All articles by John Hazelton – Page 103
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Oscilloscope takes Burroughs documentary
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American distribution rights to Yony Leyser’s documentary WilliamS Burroughs: A Man Within.
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NewsPotter's Orlando set for US re-launch
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) is to re-release Sally Potter’s Orlando in North American cinemas and on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Wiseman's Boxing Gym to get US run
Zipporah Films, distributor of the films of veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman, has contracted mTuckman media to handle the US theatrical release of Wiseman’s Cannes Directors Fortnight entry Boxing Gym.
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Dennis Hopper dies at age 74
Dennis Hopper, who helped usher in a golden age of American independent cinema with 1969 landmark Easy Rider, has died aged 74.He died in his Los Angeles home, reportedly of complications from prostate cancer. Starting his Hollywood career in the fifties acting is such films as Rebel Without a Cause, ...
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NewsDel Toro leaves Hobbit directing chair
Guillermo Del Toro has pulled out of directing the two-part film version of The Hobbit for New Line and MGM.
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NewsSex, Prince not so hot in US
Shrek Forever After was top draw again at the North American box office this weekend as Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time both had smaller than expected openings.
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NewsPrince rules, Sex hot at international box office
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ruled the international box office this weekend with an estimated gross of $59m. And Sex and the City 2 made a strong international start with big openings in the UK and Germany.
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NewsVoltage targets Hurt Locker downloaders
In the latest move by film producers against individual illegal downloaders, Voltage Pictures has filed a copyright infringement action against up to 5,000 people who, the suit says, downloaded pirate copies of the company’s multiple Oscar winner The Hurt Locker.
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News1492, CJ Entertainment unveil first projects
Projects to come out of the three year partnership will include Killer Pizza and Carpe Demon
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NewsVillage Roadshow secures $1bn credit facility
In a deal that may suggest an improving outlook for film finance, Village Roadshow Pictures has closed a $1bn credit facility that it will use to fund current and future films.
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NewsMRC signs US deal with Universal
Independent US film, TV and digital company Media Rights Capital (MRC) has signed a five-year deal with Universal for the studio to distribute 20 MRC films in the US starting next year.
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Roberts set for Scream 4
Emma Roberts (Valentine’s Day) has joined the cast of Dimension Films’ Scream 4.
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NewsSilverdocs reveals full line-up
AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival has revealed the line-ups for its Silver Spectrum and Spotlight sections. The festival, which runs June 21-27 in the Washington, DC area, previously announced the entries in its three competitive sections.
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NewsSex 2 promises heat at international box office
Sex and the City 2 arrives in the international marketplace this weekend, opening in an initial 20 markets two years after the launch of its internationally powerful predecessor. Competition will come from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which expands to 30 more markets after launching in 19 last ...
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E1 adds digital content for North America
Multi-territory content exploiter E1 Entertainment has signed North American digital distribution deals with UK-based providers ITV Global Entertainment and ContentFilm.
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NewsSteers signs to direct Young Ceasar
Burr Steers (Igby Goes Down) has been signed to direct Exclusive Media Group’s Emperor: Young Caesar, the film version of The Gates of Rome, the first of Conn Iggulden’s best-selling Emperor novels.
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KinoSmith buys slate for Canada
KinoSmith Inc has acquired rights in Canada for a slate of 12 features and documentaries including Hot Docs award-winner Jeff Malmberg’s Marwencol.
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NewsOzpetek retrospective in LA
The films of Turkish-born Italianate director Ferzan Ozpetek are to screen during a June 4-12 retrospective in Los Angeles.
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PGA names conference mentors
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has named more than 20 prominent producers who will participate in the Mentoring Roundtable sessions at the second annual Produced By Conference, set for June 4-6 at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles.
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Cinema Guild takes Putty Hill
The Cinema Guild has acquired US distribution rights to Matt Porterfield’s Putty Hilland set the drama for an autumn theatrical opening. The company has also picked up US DVD and VOD rights to Porterfield’s first film, Hamilton.