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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 926
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NewsSalmon Fishing In The Yemen to open PSIFF
CBS Films’ recent Toronto acquisition of Lasse Halstrom’s crowd-pleaser will open the 23rd Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) on Jan 5 and Yasemin Samdereli’s Almanya, Welcome To Germany will close the event on Jan 16.
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NewsSlamdance unveils special screenings, shorts
The roster of narrative special screenings comprises the national holiday anthology Holiday Road, Pema Tseden’s Tibetan-set Chinese drama Old Dog and Bryn Higgins’ UK psycho-love story Unconditional.
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NewsGhost Protocol scores all-time top Hollywood launch in India
Tom Cruise charmed the sub-continent as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol opened on a sensational INR 26 – approximately $5m – over three days last weekend, according to local distributor Viacom 18.
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MIFF unveils Lexus Ibero-American Opera Prima Award
Six films from Spain, Portugal or Latin America will compete for the inaugural $5,000 award.
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NewsLovelace cast bulks up with Azaria, Cannavale, Patrick
Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth and Robert Patrick have joined Amanda Seyfried (pictured) and Peter Sarsgaard as production on the Millennium Films production got underway in Los Angeles today (20).
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FeaturesNicolas Winding Refn
The director tells Screen how a ride home turned into the award-winning Drive.
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Serving The Help
When Kathryn Stockett’s novel started rocketing up the book charts, the film-makers working on an adaptation decided to take their project down the studio route.
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FeaturesCharlize Theron
The actress tells Screen about staying true to the complex, self-absorbed woman at the heart of Young Adult.
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NewsNic Crawley to head international marketing at Paramount
Crawley most recently served as svp of international marketing for Walt Disney Studios and commences work immediately.
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NewsThirty-nine songs vie for Academy attention
On Jan 5 2012 voting members of the music branch in Los Angeles will view clips featuring each song, in random order, prior to determining the nominees by an averaged point system of voting.
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NewsSundance adds four to January selection
Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner’s Predisposed joins the Premieres section, while Spotlight welcomes Joachim Trier’s Oslo, August 31st and Paolo Sorrentino’s This Must Be The Place and the late Park City At Midnight entry is Don Coscarelli’s John Dies At The End.
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NewsThe Film Sales Company embraces Back To Your Arms
Andrew Herwitz has acquired worldwide sales rights to Lithuania’s official Oscar submission.
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NewsPSIFF launches Arab Cinema programme
The 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced on Monday (19) a new programme highlighting Arab Cinema as well as films selected to compete for the FIPRESCI Award, New Voices/New Visions Award and John Schlesinger Awards.
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NewsFocus Features unveils early 2012 digital slate
President Andrew Karpen has announced the films selected for the first quarter of next year that will go out through Focus World, the digital platform that launched earlier this year to champion international filmmakers.
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Frank Rodriguez rejoins Searchlight in key sales role
As evp assistant general sales manager, Rodriguez will report to evp of distribution Sheila DeLoach.
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NewsGhost Protocol storms int’l box office on $69m launch
Tom Cruise returned with a vengeance as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol grossed a confirmed $69.4m and pushed Paramount Pictures International (PPI) to the brink of $3bn in ticket sales for the year-to-date.
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NewsHolmes tops US on $40m, MI:4 scores big limited bow
Guy Ritchie’s second episode in the adventures of the high-kicking Victorian sleuth arrived in first place on an estimated $40m according to Warner Bros.
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NewsDarling Companion to open SBIFF
The world premiere of Lawrence Kasdan’s film stars Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Richard Jenkins and will kick off the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) in Jan 26.
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NewsTom Cruise eyes international rule through MI:4
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol arrives through PPI in around 40 territories this weekend and looks the most likely candidate to usurp stablemate Puss in Boots.
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NewsPSIFF to honour Gary Oldman with International Star Award
Currently courting awards attention with his acclaimed performance as spy hunter George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Oldman will collect the honour at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) gala on Jan 7.