All articles by John Hazelton – Page 65
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NewsEuropaCorp, STX in US distribution deal
Three-year deal will see STX release Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets plus three other EuropaCorp films in 2017.
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FeaturesHow did UK films fare in the US in 2016?
The Downton effect is pulling US audiences to UK films of a certain heritage.
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FeaturesWhich foreign films made a mark in the US in 2016?
What does a foreign-language film have to do to make a mark in the US market? John Hazelton looks at 2016’s releases and weighs the impact of awards, title recognition and streaming.
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FeaturesHow 'Sons Of Anarchy' actor Taylor Sheridan became one of Hollywood's hottest writers
Former Sons Of Anarchy actor Taylor Sheridan explains why he took up writing, a move that has paid off with acclaimed scripts for Sicario and Hell Or High Water.
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FeaturesGarth Jennings talks moving into animation with 'Sing'
Genial UK director Garth Jennings says he wasn’t fazed - at first - by the prospect of jumping into the often esoteric world of feature animation.
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FeaturesHow a personal tragedy inspired 'Kubo And The Two Strings'
Animator-turned-director Travis Knight explains why he connected with Kubo And The Two Strings’ epic vision, and the tricks he unleashed to realise Laika’s latest stop-motion triumph.
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News'Moonlight' shines at Gotham Awards
Drama wins feature, screenplay and audience prizes. Manchester by the Sea’s Casey Affleck is best actor and Elle’s Isabelle Huppert best actress.
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FeaturesAmy Adams talks buzzed-about awards duo and her return to TV
Best actress contender Amy Adams talks John Hazelton through her eclectic awards season pair of sexy revenge pic Nocturnal Animals and aliens-have-landed tale Arrival, all ahead of a move to the small screen.
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FeaturesUS film tax incentives: something to bank on?
The tax incentives offered by many states provide US-based productions with a valuable source of support. But shifts in policy have led to uncertainty about the future of some schemes.
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FeaturesMIPCOM: US TV industry making diversity strides
US television has made positive strides towards on-screen diversity, whereas progress in the film industry remains slow. It is a trend that is reaping rewards.
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FeaturesMIPCOM: Blurred lines between film, TV industries
It has taken Hollywood a while to catch up with some parts of the world, but the demarcation between the US film and television industries is becoming ever more faint.
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News'The Ornithologist' goes to Strand for US
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ Portuguese drama The Ornithologist from Films Boutique.
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News'Girl On The Train' rides to number one in North America (update)
The DreamWorks thriller tops the chart with $24.5m while Fox Searchlight’s awards contender The Birth Of A Nation opens wide with a soft $7m.
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News'Glory,' 'Huntress' win Hamptons awards
The Hamptons International Film Festival’s top prizes have gone to Bulgarian-Greek drama Glory (Slava) and US documentary The Eagle Huntress.
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NewsViacom18 takes Lionsgate titles for India
Viacom18 Motion Pictures has signed a deal to market and distribute five Lionsgate features in India.