All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 951
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NewsThirteen Sundance films to open through Artist Services
The self-distribution initiative covers festival entries from last year stretching back to 1994, all of which will be available to rent, download or stream on platforms like iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, SundanceNOW, YouTube and Netflix.
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NewsAnnapurna, Open Road partner on Soderbergh’s Side Effects
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures will finance and produce the psychological thriller and Open Road has acquired all US rights. FilmNation is handling international and will introduce to buyers at the EFM next month.
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NewsInstinctive Films opens UK hub, readies slate
The Berlin-based company is launching a London office and is gearing up to announce a slate of British films in 2012.
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Tommy Lee Jones joins Emperor for Peter Webber
As previously announced the world war two saga will star Matthew Fox as a lovelorn Japanese expert investigating war crimes charges against Emperor Hirohito.
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NewsAbduction, Human Centipede 2 arrive on Facebook
Lionsgate distributes John Singleton’s thriller starring Taylor Lautner, which opened in theatres last September.
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Millennium finds Heaven in busy day for US deals
The company will release the Kate Hudson rom-com A Little Bit Of Heaven in North America in April, while Sycamore Entertainment has unveiled its second acquisition.
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NewsScreen Media takes North America on Good For Nothing
Mike Wallis’ Western was funded by New Zealand’s Mi Films and will most likely open in spring, Screen Media president Suzanne Blech said on Tuesday (17).
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NewsShoreline, ro*co Films eye sales on Sundance duo
Morris Ruskin’s Shoreline has picked up worldwide sales rights to Luciano Moura’s Brazilian feature debut Father’s Chair (A Cadeira Do Pai) ahead of its premiere in the World Dramatic Competition in Park City on Friday (20).
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NewsMariachi Gringo to open 29th Miami Int’l Film Festival
The world premiere of Tom Gustafson’s film stars Shawn Ashmore and Adriana Barraza. The Awards Night Film is the US premiere of Chinese Take-Away starring Ricardo Darín
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FeaturesHits out of the Park
How have the Sundance hits of the past few years fared at the global box office?
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FeaturesWinter's throne
As the pre-eminent showcase of independent film-making, the Sundance Film Festival (Jan 19-29) always sets the scene for the year ahead. Jeremy Kay talks to festival chiefs John Cooper and Trevor Groth about this year’s selection and its highlights.
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NewsThe 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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FeaturesMichelle 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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NewsThe 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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NewsStarbuck, 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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NewsSherlock 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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NewsContraband 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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NewsLionsgate 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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NewsThe 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.