All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 957
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NewsIndomina Group acquires Venice premiere Life Without Principle
Johnnie To’s latest film premiered in Venice on Wednesday (7) and tells of three characters in dire financial straits whose paths overlap when a bag containing $5m in stolen cash falls into their laps.
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NewsElias Axume to head international distribution at Maya
Axume is promoted from evp, capping a swift rise since he joined in August 2010. The company also announced that Jack Campbell has arrived from Spotlight Pictures to serve as vp of distribution.
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NewsBenedict Carver joins eOne as svp of filmed entertainment
Carver reports to Entertainment One Television president of dramatic programming Noreen Halpern and svp of worldwide acquisitions Lara Thompson.
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NewsEastwood's J Edgar to open AFI Fest on Nov 3
Clint Eastwood throws his hat into the awards race with the anticipated biopic starring Leonard DiCaprio as the enigmatic godfather of the FBI J Edgar Hoover.
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Extremal teams up with Gary Pearl on financial product
Co-founder Aleck Grishkevich and Arthur De Vany have partnered with the former William Morris agent and producer Pearl and entertainment attorney Schuyler Moore.
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NewsMichael Douglas to receive Santa Barbara honour
The Oscar winning star of Wall Street will collect the 2011 Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film honour on Oct 13.
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NewsNick Broomfield’s Sarah Palin doc to get US release through Freestyle
Sarah Palin – You Betcha! will open in theatres in New York and Los Angeles on Sept 30 following its world premiere in Toronto on Sept 11.
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NewsVisit Films takes TIFF premieres The Odds and Fable Of The Fish
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales company has boarded international rights to teen murder mystery The Odds from writer-director Simon Davidson and drama Fable Of The Fish from Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.
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NewsDomestic summer season generated record $4.4bn
Figures issued by the National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) on Wednesday showed an estimated 1% admissions rise over 2010.
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NewsWeinsteins poach Magnolia duo for digital distribution venture
Former Magnolia Pictures executives Tom Quinn and Jason Janego have joined Harvey and Bob Weinsteins’ upstart division and will attend Toronto in their new roles. Meanwhile Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said the company intended to remain “vibrant” and expected to make an announcement on Wednesday.
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NewsEddie Murphy to host 84th Academy Awards
After much speculation, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer confirmed the comedian will compere his first Oscar show on Feb 26, 2012.
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NewsInferno to tout Broken City at Toronto
The company sent out the screenplay before the Labor Day holiday weekend and anticipates heavy interest on the noir tale as buyers prepare to descend on Canada.
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NewsMGM hires Doug Finberg to head marketing
The executive arrives from his consultancy Finberg Worldwide and will serve as evp of marketing.
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NewsJohn Fogelman, J J Abrams unveil FactoryMade Ventures
The former WME board member announced the hybrid entertainment, media business development and consultancy on Tuesday (6) and said the Star Trek director, a longtime client, was on board as its principal investor.
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NewsHollywood Film Awards to fete Rango
The Paramount / Nickelodeon Movies hit animation will receive the festival’s Hollywood Animation Award at the gala ceremony in Beverly Hills on Oct 24.
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NewsNetflix kicks off LatAm expansion with Brazilian launch
The internet film and television distributor begun its Portuguese-language service in Brazil on Monday (5) and will roll out in a total of 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean by Sept 12.
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NewsThe Help rules Labor Day on $19m as record summer ends
The Civil Rights Era drama has reached $123.4m after the four-day holiday weekend as the summer season reached an estimated $4.4bn-$4.5bn.
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NewsSmurfs bear down on $300m at international box office
The blue wave continued to wash away all before it as the family film added an estimated $23.3m on 8,360 screens in 71 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) to reach $295.8m.
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Cynthia Swartz launches Strategy PR/Consulting
After resigning from 42West last month the awards and marketing specialist has wasted little time in unveiling her new venture with less than a week to go before the start of Toronto.
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NewsThe Smurfs seek to dominate light international session
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) family smash stood at more than $257m heading into the weekend and opens in around 20 markets including Norway, Sweden and Finland.