All United States articles – Page 1220
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NewsSuper 8 tops US charts in $38m opening weekend
Paramount’s sci-fi mystery defied expectations to pull off a solid launch and earn the first number one debut for an original storyline of the summer, while Relativity Media’s Judy Moody flopped in seventh place.
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NewsAida Takla O'Reilly named HFPA president
O’Reilly was voted in at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) annual election meeting on June 7 and succeeds Phil Berk.
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NewsFixed Point Films to adapt family drama Hope's Wish
LA-based Fixed Point Films’ Jonah Hirsch and Shining Star Productions’ Stuart Stout will turn Stuart and Shelby Stout book Hope’s Wish into a feature and have set Oscar-winner Diana Ossana to adapt the screenplay.
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NewsTribeca Film picks up Shut Up Little Man!
Tribeca Film has acquired select US rights from Closer Productions including VoD, theatrical, digital, DVD and festival to Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure.
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NewsLegendary Entertainment, Huayi Brothers form Hong Kong joint venture
Legendary East to make two major English language films per year, to be distributed by WB and Huayi Brothers.
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NewsWarner Bros Animation to give Daffy Duck 3D theatrical makeover
WBA revives voice of late Mel Blanc for series of 3D theatrical Looney Tunes shorts
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Palm Springs International ShortFest unveils roster
More than 330 films will screen at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Short Film Festival & Film Market, set to run from Jun 21-27.
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NewsFilm Sales Company, First Run strike US deal on Garbo: The Spy
First Run Features has acquired US theatrical, DVD and select ancillary rights from The Film Sales Company to Garbo: The Spy.
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NewsGun Hill Road to open LA Outfest in July
Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Gun Hill Road will open ths year’s Outfest, set to run in Los Angeles from Jul 7-17.
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NewsMagnolia Pictures takes US rights to Tucker & Dale Vs Evil
The award winning comedy-horror screened in Sundance last year and stars Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine as a pair of well intentioned Appalachian hillbillies who fall foul of a group of preppy campers.
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MGM names Roma Khanna head of television group and digital
Khanna joins the company after recent tenure as president of Universal Networks international & digital initiatives.
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FeaturesOne size does not fit all
In a fast-moving US distribution market, XLrator Media is focused on multi-platform releasing and is now moving into production. CEO Barry Gordon talks to Screen.
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FeaturesWhere money finds talent
The film finance department at CAA is thriving as the agents work as strategic consultants to high-net-worth individuals, gaining investment for mid-range projects. Screen talks to Roeg Sutherland and Micah Green.
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NewsNancy Carson, Thomas Molter win distributor award at CineEurope
Warner Bros. Pictures International veterans are honoured at June exhibitor conference
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Shoreline, Perfect Circle launch Straightline Animation
Shoreline Entertainment and Perfect Circle Productions have partnered on a new animated acquisition and production division called Straightline Animation.
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TWC hires Leah Holzer as production vp
Leah Holzer has joined The Weinstein Company as vice-president of production, reporting to production head Donna Gigliotti in New York.
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NewsX-Men: First Class opens top in US on $56m
The latest incarnation of X-Men returned to action as Fox’s mutants debuted top in North America to ensure the fourth consecutive weekend climb compared to a year ago.
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NewsHitoshi Matsumoto's Big Man Japan headed for Hollywood remake
Japanese director and comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto’s 2007 directorial debut Big Man Japan (Dai-Nipponjin) is to be remade in the US by Columbia Pictures and Original Film.
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NewsWolfe strikes US deal for Suicide Room with LevelK
Jan Komasa’s feature debut already a hit in Poland.
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NewsArts Alliance Media to distribute Globe's Shakespeare plays
250 cinemas in the US already lined up to take part through NCM Fathom.