All articles by John Hazelton – Page 7
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery rejects Israel film boycott call
The studio says a boycott “violates our policies.”
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NewsVertical takes Sundance prize-winner ‘Atropia’ for North America
The satire is Hailey Gates’ debut feature as a writer-director.
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NewsNeon takes world rights to Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’
Project is the fourth collaboration between Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon.
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NewsJason Blum named for Producers Guild of America Milestone Award
Blum is best known for horror hits including Paranormal Activity, Insidious and The Purge.
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NewsNew ‘The Simpsons’ feature set for summer 2027
New film will arrive 20 years after $353m-grossing The Simpsons Movie.
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NewsAcademy Gold Fellowship for Women goes to Alina Simone and Marlen Vinayo
The fellowship provides support, mentorship and networking opportunities.
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NewsCalifornia governor slams Trump’s new film tariff call: “100% stupid”
Other California Democrats criticise call and push for national film incentive.
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NewsMichael Almereyda sets ‘Zero K,’ Heretic handling international sales
Caleb Landry Jones, Peter Sarsgaard and Andrea Riseborough to star.
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NewsChris Rice leaving Fifth Season at end of year
Graham Taylor will become sole CEO of the film and TV production and sales operation.
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News‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ scores $187m at global box office; ‘Hamilton’, ‘Madharaasi’ debut in top ten
Warner Bros/New Line release has biggest ever international opening for a horror film.
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News‘The Shadow’s Edge’ with Jackie Chan leads global box office; ‘The Roses’, ‘Caught Stealing’ make middling starts
Local films from Asia continued to set the pace at the worldwide box office this weekend.
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NewsRoles for underrepresented racial, ethnic groups dropped in 2024 (report)
UCLA study shows that films did feature more women and people with disabilities in lead roles.
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NewsBipartisan bill calls for expansion of US Section 181 film and TV production incentive
The provision, allowing accelerated depreciation of costs, is currently set to expire at the end of 2025.
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News‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight to write next James Bond film
Knight joins director Denis Villeneuve on the creative team for the Amazon MGM Studios project.
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NewsParamount and Republic’s Dan Cohen steps down before Skydance deal closure
Republic label has acquired films including Rob Peace, The End We Start From and Bad Apples.
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NewsStreaming and theatrical growth drive Paramount Global’s second quarter
New owner Skydance “surely understands” that content is king, says Shari Redstone.
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NewsLynette Howell Taylor elected president of US Academy
The producer takes over from Janet Yang in the Academy’s top elected role.
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NewsPeacock subscriptions flat in second quarter but revenue up 18%
Theatrical revenue at Peacock’s sister studio Universal jumped 20%, said parent Comcast.
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NewsTIFF Tribute Awards for Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster, Hikari, Lee Byung Hun
Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, starring Lee, added to festival’s North American premieres.
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NewsWarner Bros to cut 10% of motion picture group staff in “global structure” transition
Reduction comes as Warner Bros Discovery prepares for corporate split next year.