All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 679
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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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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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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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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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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.
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NewsPalmStar invest $200m in Thunder Road
PalmStar Media Capital is investing $200m in Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures.
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NewsAFI Fest completes 2014 line-up
AFI FEST top brass have announced the remaining films that will screen in the World Cinema, Breakthrough, Midnight and Cinema’s Legacy sections.
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NewsCreate promotes Gormley, Gitlin
Entertainment marketing agency Create Advertising Group has promoted two long-standing executives.
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NewsIFC Films acquires Manglehorn
IFC Films has snapped up US rights to David Gordon Green’s drama Manglehorn starring Al Pacino that premiered in Venice and Toronto.
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NewsPatrick Stewart to play white supremacist
Broad Green Pictures (BGP) and filmscience have announced that Patrick Stewart has joined the cast of Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room.
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NewsMark Duplass to give SXSW keynote
Mark Duplass has been confirmed as one of four daily keynote speakers at SXSW.