All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 512
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NewsNetflix, Relativity argue over supply contract
A war of words has erupted between Netflix and Relativity Media as reports said the streaming giant has requested a court void the parties’ supply contract and block reorganisation efforts by Ryan Kavanaugh.
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NewsUS Briefs: Cast bulks up on Myriad’s 'Heartbeats'
Plus: Glass Eye Pix, Dogfish wrap ‘Like Me’; FilmRise acquires ‘The Witness’; and more…
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NewsRobert Redford addresses diversity
Speaking at the opening day press conference for the Sundance Film Festival 2016 the founder weighed in on the hot topic of the day.
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NewsFilmNation, JC Chandor to remake 'The Robber'
FilmNation is reuniting with JC Chandor and his All Is Lost producers Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb on a remake of the German thriller.
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NewsWarner Bros unveils 'Wonder Woman', 'Justice League' dates
Setting up a massive 2017 for the studio’s DC Entertainment division, executives have dated two of their most anticipated properties. Separately Universal has moved The Mummy to that summer.
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News'The Last Witch Hunter' crosses $100m internationally
Lionsgate International executives have reported that the Vin Diesel action horror reached the milestone on Tuesday.
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News'Star Wars', 'Spider-Man' shift release dates; 'T2' pulled
Disney has moved Star Wars: Episode VIII from May 26 2017 to December 15 2017. Separately, Sony Pictures has moved Spider-Man forward by three weeks in summer 2017 while Paramount has taken Terminator 2 off the schedule.
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NewsAverage US ticket price climbed 3.2% in 2015
Data released by the National Association Of Theatre Owners on Tuesday revealed the average cost of going to the cinema last year was $8.43.
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NewsUS Briefs: Tamoor Shafi to lead digital efforts at Relativity Media
Plus: Hot Docs to recogniseRosie Dransfeld, Steve James; State Department, Film Independent launch mentorship scheme; Tyler Perry Studios starts production on Boo! A Madea Halloween; and more…
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NewsBorderline Presents launches for Sundance
Borderline Films co-founders Josh Mond, Sean Durkin and Antonio Campos have unveiled a label to board projects as executive producers starting with Park City selection The Eyes Of My Mother.
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NewsOscilloscope buys Sundance entry 'The Fits'
The distributor has acquired US rights from Mongrel International ahead of the NEXT selection’s North American premiere in Park City on Friday.
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FeaturesSundance directors: Yao Huang, 'Pleasure. Love.'
The dreamy intimacy of Yao Huang’s debut feature is a departure from the more mannered Chinese film-making to which Western audiences have become accustomed.
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FeaturesSundance directors: Elite Zexer, 'Sand Storm'
Elite Zexer’s feature debut stems from her love for the Bedouin people and in particular her fascination with the role of women.
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FeaturesSundance directors: Alejandro Fernández Almendras, 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Alejandro Fernández Almendras won the Sundance World Cinema Dramatic prize in 2014 with To Kill A Man and he mines the familiar terrain of social and legal injustice in his return to Park City.
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FeaturesSundance directors: Rebecca Daly, 'Mammal'
Australian actress Rachel Griffiths usually inhabits gregarious characters but plays against type in Mammal as a woman who loses a son and weaves a complicated relationship with a teenage boy.
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FeaturesSundance directors: Agnieszka Smoczynska, 'The Lure'
Agnieszka Smoczynska had already collaborated with screenwriter Robert Bolesto on her short films but the impetus for her trippy $1.6m (€1.5m) feature debut came as a surprise.
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FeaturesSundance directors: Felix van Groeningen, 'Belgica'
Relationships and music are the beating heart of Belgica, as they were in Felix van Groeningen’s 2014 Belgian Oscar submission The Broken Circle Breakdown.
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NewsSony sets Jennifer Lawrence for 'Marita'
The Oscar nominee has been cast as Fidel Castro’s lover Marita Lorenz based on a pitch by American Hustle co-writer Eric Warren Singer.
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NewsNetflix international subscribers reaches 30m
The streaming service saw just over 4m new members outside the US in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to an influx of 1.56m from within the US.
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NewsA24 acquires 'American Honey'
Newcomer Sasha Lane stars alongside Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough in the British filmmaker’s latest feature, currently in post.