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News'The Force Awakens' targets $1bn by Sunday
DECEMBER 25 UPDATE: Star Wars: The Force Awakens used an estimated $47.6m global take on Thursday as the space opera reached $813.5m worldwide.
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NewsBFCA head defends 'Star Wars' Critics Choice nod
The president of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has defended Tuesday’s announcement adding Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a late eleventh best picture nominee in the group’s upcoming Critics’ Choice Awards.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Montana
Though many of the film and TV productions that shoot in Montana do so because they tell local stories — the highest-profile recent visitor, Alexander Payne’s Oscar-nominated Nebraska, was, in spite of its title, set partly and shot in Montana — others come for the sweeping Great Plains vistas that ...
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NewsSundance Selects acquires '11 Minutes'
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has struck a North American deal with HanWay Films on Poland’s best foreign language Oscar submission.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Nevada
Most productions that come to Nevada are looking for location shoots in and around the city of Las Vegas, though the state’s low tax rates can also be an attraction.
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NewsTWC, AMI, Jupiter sign TV partnership
Seeking to mount profitable ventures at a time when the board is reportedly clamouring for bigger returns, The Weinstein Company has struck a deal with American Media Inc (AMI) and Jupiter Entertainment.
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NewsTen films to contest Oscar FX category
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences on Monday unveiled the streamlined list of titles that remain in contention for the 88th Academy Awards.
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NewsLeaked 'Hateful Eight' screener linked to top Hollywood exec
DECEMBER 22 UPDATE: A screener of The Hateful Eight sent to Alcon co-CEO Andrew Kosove was uploaded to file sharing sites, according to reports. The executive denied any knowledge of even receiving the DVD and said his office would cooperate fully with the FBI investigation.
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NewsWarner Bros dates 'King Arthur Movie'
US Briefs: Plus, Broad Green dates ‘Bad Santa 2’; FilmRise acquires ‘The Inhabitants’
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News'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' sets $248m US record
DECEMBER 21 UPDATE: Buena Vista unwrapped a holiday season treat for fans and studio executives alike as JJ Abrams’ sci-fi spectacular stormed to the top of the North American record books.
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NewsBeki Probst, Salma Hayek among honoured women
Probst, the president and founder of Berlin’s EFM, received the Women’s International Film & Television Showcase’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Hayek the Animation Award 2015 for producing The Prophet.
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NewsUS Briefs: Strand Releasing acquires 'Chevalier'
Plus: GoDigital picks up She’s The Best Thing In It; Lionsgate dates Army Dog
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FeaturesPalm Springs: sun shines on foreign fare
Palm Springs Film Festival will showcase a wealth of new international titles by emerging directors, as well as films in the running for the foreign-language Oscar.
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News'The Fencer', 'Last Cab To Darwin' bookend PSIFF
The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will launch on January 1 with Klaus Härö’s Finnish Golden Globe nominee and shortlisted foreign-language Oscar hopeful The Fencer.
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NewsSundance announces late additions
Organisers at the Park City jamboree have added a documentary from New Zealand, a profile of Mike Nichols and a presentation of Dazed And Confused with live commentary by Richard Linklater and Jason Reitman.
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CommentLaika hosts WeHo 10th birthday bash
Three acclaimed films under its belt and Laika, the Portland, Oregon-based animation studio behind Coraline, is “just warming up” according to its founder.
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NewsFirst look: Natalie Portman in 'Jackie'
Protozoa Pictures announced on Wednesday that LD Entertainment has come on board to finance and produce Pablo Larrain’s Jackie Kennedy biopic.
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NewsAcademy unveils 112 original score contenders
The films eligible for the best original score Oscar have been announced.
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News'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' on AFI list
Disney-Lucasfilm’s imminent release has earned a place on the American Film Institute’s top ten best movies of 2015.