award from San Francisco
Joan Allen willreceive the Peter J Owens Award at the 48th San Francisco International FilmFestival, in honour of a career that in the words of the festival organisersexemplifies "brilliance, independence and integrity".Allen will takepart in a retrospective on Apr 29, culminating in an onstage interview prior toa screening of Sally ...
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Ocean's Twelve takes $17.6m in 54 territories for Warner
Ocean's Twelve grossed an estimated $17.6m on 5,200 prints in 54territories at the weekend to raise its international running total to $137m.The weekend wasdistinguished by a $2.1m debut including previews on 150 screens in South Koreaover the Independence Movement Holiday weekend that drew approximately 341,000admissions. Ranking was unconfirmed.In three number ...