All United States articles – Page 1356
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NewsThe Hangover rages past $100m in ten days
The Hangover kept everyone smiling at Warner Bros as the breakout hit held on to the number one spot in its second weekend and soared past $100m in a record ten days for an R-rated comedy.
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NewsThe Other Bank awarded Grand Jury prize in Seattle
George Ovashvili’s Georgian-Kazakh drama The Other Bank won the 35th Seattle International Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize as Barbara Schroeder’s US entry Talhotblond took documentary honours.
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NewsEasier With Practice wins top CineVegas prize
Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s Easier With Practice won the 11th Annual CineVegas Film Festival’s grand jury prize as the festival came to a close on June 14.
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FeaturesDelivering the goods
With traditional film distribution in trouble, 10 industry players discuss new ways to reach audiences and make money.
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NewsSony picks up Spanish drama Agallas amid wave of activity in Spain
US studio Sony has taken Spanish distribution rights to Agallas from Spanish sales outfit Latido Films.
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NewsSmall Crime to open Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
The third annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival will open on June 25 with Christos Georgiou’s Small Crime and close on June 28 with Alexis Kardaras’ Guinness.
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NewsSony looks to extend overseas reign with Terminator, Angels & Demons
Sony Pictures Releasing International top brass are preparing for another successful weekend with the company’s two major active releases poised to cross significant milestones.
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CommentMade in the UK, owned by the US
During the BBC Films drinks reception in Cannes last month, I fell into a conversation with a UK film executive who told me her private hobbyhorse was to persuade Screen International to describe films such as the Harry Potter series or Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight as “British”.
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CommentHow to negotiate the net's legal minefield
The future for film may be on the internet, but marketers and distributors who want to exploit it face a multitude of legal issues, says new-media lawyer Andrew Sparrow
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CommentMillennium: a new era for Europe
Sweden’s Millennium Trilogy could mark a watershed moment in the way producers think about scoring a pan-continental hit - and it doesn’t involve thinking about the US market
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FeaturesThe market paradox
What does the growing conservatism among even specialist distributors mean for smaller sales agents with no obvious commercial fare and untested film-makers trying to break through?
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NewsSAG members in landslide vote to approve new contracts
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) membership voted overwhelmingly last night (June 9) to approve new theatrical and TV contracts, ending the 12-month stalemate and delivering a blow to the Guild’s hardline faction.
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NewsSony rules overseas as Terminator Salvation surges towards $100m
Sony enjoyed a mighty weekend as Terminator Salvation took $67.5m and Angels & Demons became the first release of 2009 to cross $400m worldwide.
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NewsMedia 8 closes deals on The Horseman and Cash
Media 8 Entertainment has closed sales in a number of territories on its films The Horseman and Cash.
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NewsUp, up and away for Disney as Pixar hit bears down on $150m
Disney/Pixar’s Up narrowly beat two live-action challenges and soared past $135m after ten days as overall box office fell for the second weekend in a row.
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NewsMadeline Carroll joins Rob Reiner romance Flipped
Swing Vote’s Madeline Carroll has joined Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller on Rob Reiner’s childhood romance Flipped for Warner Bros.
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NewsWarner Bros sets Ken Kwapis to direct Everybody Loves Whales
Ken Kwapis, riding high on the global success of He’s Just Not That Into You, is in final negotiations to direct Everybody Loves Whales for Warner Bros.
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NewsPhilip Berk named president of Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Philip Berk has been elected president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for the year 2009-2010 following the annual general meeting this week [June 3].
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NewsDavid Carradine found dead in Bangkok hotel
US actor David Carradine, the star of Kill Bill and Kung Fu, has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.