All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 606
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News'Spy' tops North America on $29m
JUNE 8 UPDATE: A confirmed $29.1m debut for Fox’s Melissa McCarthy action comedy was enough to consign San Andreas to second place as Entourage failed to ignite in fourth place.
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News‘The Dark Horse’ triumphs in Seattle
James Napier Robertson’s acclaimed New Zealand drama picked up a couple of honours as the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival came to a close.
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NewsAlchemy votes for 'The Runner'
Alchemy has acquired the political drama starring Nicolas Cage, while in a separate deal BBC Worldwide North America will present the theatrical premiere of We Come As Friends.
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NewsWolfe snaps up ‘All About E’
EXCLUSIVE: Wolfe Releasing has acquired North American rights to the Australian lesbian crime caper that will screen at Frameline and Outfest this summer.
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NewsStrand Releasing acquires ‘Mala Mala’
The distributor has picked up North American rights to the documentary by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles.
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NewsAwesomeness TV eyes theatrical
EXCLUSIVE: The online network and content creator is exploring theatrical distribution avenues as it builds an ambitious film business following the stunning social success last year of Expelled.
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NewsToronto Film Fest switches Telluride stance
Top brass at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will return to their prior policy of allowing films that receive their world premiere in Telluride to screen in the opening weekend in Canada – with one big string attached.
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NewsSKE to produce Alice + Freda Forever
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) has acquired rights to the non-fiction book and has set Jennifer Kent to direct following wide acclaim for her Australian horror hit The Babadook.
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NewsFilm underserves teens, conference told
STREAM MARKET: The president of Awesomeness TV identified a section of the Millennial demographic as woefully underserved during a panel at the two-day digital conference on Thursday.
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NewsOpen Road acquires ‘A Willing Patriot’
The distributor has picked up US rights to the Liam Neeson thriller from Marc Butan’s fledgling MadRiver Pictures, Film 360, Hollywood Gang and Jason Keller.
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News'The Walk’ to open NYFF
Robert Zemeckis’ latest has landed one of the most prestigious slots of the upcoming awards season.
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NewsARC acquires ‘Safelight’
The distributor will release its new drama starring Evan Peters, Juno Temple and Kevin Alejandro theatically and via VOD on July 17.
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NewsPalm Springs ShortFest announces titles
New work featuring Murray Abraham, Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn, Rufus Wainwright, Katie Holmes and Zachary Quinto will screen at the Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market from June 16-22.
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NewsErik Baiers earns Uni production stripes
The ten-year veteran at the studio has been promoted to evp of production.
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NewsPatricio Valladares lines up ‘Garip’
EXCLUSIVE: Never one to rest on his laurels, the Chilean genre filmmaker has reunited with his Downhill co-writer Barry Keating and is moving ahead with the Turkey-set horror film.
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NewsVisit slate spurs robust Cannes sales
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe has reported a strong response from buyers to the roster led by Critics’ Week selection Krisha.
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News'San Andreas' crosses $100m
The disaster tentpole has reached $100m heading into a second weekend expected to deliver solid holds for Warner Bros Pictures International and the promise of mighty debuts in China and South Korea.
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NewsCinedigm acquires US rights to ‘Life’
Anton Corbijn’s drama starring Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson premiered in Berlin last February and will open on theatrical, digital and VOD platforms in autumn.
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News‘All I See Is You’ begins shoot
Marc Forster has commenced principal photography in Thailand on the psychological thriller starring Blake Lively and Jason Clarke.
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NewsOpen Road, Marlon Wayans, IM Global reunite on spoof
The distributor has come on to handle US rights to Fifty Shades Of Black, the upcoming spoof from Marlon Wayans that IM Global introduced to buyers in Cannes last month.