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The Artist, Dragon Tattoo among ACE nominees
Final ballots for the American Cinema Editors’ (ACE) 62nd annual Eddies awards will be posted on Jan 23 and voting ends on Feb 9. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Feb 18 in Los Angeles.
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Michelle Williams
The actress tells Jeremy Kay how she avoided Marilyn Monroe’s “wiggles and winks” to focus on the character at the heart of the blonde bombshell in My Week With Marilyn.
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The Artist, Descendants triumph at 2012 Golden Globes
The stage is set for an Oscar showdown after The Artist and The Descendants emerged as the big film and lead actor winners at the 69th annual Golden Globes ceremony, presented by a declawed Ricky Gervais at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday night (15).
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Starbuck, Terraferma among Palm Springs winners
Ken Scott’s Canadian comedy Starbuck has won the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Mercedes-Benz Audience Award Best Narrative Feature.
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Sherlock Holmes rules international for WBPI on $28m
Warner Bros Pictures International’s (WBPI) Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows ruled the roost thanks to an estimated $27.4m haul from 57 markets that boosted the running total to $222m.
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Contraband steals US number one for Universal on $24m
Baltasar Kormakur’s remake of the 2008 Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale was the clear number one, earning an estimated $24.1m.
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Lionsgate buys Summit on eve of Sundance, Berlin
The biggest open secret in Hollywood was made public on Friday (13) in a same-day sign-and-close transaction that creates an independent behemoth but leaves questions unanswered.
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Ricky Strauss named president of marketing at Disney
The surprise announcement sees the former Participant Media president replace the outgoing M T Carney.
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The Artist, Help triumph at Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association on Thursday night (12) voted The Artist its best film of 2011 and Michel Hazanavicius best director.
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Holmes, Hour, Tattoo vie for international supremacy
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows will soar past $200m this weekend for Warner Bros with debuts set for Brazil and China - but it could face strong challenges from Fox’s alien invasion thriller The Darkest Hour and Sony’s Dragon Tattoo remake.
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John Logan to adapt Jersey Boys for GK Films
Graham King and Tim Headington will produce with Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio serving as executive producers.
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The Cabin In The Woods to open SXSW
The world premiere of Lionsgate’s anticipated horror directed by Drew Goddard from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joss Whedon kicks off the festival in Austin, Texas.
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DGA announces 2011 doc feature nominees
A prestigious roster includes Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, Martin Scorsese and James Marsh. The winner will be announced at the 64th Annual DGA awards dinner on Jan 28 in Los Angeles.
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Wrekin Hill to release The Inbetweeners Movie in US
President and CEO Chris Ball made the announcement on Thursday (12) and plans a late spring theatrical release for the cult TV adaptation which grossed around $70m at the UK box office.
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Universal, Blumhouse, Platinum Dunes unite for Vigilandia
Why Not Productions is also on board the futuristic thriller to star Ethan Hawke and set to commence production on Feb 13.
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Academy approves doc and short film rules for 2013
The most significant changes for the 85th Annual Academy Awards expand members’ opportunities to view contenders and allow more members to vote.
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Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
The Crazy, Stupid Love. co-directors talk about working with Steve Carell and keeping a story emotional.
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Will Reiser
50/50 writer Will Reiser tells Jeremy Kay about seeing the funny side of cancer — and balancing laughter and tears.
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Justin Kerrigan signs on to Urban Hymn for Instinctive
The Berlin-based company behind The Divide wants to explore UK co-productions and will share producing duties with Powder Keg Pictures in association with Mighty Village and Universal Music UK.
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Sierra/Affinity to sell new title from Devil Inside team
Nick Meyer will commence pre-sales at the EFM next month on the “genre bending” Untitled Bell/Peterman Project. Director William Brent Bell and his co-writer Matthew Peterman’s The Devil Inside stormed to the top of the US charts last weekend in a shock $33.7m debut.