All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 792
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NewsThe Husband seals TIFF deals
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired US sales rights, The Little Film Company international sales and A71 Canadian distribution rights to Scythia Films and Phenomenal Films’ recent Toronto world premiere The Husband.
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NewsInsidious 2 owns US on $41.1m
A sensational number one launch for Insidious: Chapter 2 through FilmDistrict put the horror sequel immediately in profit for the filmmakers and established James Wan unquestionably as the preeminent commercial horror director following summer smash The Conjuring.
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NewsSmurfs 2 crosses $200m int'l
China helped The Smurfs 2 soar past $200m over a lukewarm session, driving the overall weekend take to $17.6m from 13,000 screens in 70 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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NewsF Word sells out for eOne
eOne Films International has reported a roaring trade in Toronto on No Trace Camping’s Michael Dowse rom-com The F Word starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan.
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NewsWadjda to lead first Saudi Oscar bid
Haifaa Al Mansour’s acclaimed drama will contest the Academy’s foreign language race for Saudi Arabia.
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NewsWestEnd racks up TIFF sales on Joe
WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on David Gordon Green’s Joe starring Nicholas Cage and Tye Sheridan on the back of its Venice and Toronto premieres.
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NewsHFPA to honour Woody Allen
Woody Allen will receive the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B DeMille Award at the 71st Annual Golden Globes on Jan 22, 2014.
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NewsRoadside takes Words And Pictures
Roadside Attractions has taken US rights in Toronto to Fred Schepisi’s romance Words And Pictures starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
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NewsJulianne Moore joins Hunger Games
Julianne Moore has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2.
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NewsSubmarine sells Art Addict
Submarine Entertainment has closed a slew of pre-sales in Toronto on it’s the art world documentary Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict.
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NewsRaven Banner enters The Station
Raven Banner has picked up Canadian rights to Toronto Midnight Madness entry The Station.
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NewsMagnolia Int'l seals TIFF deals
EXCLUSIVE UPDATED: Magnolia International has reported brisk sales in Toronto on several of its key titles.
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NewsSmurfs 2 targets $200m milestone
Sony Pictures Releasing International top brass expect two major markets to push The Smurfs 2 past the threshold this weekend. The family animation stands at more than $191.6m and opens in China and Australia.
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NewsD Films takes Wiig comedy
D Films has acquired Canadian rights from Cargo Entertainment to Welcome To Me starring Kristen Wiig.
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NewsThirlby joins Wedding Ringer
Olivia Thirlby has joined the cast of the Screen Gems and Miramax comedy The Wedding Ringer that has begun shooting in Los Angeles. Separately, Feed The Gods starts production on Friday in Canada for Random Bench.
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NewsOpen Road, XLrator get Hendrix
Open Road Films has picked up its second title of Toronto after The Green Inferno, moving on North American rights with XLrator Media to John Ridley’s Jimi Hendrix tale All Is By My Side.
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NewsOpen Road snaps up Green Inferno
Open Road has acquired US rights to The Green Inferno, Eli Roth’s cannibal thriller that premiered in Toronto last weekend.
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NewsBreaking Glass grabs Unhung Hero
Documentary about whether “size matters” proved a hit at SXSW.
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NewsFilm Movement buys Le Démantèlement
The distributor will release in the US and license to world airlines following a deal in Toronto with eOne Films International.
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