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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 974
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Sierra / Affinity brings Man On The Train to Croisette
Mary McGuckian’s remake of the light drama from Patrice Leconte sees the screen debut of U2 drummer Larry Mullin Jr alongside Donald Sutherland.
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San Francisco becomes first US festival to join Festival Scope
As the festival got underway last week [21], top brass said they would use the internet platform to enable film industry professionals to view programming online.
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NewsRio rides high in US as $27m just beats Tyler Perry
Rio’s estimated $26.8m East weekend haul enabled Fox’s family film to stay top for the second weekend in a row despite a stiff challenge from Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family on $25.8m.
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NewsRio flies past $200m overseas as Fast Five roars into life
Fox International’s Rio added a confirmed $44.9m to stay top in the third weekend and soar past $200m while Universal reported a $24m initial release for Fast & Furious Five in four territories and Sony’s Just Go With It crossed $100m.
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Magnolia takes worldwide rights to Tribeca premiere Limelight
The distributor plans an August release after the film premiered at the New York festival on Apr 22.
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NewsRio to extend overseas rule as $200m beckons
Fox International’s Rio will look to stay top for a third consecutive weekend as the film bears down on another box office milestone. Meanwhile Marvel Studios’ Thor descends on Australia.
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Film Sales Company adds Shakespeare High, Gone to Tribeca sales slate
Andrew Herwitz has boarded two more world premiere documentaries as the New York festival heads into the first weekend.
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Stanley Donen to be honoured at Israel Film Festival
The director and choreographer will receive the plaudits at opening night in New York on May 5.
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FeaturesIgnacio Nunez
Producer Ignacio Nunez talks about the making of Roland Joffe’s Spanish Civil War film There Be Dragons, which stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley and Olga Kurylenko.
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NewsIFC Midnight takes US on evil Santa tale Saint
The Dutch slasher film receives its North American premiere tonight [21] in the Cinemania programme at Tribeca and reimagines Father Christmas as a serial killer of children.
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FeaturesThe VOD Debate
The premium VOD controversy that kicked off at Cinema Con heats up even more as directors including James Cameron write an open protest letter this week.
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NewsHyde Park International Cannes-bound with Bernie
Richard Linklater’s dark comedy for Mandalay Vision and Wind Dancer Films stars Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley MacLaine.
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NewsSearchlight has ear for Sound Of My Voice
The studio has moved in on English-speaking territories including North America, the UK and Australia as UTA sells its 13th title from Sundance.
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Red Flag acquires AIDS doc We Were Here
The fledgling distributor will release theatrically in September in association with the filmmakers, The Film Collaborative, New Video and PBS’ Independent Lens.
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NewsWillow Shields joins Lionsgate’s Hunger Games
The latest casting fanfare on the project surrounds a young newcomer who will play the heroine’s younger sister.
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NewsTop directors register protest on eve of premium VoD launch
One day before the first premium-VoD release, a group of leading filmmakers including James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Gore Verbinksi, Michael Bay and Guillermo del Toro have signed a letter calling on the studios to scrap the proposal.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
The news comes amid reports that Mark Cuban is considering selling Magnolia Pictures and Landmark Theaters – first reported on Screendaily more than three months ago.
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NewsUPDATE: Restrepo co-director killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington died on April 20 while covering the Civil War in Libya.
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NewsJustin Long to play wild best man in comedy Lumpy
Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine and Addison Timlin will star in writer Ted Koland’s directorial debut.
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Sheinberg to self-distribute indie horror Creature
Sid Sheinberg’s production venture The Bubble Factory will directly distribute its upcoming Creature in 1,000-2,000 US screens on Sept 9.