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NewsSound ace Roger Jay Pietschmann dies at 71
It emerged on Tuesday that Roger Jay Pietschmann died in his Los Angeles home on July 26 after a six-year battle with multiple symptom atrophy. He was 71.
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NewsShudder picks up Toronto Midnight Madness closer 'Sadako Vs. Kayako'
The streaming service backed by AMC Networks has acquired all North American rights to the J-Horror face-off set to receive its international premiere in Toronto.
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NewsSpotted Cow to produce 'Different Folks'
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Cartwright’s company has come on to produce and co-finance the comedy, which Myriad Pictures is selling worldwide.
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NewsNYFF 2016 unveils full line-up
The powers that be at the Film Society Of Lincoln Center announced on Tuesday the 25 films to screen as the main slate of the 54th New York Film Festival, set to run from September 30–October 16.
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NewsTriStar, eOne, Mark Gordon journey to 'Narnia'
Eleven years after Disney and Walden Media launched The Chronicles Of Narnia franchise in theatres, a new jigsaw of partners has come together to adapt the fourth book in C S Lewis’ fantasy classic.
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NewsRutger Hauer, Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham join '24 Hours To Live'
Shanghai-based Fundamental Films and Thunder Road Pictures of Los Angeles announced the casting additions on Tuesday.
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NewsUS Briefs: Roadside Attractions tastes 'Bitter Harvest'
Plus: Strand Releasing acquires Sundance selection Lovesong; Talent incubator Resonance launches; and more…
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NewsCBS Films picks up 'Winchester'
The distributor has acquired US rights from to Bullitt Entertainment and Diamond Pictures the thriller that will star Helen Mirren.
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NewsBusy SPC snaps up 'Norman', rest of Almodovar library
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North America, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia excluding South Korea to Richard Gere starrer Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires 'Harmonium'
The New York-based film distributor has picked up Koji Fukada’s family drama and upcoming North American premiere Special Presentation selection at Toronto.
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NewsUS Briefs: Uni rings changes for thriller formerly known as 'Mena'
Doug Liman’s action thriller starring Tom Cruise will now be called American Made.
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News'Suicide Squad' smashes US August record on $133.7m
AUGUST 8 UPDATE: After a patchy 2016 Warner Bros has a rare North American opening weekend to crow about as its comic book adaptation destroyed the previous high-water mark for the late summer month and the studio crossed the $1bn milestone for the 16th consecutive year.
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NewsDavid Kosse hires Andy Leyshon as STX UK managing director
STX International president David Kosse has named his first big hire, bringing in the distribution specialist and former sales director for Universal Pictures UK and Eire.
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News'The Battle Of Algiers', 'One-Eyed Jacks' among NYFF Revivals roster
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center announced on Thursday the line-up of digitally remastered classics set to play at the 54th New York Film Festival from September 30–October 16.
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NewsClint Eastwood sparks controversy with Trump comments
The director has claimed that people should “just get over” remarks by the presidential candidate that have been criticised as racist.
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NewsUS Briefs: Weinsteins promote publicity executives
Plus: Ileen Reich assumes corp comms role at Participant Media; and more…
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NewsWarner Bros dates 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel
With a little over three months to go before the release of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, the studio confirmed a follow-up to the Harry Potter spin-off is in the works.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn Films to make TV series 'The Surge'
The company is partnering with producers Michael S. Emerson and Colonel F. Lee Reynolds to adapt the book Battle For Baqubah: Killing Our Way Out by retired First Sergeant Robert S. Colella.
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News'The Lost City Of Z' to close NYFF
James Gray’s adventure has been a long time coming but audiences will finally get a chance to see it as the closing night world premiere screening at the 54th New York Film Festival on October 15.
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NewsCheryl Boone Isaacs re-elected Academy president
The board of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences on Tuesday night voted its president to a fourth term heading into what could become an impassioned season of Oscar campaigning fuelled by the diversity agenda.