All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 881
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NewsPanorama to commence sales at AFM on The Voices
EXCLUSIVE: Marjane Satrapi will direct Ryan Reynolds in the psychological thriller for producers Mandalay Vision and Vertigo Entertainment. Panorama sales chief Kim Fox will introduce the project in Santa Monica next week.
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NewsJohnny Depp in talks to star in Alcon’s Transcendence
Wally Pfister’s feature directorial debut is set to commence shooting early next year and will go through the company’s output deal with Warner Bros.
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Breakthrough Entertainment to show Cas & Dylan footage at AFM
Jason Priestley makes his feature directorial debut on the caper to star Richard Dreyfuss and Tatiana Maslany.
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CommentArgo continues as a frontrunner; Flight shows an irresistible Denzel Washington
Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay also surveys where Lincoln, The Life of Pi and The Sessions stand in the awards race so far.
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Film Independent unveils 12th Producing Lab participants
The intensive five-week course offers producers support and advice on their feature projects.
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NewsLionsgate targets Globes for Stand Up Guys
The Sidney Kimmel and Lakeshore Entertainment comedy will screen for one week in New York at Lincoln Center and in Los Angeles at Arclight Hollywood and The Landmark starting on Dec 14.
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Academy unveils five Nicholl Fellows for screenwriting
Each writer will receive a $35,000 prize, the first instalment of which will be distributed at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills on Nov 8.
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NewsSanta Barbara acquisitions dates revealed
The second annual acquisitions programme of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) will run from Jan 24-27 2013.
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Cinema Guild acquires US rights to Before And After Dinner
Cindy Kleine’s documentary Before And After Dinner: The Life And Work Of André Gregory chronicles the life of Louis Malle’s collaborator on My Dinner With André.
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NewsFilm Movement signs Tugg deal
The world cinema distributor has made available an inaugural 15 films from its slate for US release through the elective theatrical service Tugg.
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Shoreline Entertainment takes world sales on The Zombinator
Sergio Myers’ action film stars Patrick Kilpatrick and Joseph Aviel. Shoreline will kick off sales at the AFM next week.
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NewsPulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs head back to theatre
Marking the two-decade career of Quentin Tarantino, Miramax has struck a partnership with advertising company National CineMedia Fathom and internet media and services provider IGN to stage a limited release of two of the filmmaker’s modern classics.
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NewsCaesar Must Die to open Cinema Italian Style 2012
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s Italian foreign language Oscar submission won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale earlier in the year and kick off the Los Angeles event on Nov 13.
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NewsRadiant Films Int’l lines up As Cool As I Am for AFM
Golden Globe winner Claire Danes from the smash series Homeland stars alongside James Marsden, Sarah Bolger, Thomas Mann and Jeremy Sisto in the comedy drama.
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NewsCelluloid Nightmares to tempt AFM buyers with Home, Stung
EXCLUSIVE: Celluloid Nightmares will kick off sales at the AFM next week on a pair of genre titles from Los Angeles-based XYZ Films.
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NewsVoltage to commence sales at AFM on I Am Wrath
EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Cage will star in the Death Wish-style vigilante story that Emmet/Furla Films is financing. The project marks William Friedkin’s follow-up to the widely admired Killer Joe, which Voltage also sold internationally.
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NewsLightning Entertainment moves into feature production
EXCLUSIVE: First title on the slate for the Santa Monica-based sales and distribution company is the thriller Dead Drop starring Luke Goss, Cole Hauser and Nestor Carbonell. Lightning will serve as executive producer and handle world sales at the AFM next week.
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NewsHugh Grant to star in untitled Castle Rock rom-com
Producer Martin Shafer confirmed the development on Monday (22). Writer-director Marc Lawrence’s project will commence shooting in New York in April 2013.
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NewsAcademy issues animation feature awards
Filmmakers must submit entry forms and supporting materials to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences by 5 pm PT on Nov 1.
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NewsThe Exchange boards The Last 5 Years for AFM
Founder Brian O’Shea and Nat McCormick will represent international rights to the hit musical when the AFM kicks off in Santa Monica on Oct 31. Anna Kendrick will star.