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NewsKevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti to run Relativity Studios
Relativity Media is buying Trigger Street Productions and Ryan Kavanaugh has brought in the production company’s heads to run his film studio.
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NewsNetflix global viewing hours soar
The number of hours viewed on the service around the world climbed 45% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2015 from 8.25bn to 12bn, CEO Reed Hastings told CES on Wednesday.
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NewsUS Briefs: Italia Film fest honour for Ennio Morricone
Plus:Art Directors Guild nominees; Laura Lancaster, Sandra Condito on the move; production wraps on People You May Know; and more…
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NewsMagnolia to kick off EFM sales on 'Harry Benson'
The distributor has acquired world rights to Harry Benson: Shoot First and will commence international sales in Berlin next month. Separately, HBO Documentary Films has moved on upcoming Sundance premiere Jim: The James Foley Story.
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NewsPGA snubs 'Carol', 'The Force Awakens'
Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller Sicario received timely awards attention in The Producers Guild Of America’s (PGA) theatrical motion picture nominations on Tuesday while Carol and Star Wars: The Force Awakens failed to make the cut.
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NewsDisney grossed $5.85bn in 2015
The Walt Disney Studios announced its record-breaking calendar year results as combined grosses for all releases amounted to $5.845bn – the second biggest score ever behind Universal’s $6.88bn from last year.
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NewsChina's Wanda Group poised to buy stake in Legendary
China’s Dalian Wanda Group is reportedly in talks to acquire a majority stake in Legendary Entertainment.
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NewsNSFC names 'Spotlight' best film of 2015
The National Society Of Film Critics elected Tom McCarthy’s ensemble drama Best Picture of the Year 2015.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'The Hateful Eight' triumphs in Capri
Quentin Tarantino’s Western was named best movie as the 20th edition of Capri, Hollywood - The International Film Festival closed at the weekend.
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News'The Deer Hunter' cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond dies aged 85
Visionary cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, who escaped his native Hungary to set up in Hollywood and became one of the most acclaimed practitioners of his generation, has died aged 85 in Big Sur, California.
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News'Force Awakens' Disney's biggest North American release
JAN 1 UPDATE: Star Wars: The Force Awakens – already Disney’s biggest film in North America since Thursday – is on the cusp of being crowned the biggest release of 2015.
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NewsGeorge Lucas: 'I sold Star Wars to 'white slavers''
As record-breaking Star Wars: The Force Awakens crossed $1.23bn worldwide the franchise’s creator has made clear his views on the tone of the reboot and selling the property to Disney.
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News'The Big Short' to receive PSIFF ensemble award
Top brass at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced their final honour on Tuesday heading into the January 2 2016 awards gala.
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AMBI revs up with Lamborghini project
Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi have optioned the life rights to Ferruccio Lamborghini and dropped another motoring biopic into the market alongside Enzo Ferrari.
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News'The Hateful Eight' expands wide one day early
Buoyed by the early $5.7m roadshow performance of Quentin Tarantino’s latest Western, The Weinstein Company is taking it wide on Wednesday.
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NewsPSIFF 2016 to honour Bryan Cranston
Riding high on SAG and Golden Globe nods for his lead role in Trumbo, the actor will receive the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Spotlight Award, Actor.
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NewsAwards publicist Murray Weissman dies aged 90
The renowned publicist who represented the likes of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg, has died of pancreatic cancer surrounded by family at his Studio City home. He was 90.
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NewsChristopher Nolan to direct 'Dunkirk'
According to reports the British filmmaker is preparing to helm the WWII war film with Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy in talks to star.
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NewsUS box office hits $11bn in 2015
DECEMBER 29 UPDATE: Combined grosses reached $11bn in North America on Tuesday according to Rentrak, powered by Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World. This was the first time Hollywood achieved the feat – at least when unadjusted for inflation.