All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 692

  • Shirley Maclaine
    News

    Millennium pics up Elsa & Fred

    2014-05-14T14:57:00Z

    Millennium Entertainment has taken US rights to Michael Radford’s romantic Elsa & Fred starring Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer.

  • Bennett Miller
    Features

    Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher

    2014-05-14T14:31:00Z

    “It’s the kind of film that’s very funny until it’s not funny,” says Bennett Miller of his US competition entry Foxcatcher, backed by Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures and Columbia Pictures.

  • Amy Adams
    News

    Paramount swoops on Story

    2014-05-14T13:49:00Z

    Paramount Pictures has fired a rocket into the Cannes market, paying what is understood to be $20m for North American and Chinese rights to the Amy Adams sci-fi Story Of Your Life.

  • Grace of Monaco
    News

    TWC in new Grace deal

    2014-05-14T13:01:00Z

    The Weinstein Company is understood to be close to signing a new deal that will see it hold on to US rights to Cannes opener Grace Of Monaco.

  • Duff McKagan
    News

    XLrator rocks with Duff McKagan

    2014-05-14T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: XLrator Media has acquired North American rights from Vision Films to Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan’s autobiographical documentary.

  • Volley
    News

    FilmSharks snaps up Disney-backed duo

    2014-05-14T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Guido Rud’s Buenos Aires-based Film Sharks International has picked up sales on two Disney-backed Patagonik titles that the studio will release in Latin America.

  • Cherry Tree
    News

    MPI's Cherry Tree takes root

    2014-05-14T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: MPI is bringing US-Ireland horror Cherry Tree starring Anna Walton, Naomi Battrick and Sam Hazeldine to the Croisette.

  • A Few Best Men
    News

    Arclight's 'Best Men' return

    2014-05-14T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Arclight arrives in Cannes with sales rights to A Few Less Men, the sequel to its 2011 comedy A Few Best Men.

  • Norm of the North
    News

    Good Universe takes animation duo

    2014-05-14T06:00:00Z

    Good Universe arrives on the Croisette with a pair of animation sales titles, Norm Of The North and Zorgamazoo.

  • Young Ones
    News

    Screen Media laps up Young Ones

    2014-05-14T05:00:00Z

    The distributor has picked up US rights to Jake Paltrow’s acclaimed Sundance selection, which 6 Sales and The Exchange represent for international sales on the Croisette.

  • Donald Haber
    News

    Don Haber to retire from BAFTA LA

    2014-05-13T22:42:00Z

    BAFTA LA executive director and COO Donald Haber will step down from the organisation on May 31 after 20 years of service.

  • V/H/S Viral
    News

    V/H/S Viral attracts Magnet

    2014-05-13T21:25:00Z

    Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to V/H/S: Viral and has earmarked an autumn release. Epic Pictures represents international rights and commences talks with buyers on the Croisette this week.

  • Affleck Batman
    Comment

    Zack Snyder teases Batman photo

    2014-05-13T19:27:00Z

    “I shot this with my Leica_Camera,” exclaims Zack Snyder in a breathless tweet.

  • Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet
    News

    Cannes sets Prophet screening

    2014-05-13T19:07:00Z

    Cannes organisers have scheduled a screening of official selection work-in-progress animation Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet on May 17.

  • Benjamin Walker
    News

    Good Universe boards 2:22

    2014-05-13T18:27:00Z

    Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer will star in the psychological thriller 2:22 that Good Universe is introducing to buyers on the Croisette.

  • two_mothers
    News

    Exclusive Media to scale back

    2014-05-13T17:50:00Z

    CANNES: Now that former president of international sales and distribution Alex Walton has announced his new company Bloom, US operations at Exclusive Media are expected to wind down quickly.

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor
    News

    IM Global to sell Secrets remake

    2014-05-13T16:53:00Z

    Billy Ray will direct the remake of Argentinian foreign-language Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes to star Chiwetel Ejiofor and Gwyneth Paltrow.

  • Katie Holmes
    News

    TWC readies Cannes quartet

    2014-05-13T16:28:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Katie Holmes has joined Helen Mirren on Woman In Gold, one of four Cannes sales titles from The Weinstein Company.

  • Time Is Illmatic
    News

    Tribeca Film to release Time Is Illmatic

    2014-05-13T16:00:00Z

    The distributor has announced (13) it will release the recent Tribeca Film Festival opener.

  • Cronenbert in Toronto
    News

    Last Weekend, Master Builder bookend PIFF

    2014-05-13T15:31:00Z

    The 16th Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) will open with the East Coast premiere of Tom Dolby and Tom Williams’ Last Weekend starring Patricia Clarkson on June 18.