All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 845
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NewsFull Frame honours trio
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will honour Jessica Yu, Molly Thompson and Amir Bar-Lev.
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Gangs Of Wasseypur to open IFFLA
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur and Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children bookend the 11th annual Indian Film festival Of Los Angeles.
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Paul Bettany joins Transcendence
The British actor is in negotiations to star alongside Johnny Depp in Alcon’s project marking the feature directorial debut of Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer Wally Pfister.
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NewsIndican to sell int’l on A Green Story
Indican Pictures announced on Thursday [28] that it has acquired all international rights to Paramyth Film’s A Green Story. The company previously acquired all North American rights.
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NewsTranscendence, Mass for Depp
Contrary to recent speculation that Johnny Depp’s casting in Black Mass might disrupt his participation in Transcendence, the star’s representatives confirmed on Wednesday [27] that he is on board both projects, which are already well known to international buyers.
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NewsLightcatcher readies narrative slate
Arkansas-based documentary creator Lightcatcher Productions has begun production on six narrative features to be released over five years.
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NewsnWave buys Penguins 3D
nWave Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Atlantic Productions’ Penguins 3D (working title) written and narrated by David Attenborough.
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NewsCinedigm takes on Absence
Cinedigm has acquired worldwide rights to Absence, while in a separate deal Oscilloscope Laboratories will distribute About Sunny in North America.
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NewsCBS plots Kings release
The distributor announced on Wednesday [27] it will release Sundance acquisition The Kings Of Summer (formerly Toy’s House) on Jun 14.
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NewsSolar, Hardy eye Samarkand
Tom Hardy has teamed up with LA-based Solar Pictures to play an SAS veteran returning from the Middle East who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as he tries to reintegrate into society.
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Art Directors Guild launches apprenticeship
The art directors council of the Art Directors Guild will issue a wide call for the first intake to colleges, universities and recent graduates on Mar 4.
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NewsSundance, TED launch prize
The Sundance Institute and TED, host of the multi-disciplinary conference and online lecture series, are collaborating for the first time to offer a $125,000 prize for a short documentary project about the work of Sugata Mitra, winner of the annual TED Prize.
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NewsDrafthouse courts Death
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s distribution arm Drafthouse Films has acquired North American rights to Jeff Howlett and Mark Covino’s SXSW-bound documentary A Band Called Death.
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CommentWomen ruled the Oscars
The women killed it at the musical variety show that was the 85th Academy Awards.
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NewsFull Frame gets Academy boost
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival said on Monday night [25] that it has been named a qualifying festival in the documentary short subject Oscar category.
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CommentOscars: Argo charges to victory
The 85th Academy Awards lived up to its promise of sure-things, surprises and stumbles… and Screen US editor Jeremy Kay was at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to bear witness.
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NewsQuvenzhané Wallis is Annie
Sony Pictures said the youngest Oscar nominee in history will star in its upcoming version of Annie, a timely announcement in the hours leading up to the Academy Awards on Sunday [24].
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NewsIdentity Thief reclaims US title
Oscar weekend is never heavy-hitter and so it proved to be this year as Snitch opened in second place through Summit, allowed Universal’s Identity Thief to climb back to number one in its third weekend on an estimated $14.1m.
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NewsDie Hard 5 top dog on $36m
UPDATED FEB 25: John McClane held on to the number one international spot in its second weekend through Fox International after a confirmed $35.5m from 10,587 screens in 67 markets propelled the tally to $132.8m.
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NewsSpirits honour Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook ruled the roost at Saturday’s [23] Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, winning best feature, director, screenwriter and lead actress. Amour was named best foreign film.