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Hooper boosts Oscar chances with DGA win for The King's Speech
Tom Hooper won the Director’s Guild Of America top feature prize for The King’s Speech on Saturday night [29].
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SPRI's Green Hornet rules overseas with $16m weekend
Sony Pictures Releasing International held on to the overseas crown thanks to an estimated $15.7m weekend haul, despite the close attention of Disney’s animated hit Tangled.
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Searchlight, UK's Ingenious strike production alliance
The partners will jointly develop, produce and finance British features under an initiative designed to create up to two or three titles per year.
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Brit actor Henry Cavill is Warner Bros' next Superman
British actor Henry Cavill will play Superman for Zack Snyder in Warner Bros and legendary Pictures’ tentpole project.
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TIFF’s new Rising Stars programme shoots to “bridge” Canadian talent to the world
The Toronto International Film Festival is launching a Rising Stars programme at this year’s event (September 8-18) to showcase four as-yet-unidentified up-and-coming Canadian actors to the world.
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Pariah finds friends in Focus, Earth wins Sloan Award
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Dee Rees’ Sundance opening night drama and commissioned the director to write a separate original screenplay.
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IFC, SPWA take Boulevard as Sundance deals roll on
A slew of new deals emerged from Sundance today [27] as IFC and SPWA partnered on North American rights to Salvation Boulevard after Roadside Attractions moved on US theatrical and DVD rights to James Marsh’s documentary Project Nim.
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Relativity names Steve Bertram COO and CFO
Former Paramount Home Entertainment business operations head Steve Bertram has joined Relativity Media as COO and CFO.
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Pathe takes foreign sales on Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Pathe International has picked up foreign sales on the horror film Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark and will commence foreign sales at the EFM next month.
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Potiche to open Film Society and Unifrance's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
Francois Ozon’s comedy starring Catherine Deneuve (pictured) will open the event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which runs in New York from Mar 3-13.
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Pine, Jackman in all-star Guardians ensemble for DreamWorks Animation
Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law will star in DreamWorks Animation’s 3D project Rise Of The Guardians.
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Paladin, Lleju to release Lleju's Cat Run in US
Paladin has come on board to help LLeju Productions on the theatrical release of action comedy Cat Run starring Paz Vega on April 1.
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Jay-Z, Overbrook form filmmaking partnership
Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have formed a joint venture with Shawn Carter, aka rapper Jay-Z.
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Magnolia Melts, Searchlight visits Earth and IFC sees Sense
Magnolia has acquired US rights to Mark Pellington’s I Melt With You and IFC took North America on David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense after Fox Searchlight claimed English-speaking territories on Mike Cahill’s sci-fi drama Another Earth in the small hours of Wednesday.
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Slasher Films lines up horror slate for Guns N' Roses axeman
The celebrated rock guitarist Slash has launched the aptly titled horror label in partnership with Michael Williams and Rob Eric of Scout Productions.
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Sundance honours short film, unveils Mahindra winners
The Sundance Film Festival announced its short film winners on Tuesday [25] at a ceremony in Park City.
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Matt Lucas joins Akerlund comedy Small Apartments
British comedian Matt Lucas will star in Jonas Akerlund’s comedy feature Small Apartments, set to start filming in late March.
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King's Speech leads Oscar race with 12 nominations
True Grit follows with 10, The Social Network and Inception with 8, The Fighter with 7, and 127 Hours with 6.
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Tonino Guerra named WGA Jean Renoir Award honoree
Screenwriter Tonino Guerra will be feted at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards West Coast ceremony on Feb 5 in Hollywood.
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Portman's magical week rolls on as Strings tops US on $20.3m
Paramount’s rom-com No Strings Attached starring Golden Globe winner Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher opened top on an estimated $20.3m.