John Hazelton
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares up $145m to dominate worldwide box office
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ provided a strong start to the autumn box office season.
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In conversation: Rachel Morrison and Rodrigo Prieto on making the leap from cinematographer to director
The Oscar-nominated directors of photography both launch their own feature debuts at TIFF this year.
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How Toronto is evolving its industry offering ahead of 2026 market launch
“We’re seeing it as a phased-in transition.”
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Locarno celebrates the golden age of Columbia Pictures
40 features and four shorts made by Columbia between 1929 and 1959 that will be screening during the festival.
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French epic ‘The Count Of Monte-Cristo’ named best film at Fantasia
Alexandre Dumas’ literary classic premiered in Cannes.
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Fantasia’s Mitch Davis on how genre films are “speaking truth to power”
With genre films driving the global box office, Fantasia’s Mitch Davis looks forward to the 2024 edition of the top genre festival.
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Hollywood Teamsters see “fearmongering tactics” in ongoing studio contract talks
The Basic Crafts contract talks continue after last week’s tentative agreements for IATSE.
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‘Despicable Me 4’ on course for big July 4 North American opening
The Universal/Illumination franchise has a history of strong Independence Day debuts.
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Skydance and National Amusements in new deal for Paramount
Skydance Media and National Amusements have tentatively agreed a new deal for the takeover of Paramount Global, according to several media reports, just a few weeks after the companies’ initial deal dramatically collapsed.
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Oscar-winning ‘Chinatown’ screenwriter Robert Towne dies at 89
Towne was an in-demand script doctor who became a key figure in the seventies Hollywood.
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Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard reportedly considering sale options
Investment bank JP Morgan hired to consider strategy, says report.
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Barry Diller mulling bid for Paramount Global
Merger of streaming service Paramount+ with another studio platform could also be a possibility.
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Lionsgate to produce English-language remake of Indian actioner ‘Kill’
The Hindi-language original opens this weekend in India, the US and the UK.
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‘Girls Will Be Girls’ takes top prize at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits Of Lhakpa Sherpa took the Audience Choice award.
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J A Bayona among Spanish winners of Motion Picture Association awards
The awards from the US studios trade group were presented outside the US for the first time.
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IATSE sets tentative Area Standards Agreement with studios and streamers
If ratified, the new agreement will cover union film and TV workers in the wider US.
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Netflix unveils New Mexico production hub expansion
Four soundstages are among the additions to the streamer’s facility near Albuquerque.
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HighballTV takes Tribeca collection for North American streaming (exclusive)
The package of 15 titles includes festival films from the US, the UK and Ireland.
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Bill Cobbs, prolific film and TV character actor, dies aged 90
Veteran American actor appeared in films including The Bodyguard and Night At The Museum.
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‘Inside Out 2’ enters all-time animation top ten for North America
The Disney/Pixar sequel is about to top $800m worldwide.