All United States articles – Page 1047
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NewsSFFS/Hearst grant goes to Alistair Banks Griffin
Snow The Jones looks at a girl who discovers the dark world of door-to-door sales crews.
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NewsWell Go picks up Cavemen
Well Go USA has acquired all North American rights to Traverse Media and Fascination Films’ rom-com Cavemen.
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NewsMPLC names new CFO
Mark Malbon has been named evp and CFO of the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) and will assume financial oversight for all of MPLC’s companies worldwide.
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NewsDiane Keaton buys BBC drama rights
Actor Diane Keaton has bought the rights to Last Tango in Halifax with a view to remaking the series for HBO in the US.
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NewsCamerimage unveils main competition titles
Films from Ron Howard, Lee Daniels, the Coens, Steve McQueen and Alexander Payne in the line-up of the cinematography festival.
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NewsPixar answers Ken Loach appeal
Animation studio behind Toy Story and Monsters University answers appeal from veteran director for editing supplies.
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NewsIMAX signs home ent deal
IMAX Corporation has acquired a stake and a “significant option position” in PRIMA Cinema Inc, whose proprietary systems transmit theatrical releases for secure home viewing.
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Brightest Star heads to Gravitas
Gravitas Ventures has acquired all North American rights to Maggie Kiley’s Brightest Star, previously known as Light Years.
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NewsEmile Hirsch to play John Belushi
Emjag’s Alexandra Milchan, Bonnie Timmermann, Film 360’s Scott Lambert and Judy Belushi Pisano are serving as producers. Dan Aykroyd serves as executive producer.
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NewsGreat Beauty to open Cinema Italian Style
Cinema Italian Style 2013 will kick off on November 14 in Hollywood with the US premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s Italian foreign-language Oscar submission The Great Beauty.
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NewsPGA to honour Chris Meledandri
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) will present the founder and CEO of Illumination Entertainment with the 2014 Visionary Award.
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NewsNoomi Rapace to star in Monday
Noomi Rapace will star in What Happened To Monday? for director Tommy Wirkola.
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NewsCheadle to direct Trumpet Player
UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: IM Global will look to strike a chord at AFM with Don Cheadle’s feature directorial debut, the Miles Davis biopic Kill The Trumpet Player.
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NewsIFC Midnight bites into Wolf
The distributor has picked up US rights to Jim Taihuttu’s Dutch crime thriller. XYZ Films will continue international sales at AFM.
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NewsThai roadshow heads to LA
Thailand’s deputy prime minister and minister of commerce will lead a delegation to Los Angeles this week for the Thai Film and Animation Business Alliance Roadshow.
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NewsAMC acquires Chellomedia for $1bn
US cable group AMC Networks has acquired Chellomedia, the European content arm of Liberty Global, for $1 billion.
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NewsMontecristo takes Dirtymoney for AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Tysoe’s thriller explores the London criminal underground.
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FeaturesJoe Swanberg, Drinking Buddies
Ian Sandwell talks to prolific filmmaker Joe Swanberg about his biggest project to date, comedy Drinking Buddies.
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NewsSarandos: exhibition “might kill movies”
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos delivered a timely jeremiad at the weekend (October 26) in which he warned Hollywood’s more traditional elements to be mindful of audience needs.
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NewsBad Grandpa tops US on $32m
A muscular launch for Paramount’s comedy generated the second biggest launch in the Jackass family as Fox’s The Counselor flopped and Oscar contender 12 Years A Slave broke into the top ten in its second session.