All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 837
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NewsJupiter Ascending begins shoot
Filming is underway on Lana and Andy Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending for Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures.
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NewsFilmDistrict opens High Top
The standalone subsidiary and boutique distributor will provide theatrical booking services to independent producers.
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FeaturesGabe Cowan and John Suits, New Artists Alliance
Jeremy Kay talks to the co-founders of the Los Angeles-based company whose Cheap Thrills won an audience award at this year’s SXSW.
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NewsCinemaCon: DLP footprint crosses 82k
Worldwide adoption of Texas Instruments’ DLP Cinema technology reached 82,364 screens by Apr 1, of which 43,615 were 3D-enabled, the company announced on the opening day of CinemaCon on Monday [15].
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News42 scores in US on $27.3m
Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ baseball drama 42 starring Harrison Ford hit an eye-catching number one home run during an otherwise sluggish box office session in North America.
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NewsOblivion posts $60.4m debut
UPDATED APR 15: Tom Cruise’s enduring appeal mobilised the crowds in 52 territories as Universal Pictures International executives confirmed the weekend gross on Monday [15] as the sci-fi adventure opened top in 48 of 52 territories. It arrives in the US on Apr 19.
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NewsBlackbird, High triumph at Sonoma
Jason Buxton’s Blackbird was named best world feature as the 16th annual Sonoma International Film Festival came to a close on Sunday [14].
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NewsPolar Bear starts shoot
Production has commenced in Providence, Rhode Island, on Infinitely Polar Bear starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana. Aldamisa International launched pre-sales at the EFM and will continue in Cannes next month.
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NewsMorgan Freeman in Transcendence talks
Morgan Freeman is in final talks to join Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall and Kate Mara on Alcon’s Transcendence.
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FeaturesIndian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
The 11th annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles got underway on Tuesday [Apr 9] with the red carpet Los Angeles premiere of Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur. Festivities will continue through Apr 14.
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Silverdocs rebrands, expands
The American Film Institute has announced that Silverdocs will now be called AFI Docs presented by Audi and will expand this year into Washington DC.
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NewsFirst LIFE Summit sets date
The du Cap hotel will host the inaugural LIFE Summit on the French Riviera immediately prior to Cannes on May 14.
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NewsFox Int'l hits $1bn box office
Fox International executives are projecting the company’s aggregated release slate will cross $1bn for the year-to-date today [Apr 12] in what would become the second fastest time in history.
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NewsOblivion set to top int'l charts
The weekend international box office champion looks likely to be Tom Cruise action thriller Oblivion, which opens through Universal across most of the world.
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NewsOpen Road gets Nut Job
Open Road Films has acquired all US rights to the 3D animated family film The Nut Job and set a Jan 17 2014 release date.
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NewsQED, Columbia strike Fury deal
UPDATE: Columbia Pictures announced on Wednesday [10] it had acquired the US and most of the world to David Ayer’s upcoming WWII tank thriller, leaving several key markets for QED International to exploit at Cannes next month.
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NewsDistribution: Strand acquires Darker
Strand Releasing has picked up all US rights to Matt Porterfield’s I Used To Be Darker [pictured]. Separately, Variance Films and FilmBuff are teaming up to release The History Of Future Folk.
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NewsAlcon sets Point Break director
Ericson Core will take the reins on the action thriller reboot.