All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 673
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NewsLotus to sell Replicas at AFM
With one week to go before the start of the market a number of projects are trickling in, led by Lotus Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller Replicas and Dark Was The Night from Premiere Entertainment Group.
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NewsThe Exchange boards prestige pair for AFM
The Exchange heads to the AFM with a pair of prestige titles including Dustin Lance Black’s The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight.
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NewsFilm Independent names Producing Lab selections
Film Independent top brass have announced the producers selected for the 14th annual Producing Lab.
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NewsAperture Media Partners launches
Banking and finance expert Jared Underwood is at the centre of a new film venture formed by New York Private Bank & Trust (NYPB&T) and Aperture Media Partners. Separately, Jeff Robinov has announced new additions to his senior team.
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NewsCinedigm, Vimeo sign digital pact
Cinedigm has signed a content deal for My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks and other titles to roll out on Vimeo On Demand.
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NewsComet lands at Content Media, IFC
Content Media has bulked up its AFM slate with international rights to the rom-com starring Emmy Rossum and Justin Long.
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CommentMake-up legend Rick Baker talks craft
Men In Black, The Wolfman, The Grinch, The Nutty Professor… Rick Baker has created dozens of memorable faces in his time.
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NewsScott Neustadter, Michael Weber board The Disaster Artist
Rabbit Bandini Productions, Point Grey and Good Universe have announced that Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber have come on to adapt The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room.
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NewsCumberbatch in Strange frame
Benecit Cumberbatch, in contention for awards with The Imitation Game, is in the frame to join the Marvel Studios universe as Doctor Strange.
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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.