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CommentBono hails 'Street' that has a name
Talk about praise from above. In a memorably generous appraisal, none other than U2 frontman Bono himself said on Wednesday that the cast of Sing Street are even better than the real thing.
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NewsCannes: Pathé to launch Django Reinhardt drama, Canet comedy, Dalida biopic
Reda Kateb to star as legendary jazz guitarist while Pathé will also launch sales on Marion Cotillard-Guillaume Canet comedy Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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NewsFortissimo picks up 'The White King'
Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to dystopian drama The White King, starring Jonathan Pryce, Greta Scacchi and Agyness Deyn.
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NewsCannes: Rai Com to sell 'Pericle Il Nero', 'Fiore'
Mafia story Pericle Il Nero, co-produced by the Dardenne brothers, plays in Un Certain Regard while Fiore is in Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsComcast to buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8bn
The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2016; Jeffrey Katzenberg to become chairman of DreamWorks New Media.
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NewsCannes: Elle Driver boards all-female feature 'Below Her Mouth'
EXCLUSIVE: All-female production stars Canadian actress Natalie Krill and Swedish model Erika Linder.
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News'Captain America: Civil War' takes $39m from first int'l forays
APRIL 29 UPDATE: Disney executives reported on Friday that the Marvel Studios tentpole added an estimated $23.8m on Thursday to reach an early $38.7m international running total.
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NewsFilmNation, Open Road, Riverstone take 'Show Dogs' to Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: The Open Road Films and Riverstone Pictures family adventure heads to the Croisette through the Open Road International arrangement with Glen Basner’s FilmNation.
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NewsLionsgate, FOX Networks strike output deal
FOX Networks Group (FNG) Latin America will distribute Lionsgate content on its pay-TV and basic cable channels across Latin America.
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NewsBleiberg Cannes-bound with Nate Parker film
Ehud Bleiberg and Nick Donnermeyer will introduce worldwide buyers on the Croisette to BB Film Productions and Bleiberg Entertainment’s globetrotting heist project Predilection.
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NewsLakeshore, Open Road partner on 'Miles'
Oliver Daly will direct the project based on his short film about a teenager’s life-changing encounter with a military robot prototype.
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NewsAMBI boards 'Basmati Blues'
AMBI Distribution has come on to represent international rights in Cannes to the musical starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson.
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NewsPenelope Cruz to star in Fortitude’s 'Layover'
Nadine de Barros and her team will kick off sales in Cannes on the idiosyncratic road movie.
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NewsVisit Films notches up sales on quartet
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales company has concluded North American and key international deals on Greek director Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ Rotterdam and SXSW selection Suntan, among others.
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NewsAlicia Vikander to star in 'Tomb Raider'
The Oscar effect kicked in on Thursday as the Swedish star landed the Lara Croft role in the upcoming action-adventure from MGM, Warner Bros and GK Films.
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NewsUS Briefs: Wong Kar Wai to talk at Academy event
Plus: Lionsgate dates American Pastoral; Cohen Media Group to release restored version of Daughters Of The Dust; and more…
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NewsFlix Premiere soft-launches in UK
A new VOD service has arrived in the UK with the goal of bringing little-seen gems to home audiences.
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News'Ratchet & Clank' in maiden weekend launch
Details have emerged of the international roll-out of Rainmaker Entertainment’s animated feature that opens this weekend in North America and several key international markets.
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NewsIFB appoints inward production manager
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Davenport will be the primary IFB contact for all international productions shooting in Ireland.
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NewsChinese transgender film to shoot in 2017
Factory Boss filmmaker Zhang Wei to direct feature loosely based on true events.