All United States articles – Page 1208
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NewsRedford’s new Sundance Productions lines up Watergate doc
Robert Redford and producing partner Laura Michalchyshyn’s venture will focus on television and multimedia content.
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NewsAmy Beecroft to head distribution at Solar Pictures
The executive most recently served as svp of international sales at FilmNation and has worked on such films as The King’s Speech, Sanctum, The Road and Rian Johnson’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Looper.
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Bill Straus launches sales agency BGP in New York
The former New Line executive and producer kicks off his boutique domestic operation with the upcoming Tribeca premiere The Playroom starring John Hawkes.
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Deals round-up: Dark Castle, After Dark prepare action slate
Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Home Entertainment and Courtney Solomon’s After Dark Films will release an initial wave of five action films under the label After Dark Action.
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RLJ Acquisition buys Image Entertainment, Acorn Media Group
RLJ Companies chairman and Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L Johnson said the newly created RLJ Entertainment would become one of the largest independent digital and video content distributors in the world.
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Judy Davis to receive San Francisco honour
The actress will collect the 2012 Peter J Owens Award at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival on Apr 26.
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NewsChris Davis memorial set for April 21
Davis died on January 4 at the age of 65, after a long illness.
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NewsDwayne Johnson to receive CinemaCon action award
The star of the summer’s upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation will collect the CinemaCon Action Star Of Year Award in Las Vegas on Apr 23.
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NewsJulie La'Bassiere joins Cinetic Rights Management
Cinetic Rights Management (CRM) has appointed Julie La’Bassiere head of marketing.
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NewsEmma Thompson to play lawyer inspired by Gareth Peirce in thriller Secret Evidence
EXCLUSIVE: The Kids Are Alright executive producer J Todd Harris produces with 2B Pictures and South Creek Pictures.
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NewsHunger Games stays top on $61m, charges past $250m
Lionsgate’s cash cow has become the fastest non-sequel to cross $250m in the US and reached the milestone on its tenth day of release. New arrivals Wrath Of The Titans and Mirror Mirror had to settle for second and third places, respectively.
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Screen Media takes North American rights to Shuffle
Kurt Kuenne’s thriller will receive its international premiere in Belgium next week. Screen Media plans a third quarter release.
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Zero Charisma comedy shoot on the runway
Shooting on the Magic Stone Productions and Shark Films project is set to begin on Apr 2 in Austin, Texas, after the filmmakers raised money through a crowd-funding campaign last spring and received a $5,000 grant from the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund.
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Tropfest to launch New York festival at Bryant Park
The short film festival has teamed up with Starz Cinema, NBC 4 and WNYC Radio, Citi, Thompson Hotels and Film Society Lincoln Center to launch the June event.
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NewsOwen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis to star in You Are Here
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner wrote and will make his feature directorial debut for Gilbert Films. Lionsgate is handling international sales.
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NewsMiramax expands international sales team, inks UKTV deal
Mathilde Rottier gets promotion; Stuart Shaw, Astrid De Berardinis and Alexandra Tullberg join London office as sales directors; outfit inks first multi-title, linear deal in UK.
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NewsBritish Film Commission to recruit for new EVP of US production
The British Film Commission will soon start recruiting for a successor to Andy Weltman, the former EVP of US production.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US rights to California Solo
Robert Carlyle plays a former pop star who faces deportation from the US following a drunk driving arrest. Marshall Lewy’s film premiered at Sundance in January.
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Dallas Int’l Film Festival to honour Sidibe, Pollack
Precious star Gabourey Sidibe will receive the festival’s Dallas Shining Star Award at the awards dinner on Apr 20 while costume designer Bernie Pollack is in line for a Dallas Star Award.