All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 950
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Breakaway Media on board world sales of Dolphin Boy
Mark Austin’s Breakaway Media and Pamela Rosenberg’s Hemisphere Productions in association with First Hand Films are handling worldwide sales on the documentary, which will screen at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.
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NewsGhost Protocol leads US holiday weekend on $27m
The fourth entry in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible action franchise climbed two places after expanding wide just before the holiday weekend and added an estimated $26.5m for $58.9m.
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NewsPPI reports $43m int'l holiday weekend for MI:4
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ruled the roost for the second weekend thanks to an estimated $43m haul that drove up the running total to $140m through Paramount Pictures International (PPI).
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FeaturesChristopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer tells Screen about playing the septuagenarian widower who comes out of the closet in Beginners and why casting is the key for a good director.
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NewsParamount leads 2011 studio int’l share with record $3bn
Paramount Pictures International (PPI) has become the first company to reach the milestone for international ticket sales in a calendar year, a fitting testament to the strategic mastery of former president Andrew Cripps.
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NewsStephen Daldry to receive Palm Springs director honour
Daldry, whose latest film Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close opens in the US on Dec 25, will collect the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Director Of The Year Award on Jan 7.
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NewsNat Geo Films segues into joint venture with Hyde Park
UPDATE: Daniel Battsek has transitioned to a consultancy role and will advise a new partnership between Hyde Park / ImageNation and National Geographic Features Group.
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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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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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Features
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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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.