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NewsUS imposes North Korea sanctions
UPDATED JANUARY 4: President Barack Obama, already a significant player in the Sony hack debacle, has imposed economic sanctions on North Korea in light of the cyber attacks on Sony Pictures in a move that drew a stern denunciation from Pyongyang.
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NewsAmerican Sniper scores Italian record
Clint Eastwood recorded the biggest opening day of his career in Italy as the war film launched through Warner Bros Pictures International on $1.6m (€1.34m) from 425 screens.
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NewsSBIFF Montecito Award to Jennifer Aniston
Top brass at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival will present the Montecito Award to Jennifer Aniston on January 30.
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NewsParamount hits $2.82bn in 2014
EXCLUSIVE: The global haul incorporates $1.764bn from Paramount Pictures International in 2014 as the overall result climbed 34.6% on 2013.
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NewsGodard scoops NSFC best film
The National Society Of Film Critics has voted Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye To Language best picture of the year 2014.
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NewsWarners hits $3bn int'l in 2014
Powered by the might of Interstellar and the ongoing heroics of the Hobbit finale, Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) achieved a company record $3.17bn in 2014 to become the first studio to cross the $3bn threshold twice.
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NewsWB local titles gross $319m in 2014
UPDATED JANUARY 7: The Japanese duo Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: Legend Ends combined for $95m as local language releases in 2014 contributed to Warner Bros’ $3.17bn overall international gross.
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NewsFive Armies crosses $500m int'l
UPDATED JANUARY 5: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies brought in a confirmed $52.5m over the weekend from 65 markets to reach $504.7m.
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NewsHobbit rules US over New Year on $22m
UPDATED JANUARY 5: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies maintained its hold over the North American box office into the first session of 2015, falling 47% in its third weekend on a confirmed $21.7m through Warner Bros for $220.6m.
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FeaturesPalm Springs FF awards night
The Palm Springs International Film Festival demonstrated its status as a key staging post on the road to Oscar in fine style on January 3 as the stars descended on the awards gala. All pics Getty Images.
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NewsUPI generates $1.43bn in 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Ticket sales for local language films amounting to at least a quarter of a billion dollars propelled Universal Pictures International’s (UPI) calendar year to $1.43bn.
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NewsDreamWorks Animation names leadership pair
Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria have been named co-presidents of feature animation at the studio, replacing chief creative officer Bill Damaschke.
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NewsFrench cinema admissions rise 7.7%
Serial (Bad) Weddings, Lucy and Superchondriaque lead best year for local productions in 30 years.
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NewsTheory of Everything debuts top of UK chart
Universal’s biopic posts chart-topping $5.7m (£3.74m) bow, including previews; Warner Bros’ climactic Hobbit outing leads Fri-Sun chart; StudioCanal’s Paddington crosses £30m.
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NewsImitation Game wins best film in Capri
Italian Film of the Year goes to Marco Martone’s Leopardi.
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NewsChina box office rises 36% in 2014
Titles including Transformers and Breakup Buddies take box office total to $4.8bn.
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NewsSupport grows for ‘under threat’ Curzon Soho
The London venue may be demolished to make way for a Crossrail ticket hall.
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NewsPGA snubs Selma, Unbroken
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) announced on Monday (January 5) its motion picture and long-form television nominees for the 26th Annual Producers Guild Awards - but there is no place at the table for Selma or Unbroken.
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NewsValerie Trierweiler’s presidential exposé to hit big screen
Memoir by French President Hollande’s former partner has sold more than 730,000 copies in France and been published across Europe and in the US.