All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 982
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NewsChina Lion, Metrodome in UK pact for Sex And Zen 3D
The distributor of Chinese titles will release the erotic arthouse hit exclusively through the Odeon chain on Sept 2 and has enlisted Metrodome to manage the theatrical release.
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NewsIndiePix acquires Indian drama That Girl In The Yellow Boots
The New York-based distributor has scheduled a theatrical release in more than 20 markets commencing Sept 2.
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NewsSundance Institute unveils summer producer event schedule
Both events will take place in Utah, with the Labs set for Jul 18-22 and the Summit taking place from Jul 22-24.
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Dawn Taubin joins Dodge College faculty
The former head of marketing for Warner Bros has been named professor of public relations and advertising at Chapman University’s Dodge College Of Film and Media Arts.
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ARC Entertainment, XLrator Media acquire Knuckle for North America
Ian Palmers’ documentary about bare knuckle fighting in the Irish Traveller community caused a stir when it launched at Sundance earlier this year.
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NewsSchwarzenegger to star for Lionsgate in The Last Stand
Lionsgate has confirmed that Kim Jee-Woon will make his English-language debut and the embattled former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will take the lead in the action tale about a sheriff in a sleepy border town who faces off a notorious fugitive.
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NewsMandate confirms Spike Lee will direct Oldboy remake
The filmmaker’s 40 Acres & A Mule label will produce alongside Roy Lee and Doug Davison’s Vertigo Entertainment.
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Maya Entertainment forms advisory board
Noted Latino figures will help the company develop its goals and launch a cable channel.
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NewsTransformers leads international box office; Kung Fu Panda 2 kicks past $400m
Another fine weekend for Paramount Pictures International (PPI) saw Transformers easily hold on to pole position as a confirmed $94.7m weekend haul boosted the tally to $386.4m while Kung Fu Panda 2 swept past $400m.
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NewsTransformers stands firm on top of domestic box office
Paramount’s Transformers adventure stayed top of the North American charts and pulled in an estimated $47m as the running total climbed to $261m after two weekends.
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Sundance Institute names Composers Lab fellows
The six composers will collaborate with professionals as they explore the process of writing film music. The 2011 Feature Film Composers Lab is set to run in Utah from Jul 13-27.
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NewsHollywood, ISPs launch voluntary anti-piracy plan
The MPAA and its membership, internet service providers, IFTA and the leading music industry body the RIAA has launched a standardised protocol whereby ISPs will notify subscribers when their accounts are used for online copyright theft.
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NewsTransformers 3 likely to pass $350m this weekend
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon could surge past $350m over the weekend as Paramount Pictures International is expected to retain the international box office crown.
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NewsNancy Fishman Film Releasing boards Romeo And Juliet In Yiddish
The San Francisco Bay Area-based distributor negotiated the deal with director and producer Eve Annenberg and holds US rights and non-exclusive broadcast and festival international rights.
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NewsMikael Hafstrom to direct Wake for Exclusive's Hammer label
The genre director behind 1408 and The Rite will direct the thriller about a sociopath without any sense of fear.
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NewsIFC Midnight pounces on Autoerotic
Joe Swanberg and Adam Wingard’s film stars Kate Lyn Shiel, Amy Seimetz, Lane Hughes, Kris Swanberg, Ti West and Frank V Ross.
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NewsMandate, Reiser, Levine reunite on Jamaica
Will Reiser teams up with longtime collaborators Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jonathan Levine to develop the comedy feature.
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NewsLiddell, Roadside eye awards run for Albert Nobbs
Mickey Liddell has jumped on board his latest US acquisition, teaming up with Roadside Attractions on rights to the Glenn Close-starrer.
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NewsTwilight's Stephenie Meyer to produce rom-com Austenland
Meyer’s Fickle Fish, the production company the Twilight author runs with Meghan Hibbett, is financing the feature directorial debut of Jerusha Hess, who co-wrote Napoleon Dynamite with her husband Jared Hess.
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NewsSony, Adam Sandler reunite for Hotel Transylvania
The comedian continues his long association with the studio and is set to voice the lead role in the film, set for release on Sept 21 2012.