All articles by John Hazelton – Page 77
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Features1975: Dawn of the blockbuster
Screen International was lunched at a time the industry was on the verge of great change, one being shaped by summer tentpoles and the seeds of modern co-production. Screen takes a look at the state of international film in 1975.
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FeaturesVFX: Lights, camera, magic
Four decades ago, film-making technology embarked on a journey that took it far, far away from the rudimentary techniques of previous eras. John Hazelton tracks the progress of the tech revolution
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FeaturesMichael Moore talks 'Where To Invade Next'
Michael Moore reveals how his electrifying Where To Invade Next was made under the radar.
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Features'Anomalisa': existential risk
Animator Duke Johnson had to convince writer-director Charlie Kaufman that his spoken-word play Anomalisa would work as a feature film.
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Features'Minions': the three stooges
Charlie Chaplin, Peter Sellers and Mr Bean were the inspirations behind animation success story Minions. John Hazelton explores the rise of the be-goggled ones.
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FeaturesOscars 2016: Latin American contenders
The last time a Latin American film won the foreign-language Oscar was in 2009 with The Secret In Their Eyes, now remade with Nicole Kidman. Screen meets four of this year’s hot contenders.
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FeaturesBox office analysis: foreign-language films in the US
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: The top 40 foreign-language films at the US box office to date in 2015 and how they have performed.
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News'Pan' fried as 'The Martian' holds US box office
Warner Bros’ Pan struggled to get off the ground at the US box office this weekend while Fox’s The Martian dropped only 32% from its debut.
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News'The Martian' eclipses 'Pan' at international box office
UPDATED OCTOBER 12: Fox’s The Martian dominated the international marketplace again this weekend, with a confirmed $57.5m from 77 markets. Warner’s Pan went wide internationally and took an estimated $20.5m from 54 markets.
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News'Shameless,' 'Assassin' for Asian World festival
EXCLUSIVE: The new Los Angeles festival will open with South Korea’s The Shameless and close with Taiwan’s foreign language Oscar submission The Assassin.
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NewsImagine, All Nippon, Bandai team for 'Tiger & Bunny'
The Hollywood and Japanese producers are joining forces on a live action, English-language version of the hit anime TV series.
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NewsInarritu team booked for Produced By: New York
The director and producers of The Revenant will join Tina Fey, Darren Star and Christine Vachon in the event’s speaker line-up.
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NewsDavis, Schulman set for LA Women in Entertainment summit
Topics including human rights and empowering the next generation of creative women will be covered at the event, taking place during the AFM.
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NewsLionsgate in China SVOD deal
The US mini-major has signed an SVOD and TVOD deal with iQIYI covering the latest Hunger Games and Divergent installments.
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NewsGreen Day doc set for worldwide release
Heart Like a Hand Grenade, about the making of the punk group’s American Idiot album, is to be distributed by a trio of companies.
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NewsJohn Williams first composer to receive AFI Life honour
Composer behind Star Wars, Jaws and E.T. to receive the award next June.
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NewsWarner's 'Pan' to sail into 52 territories
The latest cinematic version of the Peter Pan story swings into 52 international markets this weekend at the same time as it launches in the US.
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NewsDisney passes $4bn global box office; 'Toy Story 4' pushed to 2018
After reaching the milestone earlier than ever before this year, the studio also revealed release dates for Cars 3 and The Incredibles 2, while Toy Story 4 has been pushed back a year.