All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 662
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NewsPatrick Wilson, Matthew Fox join Bone Tomahawk
The pair joins Kurt Russell and Richard Jenkins on the Western. Celluloid Dreams represents international sales.
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NewsIFTA votes in new board
Independent Film & Television Alliance membership held their annual elections on September 24 for the executive committee and board of directors.
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NewsCitizenfour to screen in LACMA Film Series
The Citizenfour bandwagon rolls on as the anticipated Edward Snowden documentary will get what Film Independent top brass have called the West Coast premiere on October 14 for the members-only LACMA Film Series event.
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NewsLionsgate moves up Mortdecai
The studio has moved its Johnny Depp action comedy up from its original date of February 6, 2015.
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NewsAdam Fogelson to join Robert Simonds studio
In another coup, the new film and television studio led by Robert Simonds has named the former Universal Pictures chairman as its new chariman of the motion picture group.
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NewsHamptons Sloan prize for Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game will be honoured for its “sensitive and moving portrait” of the mathematician Alan Turing as portrayed on screen by Benedict Cumberbatch.
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NewsWe’ll Never Have Paris finds US home
Orion Releasing has acquired North American rights to Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg’s feature directorial debut. K5 International handles sales outside North America.
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NewsHBO unveils True Detective stars
Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will assume the mantle of lead roles in the second season of the acclaimed crime series.
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NewsThe Little Death seduces Magnolia
Magnolia has acquired North American rights to Josh Lawson’s sex comedy, while LevelK has closed further international sales.
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NewsCinedigm sells Hollywood Software
As it moves deeper into content aggregation, Cinedigm has sold its digital theatrical distribution and exhibition software division to private investors led by David Gajda, one of the company’s original founders.
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NewsJJ Abrams in VES honour
The Visual Effects Society will present the filmmaker with its Visionary Award at the 13th Annual VES Awards on February 4, 2015.
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NewsASC to honour quartet
John Bailey, Bill Roe, Phil Méheux and Matthew F Leonetti will receive special awards at the 29th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement on February 15, 2015.
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NewsAaron Paul signs on to Louis Drax
The star of Breaking Bad and the upcoming crime feature Triple Nine has joined Jamie Dornan on Miramax’s supernatural thriller The 9th Life Of Louis Drax.
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NewsResurgent launches new media unit
Privately backed Resurgent Film Group has launched a new media company and will adapt The Lions Of Lucerne by author Brad Thor.
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NewsBroad Green picks up Eden
The fledgling financier-producer-distributor continues to make waves, taking North American rights to its third film out of Toronto.
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NewsPascal Breton launches Federation Entertainment
Heading into MIPCOM, French television executive Pascal Breton has partnered with a group of film and television producers and showrunners to launch Federation Entertainment.
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NewsPeter Dinklage to star in The Thicket
Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood Gang is in development on the adaptation of Joe Lansdale’s crime thriller.
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NewsNicholas Shumaker to depart Memento
The company’s New York-based representative played an integral role in broadening the Paris-based organisation’s production, acquisition and financing activity in the US.
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NewsThe Works AFM-bound with Champs
Mike Tyson has the AFM in his sights and will attend a buyer screening of the documentary after The Works International picked up sales rights.
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NewsS Korea's Admiral sets US BO record
After six weeks the South Korean naval battle film has crossed $2.5m to overtake The Host and become the highest grossing Korean-language film in North America.