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FeaturesLipSync Post at 30
LipSync Post celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and has invested in more than 50 feature films. Wendy Mitchell talks to financial director Norman Merry about the company’s flexibility and the diversity of its work.
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NewsWolfCop bites for Raven Banner
Lowell Dean’s horror comedy [pictured] sells to UK, German-speaking Europe, Japan and Australia, among others.
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FeaturesSchedule 2: stand and deliver
Schedule 2, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and opened a New York outpost, makes sure films are seen at their very best. Michael Rosser meets Rebecca Hawkes, chief of the ‘technical police’.
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FeaturesIMAX: big and bigger
IMAX is set for a huge summer, continuing its global expansion. Wendy Mitchell talks to company executives Andrew Cripps and Greg Foster.
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FeaturesScreenTech: Sound investments
With the dust barely settled on digital switchover, exhibitors have begun investing in new audio technology to further differentiate their offer from home cinema. Adrian Pennington reports
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FeaturesScreenTech: Laser technology
A better 3D experience and cheaper running costs bode well for laser projection’s success, but are its benefits enough to encourage mainstream theatres to make the investment? John Hazelton reports.
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NewsUK location crew training launched
EXCLUSIVE: Production Guild of Great Britain launches opportunity for 30 location assistants and runners to be trained and mentored by top location managers in film and TV.
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NewsGlobal Screen acquires About A Girl
Mark Monheim’s film [pictured] will be shown at the German Films Previews later this month in Dresden.
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NewsGuy Pearce joins Equals
Producers Scott Free Productions and Route One Films announced the casting on Thursday (June 12). Mister Smith introduced the project in Cannes and has licensed more than 35 territories.
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CommentLegend: Double the Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy plays both Kray twins in Legend, which has started shooting this week
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NewseOne shifts distribution focus
Senior vp of theatrical marketing and distribution Dylan Wiley and other eOne executives are on the way out as the company shifts towards an “aggressive” ancillary strategy in light of the Phase 4 acquisition.
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NewsHarrison Ford suffers minor injury on Star Wars set
The actor was taken to hospital in Oxford on Thursday (June 12) after hurting his ankle, Disney confirmed.
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NewsDistribution: IFC Films picks up Match
The company has picked up North American rights from ICM Partners to Stephen Belber’s drama starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard.
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CommentACE poll passes period purge
Breaking news from the annual meeting of the American Cinema Editors, two days after it broke at the annual meeting on June 10: they’ve been streamlining acronyms.
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NewsFilm Independent, UN launch series
Film Independent and the United Nations have launched their new Free & Equal Global Film Series at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsTom Hiddleston to play Hank Williams
The British actor will portray the country singer in Bron Studios / RatPac Entertainment’s I Saw The Light.