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IMAX, Indomina partner on limited release for Flying Swords
Tsui Hark’s Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate will get the big-screen treatment in 15 IMAX theatres in select US markets for one week from Aug 31
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Producers prepare mid-August shoot for Chu And Blossom
Character Brigade, Taggart Productions, Fore Entertainment, Soaring Flight Productions, Baked Industries are partnering to produce the coming-of-age comedy.
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NewsTribeca Film to release Resolution in North America
Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson’s thriller premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year and went on to play at Fantasia.
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NewsUniversal sets 2013 dates for 47 Ronin, Kick-Ass 2, Jurassic Park
The long-gestating 3D action-adventure starring Keanu Reeves moves back from Feb 8 to Dec 25, while Kick-Ass 2 arrives in theatres on Jun 28 and features the returning cast of Aaron Johnson (pictured), Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
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Not Fade Away is centrepiece gala for NYFF
The world premiere of David Chase’s feature directorial debut will screen during the 50th annual event. Paramount Vantage will release on Dec 21.
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FilmBuff, Red Productions team up on Searching For Sonny
Andrew Disney’s feature directorial debut stars Jason Dohring, Minka Kelly, Michael Hogan and Masi Oka and will launch on VoD, DVD and Blu-ray on Aug 28.
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NewsElisabeth Costa de Beauregard to head international sales at Voltage
UPDATE: The industry veteran has left Lakeshore Entertainment after many years where she most recently served as evp and handled sales on titles including Oscar winner Million Dollar Baby and The Underworld franchise.
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NewsAbramorama to release The House I Live In
Eugene Jarecki’s war on drugs film won the Sundance documentary grand jury prize this year and will open on Oct 5.
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Visit Films, GoDigital partner on Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
The companies will jointly release the documentary on VoD while Visit will handle the DVD release through Baxter Brothers Film Releasing in partnership with Strand Releasing.
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NewsIndie Spirits to take place on Feb 23, 2013
Organisers behind the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards made the announcement on Tuesday (14).
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Cinedigm crosses 11k screen deployments with Celebrity Theatres deal
Celebrity will provide its own financing in the deal and will deploy up to 30 digital screens certified by Cinedigm, bringing the number of screens signed by Cinedigm to more than 1,000.
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NewsPhase 4 to release Sassy Pants in North America
Coley Sohn’s coming-of-age comedy-drama stars Haley Joel Osment, Ashley Rickards and Anna Gunn.
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NewsFocus Features International to handle sales on untitled Woody Allen film
Following the collaboration on Allen’s most recent film To Rome With Love, Alison Thompson and her team will commence pre-sales in Toronto on the upcoming comedy.
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NewsWorld premiere of Life Of Pi to open NYFF
Ang Lee’s eagerly awaited 3D adaptation of the celebrated Yann Martel novel will kick off the 50th anniversary event on Sept 28.
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NewsDKR rules international BO with $34.2m haul
Warner Bros Pictures International reported that Christopher Nolan’s Batman epic stayed top for the fourth consecutive weekend as the running total climbed to $445.3m. The worldwide tally stands at $835.4m.
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NewsBourne Legacy leads US box office on $40.3m for Universal
Universal’s fourth entry in the Jason Bourne franchise debuted solidly despite the absence of Matt Damon. Strong enough to depose The Dark Knight Rises, the film’s less familiar lead meant it could not however top the opening weekends of its two immediate predecessors in the franchise.
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NewsDKR crosses $400m for Warner Bros Pictures International
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises stands at $407.2m heading into the weekend as Sony’s Total Recall gets a big push outside North America.
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IFC Films acquires US rights to Knife Fight
Bill Guttentag’s timely political drama in this US election year premiered at Tribeca and stars Rob Lowe, Jaime Chung, Julie Bowen, Richard Schiff, Saffron Burrows, Jennifer Morrison, David Harbour, Eric McCormack and Carrie-Anne Moss.
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NewsGrey Rembert named production president at Kennedy/Marshall Company
Rembert started her carer with Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall at Amblin Entertainment. Marshall now becomes sole head of the reorganised Kennedy/Marshall Company.
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NewsMystery thriller Flight to close 50th New York Film Festival
The world premiere of Robert Zemeckis’s return to live-action filmmaking will be the first chance awards watchers get to see Paramount’s contender before it opens on Nov 2.