All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 643
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CommentGreen Room first-look picture
Patrick Stewart plays the head of a white supremacist group in Jeremy Saulnier’s follow-up to Blue Ruin from Broad Green Pictures.
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NewsSony abandons Jobs biopic
The studio is understood to have put the project about the life of the Apple founder in turnaround, with one report claiming that Universal is now actively in the hunt.
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NewsFed Up tops doc digital charts for RADiUS
The food activism documentary Fed Up ranks as the top-grossing documentary for the year-to-date on iTunes and Amazon and has become the ninth biggest of all time on iTunes, according to distributor RADiUS.
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NewsThe Orchard takes The Yes Men Are Revolting
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to the comic documentary directed by Laura Nix, Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno.
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NewsProduced By Conference sets 2015 date
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) has set its seventh annual Produced By Conference for May 29-31 on the Paramount lot in Hollywood.
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NewsRelativity plots Black Or White awards run
Mike Binder’s drama starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer will open in the US for one week on December 3.
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NewsGravitas acquires Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus starring Zaraah Abrahams and Stephen Tyrone Williams. Separately, Cinema Guild has acquired Asghar Farhadi’s 2009 mystery About Elly.
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NewsNielsen to track Netflix data
The research company is poised to introduce a potentially game-changing metric that for the first time will provide data on TV viewership on platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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NewsSFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant recipients unveiled
The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) has announced the latest round of $300,000 in funding.
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NewsNetflix to launch in Australia, NZ
The company announced on November 18 that it plans to venture into its next two major markets in March – but held back on pricing details until “a later date.”
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NewsFactory 25 takes world on Little Feet
The distributor has acquired worldwide rights to Alexandre Rockwell’s drama and set a December 12 New York theatrical release. Separately, an alliance of companies is handling the US release of What We Do In The Shadows.
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NewsPalm Springs to honour JK Simmons
In what has become a reliable bellwether of Oscar nominations, the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present JK Simmons with the Spotlight Award, Actor at its annual awards gala.
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NewsUPI opens China office
Universal Pictures announced on November 17 the official launch of a China office in Beijing to be led by Jo Yan.
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NewsMagnet picks up [REC] 4: Apocalypse
Magnet Releasing has picked up US rights to [REC] 4: Apocalypse.
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NewsSteve Carell in SBIFF honour
The star of Foxcatcher will collect the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Performer Of The Year Award.
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NewsAMC, Paramount partner on unlimited Interstellar ticket
In the latest bid by the exhibition sector to stay relevant in the digital age, AMC has partnered with Paramount Pictures on a premium-priced Interstellar ticket that allows multiple use.
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NewsGüeros wins Los Cabos Competition
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ acclaimed film prevailed as the Los Cabos International Film Festival came to a close at the weekend.
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FeaturesGallery: AFM 2014 parties
After a hard day’s work at the recent market in Santa Monica, movers and shakers let their hair down
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CommentVilla Aurora hosts AFM German reception
More than 300 film industry personnel attended an event hosted at the end of the AFM by MFG Film Funding and the Animation Media Cluster Region Stuttgart.
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NewsDisney crosses $4bn global BO
Fired up by a quartet of heavy-hitters, the studio reached the milestone on November 14 to mark the second time it has done so and set a new company speed record in the process.