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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 740
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NewsNymphomaniac gets US date
Lars von Trier’s anticipated two-part erotic journey will open in March 2014.
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NewsThe Veil to star William Levy
Cuban-born telenovela star William Levy has been cast in the lead on the sci-fi adventure The Veil.
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NewsDavid Magee to adapt The Silver Chair
The Life Of Pi screenwriter has been hired to script the next big screen episode from the seven-title Chronicles Of Narnia series.
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NewsStrand enters Wetlands
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to David Wnendt’s Wetlands ahead of the film’s US premiere in Sundance in January.
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NewsWalden Media restructures
Walden Media has announced a restructure as it emerged that David Weil, current CEO of parent company Anschutz Film Group (AFG), will leave the company at the end of the year.
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Shoot begins on Dynamite
Tate Steinsiek has begun shooting his feature directorial debut Dynamite: A Cautionary Tale.
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NewsCatching Fire, Thor cross $600m
UPDATE: Lionsgate’s sequel to The Hunger Games and Thor 2 have both reached $600m at the worldwide box office.
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NewsDominic Cooper in talks for Warcraft
Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures are in final negotiations with the UK star and have closed deals with Ben Foster and Paula Patton.
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NewsWeinsteins board Veronica’s Room
Bob and Harvey Weinstein’s fledgling TWC-Dimension label will finance, distribute and serve as executive producer on the adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby author Ira Levin’s 1973 Broadway thriller.
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NewsTWC to re-release Butler
The Weinstein Company is seeking to boost the ensemble drama’s awards profile and will re-release it this week.
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NewsSundance unveils first wave
Festival top brass announced on December 4 the US and world cinema dramatic and documentary competition entries as well as 11 NEXT titles for the upcoming 30th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, set to run in Utah from January 16-26 2014.
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NewsContinental Media sells Unknown Caller
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media has closed early sales on the thriller Unknown Caller that the company boarded during the recent AFM.
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Brand expert joins Medient board
Charles Koppelman has joined entertainment content creation company Medient Studios as vice-chairman.
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NewsSpike Jonze’s Her wins NBR poll
Spike Jonze’s Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson has prevailed in the National Board Of Review’s annual vote as Jonze also scooped the best director prize.
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NewsUniversal shuts down Fast & Furious 7
Universal Pictures has shut down production “for a period of time” as it considers how best to move ahead with the franchise in the wake of Paul Walker’s death last Saturday (November 30).
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NewseOne US takes Decoding Annie Parker
Entertainment One Films US has secured US rights to Decoding Annie Parker starring Samantha Morton and Helen Hunt and has set a theatrical and VOD release for summer 2014.
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NewsTIFF selects top 10 Canadian films
Enemy, The F-Word, Sarah Prefers To Run make it on to annual list.
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Critics Choice sets timetable
The 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will take place on January 16 2014.
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NewsAmerican Hustle wins NYFCC prize
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) honoured American Hustle with three awards on December 3 for best picture, screenplay for Eric Singer and David O Russell and supporting actress for Jennifer Lawrence.
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NewsAcademy selects docs shortlist
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced the 15 films in the documentary feature category that will advance in the voting process for the 86th Oscars.