All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 653
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NewsMongrel lines up FIP duo for AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Mongrel International heads to the AFM with a pair of titles from Fox International Productions (FIP) including Mexican box office sensation Guten Tag, Ramon.
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NewsKidnap begins New Orleans shoot
Luis Prieto has kicked off principal photography on Lotus Entertainment’s thriller starring Halle Berry.
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NewsAspiration Media to release Noble
Fledgling LA-based distributor Aspiration Media has made its first buy, taking UR rights from Continental Media to Noble. In a separate development, Image has acquired US rights to fantasy AFM title Digging Up The Marrow.
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NewsCinelou Releasing to distribute Cake
Cinelou Films producers Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon have launched prestige label Cinelou Releasing and kick off with Jennifer Aniston dark comedy Cake.
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NewsFreestyle to release Three Night Stand
Freestyle has acquired US theatrical and digital rights from Myriad Pictures to the rom-com, which Myriad will be selling at the AFM.
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NewsPeter Medak in HFFLA honour
This year’s 14th Hungarian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (HFFLA) presented by Bunyik Entertainment marks the centenary of Hungarian animation and the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust.
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NewsRADiUS, CNN Films team up on sex crimes doc
Kirby Dick will direct an untitled film about campus sex crime for RADiUS and CNN Films. Separately, Tribeca Film has picked up the documentary I Am Big Bird.
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NewsLouis Drax adds more cast
Oliver Platt, Molly Parker and Barbara Hershey have joined Miramax’s The 9th Life Of Louis Drax and Aiden Longworth has signed on to play the title role.
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NewsOuija tops US box office on $20m
It may have been a slow session, but that won’t stop Universal executives celebrating a number one berth heading into Halloween this week and top brass at The Weinstein Company feeling good about St. Vincent.
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NewsAnnabelle crosses $125m int’l
UPDATED OCTOBER 27: What looked like a tight international box office contest heading into the weekend saw Annabelle emerge as the comfortable winner thanks to a confirmed $26.2m haul.
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NewsAFI FEST unveils tech showcase
Top brass have announced the inaugural technology showcase State Of The Art - Innovation, Storytelling And Technology.
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NewsMagnolia takes world on Iris
Albert Maysles’ documentary chronicles the life of 93-year-old fashionista Iris Apfel and will open theatrically in 2015. Separately, Lionsgate has set an October 2015 release for The Last Witch Hunter.
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NewsSony to halt South Korea distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Sony will cease to self-distribute in South Korea on December 31 as it emerged that the joint venture with Disney will be dissolved.
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NewsGuardians to continue box office rise
China and Italy could help Marvel’s sci-fi blockbuster hold the top slot.
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NewsElectric plugs into Anthony Hopkins' Go With Me
Thriller to be directed by Daniel Alfredson and is headed to the AFM.
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NewsTWC adds female comedy Plus One
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has closed the deal on rights to screenwriter April Prosser’s comedy Plus One.
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NewsOrchard acquires Dior and I
The Orchard has acquired all North American rights to Frédéric Tcheng’s fashion documentary Dior and I.
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NewsBoyhood leads Gothams nominations
Richard Linklater’s drama that follows the life of a boy from five to 18 is in contention for four prizes at the 24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards by IFP.
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NewsContent takes rights to Eichmann Show
First look at Martin Freeman and Anthony LaPaglia in 1960s drama.