UK News – Page 540
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NewsAmerican Hustle leads UK box office
Entertainment’s drama posts $5.7m (£3.5m) as it expands nationwide to top chart, including previews; Warner Bros’ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug leads Fri-Sun weekend with $5.2m (£3.2m); Disney’s Frozen crosses £30m mark.
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NewsHedmans depart UK's Koch Media
EXCLUSIVE: Thomas and Nik Hedman depart from UK distributor’s acquisitions team.
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NewsUK box office down 1% in 2013
Admissions also tracking to be down on 2012’s 172.5m; eOne leads the independent sector for second straight year, also topping Paramount and Sony.
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NewsMitty, 12 Years lead UK buzz
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty leads Way to Blue’s UK buzz chart a week after its debut, while the upcoming 12 Years a Slave is generating buzz ahead of its release.
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NewsWarner Bros reclaims UK crown
Gravity and The Hobbit help generate box office revenues of more than $320m (£194m) in the UK.
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NewsDigital boosts UK film sales
New figures also reveal Skyfall as the biggest-selling DVD in the UK in 2013.
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NewsHobbit holds firm at UK box office
Warner Bros’ fantasy sequel adds $8.7m (£5.35m) to stay top of UK chart; Paramount’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continue bows with $7.4m (£4.54m), including previews.
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NewsScreen's most-read news of 2013
Screen looks back on our 15 most-read news stories of the year, led by our favourite feel-good story of the year, the Pixar team helping Ken Loach complete his latest feature.
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NewsTerry Dove joins Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope Entertainment has appointed Terry Dove as Director of Theatrical Distribution.
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NewsSundance-bound UK short to be developed into feature
EXCLUSIVE: Notes on Blindness, a short docudrama screening at Sundance in January, is being developed into a feature film.
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NewsHobbit, Anchorman battle for UK buzz
Anchorman 2 leads new openers in Way to Blue’s UK buzz chart this week, while The Hobbit is still leading overall chart.
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NewsSlave leads Women Film Journalists awards
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave leads the winners for this year’s award from the The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), winning six trophies including best film.
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NewsChinns launch production outfit Lightbox
Documentary producer Simon Chinn and his cousin and showrunner Jonathan Chinn have launched the London and Los Angeles-based small-screen documentary company.
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NewsBFI: 7% stat misleading in healthy UK industry
BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill and Film Fund head Ben Roberts talk about why the controversial 7% profitability statistic doesn’t reflect the full picture of UK film success.
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NewsSteve McQueen: UK industry 'hugely behind' on diversity
12 Years a Slave director says British executives need to be held accountable for lack of diversity.
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NewsSlave leads London Critics nominations
Other multiple nominees include Philomena, Blue Jasmine, Filth, Gravity and The Wolf of Wall Street
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News8 Minutes Idle confirms release after Kickstarter success
EXCLUSIVE: Kickstarter fundraising paves the way for theatrical release after Revolver’s shuttering.
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NewsDespicable Me 2 tops UK DVD list
18.5m people are expected to buy DVDs or Blu-rays as Christmas gifts in Britain this holiday season.
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NewsSkyfall, Expendables co-producers team
EXCLUSIVE: Newly minted UK production outfits Magnetik and Reelart to produce original comedy script.