All United States articles – Page 1257
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NewsApes storm the citadel in $54m US launch
A stirring first release for Rupert Murdoch’s former lieutenant Peter Chernin saw Fox’s prequel rise to the top and beat projections to open on an estimated $54m.
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NewsMatthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon in talks for Mud
The follow-up to Jeff Nichols’ Cannes Critics’ Week winner Take Shelter is being fully financed by Everest Entertainment, with the company’s Lisa Maria Falcone producing alongside Sarah Green and FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder.
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NewsSony dates The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for May 2, 2014
The studio is moving ahead rapidly with the sequel to next summer’s reboot starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.
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NewsDavid Linde staffs up at Lava Bear Films
Former Lionsgate director of development Zachary Studin is named production vp at the fledgling production and financing venture while Jennifer Semler is promoted to director of production.
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NewsHannah, Zane on board S.O.S. Love! sequel
Hungarian director Tamas Sas has teamed up with Daryl Hannah and Billy Zane for his new film S.O.S. Love!: The Million Dollar Contract.
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NewsTribeca Film takes North America on Ed Burns’ Newlyweds
Tribeca Film has acquired US and Canadian rights following the film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier in the year and plans a late 2011 release across multiple platforms.
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HFPA raises $1.6m for film schools, charitable causes
Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association used the occasion of the group’s annual lunch to present a record level of financial grants to 46 film schools and non-profit organisations.
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NewsHoward Feinstein steps down as Sarajevo's Panorama programmer
Veteran critic and festival programmer Howard Feinstein is stepping down from his role as head of the Panorama section at the Sarejevo Film Festival.
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MPI Media Group acquires domestic rights to MMA doc
The distributor has picked up North American theatrical, DVD and VOD rights to the pepper&bones production Fightville.
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Shoreline boards sales rights to thriller Black River
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to Joe Eckardt’s Black River, currently in pre-production and set for release in 2012.
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NewsVue in discussion with studios to relax windows, plans VOD platform
UK cinema chain in talks with the studios to relax windows at certain times of the year.
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NewsShooting begins on A.D Calvo's House Of Dust
The cast of the Connecticut-set psychological thriller includes young US actors Steven Grahym [pictured], Inbar Levi and Holland Roden.
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ARC, XLrator Media take North America on Killing Bono
The rock ‘n roll comedy will go out on VoD in October and arrive in theatres the following month.
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NewsLia Buman to head acquisitions at FilmDistrict
Buman most recently served as SPWA vp and played a key role in buying Insidious, Moon, Hannah and Machete, among others.
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NewsUniversal hires Josh Goldstine as president of marketing
The former sevp of creative advertising at Sony will work closely with co-president of marketing Michael Moses and replaces Eddie Egan, who transitioned to Universal evp and head of marketing at Illumination.
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NewsTransformers crosses $1bn worldwide
Paramount’s Transformers becomes tenth film ever to cross $1bn worldwide
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NewsRed Flag takes US rights to The Green Wave
Ali Samadi Ahadi’s hard-hitting documentary premiered at Sundance and Red Flag plans a theatrical release in June 2012 to mark the third anniversary of the Iranian elections.
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NewsRussian producer puts $12m into new Billy Bob Thornton drama
Alexander Rodnyansky, a well-known Russian film producer, plans to invest up to $12m in the production of Billy Bob Thornton’s drama Jayne Mansfield’s Car, which will be Rodnyansky’s first project in the US.
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NewsBen Foster to play John Gotti Jr for Barry Levinson
Ben Foster has signed on to play John Gotti, Jr. in Gotti: In The Shadow of My Father.