All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 937
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Phase 4 picks up North America on That’s What She Said
Carrie Preston’s raunchy female comedy premiered at Sundance in the NEXT section and will open day-and-date theatrically and on VOD later this year.
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Image takes all US rights to SXSW thriller The Tall Man
Jessica Biel stars as a nurse whose son is snatched by a figure of local folklore who has abducted children from the town of Cold Rock for years.
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NewsJulian Fellowes to adapt Gypsy for Universal
Barbra Streisand and Joel Silver – the latter making his first foray into Broadway musicals – are adapting the project for the studio.
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NewsAnchor Bay takes revenge thriller Girls Against Boys
The distributor has swooped on Austin Chick’s popular SXSW Midnighter entry following its Friday premiere in Austin.
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RiverRun unveils 14th edition and line-up
Elisabeth Sperling and Trish Dalton’s comedy One Night Stand and Fred Schepisi’s drama The Eye Of The Storm bookend the 14th annual RiverRun International Film Festival, set to take place in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from Apr 13-22.
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NewsMagnolia to handle US theatrical release of Bel Ami
The distributor negotiated the deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, who will take charge of all other US media, and will open the drama on Jun 8.
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NewsSundance takes bridge building initiative to India
The Institute’s Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue programme to promote cultural dialogue will tour the sub-continent from Mar 15-22 for the inaugural Mumbia Mantra Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab.
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New Regency COO/CFO Louis Santor to step down in July
A statement issued by the company said Santor was leaving to pursue “opportunities and new challenges” after serving 20 years.
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Music Box acquires North American rights to Keep The Lights On
Ira Sachs’ drama premiered in Sundance and went on to screen in Berlin where it won the Teddy Award. It screens in Tribeca next month.
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NewsK5 adds SXSW thriller Girls Against Boys to Cannes slate
Austin Chick’s female revenge tale premiered in Austin in the Midnighters strand on Friday night (9) and stars Danielle Panabaker and Nicole LaLiberte.
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NewsBonsai, Imposter claim top prizes at Miami Film Fest
Alejandro Brugués’ Juan Of The Dead won the audience award as the 29th annual Miami International Film Festival came to an end at the weekend after nine days and 100 films from 35 countries
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NewsInt'l arena spares Disney’s blushes as Carter takes $71m
The sci-fi spectacle opened in 51 territories on $70.6m led by a typically muscular Russian debut of $17.5m that made up for the film’s disappointing North American debut.
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NewsLorax prevails in US on $39m as John Carter slumps
Disney’s much hyped and roundly condemned sci-fi adventure limped into action in second place on an estimated $31m as Dr Seuss’ The Lorax stayed top in its second weekend and surged to $122m.
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Steve Beeks extends contract as Lionsgate lays off 80 staff
On the day (Mar 9) when management at the post-merger studio were reportedly letting go of approximately 12% of the workforce, Lionsgate chose to announce that Beeks had signed a new contract to continue as co-COO and had been named president of the motion picture group.
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Lionsgate takes US, UK rights to Hummingbird
Jason Statham stars in the thriller, set to begin shooting in London on Monday (Mar 12). The studio negotiated the deal with worldwide rights holder IM Global.
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Film Sales Co boosts slate with SXSW, MIP TV titles
Andrew Herwitz has taken on sale rights to Mark Kendall’s SXSW premiere La Camioneta, about a man who buys a decommissioned yellow school bus and drives it to his native Guatemala to use as a private bus.
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NewsPhase 4, Kevin Smith fall for Slamdance winner Bindlestiffs
The North American rights deal brings in the first film under the recently announced partnership to get the branding support of the Kevin Smith’s SModcast Pictures Presents label.
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Josh McLaughlin joins Focus Features as svp production
The executive most recently served as evp at Chernin Entertainment and starts work this month, reporting to president of production Jeb Brody.
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NewsThe Loved Ones, The FP to get Tugg treatment
Both films have played on the midnight circuit and will get the benefit of the web-based service that enables people to vote which films screen at their local theatres.
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NewsK5 snaps up international rights to SXSW screener King Kelly
Andrew Neel’s sparky drama is made up entirely of camera phone diaries and follows an aspiring internet star as she embarks on a hedonistic quest to reclaim a stash of narcotics.