UK News – Page 553
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NewsRik Mayall dies aged 56
The Young Ones star’s film roles included Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso.
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NewsDogwoof acquires The Overnighters
Jesse Moss’ documentary [pictured] receives its UK premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsTalking Drum enters film production
First film from the slate will be romantic drama Immoral Dilemma.
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NewsThird Window picks up Kanako
EXCLUSIVE: Tetsuya Nakashima’s mystery is set to open in UK cinemas in early 2015.
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News22 Jump Street tops UK chart
Sony’s sequel posts strong $8.1m (£4.85m) bow to dethrone Maleficent; Warner Bros’ Grace of Monaco lands with $400,000 (£238,000).
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NewsGhosts to receive Dolby Atmos release
Third title in the West End Theatre Series to be the first ever Event Cinema release in Dolby Atmos.
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NewsMicro Market expands selection
Second edition of market now open to projects seeking completion funding.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest enjoys biggest opening night ever
The 21st edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest kicked off last night with the European premiere of Florian Habicht’s documentary Pulp: A Film About Life, Death And Supermarkets, about Britpop band Pulp.
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NewsSoundcheque launches in Hollywood
The London-based company, which claims to pay musicians without retaining any rights, has opened a Los Angeles office.
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NewsMaleficent tops 22 Jump Street buzz
Angelina Jolie’s fresh approach to Sleeping Beauty holds its lead on its second week of release.
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NewsBroadway cinema launches film fund
Broadway Cinema in Nottingham has launched a £100,000 film investment fund.
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NewsSecret Cinema breaks sales record
Ticket sales record set by Secret Cinema for its biggest live cinema event presenting Back to The Future.
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NewsProduction: Nyong’o plots Americanah; Dench has Fever
Lupita Nyong’o is reuniting with Plan B and has secured with D2 Productions and Potboiler Productions rights to develop Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah. Separately, Judi Dench has boarded Tulip Fever.
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NewsAV Pictures' Vic Bateman dies
Vic Bateman, one of the UK’s longest serving international sales agents who handled films including The Deer Hunter and The Elephant Man, has died.
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NewsDiversify panel questions licence fee
The TV Collective founder Simone Pennant has questioned the validity of the licence fee at a Creative Week panel on the lack of diversity in the film and TV industries.
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NewsTom Hardy: TV trumps film
British actor Tom Hardy has claimed that TV productions are increasingly offering film talent the chance to develop more immersive shows and retain greater creative control over productions.
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NewsScreen unveils 2014 UK Stars of Tomorrow
Screen International is today unveiling its 2014 UK Stars of Tomorrow, profiling rising actors, writers, directors, producers and heads of department.
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NewsCambridge reveals 2014 dates, films
The Cambridge Film Festival to be held earlier than in previous years and will include a focus on the early silent films of Gerhard Lamprecht.
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NewsAl Pacino event set for UK cinemas
Al Pacino is to present screenings of his filmed production of Salomé and documentary Wilde Salomé at an event in London that will be streamed across the UK.