All United States articles – Page 794
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NewsSundance buyers wait to see if numbers add up
Amazon and Netflix stamped their authority all over Sundance 2016 in a busy 11 days when the numbers did and did not tell the full story of the festival.
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FeaturesCan the UK film industry meet the diversity challenge?
Long before the #OscarsSoWhite furore ignited, the British Film Institute had thrown down the gauntlet to the film industry with its new and extended diversity standards. Are the provisions on their own enough to bring more varied faces and stories to UK screens and meeting rooms?
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FeaturesDavid Farrier, Dylan Reeve – 'Tickled'
When New Zealand journalist stumbled upon the world of competitive endurance tickling he was intrigued and made enquires to the person who seemed to be in charge, Jane O’Brien. Then things got dark in the Sundance documentary.
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NewsDiCaprio, Larson shine at SAG Awards
The two Oscar front-runners all but cemented their status after lead acting wins from their peers at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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FeaturesKenneth Lonergan, 'Manchester By The Sea'
Arguably the most acclaimed film in Sundance, Kenneth Lonergan’s Premieres selection packs a punch and sparked a $10m US buy from Amazon Studios that will include a theatrical launch most likely during awards season.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Elisabeth Subrin, 'A Woman, A Part'
After an intensive three-and-a-half year pre-production period, writer-director Elisabeth Subrin brings her feature debut A Woman, A Part to the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it will receive its world premiere in the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition.
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NewsSundance: Magnolia, HBO team up on 'Tickled'
The popular documentary from New Zealanders David Farrier and Dylan Reeve played in World Cinema Documentary Competition.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'Mad Max' wins best film at AACTA in Hollywood
Plus: Mad Max also wins ACE editing award.
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NewsJoshua Deitell rises at The Solution
EXCLUSIVE: Heading into Berlin The Solution Entertainment Group has promoted Joshua Deitell to VP of international sales and acquisitions.
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NewsSundance: six major deals signed in Park City
The Park City deal flow erupted on Friday led by Paramount Home Media’s $2.25m worldwide rights play for US Dramatic Competition entry Goat.
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News'Amy' director to tackle 'Maradona'
Amy distributor Altitude pre-buys new documentary ‘Maradona’ for the UK, Cinetic to handle US sales.
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Features'The Big Short': prophets of loss
Producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner and director Adam McKay of The Big Short tell Elbert Wyche how they made an entertaining, informative film about the build-up to the calamitous global banking meltdown.
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CommentCOMMENT: Birth of a game-changer
It is safe to say by this time next year, The Birth Of A Nation will not only feature among the best picture Oscar nominees but most likely will be the first on the list.
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News'The Million Dollar Duck' triumphs at Slamdance
In the week that saw Brian Golden Davis’ documentary secure a distribution deal with Discovery Communications’ Animal Planet and Lionsgate, the film also left Park City with two top awards.
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NewsCMG heads to EFM with 'Havenhurst', 'The Possession Experiment'
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has added a pair of horror-thrillers to its international sales slate in Berlin.
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NewsFortitude International lines up 'Marjorie Prime' for EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, Geena Davis, and Tim Robbins star in the sci-fi drama.
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NewsLee Daniels to direct Apollo Theater doc
The Oscar-nominated director of Precious and The Butler is preparing his first foray into non-fiction features with White Horse Pictures and Piper Cub Productions on board to produce.
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NewsSundance: Paramount Home Media in talks for 'The Intervention'
The studio is closing a worldwide deal for more than $2m on Clea DuVall’s directorial debut. Separately, Dogwoof has picked up international rights to Weiner, while WWE Studios and Blumhouse will parter on Sleight.
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NewsClive Owen to star in Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller 'Anon'
K5 Media Group and K5 Film are producing the Gattaca director’s new sci-fi thriller.
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NewsAsif Kapadia to direct 'Silver Ghost'
The British director of Oscar-nominated documentary Amy, whose romance Ali & Nino premiered in Sundance this week, is lining up a drama about the iconic car manufacturer for producer Martin Scorsese.