All articles by John Hazelton – Page 98

  • News

    Chiba to star in Lone Warrior

    2011-05-24T23:49:00Z

    Japanese actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba is to star in Lone Warrior, a period adventure from US writer-director Cameron Fertitta.

  • A_Bag_Full_Of_Hammers.jpg
    News

    MPI grabs Hammers for North America

    2011-05-24T20:19:00Z

    MPI Media Group has acquired all North American rights to comedy-drama A Bag of Hammers. The company is planning an August theatrical release to be followed by VOD and DVD availability.

  • Jig_2.jpg
    News

    Screen Media takes Jig for North America

    2011-05-24T19:55:00Z

    Screen Media Films has acquired North American rights to Jig, director Sue Bourne’s documentary following nine dancers through the Irish Dancing World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

  • Benavides_Born.jpg
    News

    Maya picks up Benavides Born

    2011-05-24T19:39:00Z

    Maya Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to All She Can, which premiered in this year’s Sundance dramatic competition under its original title Benavides Born.

  • Richard_Linklater.jpg
    News

    Linklater's Bernie to open LA festival

    2011-05-24T19:02:00Z

    Richard Linklater’s Bernie will get its world premiere as the opening night film of the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 16-26).

  • LINDE_David1.tif
    News

    Linde signs international output deals, confirms Reliance backing

    2011-05-24T18:20:00Z

    David Linde has unveiled a network of international output deals with distributors including Entertainment One, Tele Munchen and Nordisk Film and confirmed that Reliance Entertainment will back his new production and financing venture.

  • Photo_7._Director.Producer_Kathryn_Bigelow___photo_credit_Jonathan_Olley.jpg
    News

    Columbia takes Bigelow's Bin Laden project for US

    2011-05-24T08:21:00Z

    Columbia Pictures has acquired US rights to Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s film about the black ops mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.

  • The_Hangover_Part_II.jpg
    Reviews

    The Hangover Part II

    2011-05-23T08:01:00Z

    Dir: Todd Phillips. US. 2011. 101mins

  • Pirates_of_the_Caribbean.jpg
    News

    Pirates 4 sets new international opening record

    2011-05-23T07:16:00Z

    Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides scored the biggest international opening of all time this weekend, grossing an estimated $256.3m.

  • News

    Pirates 4 has $90.1m North American debut

    2011-05-22T19:19:00Z

    Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opened in North America with an estimated $90.1m this weekend, making Disney’s fourth Pirates film the biggest domestic opener of the year so far but only the third best starter in the franchise’s history.

  • News

    Cassel in talks for Dobermann sequel

    2011-05-22T01:56:00Z

    Richard Rionda Del Castro of Marco Polo Production and Gilles Thompson of Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) are joining forces to produce Dobermann 2: Arm Wrestle (Bras de Fer), a sequel to cult French crime film Dobermann.

  • News

    Phase 4 adopts Space Dogs for North America

    2011-05-21T06:57:00Z

    Phase 4 Films has acquired all US and Canadian rights to animated 3D feature Space Dogs from Epic Pictures Group.

  • News

    Mia Maestro set for Maya's Darkness

    2011-05-21T01:14:00Z

    Maya Entertainment is to produce psychological suspense thriller The Darkness of the Road, with Mia Maestro (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1) attached to star.

  • pray the devil back to hell
    Features

    Finding the alternative

    2011-05-17T09:00:00Z

    Screen examines new distribution opportunities for documentaries.

  • 35___Ticking
    Reviews

    35 & Ticking

    2011-05-11T07:44:00Z

    Dir/scr: Russ Parr. US. 2011. 104mins

  • Features

    Sellers gain from capital

    2011-05-06T17:48:00Z

    Access to capital is the key for top-tier sales agents to secure A-list projects in today’s ultra competitive, slimmed-down marketplace.

  • Bridesmaids.jpg
    Reviews

    Bridesmaids

    2011-05-04T08:56:00Z

    Dir: Paul Feig. US. 2011. 125mins

  • Something_Borrowed_1.jpg
    Reviews

    Something Borrowed

    2011-05-01T23:00:00Z

    Dir: Luke Greenfield. US. 2011. 113mins

  • Water_for_Elephants.jpg
    Reviews

    Water for Elephants

    2011-04-22T00:01:00Z

    Dir: Francis Lawrence. US. 2011. 122mins

  • _Mildred_Pierce.jpg
    Features

    The box of delights

    2011-04-05T14:22:00Z

    No longer simply a refuge for a career in decline, serious TV drama is alive and thriving in the US as film talents including Kate Winslet and Martin Scorsese clamour to work on the small screen. But can this trend continue?