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NewsSundance Selects takes Wild Canaries
The distributor has picked up North American rights from Cinetic Media to Lawrence Michael Levine’s screwball murder mystery.
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NewsKieran Breen named BAFTA LA chair
The recently promoted president of international theatrical marketing at 20th Century Fox will assume the role of chairman of the board of directors.
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NewsDemetri Makoulis rises at Film Movement
The executive joined in January 2014 and has been promoted to director of sales as longtime vice-president Meghan Wurtz departs to pursue other opportunities.
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NewsLaika, Focus plot Kubo
The studios have announced their fourth collaboration Kubo And The Two Strings, featuring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara and Ralph Fiennes.
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NewsPaura sisters assume marketing reins at Alcon
Angela and Catherine Paura have joined Alcon Entertainment as co-presidents of worldwide marketing.
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NewsJustin Lin boards Star Trek 3
The director of four entries in the Fast And Furious franchise will take the reins on the third episode in the sci-fi series and replaces Roberto Orci.
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NewsSecret Cinema screens Great Dictator in Sony protest
Event cinema specialists stage one-off screening in five cities after Sony cancels release of The Interview.
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NewsSony seeks The Interview online partner
As North Korea stepped up its rhetoric and claimed the US government was behind The Interview, a Sony attorney said on Sunday (December 21) that the studio will distribute the film in some format.
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NewsHobbit finale storms to $90m in US
New Line-MGM’s The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies dominated the North American box office, grossing an estimated $56.2m from Friday-Sunday that climbed to $91M over five days.
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NewsSony backpedals on The Interview
Sony top brass have gone on the offensive in light of their vilified decision to cancel the release of The Interview, placing the onus on exhibition partners, hinting at a future release and engaging in a spat with US President Barack Obama.
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NewsKieran Breen earns Fox Int’l marketing stripes
Kieran Breen has been promoted to president of international theatrical marketing at 20th Century Fox, reporting to co-presidents of worldwide theatrical marketing Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus.
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NewsSecret Cinema launches 'censorship' screening
Event cinema company launches screening after The Interview is pulled.
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NewsDuvall, Iñárritu in Palm Springs honours
Robert Duvall will collect the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Icon Award while Alejandro G Iñárritu will receive the Director Of The Year Award for Birdman.
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FeaturesPalm Springs: Special focus
Palm Springs is showcasing 19 features as part of its central and eastern Europe focus. Screen meets the film-makers behind two of the titles.
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FeaturesWhiplash: Cracking the whip
Whiplash represented a tough story on and off screen. Michael Rosser talks to the creative team about bringing Damien Chazelle’s personal experiences to life.
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FeaturesPalm Springs: World appeal
Palm Springs International Film Festival (Jan 2-12) will screen a broad selection of awards contenders for both the industry and the public, and includes a special focus on central and eastern Europe. Elbert Wyche reports.
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NewsPalm Springs unveils full line-up
The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has announced its complete line-up including Premieres, New Voices/New Visions and Modern Masters.
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NewsLegendary options The Damned
Thomas Tull’s Legendary Pictures has optioned rights to Andrew Pyper’s forthcoming novel The Damned.
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NewsThe Sony hacking crisis: timeline
UPDATED: On the day Sony cancels the release of The Interview, Screen charts the timeline of events in the hacking crisis.
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NewsArt Directors Guild to honour quartet
For the first time, the guild is awarding lifetime achievement awards in all four crafts comprising the ADG (IATSE Local 800) at the 19th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in Los Angeles on January 31.