John Hazelton
FeaturesHow US event cinema outfit Fathom found success by expanding into specialty distribution
Screen talks to the company’s CEO Ray Nutt about a vibrant space in the theatrical market.
NewsAGC promotes Lourdes Diaz to partner with new employment deal
Diaz became chief creative officer at the film and TV indpendent in 2022.
News‘Brother’ takes NAACP Image Award best international film prize
The group’s best film, actor and actress awards are set to be presented on Saturday.
News‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscars with seven awards
Nolan’s blockbuster was stopped from taking an even bigger Oscar haul by Poor Things, which ended the night with four wins.
NewsWomen’s representation in hit films dropped dramatically in 2023, says report
According to the USC Annenberg study, representation fell back to the level recorded in 2010.
NewsBong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ re-set for January 2025 opening
The director’s sci-fi follow-up to Parasite had originally been set for launch this March.
FeaturesHow ‘The Holdovers’ producer Mark Johnson has sustained a decades-long career: "I don't assume anything"
Forty-five years after winning the Academy Award for Rain Man, and more than four decades since his last Oscar nomination, Mark Johnson is back in contention with The Holdovers. He discusses his rich career with Screen.
NewsParamount and Comcast in streaming link-up talks (report)
Paramount+ and Peacock have smaller subscriber counts than studio platforms.
NewsRidley Scott in talks to direct Bee Gees film for Paramount (reports)
Producers include Graham King, with Barry Gibb as executive producer.
NewsGravitas Ventures takes ‘Break’ for US release and EFM sales (exclusive)
The pool hall-set thriller is directed by Will Wernick.
News‘Bob Marley: One Love’ breaks Valentine’s Day box office record in North America
Paramount’s biopic about the iconic reggae star also opens in 47 international markets this week.
NewsIATSE union in talks with US low budget producers over on-set harassment
The groups are looking to implemement a Hollywood Commission programme into their low budget agreement.
NewsYale Entertainment and DJDL unveil two projects on collaborative slate (exclusive)
YES Projects banner to include thriller Just Over Broken and sci-fi story MARS.
NewsJeffrey Greenstein leaving Millennium Media, Jonathan Yunger named president
Yunger steps up from prior role as co-president and leads Millennium’s EFM presence.
NewsSublimity Entertainment boards boxing drama ‘Uppercut’ starring Ving Rhames (exclusive)
Torsten Ruether writes and directs after making the similarly-themed Leberhaken.
News‘Slingshot’ goes to Bleecker Street for US
Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne star in the space travel thriller from Mikael Hafstrom.
NewsMeyer Shwarzstein’s Another Brainy Idea reveals development projects (exclusive)
Projects include a feature based on 2015 documentary about Paraguayan student musicians.
NewsPremiere Entertainment Group adds ‘Katie’s Mom’ to EFM slate (exclusive)
The dramedy won the Audience Award for Best Fusion Feature at the Dances with Films festival.
FeaturesIn profile: the 2024 Bafta casting director contenders
Screen speaks to the casting directors behind ‘The Holdovers’, ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’, ‘All Of Us Strangers’, ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ and ‘How To Have Sex’.