All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 736
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NewsSundance: I Origins, Night sell
SUNDANCE: Amid a flurry of Park City announcements, Fox Searchlight has paid around $3m for world rights to I Origins. Separately, RADiUS-TWC has picked up The Night Comes For Us and A24 has closed its second deal of the festival.
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NewsSlave, Gravity split PGA vote
12 Years A Slave and Gravity advance to the Oscars on March 2 as the frontrunners on paper following the PGA awards ceremony on January 19.
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FeaturesTimo Tjahjanto, Killers
Timo Tjahjanto – one half of the Mo Brothers with (non-sibling) Kimo Stamboel – talks to Jeremy Kay on the eve of the Sundance world premiere of Killers and explains why the filmmakers are going their separate ways.
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NewsFocus takes Zach Braff drama
SUNDANCE: The new-look Focus Features led by Peter Schlessel has made its first high-profile acquisition in Park City, reportedly paying around $2.8m for North America, Poland and South Africa on Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here.
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NewsSundance: Green Prince sales
The first two deals have closed on the Day One documentary from producers Simon Chinn of Red Box Films, John Battsek of Passion Pictures and director Nadav Schirman of A-List Films.
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NewsMPI Pictures gets Kink
Christina Voros’ documentary will open theatrically in late summer following the deal, which concluded in Park City.
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NewsRide Along sets MLK record
Universal executives were celebrating as the Ice Cube-Kevin Hart comedy grossed an estimated $41.2m to set a three-day holiday weekend record.
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NewsWolf rules int'l BO on $27m
Red Granite’s The Wolf Of Wall Street used a mighty UK debut through Universal to power its way to an estimated $27m weekend that dethroned Frozen at the international box office, according to latest results.
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NewsA24 pays $2m for Laggies
The hip distributor is understood to have shelled out in the region of $2m in the small hours of January 19 for US rights to Lynn Shelton’s coming-of-age story.
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NewsSAG crowns 20th annual winners
The Screen Actors Guild named Matthew McConaughey best actor at its Los Angeles ceremony on January 18 while Cate Blanchett took top actress honours.
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NewsSundance: SPC gets Whiplash
Sony Pictures Classics has paid around $3m for North American, Australian, New Zealand and German rights to Bold Films’ jazz drummer drama. Separately, Pivot and Univision News have acquired Cesar’s Last Fast.
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FeaturesAJ Edwards, The Better Angels
AJ Edwards has worked on four Terrence Malick films and edited To The Wonder. He talks to Jeremy Kay about his feature directorial debut, The Better Angels.
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CommentDane Clark and Linsey Stewart on IPAHOY
SLAMDANCE: The Toronto husband-and wife team talk about their movie I Put A Hit On You.
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CommentJaret Belliveau and Matthew Bauckman talk Elliot
SLAMDANCE: New Brunswick co-directors Jaret Belliveau and Matthew Bauckman discuss their startling documentary.
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NewsPPI to unleash Jack Ryan
Paramount Pictures International opens the Chris Pine spy thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit in 31 territories this weekend in a serious threat to reigning champion Frozen.
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Paladin picks up Short History
Former war correspondent Michael Maren’s feature directorial debut A Short History Of Decay stars Bryan Greenberg, Linda Lavin, and Harris Yulin.
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NewsSundance: Dinosaur 13 finds home
Lionsgate and CNN Films are believed to have paid in the region of $1m for North American rights following the film’s world premiere in US Documentary competition on Day One (16).
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NewsSanta Barbara honour for Russell
Oscar-nominated David O Russell will collect the Outstanding Director Award at the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on January 31.
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FeaturesBerit Madsen, SEPIDEH - Reaching For The Stars
The director talks to Jeremy Kay about her Sundance World Documentary selection about an Iranian girl who dreams of becoming an astronomer despite strong family pressure.
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FeaturesJeff Baena, Life After Beth
The 36-year-old director talks to Jeremy Kay about the American Zoetrope zombie drama.