All UK/Ireland articles – Page 370
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News‘Last Christmas’ ends ‘Joker’ UK box office reign with £2.6m debut
The Universal title scored a £4,337 location average.
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FeaturesWhy ‘Joker’ is performing so well at the UK box office
“[The UK is] a strong DC market,” said Warner Bros’ Andrew Cripps.
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NewsGary Oldman to lead Apple TV+’s first UK drama series for See Saw
The thriller is an adaptation of the Jackson Lamb novel series.
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘Last Christmas’ looking for early festive cheer
Also opening this weekend are ‘Le Mans ‘66’, ‘The Report’.
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News‘The Personal History Of David Copperfield’ leads BIFA 2019 craft winners
‘Beats’ scores two prizes.
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NewsHeyday Films, BBC Films secure rights to Stephen Sondheim classic ‘Follies’
Dominic Cooke to direct, adapt screenplay.
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NewsBFI Network and Film Hub North launch initiative to assist disabled filmmakers
Aim is to bring filmmakers and funders together at an earlier stage than existing schemes.
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NewsLionsgate signs film output deal with Amazon UK
Lionsgate films to launch on Amazon Prime Video from January 1, 2020.
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NewsNFTS, Screen Yorkshire launch five craft training courses
The courses form the first part of Centre of Screen Excellence: Yorkshire.
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NewsMUBI buys UK rights for ‘The Other Lamb’ (exclusive)
Toronto drama marks the English-language debut of Poland’s Małgorzata Szumowska.
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NewsPedro Almodóvar, Bong Joon Ho, Céline Sciamma to deliver Bafta 2019 screenwriters’ lectures (exclusive)
Further speakers include Robert Eggers, Noah Baumbach.
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NewsMarsha Thomason set to star in UK-South African thriller ‘Stolen’ (exclusive)
The film aims to start shooting in January 2020.
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News‘Bond’, ‘Merchant Of Venice’ producer Nigel Goldsack dies aged 62
Goldsack also helped develop films with Werner Herzog, Mike Newell and Michael Radford.
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NewsThe Screen Podcast: assessing the early 2019/20 Oscar and Bafta races
The podcast team discuss early front-runners, date change impact, and what can beat ‘Parasite’?
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News‘Joker’ becomes first film in 10 years to top UK box office for six weeks
The Warner Bros hit has now grossed £54.3m in the UK.
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NewsKristin Scott Thomas to receive BIFA 2019 Richard Harris honorary award (exclusive)
The 2019 BIFAs take place on Sunday, December 1.
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NewsParkland Entertainment acquires doc ‘Camino Skies’ for UK & Ireland
The company will release the film in April 2020.
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NewsScott Speedman joins Michael Caine, Aubrey Plaza on ‘Best Sellers’ (exclusive)
Foresight Unlimited handles foreign sales, producer Cassian Elwes represents US rights.
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NewsAndrew Brown joins Parkland Pictures as head of sales
At AFM, the company is selling Charles Dance’s ‘The Inn At The Edge Of The World’.
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NewsSadie Frost to make directing debut with Mary Quant doc (exclusive)
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution is launching worldwide sales at AFM.