All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 864
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NewsLes Misérables crosses $100m in US in record 13 days
Working Title’s awards contender on Sunday [6] became the fastest musical to pass the milestone in North America after grossing $16.1m through Universal to reach $103.6m.
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NewsFox International’s Life Of Pi usurps Hobbit, crosses $300m
JAN 7 UPDATE: Fox 2000’s acclaimed Yann Martel adventure brought in a confirmed $59.3m over the weekend to edge out The Hobbit in a race that turned out to be much closer than originally thought, buoyed by Fox’s fourth biggest debut of all time in Russia.
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NewsAmour, Emmanuelle Riva, Michael Haneke top NSFC poll
The National Society Of Film Critics announced its annual winners on Saturday [50] when Amour was a big winner.
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NewsFlight, The Master, Silver Linings among WGA nominees
Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Amour were ineligible under WGA regulations.
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NewsBaltasar Kormakur to produce Dagur Kari’s Rocketman
This will mark the first collaboration between the two Icelandic film-makers, Kormakur’s Blueeyes Production label announced on Friday [4].
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NewsChris Dodd appoints Diane Strahan MPAA COO
The MPAA chairman made the announcement on Friday [4] and hailed the new executive’s ” break-through strategies for high growth players.”
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NewsOscar ceremony to pay tribute to James Bond
Organisers at the upcoming 85th Academy Awards on Feb 24 will include a tribute to the 50-year-old franchise.
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NewsThe Hobbit crosses $500m at international box office
JAN 4 UPDATE: Warner Bros Pictures International’s fantasy epic stood at $513.4m through Jan 3 and remains the one to beat heading into its fourth weekend. Meanwhile Breaking Dawn - Pt 2 has reached $800m worldwide.
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NewsOpen Road snaps up US rights to jOBS in preemptive deal
Another product of the independent space has found a US distributor after Open Road announced on Thursday [3] it had acquired rights to the Sundance Film Festival closing night film jOBS, stealing a march on Sony’s rival biopic.
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NewsAcademy announces scientific and technical achievements
Twenty-five individual recipients will attend the annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation in Beverly Hills on Feb 9.
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NewsCodeblack Films picks up Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
The acquisition kicks off the partnership established with Lionsgate in May 2012 to build a production and distribution slate for the urban market.
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CommentWhat the PGA list misses
Why The Master and The Dark Knight Rises deserved to be on the PGA’s list.
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NewsSFFLA embraces Baltic cinema for first time
Latvia’s Oscar submission Gulf Stream Under The Iceberg will receive its North American premiere in January at the Scandinavian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (SFFLA).
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NewsPGA announces motion picture nominations one day early
The Master and The Dark Knight Rises miss the cut but James Bond smash Skyfall is among the 10 nominees for the Darryl F Zanuck Award For Outstanding Producer Of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
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NewsLeonardo DiCaprio to receive Santa Barbara Fest honour
The actor will receive the American Riviera Award. Festival organisers also announced on Wednesday [2] that the annual jamboree will open on Jan 24 with The US premiere of Henry-Alex Rubin’s ensemble drama Disconnect.
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FeaturesSilver service
Silver Linings Playbook director David O Russell and producer Donna Gigliotti tell Jeremy Kay about developing the emotional source material into an award-winning package.
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NewsCapri honours Silver Linings, Beasts
David O Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook was named Best Film Of The Year as the Italian event came to a close on Wednesday [Jan 2].
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NewsAcademy moves back nominations deadline to Jan 4
The official date for members to vote has been extended by one day from Jan 3 to Jan 4. Votes must be submitted by 5pm PT.
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NewsPSIFF unveils Talking Pictures programme
Palm Springs International Film Festival top brass have lined up events with Peter Greenaway, Naomi Watts, Tom Hooper and Eddie Redmayne and Alan Cumming.
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NewsSkyfall crosses $1bn at worldwide box office
The milestone caps a remarkable run for Sony/MGM/Eon’s James Bond thriller several weeks after it became Sony’s biggest global release. It has become the first film to cross £100m in the UK.