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News'Ben-Hur' crashes in North America; 'Suicide Squad' races on
AUGUST 22 UPDATE: MGM-Paramount’s $100m Ben-Hur flopped on $11.2m to become the latest victim in a dismal summer for remakes and sequels, while Warner Bros’ comic book adaptation stayed top for the third weekend in a row.
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NewsUS Briefs: NYFF unveils Retrospectives line-up
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center announced on Friday the section of the 54th New York Film Festival headlined by Bertrand Tavernier’s documentary My Journey Through French Cinema.
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News'Replicas' begins Puerto Rico shoot
Principal photography has got underway on the sci-fi thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Alice Eve as it emerged that London and LA-based Riverstone Pictures will co-finance with Remstar Studios.
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NewsVenice: David Lynch documentary snapped up by Film Constellation
EXCLUSIVE: World sales deal for Venice-bound film in which the iconic director discusses his formative years.
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NewsArthur Hiller, 'Love Story' director, dies aged 92
Oscar-nominated director was AMPAS president between 1993-97.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires 'Kiki'
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has moved on US rights to Sara Jordenö’s documentary following a deal with Submarine Entertainment.
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NewsJared Leto joins 'Blade Runner' sequel
Alcon Entertainment said on Thursday the Oscar-winning actor and star of Suicide Squad has rounded out the casting on Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sci-fi.
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NewsUS Briefs: Taylor Kitsch joins 'American Assassin'
CBS Films and Lionsgate announced the casting on Thursday on the project that will already star Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton.
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NewsJohn Turturro begins shoot on 'Going Places'
Principal photography has begun in New York on the dramedy in which the director-star is understood to be reprising his role as The Jesus from The Big Lebowski.
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NewsFantastic Fest top brass expand market focus
EXCLUSIVE: The hierarchy has broadened the remit of next month’s Fantastic Market, maintaining the event’s historically strong ties with Latin American projects while expanding into a forum that addresses global genre.
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NewsParticipant Media to shut down Pivot
The Los Angeles-based company is winding down its struggling cable network as it seeks to focus on content creation and social impact amid a climate of TV network consolidation, rising programming costs and increasing consumer choice.
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NewsToronto: Adam Leon's 'Tramps' seals sales deal
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd Films boards Animal Kingdom-produced rom-com starring rising UK actor Callum Turner.
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NewsUS Briefs: Burn Later Productions, Killer Films cast 'Lemon'
Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, Michael Cera and Nia Long have signed on to Janicza Bravo’s drama.
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NewsSlamdance to expand DIG showcase
The Park City festival is building out its second Los Angeles showcase dedicated to emerging independent artists and storytellers working in hybrid, immersive and emerging forms of digital media art.
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NewsNate Parker 'sorrow' at news of accuser’s death
The star, writer, director and producer of awards season prospect The Birth Of A Nation took to Facebook on Tuesday after it emerged that the woman who accused him of rape in 1999 committed suicide in 2012.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'Finding Dory' crosses $900m worldwide
Disney-Pixar’s juggernaut reached the milestone on Monday and became the fourth Walt Disney Studios release to do so this year after Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia and The Jungle Book.
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NewsWarner Bros. China appoints Wanda exec to key role
Industry veteran Gillian Zhao becomes studio’s first country manager for China.
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NewsBron, Gloria Sanchez line up 'Friend of Bill'
Bron Studios is reuniting with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay and producer Margot Hand on the dark comedy to star Lizzy Caplan.
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NewsToronto-bound Cannes hit 'Apprentice' scores US deal
EXCLUSIVE: Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Boo Junfeng’s second feature in the run-up to its North American premiere in Toronto next month.
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NewsDFCN moves to reinvent materials delivery
EXCLUSIVE: Online film rights marketplace Digital Film Cloud Network has launched a storage and delivery service, the latest element in a suite of tools it believes will transform the industry.