All articles by John Hazelton – Page 75
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NewsNew Line's 'Annabelle 2' starts shooting
The sequel to 2014 horror hit Annabelle has begun principal photography in Los Angeles, with David F Sandberg directing.
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NewsOscilloscope takes on 'Contemporary Color'
The New York-based distributor has bought North American rights to the ‘colour guard’ performance documentary produced by musician David Byrne.
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NewsLionsgate clinches $4.4bn Starz deal
The US mini-major has signed a long-anticipated deal to acquire premium cable network operator Starz, agreeing to pay $4.4bn in cash and stock.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'Finding Dory' passes $300m in record time
Plus: MGM secures new $1bn credit facility; Digimon Adventure gets US release; and more…
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NewsAMPAS calls on diverse new members group
The US Academy’s new invitees are 46% female and 41% people of colour. But research shows industry women still face “systematic lack of trust.”
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NewsMiranda's Fênix open for business in Brazil
EXCLUSIVE: The new Brazilian art cinema distributor has unveiled a slate including films from Marco Bellocchio, Amos Gitai and Gabriel Ripstein.
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News'Team Joy' kicks off for Truth
Dallas Buyers Club producer Truth Entertainment and writer-director Joe Tripician are starting work on a new project about father-daughter grifters.
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NewsParker to get Sundance Vanguard award
Nate Parker, director of The Birth of a Nation, will get this year’s Sundance Institute award, which brings a cash prize and industry mentorship.
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NewsAwesomeness buys YA novel rights
DreamWorks Animation’s Awesomeness Films has acquired film rights to the debut novel by Australian author Krystal Sutherland.
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NewsAbdi set for 'Blade Runner' sequel
The BAFTA-winner boards Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up, joining a cast that already includes Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford and Robin Wright.
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NewsArbouet to direct big screen Benjamin Dove
The Fair Market Value filmmaker will steer Fulton Street Entertainment’s adaptation of the coming-of-age novel.
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NewsBrittania Award for Jackson
BAFTA LA is to present Samuel L Jackson with this year’s Albert R Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment.
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NewsUS Briefs: Cinema Guild turns on 'The Wrong Light' for US
Plus: Straight Up buys Man’s Search for Meaning rights; and more…
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NewsMGM, Fox renew worldwide video deal
Fox will handle DVD and VOD marketing and distribution for MGM’s film and TV product until June 2020.
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NewsKosovo short wins top Palm Springs award
Short films from Kosovo, France, the US and Switzerland are among the winners at the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
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NewsSK Global, Korea's CJ team on 'Super Fan'
The US and Korean companies will co-finance and co-produce the feature about a Korean follower of a US baseball team.
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NewsShout takes 'Blinky Bill' for North America
Shout! Factory has acquired a package of rights to the Australian animated feature and plans a multi-platform release.
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NewsVanessa Redgrave joins 'Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool'
The BAFTA fellowship winner comes on board as the IM Global-backed project starts its shoot in Liverpool.
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News'Independence Day' sequel takes $41m in North America
UPDATED: Fox’s action sci-fi sequel fell short in its domestic debut, thanks to a big second weekend hold by Pixar’s Finding Dory and a strong start for Sony’s The Shallows.