All articles by John Hazelton – Page 13
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NewsSony shuffles release schedule as strike effect spreads
Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse and Kraven The Hunter are among affected films.
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NewsSAG-AFTRA grants interim agreements for casting on independent projects
Guy Ritchie project among first productions to get new ‘interim - casting’ agreement.
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NewsBuffalo 8 takes worldwide rights on ‘Soviet Sleep Experiment’ (exclusive)
The thriller is based on a story from horror website Creepypasta.
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NewsChilean horror tale ‘Invoking Yell’ sells to Welcome Villain (exclusive)
Patricio Valladares directed the homage to nineties found-footage horror.
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NewsEmmys ceremony to be postponed due to Hollywood strikes (reports)
A new date in November or January could be announced soon.
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NewsDirectors’ Fortnight entry ‘The Sweet East’ to Utopia for North America
The travelogue drama also recenlty screened at Karlovy Vary.
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NewsComcast wants “fair deal” with Hollywood strikers, reports theatrical revenue boost
Studio-owning conglomerate warns of “negative impact all round” from prolonged stoppage.
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NewsMichael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ to close the New York Film Festival
The likely awards contender is set to compete in Venice next month.
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NewsToronto to open with Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’
Studio Ghibli feature will be first animated film to open the festival.
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NewsOscar-winning screenwriter Bo Goldman dies at 90
Goldman broke through in Hollywood with One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
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NewsImax reports strong financials, sees “paradigm shift” at box office
Oppenheimer helped the large-format exhibitor to its fourth best weekend ever.
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NewsV Channels, Spanglish Movies in distribution partnership (exclusive)
The deal will see Spanish-language films distributed on platforms in the US and Latin America.
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NewseOne president of film Nick Meyer stepping down amid sale talks
Possible buyers for the eOne film and TV operation are thought to include Legendary and Lionsgate.
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NewsWGA strike hits projects across the US
Picket lines have seen appearances by stars and other guild heads.
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News‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ helps Lionsgate to strong financial quarter
The company predicts little impact if writers strike ends before three months.
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NewsRelaunched MoviePass going national in US for Memorial Day weekend
The service was acquired by its co-founder in 2020 after a bankruptcy filing.
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NewsVertical takes Cannes package ‘Hot Mess’ for North America
The Emma Roberts comedy has also sold to Germany, Latin America and other markets.
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NewsKino Lorber takes ‘Story Ave’ for North America
The drama from debut director Aristotle Torres was a prizewinner at SXSW.
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NewsCineworld expects to emerge from bankruptcy in July
The global exhibitor says almost all of its ‘legacy’ lenders have approved a restructuring plan.
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NewsFilm Independent picks six projects for Documentary Lab programme
Subjects include a journalist in Siberia and a family of Puerto Rican women.