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US briefs: Ellen Burstyn to receive SFFS Peter J Owens acting award
Plus: IFC MIdnight acquires US rights to Let’s Be Evil; and more…
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Amazon takes aim at Netflix
Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant has moved aggressively against the VOD market leader in the US with a new subscription tier.
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Academy clarifies voting rights rules
After a move to clarify voting rights in January sparked concern and accusations of ageism, the Academy sought to reassure members on Monday.
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'The Jungle Book' roars to top in US on $103.3m
APRIL 18 UPDATE: If the live-action-CGI rendering of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale seemed destined to become a Disney classic all over again, the opening weekend confirmed that notion as it stormed to the studio’s biggest April debut in history.
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John Hegeman, producer, 'Holidays'
The producer and studio marketing whizz at Blumhouse Productions’ BH Tilt talks about his battle to bring the chilling anthology to the screen as the film premieres at Tribeca.
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'The Fits', 'Salero' win at RiverRun
The River Run International Film Festival wrapped its 18th edition in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with its narrative feature award going to Anna Rose Holmer’s The Fits, which was, in the words of the jury, “an audacious debut from a promising American talent.”
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Star Wars: JJ Abrams discusses Rey's parents during Tribeca talk
Star Wars: The Force Awakens director dropped hints about the character played by Daisy Ridley during a Tribeca talk with actor-comedian Chris Rock; both men revealed the actors they would most like to work with.
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Bill Purple, 'The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea'
The TV director who has worked in the camera department on some of Hollywood’s biggest tentpoles makes his feature directorial debut in the Tribeca premiere about a grieving architect who forms a bond with a runaway.
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Vanessa Gould, 'Obit'
Gould sat down to discuss her new documentary ahead of the world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17.
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Security threat empties Lionsgate session
A CinemaCon screening of Now You See Me 2 was abandoned when a suspicious item that later turned out to be harmless forced the evacuation of the Colosseum on Thursday afternoon.
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Ian Olds, 'The Fixer'
Ahead of the April 17 world premiere in Tribeca, Ian Olds discusses his drama about an Afghan ‘fixer’ for Western war reporters who discovers new intrigue when he leaves his life behind and settles in northern California.
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Tribeca: Genna Terranova Q&A
With a huge push into virtual reality and a major focus on television and digital, the Tribeca Film Festival offers a wide-lens snapshot of contemporary content creation. But, festival director Genna Terranova tells Jeremy Kay, “Film is the bedrock.”
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Sundance Selects acquires Cannes duo
The distributor has picked up US rights to newly announced Cannes selections Graduation and The Unknown Girl.
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Amazon Studios woos CinemaCon
In a genial presentation in Las Vegas on Thursday that reassured the massed ranks of exhibitors that it believes in the theatrical business, Hollywood’s newest major player also broke news about theatrical distribution partners on two films on its slate.