All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 901
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NewsDalian Wanda Group completes AMC acquisition for $2.6bn
Wanda and AMC announced the $2.6bn transaction at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Sept 4) when Wanda said it would invest up to an additional $500m in the unit over time “to fund strategic and operating initiatives.”
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Digital distribution platform Yekra begins beta launch
EXCLUSIVE: Lee Waterworth and Miles Romney initiated the beta launch on Tuesday (4) for their Los Angeles-based distribution, marketing and technology company, which they claim to be one of the very few digital media outfits plugged into social media that allows filmmakers to participate in profit share.
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NewsThe Possession rules last weekend of summer 2012
UPDATE: A typically slow end to summer saw Lionsgate’s horror film score well with a $21.3m four-day number one result, while The Weinstein Company released Cannes entry Lawless in second place with a $15.1m four-day weekend.
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Jason Reitman joins all-star cast for American Beauty event
The live table read of Alan Ball’s celebrated screenplay will take place at the Ryerson Theatre on Sept 6.
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NewsCMG closes Latin American deals on The Collection
EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Management Group head Ed Noeltner and David Dinerstein of domestic distributor LD Entertainment are co-hosting a Bloody Mary Brunch and presentation in Toronto following a market screening of the horror film on Sept 10.
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NewsDark Knight Rises prevails in seventh international session
China returned more than $63m from two Hollywood smashes in a single week.
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NewsWarner Bros dates Hobbit finale on Jul 18 2014
Warner Bros and New Line announced the release date on Friday (Aug 31) for The Hobbit: There And Back Again.
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NewsQED International boards Zac Efron rom-com
Tom Gormican wrote the Blacklist screenplay and is scheduled to begin shooting Are We Officially Dating? for TreeHouse Pictures in New York in November. QED will introduce to buyers in Toronto next week.
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NewsRyan Phillippe to make directorial debut on Chained
UPDATE: IM Global’s Octane division will introduce the thriller to international buyers in Toronto. Merced Media Partners and PalmStar Media Capital are financing the Twisted Pictures presentation and Cassian Elwes represents domestic rights.
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NewsChina holds key to international box office race
If the sterling performance of The Amazing Spider-Man in China continues through Sunday, the webslinger could end the dominance of The Dark Knight Rises. However the latter — the reigning champion for the past six sessions — also opened in China and it will be a close contest.
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NewsAcademy board approves music rules changes
There will now be five nominees in the original song category for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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NewsRichard Rapkowski earns business stripes at eOne
The executive joined eOne in 2008 as vp of business and legal affairs and is promoted to the new position of svp of business and legal affairs.
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Kino Lorber picks up Radio Unnameable
The North American deal predates the Sept 19 North American premiere at New York’s Film Forum, after which time the film will expand throughout the US and Canada.
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NewsA24 takes US rights to Roman Coppola comedy
The first announced title on the fledgling company’s roster is A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Patricia Arquette.
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Casting round-up: Heat on The First, The Lost Tree
Michael Pitt and Ryan Simpkins have joined Poverty Row’s Mark Pickford biopic The First, which is set to begin shooting in 2013.
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Drafthouse Films acquires North American rights to Graceland
Ron Morales wrote and directed the Filipino crime saga about a desperate man at the centre of a kidnapping plot.
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TIFF unveils 16 participants for inaugural STUDIO initiative
The year-round programme for Ontario-based producers received more than 200 applications and participants will work with Canadian and international contacts to develop their film, television, interactive or transmedia projects.
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NewsTelluride to screen Hyde Park On Hudson, Midnight’s Children
The 39th annual Colorado event has announced its annual line-up featuring the customary list of unofficial world premieres prior to or around the same time as their official outings in Venice and Toronto.
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FeaturesLogan Mulvey, GoDigital
The CEO of digital distributor GoDigital talks to Screen about striking deals with film-makers to make the fast-evolving online space pay.
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NewsCMG closes sales for Canadian 3D animation Sarila
Cinema Management Group chief Edward Noeltner announced the deals on Wednesday (29) heading into Toronto.