All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 957
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NewsIM Global snatches rights to spec script Kidnap
Knate Gwaltney’s story centres on a woman who pursues her son’s abductors following a shopping mall kidnapping.
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NewsHarrison Ford on board Jackie Robinson project for Legendary Pictures
Ford will play baseball executive Branch Rickey while Chadwick Boseman has been cast as the iconic sportsman Robinson.
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FeaturesElizabeth Olsen
The US actress talks about her complex first lead role in Martha Marcy May Marlene.
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FeaturesCarlos Saldanha
Rio director Carlos Saldanha tells Jeremy Kay about putting the city’s carnival spirit on screen.
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NewsBreaking Dawn seeks fourth weekend atop int’l charts
Summit International’s tween dream may have raced to more than $350m but it will face stiff competition this weekend from Puss In Boots and Arthur Christmas.
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NewsAFM to stay in Santa Monica through 2017
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has extended its deal with the Loews Santa Monica following months of speculation over a mooted move to L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles Downtown.
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Myriad boards Marisa Tomei thriller Inescapable
Myriad chief Kirk D’Amico will handle worldwide sales and serves as executive producer alongside Christine Vachon and Mark Sloane of Alliance Films, which will distribute in Canada.
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Red Flag acquires US rights to politics doc ReGENERATION
Phillip Montgomery’s debut doc explores youth disillusionment with the political process and the events that led up to the Occupy movement.
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FeaturesGlenn Close
Glenn Close first played Albert Nobbs on stage nearly 30 years ago. She speaks to Screen about how she ‘put skin in the game’ to bring the project to the screen as producer, financier and star.
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FeaturesMichelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh immersed herself in the life of Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi for The Lady and persuaded Luc Besson to direct.
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NewsTyldum to direct Vendome’s What Happened To Monday?
Morten Tyldum, the Norwegian filmmaker behind his country’s all-time box office smash Headhunters (pictured), will direct the futuristic thriller about identical septuplet brothers in a society where siblings are outlawed.
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NewsGravitas Ventures International launches for digital marketplace
Gravitas, a leading supplier of independent VoD content, will broaden its reach in 2012 and to that end has signed a deal with leading Chinese PPV and VoD platform You On Demand Holdings.
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NewsSharon Stone, Juno Temple, Wes Bentley join Lovelace
The trio join previously announced Amanda Seyfried in the title role and Peter Sarsgaard on the biopic of porn star Linda Boreman set to begin shooting in LA this month.
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NewsFilmBuff announces second wave of international output partners
The digital entertainment curator’s platforms include You On Demand in China, Nyoo TV in India, Voddler in Sweden, BigPond in Australia, FetchTV in Australia and Rogers On Demand Online in Canada.
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NewsPSIFF to honour Octavia Spencer with Breakthrough award
The actress has earned admirers for her lively performance in Tate Taylor’s The Help (pictured, centre) and will receive the honour at the gala ceremony in Palm Springs on Jan 7.
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NewsSanta Barbara to honour The Artist duo with Vanguard
Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo will collect the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Cinema Vanguard Award on Feb 4, 2012.
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NewsFilmDistrict to channel slate through Open Road, Sony
Now that Bob Berney will no longer be in the frame at FilmDistrict, sources confirmed reports on Tuesday night (Dec 6) that company head Peter Schlessel has signed a three-film distribution deal with Tom Ortenberg’s Open Road for 2012.
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NewsIFC Films takes North America on Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Bruce Beresford’s comedy premiered in Toronto and boasts an ensemble that includes Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Kyle MacLachlan and Elizabeth Olsen.
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New work from Lucy Walker, Brie Larson among Sundance shorts
The Sundance Institute unveiled its programme of shorts set to run during the festival from Jan 19-29 2012.