All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 479
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NewsToronto International Film Festival co-founder Bill Marshall dies aged 77
The producer and Canadian film industry pioneer died of a heart attack on Sunday in hospital in Toronto. He was 77.
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News2016 hits ‘record’ $11.4bn, ranks seventh in real terms
Despite numerous high-profile flops, it was record average ticket prices, premium pricing and a handful of blockbusters that pushed the year in North America to a numeric high – although inflation tells a different story.
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FeaturesMichael Lerman, PSIFF artistic director
In his first year as artistic director at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Lerman looks ahead to a handful of anticipated highlights in the 2017 programme.
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News'Arrival' crosses $150m at global box office
The sci-fi awards contender starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner has reached $151.7m, North American distributor Paramount announced on Sunday.
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News'Rogue One' becomes second biggest North American release of 2016
JANUARY 1 UPDATE: The sci-fi stand-alone from Disney-owned Lucasfilm surged to $408.2m by January 1.
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NewsUS Briefs: JJ Abrams in ACE editors honour
The board of American Cinema Editors (ACE) said on Friday the group will present the filmmaker with its ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award.
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NewsRyan Gosling, Damien Chazelle to reunite on Neil Armstrong pic 'First Man'
Universal Pictures sources confirmed on Thursday the Golden Globe-nominated star of La La Land will reteam with his director to portray the pioneering astronaut.
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NewsUS Briefs: Mel Gibson in Capri fest honour
The Hacksaw Ridge filmmaker has been named Director Of The Year at the Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival.
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NewsDebbie Reynolds dies day after her daughter Carrie Fisher
The Oscar-nominated star of such iconic films as Singin’ In The Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown has died in Los Angeles, one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher. She was 84.
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NewsScarlett Johansson tops Forbes 2016 earnings list
One of Western cinema’s busiest action stars has come top of the annual poll of Hollywood earners at the global box office as women claimed three of the top five slots.
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NewsChina's Alibaba plots $7.2bn entertainment war chest (report)
The Chinese titan’s Digital Media And Entertainment Group offshoot has ring-fenced more than 50bn yuan for content investment over the next three years, according to Reuters.
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FeaturesMichelle Williams on 'Manchester By The Sea': "I was afraid that I just wouldn’t measure up"
Michelle Williams packs a powerful punch in Kenneth Lonergan’s awards-season front-runner Manchester By The Sea, despite very limited screen time.
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NewsMiramax CEO Steven Schoch to depart
The senior executive will leave the company before the end of the year, it emerged on Tuesday.
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NewsAmericas briefs: Argentinian director Eliseo Subiela dies
The director of the magic realism school who directed 1992 rom-com The Dark Side Of The Heart starring Dario Grandinetti has died. He was 71.
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News'Rogue One' targets top three 2016 finish (update)
DECEMBER 27 UPDATE: Lucasfilm’s sci-fi grossed a confirmed $96.1m over the holiday weekend as it crossed $570m worldwide.
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FeaturesWhy did so many sequels flop in 2016?
‘Sequelitis’ was a legitimate story this year after so many studio sequels bombed at the box office.
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NewsVenezuelan judge orders parties to watch banned film (update)
DECEMBER 26 UPDATE: The judge who ordered El Inca to be pulled from theatres has postponed further court hearings on the matter until he and everybody involved in the case have watched the film.
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News'A Bad Moms Christmas' to open in November 2017
Los Angeles-based STX Entertainment on Friday is lining up the sequel to its hit comedy for a November 3 release.
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News'Rogue One' is tenth biggest North American release of 2016
DECEMBER 23 UPDATE: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story added $31.7m at the worldwide box office on Thursday according to Disney estimates.
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NewsCarrie Fisher 'stable' after heart attack on plane (update)
UPDATED: The Star Wars legend is in intensive care in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London last Friday.