All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 539
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NewseOne buys portion of Sierra Pictures
In its second high-profile corporate move of recent weeks that illustrates expanding strategic ambitions, the Canadian giant has invested an undisclosed amount into the Los Angeles-based production company.
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NewsBill Lischak steps down at OddLot Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran executive departs production company after nine years
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NewsSPRI releases grossed $1.46bn in 2015
Spectre led box office for all films distributed via Sony Pictures Releasing International last year.
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News'Jaws' shark heads for Academy Museum
Plus: Jay Roach in CAS award; Santa Barbara festival adds second wave of Virtuosos Award recipients.
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NewsKieran Breen re-elected BAFTA LA chairman
The Fox International president of marketing has been re-elected BAFTA LA chairman.
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News'Trainwreck', 'Sicario' earn WGA nominations
Amy Schumer’s comedy and Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller are among the screenplay nominees announced on Wednesday by The Writers Guild Of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild Of America, East (WGAE) ahead of the 2016 Writers Guild Awards.
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NewsNetflix expands into 190 countries
The streaming service has gone live in a further 130 countries in additional to the previous 60 where it was operational, CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings told the CES conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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News'Force Awakens' tops US all-time chart
JANUARY 7 UPDATE: The latest accolade for Disney/ Lucasfilm’s behemoth arrived on Wednesday as it overtook the five-year record of Avatar to become the biggest film ever at the North American box office on $764.4m.
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News'Mad Max', 'Revenant' among ASC nominees
The cinematographers group on Wednesday unveiled its nominations for the 30th American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards on February 14 in Los Angeles.
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FeaturesThe 54 films to tempt festival directors in 2016
From debut feature directors to seasoned veterans, Screen looks ahead to the films most likely to tempt international festival directors in 2016
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NewsKevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti to run Relativity Studios
Relativity Media is buying Trigger Street Productions and Ryan Kavanaugh has brought in the production company’s heads to run his film studio.
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NewsUS Briefs: Andrew Rodgers takes Denver Film Society post
Plus: to Bobby Moresco to write Lamborghini – The Legend for AMBI; Uwe Boll prepares final film… for a while; and more…
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NewsCartagena to stage Brillante Mendoza tribute
The 56th edition of the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) set to run from March 2-7 has announced a retrospective of the Filipino filmmaker’s work.
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NewsMagnolia to kick off EFM sales on 'Harry Benson'
The distributor has acquired world rights to Harry Benson: Shoot First and will commence international sales in Berlin next month. Separately, HBO Documentary Films has moved on upcoming Sundance premiere Jim: The James Foley Story.
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NewsPGA snubs 'Carol', 'The Force Awakens'
Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller Sicario received timely awards attention in The Producers Guild Of America’s (PGA) theatrical motion picture nominations on Tuesday while Carol and Star Wars: The Force Awakens failed to make the cut.
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NewsDisney grossed $5.85bn in 2015
The Walt Disney Studios announced its record-breaking calendar year results as combined grosses for all releases amounted to $5.845bn – the second biggest score ever behind Universal’s $6.88bn from last year.
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NewsToronto critics hail 'The Forbidden Room'
Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson will share the C$100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award following the critics group’s gala dinner on January 5.
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News'The Force Awakens' sets biggest third weekend in North America
JANUARY 5 UPDATE: With the North American box office record poised to fall on Tuesday or Wednesday, Disney confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens added $8m on Monday to reach $750.2m following a $90.2m weekend that wiped out Avatar’s $68.5m third-weekend mark from exactly five years ago.
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NewsNSFC names 'Spotlight' best film of 2015
The National Society Of Film Critics elected Tom McCarthy’s ensemble drama Best Picture of the Year 2015.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'The Hateful Eight' triumphs in Capri
Quentin Tarantino’s Western was named best movie as the 20th edition of Capri, Hollywood - The International Film Festival closed at the weekend.