All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 835
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Life of Pi: Eye of the tiger
For his adaptation of Life of Pi, Ang Lee opted to work in 3D for the first time and returned to shoot in Taiwan. The film-makers speak to Jeremy Kay about tackling the epic story of a boy and a Bengal tiger
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Sony unleashes Django in more than 60 markets
UPDATED JAN 18: Sony Pictures Releasing International launches Quentin Tarantino’s best picture Oscar nominee this weekend in the UK, Germany, Russia and France.
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Sundance: Anchor Bay runs with Midnight entry The Rambler
In the second preemptive buy of the festival, Anchor Bay Films has snapped up rights for North America, the UK and Australia to the genre tale from AKA Pictures, XYZ Films and Brooklyn Reptyle. Celluloid Nightmares handles international sales.
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Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman threw himself into playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, and talks to Screen about the ‘role of a lifetime.’
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Lincoln Center to show Side Effects sneak preview
FilmNation handles international sales on Steven Soderbergh’s Berlinale-bound psychological thriller. The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Film Comment Selects screen the psychological thriller on Jan 30.
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Lejo Pet joins Exclusive Releasing acquisitions ranks
The new vp of acquisitions will report to head of acquisitions Matt Brodlie and both will be on the ground in Sundance looking for titles to fill the inaugural slate.
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Blumhouse Productions swoops on Duplass Brothers’ Peachfuzz
The preemptive acquisition on the eve of Sundance unites horror specialist Jason Blum [pictured] with the found footage project.
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Production round-up: Paul Dano to play Brian Wilson
Bill Pohlad announced on Thursday [17] he will direct Love & Mercy with Paul Dano in the lead as Beach Boys band leader Brian Wilson in his early years.
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Sundance Institute Artists Services broadens horizons
Sundance Institute executive director Keri Putnam said on Thursday [17] the self-distribution initiative has expanded to include six new supports.
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Krave Massive, Guest House Films partner on LGBT theatre
The upcoming Las Vegas-based nightclub will open a theatre on its site after teaming up with LA-based producter-distributor Guest House.
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Cohen Media Group to distribute film-making documentary
Chuck Workman, whose short films and montages have been regular highlights of the Academy Awards telecasts, directs and Charles Cohen will produce What Is Cinema?.
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Pacific Northwest Pictures to release Knife Fight on Jan 25
The Canadian distribution will start a platform release in Toronto before expanding across the country.
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Roger Corman, GJ Echternkamp: Virtually Heroes
Roger Corman and GJ Echternkamp speak to Jeremy Kay about Sundance Park City At Midnight entry Virtually Heroes.
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The rising stars of Sundance
Screen profiles five hot new film-makers heading to Sundance 2013: Alexandre Moors, Stacie Passon, Jeremy Lovering, Fredrik Bond and Shaka King.
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Park City Heat
The 2013 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 17-27) boasts a rich mix of US and international projects. Screen speaks to the festival’s organisers about the ‘immediacy and fearlessness’ in this year’s programme.
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Shopping on Main Street
The hottest films heading to Sundance 2013 include eagerly awaited biopics, the latest instalments in celebrated indie series and work from major documentary film-makers. Screen profiles some of the buzz titles.
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Alejandro Ramirez Magaña to receive CInemaCon award
The Cinépolis CEO will collect the Global Achievement In Exhibition Award on International Day on Apr 15.
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New Directors/New Films unveils first seven films
Shane Carruth’s Sundance entry Upstream Color is among the line-up for the 42nd edition, set to run under the auspices of MoMA and Lincoln Center from Mar 20-31 in New York.
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Busan West expands programme, launches competition
The annual pan-Asian film festival staged by Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film And Media Arts in partnership with South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival takes place from Mar 8-10 in California.
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A24 acquires US rights to Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring
The ambitious New York distributor made the announcement on the eve of Sundance [16]. FilmNation handles international sales on the story of real-life affluent friends who robbed the homes of the Hollywood wealthy.