All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 595
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NewsOscar nominees feel box office bump
American Sniper received the most dramatic box office ‘bump’ of all eight best film Oscar nominees following the Academy Award nominations.
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FeaturesGREAT British Film Reception
The GREAT and the good turned out for a reception at the London West Hollywood on Friday February 20 in honour of this year’s UK Oscar nominees.
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NewsFifty Shades stays top over Oscar weekend
FEBRUARY 23 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey dropped 74% in its second session as a confirmed $22.3m was still enough to stay top through Universal and Focus Features.
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NewsFifty Shades Of Grey crosses $400m global
FEBRUARY 23 UPDATE: Universal’s Fifty Shades Of Grey reached a confirmed $405.1m worldwide and closed out the weekend as the leading film at the global box office for the second consecutive session.
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NewsBirdman, Boyhood rule Indie Spirits
The two awards season front-runners kept the race interesting through the final weekend as Birdman took best film and Boyhood’s Richard Linklater best director at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards.
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NewsSnowden drama begins shoot
Oliver Stone has begun principal photography in Munich on the Pathé Films drama about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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NewsRandom Media picks up two for summer
The distributor has acquired US rights to Camilla Dickinson and The Jokesters.
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NewsTerminator Genisys to get Imax treatment
Imax has struck a deal with Paramount and co-financing partner Skydance Production to remaster and release the thriller worldwide on July 1.
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NewsDistribution: Alchemy buys Meet The Patels
The recently rebranded company has bulked up its war-chest with a North American rights deal for Geeta V Patel and Ravi V Patel’s true-life rom-com. Separately, Gravitas has acquired Man From Reno.
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NewsSFFS unveil doc fund finallists
The San Francisco Film Society has announced the 11 contenders for its $75,000-plus 2015 SFFS Documentary Film Fund supporting feature documentaries in post-production.
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NewsHollywood lines up Catan adaptation
Producer Gail Katz, whose credits include Pawn Sacrifice and The Perfect Storm, has acquired film and TV rights to the modern classic board game The Settlers Of Catan.
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NewsFox Searchlight buys A Bigger Splash
The distributor has closed a deal with StudioCanal for US rights to Luca Guadagnino’s thriller and follow-up to I Am Love.
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NewsWarner Bros boosts Machinima stake
Warner Bros has led a $24m round of financing in the online gaming and content titan.
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CommentOscars 2015: Who will win, who should win
Screen predicts who will walk away with the big awards on Sunday night - and how that may differ from who should win.
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NewsFifty Shades hits $300m at global box office
Fifty Shades Of Grey has raced to $311.7m worldwide via Universal heading into a second weekend it looks certain to dominate.
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NewsAlbert Martínez Martín joins Lantica
Lantica Media has hired the producer as vice-president of its production and financing arm Lantica Pictures.
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NewsEwan McGregor to direct American Pastoral
Lakeshore Entertainment has found its director for the Philip Roth adaptation after Phillip Noyce dropped out due to what were understood to be scheduling issues.
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NewsAFI FEST unveils 2015 dates
Top brass at the increasingly heavyweight awards season staging post have announced this year’s festival dates.
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NewsThe Orchard acquires Kung Fu Elliot
The distributor plans to release the Slamdance 2014 documentary later this month.
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NewsWillie Nelson, Charlotte Rampling line up Miracle
Production is set to begin next month in Texas on Lian Lunson’s Waiting For The Miracle To Come starring Willie Nelson, Charlotte Rampling and newcomer Sophie Lowe.