All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 893
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NewsLakeshore to finance Baby Jane remake
More than two months after it emerged that Walter Hill [pictured] would remake the 1962 thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? A clearer picture of the elements is beginning to emerge.
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NewsBabacar Diene joins Voltage in key acquisitions role
The new hire joins as vp of acquisitions and most recently worked at IM Global where since 2010 he served in a similar capacity for Apsara Distribution.
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NewsHitchcock to open AFI FEST on Nov 1
Sacha Gervasi’s film is based on Stephen Rebello’s book Alfred Hitchcock And The Making Of Psycho and the film will receive its world premiere.
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CommentArgo and The Master off to strong start in awards season
Jeremy Kay analyses how the awards race is shaping up after Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
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NewsCinemaCon organisers unveil 2013 show dates
The official convention of the National Association Of Theatre Owners is set to take place from Apr 15-18 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
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NewsTom Rothman to produce Robopocalypse for DreamWorks, Fox
The outgoing co-head of Twentieth Century Fox said: “If you are in politics, you dream of a call from the White House, in baseball, from the Yankees, in movies, from Steven Spielberg.”
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NewsExclusive Media invests in Millennium Entertainment
Screendaily broke the story in Cannes that Nigel Sinclair and Guy East’s ambitious company was circling Millennium Entertainment and the principals joined Nu Image founders Avi Lerner and Trevor Short on Tuesday (25) to announce they had acquired a minority stake.
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NewsUniversal Pictures heralds record box office haul
The studio, celebrating its 100th anniversary, announced on Tuesday (25) that its films had amassed $1.128bn for the year-to-date, setting a new company record.
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NewsA24 acquires Ginger & Rosa, Kino Lorber buys Resnais
Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa premiered in Telluride and will get a 2012 qualifying run before opening in theatres in early 2013. Alain Resnais’ You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet will open early next year.
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NewsNew York's Maven Pictures revs up Rollin’ Thunder
Following the sale in Toronto of their comedy Imogene to Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray said on Tuesday (25) they will produce the bowling comedy.
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NewsLionsgate-Summit merger expands IDC output deal
Summit and NuVision founder Pedro Rodriguez formed IDC to release films in Latin America and the deal will now cover content from Summit’s new owner Lionsgate.
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NewsGuadalajara, Miami festivals unveil partnership
Industry guests at either festival will get access to the Miami Encuentros entries and Guadalajara Construye entries.
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NewsWeinsteins acquire US rights to The Butler
Lee Daniels’ all-star ensemble was an international sell-out in Cannes through IM Global and is already been spoken of as an awards contender for 2014.
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NewsFreestyle Releasing takes all domestic rights to Genius On Hold
Gregory Marquette’s documentary about telecoms inventor Walter L Shaw reveals how the scientist’s poor treatment at the hands of the major companies drive him to work for the Mob and led his son into a life of crime.
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NewsMaster breaks into US top ten as two vie for number one
Another tepid session at the North American box office down approximately 25% on last year saw new releases End of Watch and House At The End Of The Street battle it out for the top spot while Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama surged into the top ten.
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NewsResident Evil 5 stays atop international charts
UPDATE: The horror thriller added an estimated $33m over the weekend as the running total climbed to $103.3m. Sony Pictures Releasing International markets have generated $99.2m overall.
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NewsMerced invests in select Exclusive Media titles
The joint venture from Minneapolis-based private investment film EBF & Associates and Kevin Frakes’ PalmStar Media Capital’s strategic partnership has closed on a structured facility for some Exclusive films, the first of which is the 2013 Formula One release Rush (director Ron Howard pictured in pre-production.)
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Dark Sky Films, Site B to partner on Late Phases
MPI’s Dark Sky Films announced at Fantastic Fest that it has signed a co-production agreement with producer Zak Zeman’s Site B to make the genre film Late Phases.
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GFZ Group to handles effects on Andy Lau thriller Switch
Vancouver-based visual effects company GFZ Group has won a contract to act as lead visual effects and post-production house on the China-US action thriller Switch.
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NewsFantastic Fest: Magnet finds Devil, Tribeca gets Wicked
Magnet made the announcement about Here Comes The Devil at its US premiere in Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, following the recent world premiere in Toronto.