All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 953
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NewsSeven make it on to Academy make-up shortlist
Albert Nobbs (pictured), Anonymous, The Artist, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo and The Iron Lady are in contention.
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NewsLisa Wilson, Myles Nestel offer The Solution to sales, financing
The partnership between the two vastly experienced Britons is backed by private equity and Wall Street and will commence pre-sales in Berlin on Writers and Hector And The Search For Happiness.
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NewsAllen, Fincher, Scorsese among DGA 2011 nominees
The lively pool includes Michel Hazanavicius and Alexander Payne, while Clint Eastwood, Terrence Malick, Stephen Daldry and Steven Spielberg are shut out.
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Odyssey hires production and finance veteran Ralph Boral
The new arrival will serve as COO and executive in charge of production and is already involved on Odyssey’s in-the-works animation Hank The Cowdog.
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NewsMelancholia wins NSFC award for 2011
The National Society Of Film Critics anointed Lars von Trier’s apocalyptic drama the best film of the year and named Brad Pitt best actor for Moneyball and The Tree Of Life and Kristen Dunst best actress for Melancholia.
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NewsHolmes achieves international supremacy on $45 followm weekend
Warner Bros Pictures International’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows finally vanquished Ghost Protocol to assume the crown and stands at a confirmed $180.6ming a revised weekend haul of $44.9m.
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NewsParamount be-Devils US box office with $35m launch
Paramount’s poorly reviewed horror The Devil Inside stormed to the top of the first full weekend of 2012 in a full-blooded debut that surprised rival executives.
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NewsGhost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes head for int’l showdown
PPI’s fourth Mission: Impossible episode faces its stiffest test yet from WBPI’s Holmes sequel as it reaches $254m outside North America.
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NewsWGA announces 2012 screenplay nominations
The Artist is snubbed in the original screenplay category but Bridesmaids makes the cut. Shame, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Margin Call and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy were ineligible for consideration because they were not made in compliance with Guild rules.
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FeaturesGary Oldman
To play the disenchanted spy hunter at the centre of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Gary Oldman went back to the classic novel and used its author, John le Carré, as a template.
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Academy unveils scientific and technical achievement awards
Twenty-eight individuals will take to the stage to receive the awards at the annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation at the Beverly Wilshire on February 11, 2012.
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NewsMatthew Fox to star in Emperor for director Peter Webber
The screenplay by David Klass and Vera Blasi is based on a true story and follows events surrounding the surrender of Japanese Emperor Hirohito at the end of the second world war.
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NewsExclusive Media Group appoints Paul Davidge COO
The former Relativity Media vp of business development will assume oversight of daily operational management of international sales, marketing and distribution.
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NewsTen films in contention for visual effects Oscar
Harry Potter, Hugo, The Tree Of Life are among the contenders. Members of the visual effects branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each film on Jan 19. They will nominate five immediately after the screenings.
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NewsMPI Media Group acquires US rights to Little White Lies
The smash French comedy-drama from Guillaume Canet stars Marion Cotillard and Oscar contender Jean Dujardin and drew 5.3m admissions in its native country.
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NewsSummit Int’l leads pack as indies enjoy robust 2011
The runaway success of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 ensured the company’s slate grossed more than $754m through international licensees in 2011 – easily the highest figure for any US sales agent.
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NewsDylan Sellers to run merged production and acquisitions for TWC
The former independent producer and senior production executive at Unique Features arrives as president of production and acquisitions in the wake of the departure of key executives Peter Lawson and Donna Gigliotti.
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NewsMoneyball, Hugo, The Artist among 2012 PGA nominees
Categories include the Darryl F Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, The Producers Guild Of America Producer Of The Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures and previously announced documentary contenders.
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FeaturesBrad Pitt and Bennett Miller
Brad Pitt and Bennett Miller tell Jeremy Kay how Moneyball withstood several curveballs in development before leaving the dugout as an awards contender.
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NewsParamount slate generates $5bn worldwide in 2011
Paramount celebrated another table topping performance for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in the week the studio announced its films crossed $5bn worldwide in 2011.