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NewsAndy Goddard to direct Blunderer
Sierra Pictures is financing the Patricia Highsmith adaptation and produces alongside Ted Hope and Killer Films’ Christine Vachon [pictured, right]. Goddard directed the two-hour season finale of Downton Abbey. Sierra/Affinity handles international sales.
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NewsBlue Caprice to open ND/NF
Alexandre Moors’ Sundance hit Blue Caprice and Penny Lane’s Our Nixon bookend the 42nd edition of New Directors/New Films in New York, set to run from Mar 20-31.
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NewsMiami unveils Florida Focus
Organisers at the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) have announced the line-up of films shot and set in Miami. The festival is set to run from Mar 1-10.
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NewsAmour wins five Césars
Michael Haneke’s Amour clinches five Césars. Argo wins best foreign film César.
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CommentABCs of Death: alphabet soup
Screen sat down with Lee Hardcastle and Jake West, two of the directors of horror anthology The ABCs of Death, ahead of its UK premiere during FrightFest at Glasgow Film Festival.
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NewsSpirits honour Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook ruled the roost at Saturday’s [23] Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, winning best feature, director, screenwriter and lead actress. Amour was named best foreign film.
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Darclight finds Entity
Darclight Films has acquired international rights to the horror thriller Entity and closed a US deal with Brainstorm Media and Fangoria.
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CommentFrightFest 2013: Frightful findings
Screen reports from the two-day FrightFest event, which took place during Glasgow Film Festival from Feb 22-23 and included premieres of Byzantium [pictured] and Aftershock.
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NewsDie Hard 5 top dog on $36m
UPDATED FEB 25: John McClane held on to the number one international spot in its second weekend through Fox International after a confirmed $35.5m from 10,587 screens in 67 markets propelled the tally to $132.8m.
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NewsIdentity Thief reclaims US title
Oscar weekend is never heavy-hitter and so it proved to be this year as Snitch opened in second place through Summit, allowed Universal’s Identity Thief to climb back to number one in its third weekend on an estimated $14.1m.
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NewsQuvenzhané Wallis is Annie
Sony Pictures said the youngest Oscar nominee in history will star in its upcoming version of Annie, a timely announcement in the hours leading up to the Academy Awards on Sunday [24].
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NewsArgo wins best picture Oscar
Argo took the best picture award in an Oscar ceremony that spread its prizes around, with Life of Pi taking four statuettes, Argo three and four other films two apiece.
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NewsCotillard to star in new Dardennes
Wild Bunch is selling upcoming production due to shoot in Belgium this summer.
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NewsFibre to the Home Conference wrap
London’s ExCel Centre hosted a gathering last week to discuss issues that may not have been the most glamorous, but are some of the most important for the media industries.
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CommentOscars: Argo charges to victory
The 85th Academy Awards lived up to its promise of sure-things, surprises and stumbles… and Screen US editor Jeremy Kay was at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to bear witness.
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NewsAdmissions down 4.3% in Iceland
Box office revenue in Iceland climbed 1.2% on 2011 but admissions took a dip. Skyfall topped the charts while Black’s Game proved the most popular domestic title.