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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 959
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NewsTransformers 3 rules North America on $116.4m
A noisy six-day launch saw Paramount’s summer tentpole dominate the North American landscape with an Independence Day weekend record of $97.5m from Friday to Sunday, according to estimates, rising to $116.4m for the four-day weekend and $181.1m counting back to the Jun 29 launch.
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AAMAS music academy launches in Singapore
Privately held Singaporean company MusicDNA Pte has announced the formation of the Asia Academy Of Music Arts & Sciences (AAMAS)
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NewsTransformers 3 aims to rule as Pirates 4 heads into history
DreamWorks’ Transformers: Dark Of The Moon will dominate the weekend box office but Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will make history when it crosses $1bn worldwide on Saturday [Jul 2].
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NewsFrancis Ford Coppola to present new film at Comic-Con
Twixt is about a young writer who gets caught up in murder while touring with his book in a small town.
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NewsTransformers 3 storms to $32.5m overseas opening day
Paramount Pictures International (PPI) said launch day figures for the DreamWorks action sequel were 38% ahead of Transformers 2 for the same markets. The overseas tally rises to $36.6m including previews, while North America stands at $42.8m and worldwide is $79.4m
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NewsMGM, Forum Film seal Eastern Europe distribution deal
MGM has signed a long-term distribution deal with Forum Film, the distribution arm of Cinema City International NV (CCI).
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FeaturesPirates rules the world
How did Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides gross so much internationally so rapidly? Jeremy Kay reports
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NewsMandate, Diablo Cody reunite on Lamb Of God
Cody wrote and will make her feature directorial debut on the third collaboration after Juno and the upcoming Young Adult.
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NewsFilmNation appoints Gregoire Gensollen to key international role
The former vp of international strategic and sales planning at Lionsgate will relocate from Los Angeles to New York in his new role as vp of international distribution and strategy.
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Ty Warren joins Legendary as svp production
Warren arrives from Raleigh Films where he launched production services and initiated alliances in all the Raleigh Studios locations including Budapest, Detroit, Baton Rouge and Atlanta.
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Sundance Institute unveils 18 documentary film fellows
The fellows represent nine projects to take part in the eighth Documentary Edit and Story Lab running from Jun 24-July 2 and the ninth Composers + Documentary Lab running from July 6-12.
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NewsWeinsteins throw W.E. into awards race with December date
Madonna’s directorial effort will open on Dec 9 in Los Angeles and New York.
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NewsStan Lee to target Asian fanboys through Magic Storm
The comic book guru is getting into film financing as it emerged that Panda Media Partners, a joint venture between Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Fidelis Entertainment, has teamed up with Hong Kong-based Ricco Capital Holdings.
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Netflix, Open Road sign multi-year exclusive deal
Open Road’s inaugural slate so far includes Omnilab Media’s Jason Statham-Clive Owen thriller Killer Elite and 2012 release The Host.The deal means Open Road films will stream in the pay-TV window after their DVD release.“Netflix provides us the opportunity to bring Open Road Films titles to consumers in the most ...
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NewsMark Gill resurfaces as president of Millennium Films
The highly respected former co-head of The Film Department previously served as president of Warner Independent Pictures and Miramax LA.
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NewsStrand acquires all US rights to Cirkus Columbia
Danis Tanovic’s latest film takes place in the days leading up to the Balkans War in the early 1990s as a man returns to his South Herzegovina hometown and befriends the son he never knew.
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Film Movement takes North American rights to Prairie Love
Dusty Bias’ low-budget first feature tells the story of a drifter in NOrth Dakota who plots to steal a man’s penpal girlfriend.
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NewsLasseter, Yates to receive Bafta LA’s Britannia Awards
The group’s highest accolade recognises “achievements honoring individuals and companies that have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the entertainment arts.”
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Caetano Veloso named Telluride guest director
The renowned Brazilian musician, actor, writer and artist will select a series of films for the 38th annual festival in Colorado, set to run from Sept 2-5.
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NewsLionsgate to handle ancillary distribution on Red State
The mini-major will distribute Kevin Smith’s Sundance premiere in all packaged media, VoD, SVoD, EST and television in the US.