All UK/Ireland articles – Page 297
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Picturehouse appoints Premier PR’s Elizabeth Taylor
PR exec to manage publicity and communications for Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment.
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How Sam Mendes reinvented the First World War movie with ‘1917’
“The idea of setting something that was going to be a propulsive, exciting movie against that backdrop just seemed a really tough ask.”
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15 UK films to tempt festival directors in 2020
Beyond Sundance and before Toronto: new films from Clio Barnard, Francis Lee, Andrea Arnold, Edgar Wright, Sally Potter and Joanna Hogg.
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UK box office preview: ‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘The Gentlemen’ among new openers
Key holdovers include Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, Little Women, and Jumanji: The New Level.
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UK home video market grows 9.5% in 2019, led by streaming giants
Bohemian Rhapsody was the UK’s highest-selling home entertainment title last year.
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The BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2019
Titles included Ken Loach’s ‘Sorry We Missed You’ and Joanna Hogg’s ‘The Souvenir’.
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‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ stays top but ‘Little Women’ impresses at the UK box office
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is the biggest Boxing Day opener of recent years.
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Local language content top most popular Netflix releases of 2019 in eight countries
Murder Mystery ranks top in nine including US; The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann tops UK.
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Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen among 2020 New Year honourees
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley, filmmaker Steven Knight also recognised.
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Renée Zellweger talks preparing for 'Judy', why a career break gave her a "new perspective"
Zellweger has previously sung as Roxie Hart in ‘Chicago’.
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The BFI’s 10 biggest production awards of 2019
The biggest award went to Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite’, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.
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Curzon Cinemas, including Artificial Eye distribution, acquired by the US’ Cohen Media Group
Curzon Home Cinema also included in deal.
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UK box office preview: can ‘Little Women’ hold its own against strong holdovers?
Disney opens ‘Spies In Disguise’ as ‘Star Wars’, ‘Cats’ roll on.
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Reach For The Stars: How major productions like ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ are boosting UK skills
The BFI’s Film Academy has provided Lucasfilm with the chance to expand its talent pool.
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‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ tops UK box office but opens below predecessors; ‘Cats’ falters
The final Skywalker instalment took £14.4m on its first weekend.
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Adam Cook resigns as senior programmer of Sheffield Doc/Fest following abuse allegations
Cook had joined Sheffield Doc/Fest in November.
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UK box office 2019 verdict: an exceptional recovery after a shocking first quarter
The numbers look to be down slightly but admissions will be among the decade’s best.
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The inside story of how Dexter Fletcher made ‘Rocketman’
Taking over the shooting of Bohemian Rhapsody was a walk in the park compared with the complexity of Rocketman, Fletcher tells Screen.
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What the UK’s first delegation and other attendees learned from Ventana Sur 2019
“Post-Brexit we may want to be doing more of this.”