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NewsLaika, Focus plot Kubo
The studios have announced their fourth collaboration Kubo And The Two Strings, featuring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara and Ralph Fiennes.
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NewsPaura sisters assume marketing reins at Alcon
Angela and Catherine Paura have joined Alcon Entertainment as co-presidents of worldwide marketing.
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NewsJustin Lin boards Star Trek 3
The director of four entries in the Fast And Furious franchise will take the reins on the third episode in the sci-fi series and replaces Roberto Orci.
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NewsNyqvist joins Kenyeres' Hier
Swedish star takes the lead in debut feature from Hungarian auteur Balint Kenyeres.
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NewsSecret Cinema screens Great Dictator in Sony protest
Event cinema specialists stage one-off screening in five cities after Sony cancels release of The Interview.
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NewsHobbit retains UK lead
Warner Bros’ climactic Hobbit outing hits £20m as it retains top spot; StudioCanal’s Paddington holds off newcomers to stay in second with $3.9m (£2.5m).
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NewsFifty Shades of Grey set for Berlinale
Adaptation of erotic bestseller to receive international premiere in Berlin.
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NewsLes Arcs panel tackles piracy
Copyright infringement and piracy protection was a point of focus at this year’s Les Arcs Film Festival.
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NewsScreen Flanders invests $1.9m in eight projects
Titles include Schneider vs. Bax from Borgman director Alex van Warmerdam.
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NewsWanda unveils Wuhan theme park
China’s Dalian Wanda group held a launch ceremony at the weekend for its latest entertainment projects, Wanda Movie Park and Han Show Theatre, in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
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NewsSony seeks The Interview online partner
As North Korea stepped up its rhetoric and claimed the US government was behind The Interview, a Sony attorney said on Sunday (December 21) that the studio will distribute the film in some format.
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NewsHobbit finale storms to $90m in US
New Line-MGM’s The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies dominated the North American box office, grossing an estimated $56.2m from Friday-Sunday that climbed to $91M over five days.
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NewsFive Armies rules int'l on $109m
DECEMBER 22 UPDATE: New Line-MGM’s Middle Earth epic plundered a confirmed $109m to dominate its second session with ease.
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NewsThe Fool takes top prize in Les Arcs
Other winners include Labyrinth of Lies, These Are The Rules, Underdog, Hyena, Frank.
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NewsLes Arcs celebrates diverse crop of Ireland films
The Lobster [pictured] is presented as case study in co-production market.
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NewsNorth Korea proposes joint hacker probe with US
Pyongyang has denied FBI claims that North Korea was behind the Sony Pictures Entertainment cyber attacks and called for a joint inquiry with the US into the matter.
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NewsSony backpedals on The Interview
Sony top brass have gone on the offensive in light of their vilified decision to cancel the release of The Interview, placing the onus on exhibition partners, hinting at a future release and engaging in a spat with US President Barack Obama.
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NewsKieran Breen earns Fox Int’l marketing stripes
Kieran Breen has been promoted to president of international theatrical marketing at 20th Century Fox, reporting to co-presidents of worldwide theatrical marketing Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus.
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NewsOscar foreign language shortlist unveiled
AMPAS has announced the nine features on the shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Academy Award. A record 83 films had been submitted.
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