All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 695
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CommentHow Imax can help Interstellar
There was an air of quiet optimism among theatre owners at CinemaCon last week, writes Jeremy Kay.
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NewsElectric opens Canada office
Dean Devlin’s sales division at Electric Entertainment has hired Nolan Pielak to work out of the newly opened Vancouver office.
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NewsCate Blanchett among WIF honourees
The Oscar winner will collect the Women In Film, Los Angeles 2014 Crystal Award for Excellence in Film, while Kerry Washington will receive the 2014 Lucy Award for Excellence in Television on June 11 in Los Angeles.
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NewsFrozen biggest animation in history
Disney’s Oscar winner Frozen added $8m for a $674m international tally at the weekend and climbed to $1.072bn to become the biggest animation of all time at the global box office.
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NewsNoah tops US on $44m
Paramount and Regency Enterprises’ epic delivered an estimated $44m number one debut in North America that exceeded expectations – now the question is will it hold.
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NewsWinter Soldier rules on $75m
UPDATED MARCH 31: Captain America: The Winter Soldier smashed its way to the top of the international box office thanks to a confirmed $75m haul through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. Meanwhile Paramount’s Noah was in exceptional form.
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NewsAlexander Payne among LMGA winners
Staff at the Location Managers Guild Of America (LMGA) have announced the winners of its first Annual Location Managers Guild Of America Awards.
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NewsFactory 25 snaps up Apocalypse
The distributor has acquired world rights to has acquired world rights to Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film by Hanley Banks.
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NewsWarners, Fox roll out big guns
The last two of the US majors to present their slate to attendees brought suitable star-power and razzmatazz to the final day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas (27).
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NewsProvincetown honour for Cronenberg
The Canadian auteur will collect the Filmmaker On The Edge Award at this year’s 16th annual festival on Cape Cod.
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NewsDodge College unveils Women In Focus
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts will present its 15th Annual Women in Focus Conference on April 11.
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NewsMagnolia takes world on Honeymoon
Magnet Releasing’s genre arm has snapped up Leigh Janiak’s feature directorial debut in a deal with ICM Partners.
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NewsNoah storms Australia on $750K
Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical epic claimed 55% market share on opening day in star Russell Crowe’s home turf of Australia (27), Paramount Pictures International reported.
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NewsRiverRun unveils honourees, jurors
Chicago-based Kartemquin Films will receive the North Carolina festival’s Master Of Cinema award.
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NewsGermanidi named Slamdance director
Germanidi has served as manager for the festival since 2012. President and co-founder Peter Baxter will continue to oversee the Slamdance organisation including the development of the Slamdance Studios distribution business.
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NewsNoah scores mighty Russia launch
Paramount Pictures International top brass said Darren Aronofsky’s film opened on $2.75m in Russia for the fourth biggest non-holiday debut in history.
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NewsCaptain America 2 eyes victory
Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the overwhelming favourite to usurp DreamWorks’ Need For Speed this weekend as it prepares to launch in around 33 markets through Disney.
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NewsMusic Box takes The Green Prince
Submarine and Global Screen have licensed all US rights excluding TV to Nadav Schirman’s psychological thriller.
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NewsCinemaCon: Nolan talks Interstellar
Christopher Nolan waxed lyrical about early influences like Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey but gave little away about his upcoming sci-fi starring Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.
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NewsXYZ Films hires James Marsh
EXCLUSIVE: The company announced at Filmart (26) that it has brought on Asian-based acquisitions executive James Marsh.