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NewsTribeca Film Festival drops 'Vaxxed' from schedule
Festival co-founder Robert De Niro on Saturday pulled Andrew Wakefield’s documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up To Catastrophe amid a backlash over the veracity of its claims.
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NewsChina-US Summit talks China co-pro, export blues
China’s domestic box office may be booming – and Chinese finance flowing into Hollywood movies – but speakers at the China-US Motion Picture Summit (March 25) discussed how successful Chinese co-productions and film exports remain scarce.
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NewsDisney to screen 'Civil War' at CinemaCon
Studio executives have set an industry screening of the much anticipated superhero tentpole on April 13 at the Las Vegas convention.
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News'Batman V Superman' storms North America on $166m
MARCH 28 UPDATE: Warner Bros opened the DC Entertainment vaults and reaped the rewards as the sixth biggest domestic debut in history fuelled a $420m worldwide haul.
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News'Batman v Superman' grosses $469m worldwide
MARCH 29 UPDATE: The DC Entertainment tentpole added $46m worldwide on Monday to reach $468.6m worldwide and $287.5m internationlaly and $181.1m in North America as the studio revised its weekend take to $256.5m internationally and $422.6m worldwide.
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NewsDick Cook in talks for further Chinese, Malaysian financing
Former Disney chairman Dick Cook’s new venture is in talks with further Chinese investors, including Film Carnival, and Malaysian fund Khazanah, it emerged during the China-US Motion Picture Summit, hosted by Cook’s lead investor CITIC Guoan.
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NewsÁlvaro Rodriguez, Michael Mayer to adapt 'Tu, Mio'
Machete writer Rodriguez and writer-director Mayer have signed on to adapt Erri De Luca’s Italian bestseller.
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NewsHollywood broadens focus in war on anti-gay laws
UPDATE: As Georgia remained front of mind in Hollywood on Thursday and the Weinsteins threatened to find another state in which to shoot Lee Daniels’ upcoming Richard Pryor film in opposition to an anti-gay bill, the focus has broadened to include North Carolina.
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News'Batman V Superman' hits $93m worldwide
UPDATE: Warner Bros’ DC Entertainment tentpole has raced to at least $65.2m from its first three international days and took $27.7m from Thursday night screenings in North America for an early $92.9m worldwide.
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NewsUS briefs: Starz sets 'The Dresser' premiere date
Plus: Tribeca unveils Sloan screenwriting winner; and more…
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NewsGarry Shandling dead at 66
The absurdist comedian has died from unknown causes after paramedics in Los Angeles responded to a medical emergency and took him to hospital where he died.
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NewsMatthias Schoenaerts, Erik Van Looy thrillers to press on with Brussels shoots
Belgian thriller The Prime Minister, about a terrorist plot to kidnap the US president, is currently filming in and around Brussels.
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NewsGaumont expands US operation with animation hires
Nicolas Atlan and Terry Kalagian have joined the French major.
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NewsGaga moves into animation, unveils 2016 slate
The Japanese distributor will release Gods Of Egypt and Pride And Prejudice And Zombies in September.
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NewsSaban Films acquires '31'
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Rob Zombie’s horror film that premiered recently in Sundance.
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NewsMIPTV, Cannes beef up security in wake of attacks
EXCLUSIVE: MIPTV organiser says security is “top priority” for TV and digital content market, taking place April 4-7 in Cannes.
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NewsRussian cinemas to close deal for market's largest cinema chain
The merger between Cinema Park and Formula Kino could be in the range of $200-250m, according to sources.
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NewsChristian McKay to make directorial debut with 'Provenance'
EXCLUSIVE: Me And Orson Welles star to co-direct with Ben Hecking.
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NewsGeorge Clooney, Michael Keaton titles secure Benelux deals
EXCLUSIVE: Suburbicon and The Founder among marquee deals for The Searchers.
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NewsBFI inks content deal with Chinese VOD giant
iQIYI, which reports 10m subs, will host a curated selection of titles from the BFI London Film Festival.