All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 541
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News'The Force Awakens' targets $1bn by Sunday
DECEMBER 25 UPDATE: Star Wars: The Force Awakens used an estimated $47.6m global take on Thursday as the space opera reached $813.5m worldwide.
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NewsBFCA head defends 'Star Wars' Critics Choice nod
The president of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has defended Tuesday’s announcement adding Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a late eleventh best picture nominee in the group’s upcoming Critics’ Choice Awards.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires '11 Minutes'
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has struck a North American deal with HanWay Films on Poland’s best foreign language Oscar submission.
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NewsTWC, AMI, Jupiter sign TV partnership
Seeking to mount profitable ventures at a time when the board is reportedly clamouring for bigger returns, The Weinstein Company has struck a deal with American Media Inc (AMI) and Jupiter Entertainment.
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NewsTen films to contest Oscar FX category
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences on Monday unveiled the streamlined list of titles that remain in contention for the 88th Academy Awards.
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NewsDisney crosses $5bn global mark
Powered over the line by last weekend’s record-breaking debut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, studio top brass said they were projected to reach the milestone for the first time.
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NewsLeaked 'Hateful Eight' screener linked to top Hollywood exec
DECEMBER 22 UPDATE: A screener of The Hateful Eight sent to Alcon co-CEO Andrew Kosove was uploaded to file sharing sites, according to reports. The executive denied any knowledge of even receiving the DVD and said his office would cooperate fully with the FBI investigation.
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NewsWarner Bros dates 'King Arthur Movie'
US Briefs: Plus, Broad Green dates ‘Bad Santa 2’; FilmRise acquires ‘The Inhabitants’
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News'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' sets $248m US record
DECEMBER 21 UPDATE: Buena Vista unwrapped a holiday season treat for fans and studio executives alike as JJ Abrams’ sci-fi spectacular stormed to the top of the North American record books.
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News'The Force Awakens' hits $529m worldwide
DEC 21 UPDATE: Disney executives confirmed on Monday the space opera had set a new $528.9m global opening record and amassed $281m from its first five international days for the third highest launch in history.
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NewsBeki Probst, Salma Hayek among honoured women
Probst, the president and founder of Berlin’s EFM, received the Women’s International Film & Television Showcase’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Hayek the Animation Award 2015 for producing The Prophet.
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NewsUS Briefs: Strand Releasing acquires 'Chevalier'
Plus: GoDigital picks up She’s The Best Thing In It; Lionsgate dates Army Dog
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FeaturesMatthew Heineman on entering the dangerous world of 'Cartel Land'
Matthew Heineman reveals why he simply picked up a camera and headed into the dangerous world of Mexico’s drug wars.
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FeaturesPalm Springs: sun shines on foreign fare
Palm Springs Film Festival will showcase a wealth of new international titles by emerging directors, as well as films in the running for the foreign-language Oscar.
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NewsOscars: nine advance in foreign language category
Son Of Saul, Embrace Of The Serpent, A War among those on Oscar shortlist
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News'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' hits $310m worldwide
DECEMBER 19 EVENING UPDATE: Disney executives reported on Saturday evening an estimated $60m second-day gross in North America that raised the space opera’s tally heading into Sunday to $180m.
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News'The Fencer', 'Last Cab To Darwin' bookend PSIFF
The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will launch on January 1 with Klaus Härö’s Finnish Golden Globe nominee and shortlisted foreign-language Oscar hopeful The Fencer.
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NewsAmericas: Attraction Distribution boards 'Considering Love And Other Magic'
Plus: Saban Films unveils Q1 2016 releasing roster; and Tribeca Shortlist broadens its appeal.
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NewsINCAA leadership switch in wake of Macri election
Former Patagonik TV producer Alejandro Cacetta has been appointed head of Argentina’s national film body after the resignation of Lucrecia Cardoso.