All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 633
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FeaturesWelcome to Chilewood
Eli Roth and his Santiago-based partner Nicolas Lopez talk to Jeremy Kay about how they are reinventing the rules of film-making and turning their energy and ideas into a genre boom in Chile
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NewsSierra/Affinity to sell Mr. Right at AFM
Lakeshore Entertainment has injected a title into a typically quiet run-up to the market, announcing that Sierra/Affinity will introduce buyers to the romantic action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
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NewsJazo PR expands into Toronto
Laurent Boye has expanded his Los Angeles-based boutique firm into its second Canadian location.
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NewsIFC Midnight enters Dark Summer
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to the supernatural horror film that Content Media will introduce to international buyers at the AFM.
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NewseOne takes North America on Walter
eOne Films has acquired North American rights to the comedy Walter and will release day-and-date theatrically and on VOD in spring 2015.
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NewsRelativity moves Woman In Black sequel
The genre sequel – retitled Woman in Black 2 Angel Of Death – will open in the US on January 2, 2015.
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NewsD Films, Blumhouse partner up
D Films has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Blumhouse International.
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NewsInherent Vice to play AFI FEST
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Los Angeles-set noir tale starring Joaquin Phoenix and an all-star ensemble will screen at the festival on November 8.
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NewsHBO Go to cut the cord
In a widely speculated move that escalates the rivalry with Netflix and will have other cable networks watching closely, HBO plans to launch a stand-alone HBO Go service in 2015.
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NewsFortitude International to sell Urge
The company has bolstered its AFM slate with the thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and Ashley Greene.
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NewsWB boosts tentpole pipeline
Warner Bros is lining up a war chest of three Lego-themed films in the next four years, a trio of titles based on JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and “at least” 10 DC adaptations from 2016-20.
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NewsEx-Worldview CEO sues company
The former CEO has struck back in an escalating war and filed a $55m lawsuit against Worldview and its principals, citing breach of fiduciary duty and defamation and seeking to liquidate the company.
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NewsTWC unveils Underdogs voice cast
Pop star Ariana Grande and Nicholas Hoult are among those to sign on to Juan Jose Campanella’s foosball-based animation, set to open in the US in 2D and 3D on April 10, 2015.
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NewsNYFCC sets awards date
The New York Film Critics Circle will vote for the 2015 awards on December 1.
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NewsFreestyle co-founder Susan Jackson dies
The co-founder of Freestyle Releasing and executive producer on Cabin Fever died on Tuesday (October 14) following a long battle with breast cancer. She was 54.
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NewsMaker Studios, Warrior Poets in smartish pact
Maker will create four original series for Morgan Spurlock’s fledgling channel smartish.
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NewsJake Gyllenhaal to address PBNY
The Nightcrawler star has been added to the speaker roster at the inaugural Produced By: New York (PBNY) conference set for October 25.
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NewsScreen Media takes Winterbottom's Angel
Screen Media Films has taken US rights to Michael Winterbottom’s The Face Of An Angel starring Daniel Brühl, Kate Beckinsale, Valerio Mastandrea and Cara Delevingne. In other news, Breaking Glass has picked up Larry Clark’s Marfa Girl.
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NewsMagnolia acquires Venice winner Pigeon
The distributor has acquired US rights to Roy Andersson’s absurdist comedy that scooped the top prize at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
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NewsBAFTA LA unveils university course
The Pigott/BAFTA Scholarships will support British university graduate students studying at accredited graduate schools in the US in filmmaking programmes leading to a masters degree.