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All articles by John Hazelton – Page 106
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Lorber picks up Gould documentary
Lorber Films has acquired US theatrical, DVD, digital and educational rights to Genius Within: The Inner Life ofGlenn Gould.
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Gravitas in VOD YouTube deal
VOD distributor Gravitas Ventures has signed a deal with YouTube to make hundreds of independent films available through a branded channel on the online video site.
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FeaturesVoltage Pictures turns up the charge on illegal downloaders of The Hurt Locker
John Hazelton explores why Voltage Pictures is going after 5,000 illegal downloaders of The Hurt Locker and why the case could be crucial for independents.
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Carter to Dream On
Thomas Carter (Save The Last Dance) has been set to direct Mandate Pictures’ teen dance film Dream On. Mandate has the project on the fast track for production later this year. Lionsgate is handling international sales.
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Icahn aims for Lionsgate board
Continuing his battle with the board of leading US independent Lionsgate, billionaire investor Carl Icahn has again extended his offer for the company and said he will stage a proxy fight to replace the board later this year.
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New Video picks up Kells
New Video has acquired US television, digital, VOD and home video distribution rights to Irish animated feature The Secret of Kells from Gkids, the film’s US rights holder.
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Film Sales Co takes on Garbo
The Film Sales Company has acquired worldwide distribution rights, excluding Spain and the UK, to Edmon Roch’s documentary Garbo: The Spy.
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NewsHowl to open Outfest
Outfest 2010: The 28th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, has unveiled its line-up, with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Allen Ginsberg drama Howl opening the event on July 8 and J B Ghuman’s feature debut Spork closing it on July 18.
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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.