All United States articles – Page 1016

  • Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon
    News

    Dogwoof acquires Mike Myers doc

    2014-01-31T14:35:00Z

    Dogwoof acquires world rights for Mike Myers’ directorial debut ‘Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon’.

  • Ron Howard
    Features

    Ron Howard, Rush

    2014-01-31T12:01:00Z

    Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.

  • Lee Daniels’ The Butler
    Features

    In service of The Butler

    2014-01-31T12:00:00Z

    Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels’ box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.

  • Borderlands
    News

    Buyers take to Salt's Borderlands

    2014-01-31T09:25:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: US, European and South American deals for Metrodome production.

  • The Wait
    Reviews

    The Wait

    2014-01-31T08:03:00Z

    Dir: M. Blash. US. 2014. 97mins

  • Ethan Hawke
    News

    The Solution boards Saints

    2014-01-31T00:38:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway in New York on Archer Gray Productions and Maven Pictures’ drama Ten Thousand Saints starring Ethan Hawke. The Solution Entertainment Group will kick off international sales in Berlin

  • News

    Frameline Completion Fund unveils winners

    2014-01-30T21:45:00Z

    The nation’s only non-profit designed to aid in the funding, distribution and promotion of LGBT films will support seven films through the final stages of their production after receiving a record 112 submissions.

  • Bruce Willis
    News

    QED’s Kasbah heats up

    2014-01-30T21:19:00Z

    EFM: Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Danny McBride, Shia LaBeouf and Zooey Deschanel have joined Bill Murray in Venture Forth and Shangri-La Entertainment’s comedy Rock The Kasbah. QED International will represent the project at Berlin.

  • Liam Neeson
    News

    Uni sets Tombstones release

    2014-01-30T20:59:00Z

    A Walk Among The Tombstones will open on September 19. Exclusive Media co-financed with Cross Creek Pictures and handled international sales on the Liam Neeson thriller.

  • David Foster Wallace
    News

    Fortitude to sell Foster Wallace drama

    2014-01-30T20:45:00Z

    Mark Manuel and Ted O’Neal’s Kilburn Media will fully finance fact-based drama The End Of The Tour to star Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. Freshly minted Fortitude International will commence sales at the EFM.

  • Nikki Reed
    News

    Nikki Reed joins Email

    2014-01-30T20:33:00Z

    The actress will star in SPJ Enterprises, zgreen entertainment and Boku Films’ horror thriller. Highland Film Group handles world sales at the EFM.

  • Ken Schapiro
    News

    Ken Schapiro named MGM CSO

    2014-01-30T20:20:00Z

    Schapiro joined MGM in 2011 as COO and becomes chief strategic officer.

  • Killers
    News

    XYZ Films sells Killers to Lionsgate UK

    2014-01-30T20:18:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films is tearing through sales on the eve of EFM on its recent Japanese-Indonesian Park City world premiere from the Mo Brothers.

  • Neighbors
    News

    SXSW unveils 2014 line-up

    2014-01-30T20:00:00Z

    Headliners strand includes first screenings of the upcoming Universal comedy Neighbors (pictured) starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron and Australian time-travel thriller Predestination with Ethan Hawke.

  • lff_rebecca_hall_the_awakening
    News

    Rebecca Hall joins Tumbledown

    2014-01-30T19:13:00Z

    EFM: Sierra/Affinity will commence international sales in Berlin on Bron Studios’ rom-com.

  • Derek Curl
    News

    Sterling Genesis acquires TLA Entertainment Group

    2014-01-30T17:32:00Z

    New York-based investment firm Sterling Genesis International has acquired TLA Entertainment Group.

  • blackfish
    News

    Universal hooks Blackfish from Dogwoof

    2014-01-30T12:39:00Z

    Dogwoof have closed a multi-territory sales deal with Universal Pictures International Entertainment for BAFTA nominated documentary Blackfish by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.

  • American Hustle
    Features

    American Hustle: the American way

    2014-01-30T10:54:00Z

    The hustling started a year and a half before David O Russell’s American Hustle hit cinemas. Jeremy Kay speaks to the director and producers about the film’s high-speed, high-stakes production.

  • A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness
    News

    Soda picks up Rouge's Spell

    2014-01-30T09:52:00Z

    Ben Rivers & Ben Russell’s documentary also acquired by KimStim for the US and Canada.

  • Oscars
    News

    Academy kicks out song nominee

    2014-01-29T23:21:00Z

    Alone Yet Not Alone has been declared ineligible for Oscar consideration in the best original song category.