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NewsFirst-look photo: Snowden
Open Road Films has released the first image from Oliver Stone’s upcoming drama about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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NewsTreachery finds North American home
Origin has acquired rights to Blanc/Biehn Productions’ dark thriller starring Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc Biehn.
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NewsMiranda July to show New Society at SFFS
The film-maker and artist will present the West Coast premiere of her new work at the 58th San Francisco International Film Festival on April 28 and 29.
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NewsNetflix buying Beasts Of No Nation
MARCH 3 UPDATE: In what will come as little surprise to the industry, reports are circulating that the major US theatre chains are lining up to boycott Netflix’s likely theatrical release in support of an Oscar campaign.
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NewsI Am Not A Serial Killer shoots in US
EXCLUSIVE: Independent boards sales; Robbie Ryan to produce, DoP.
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NewsTwo on the rise at RLJ Entertainment
RLJ Entertainment has promoted Mark Ward to chief acquisitions officer, feature films and hired Angela Northington as svp of content acquisitions of urban brand Urban Movie Channel.
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NewsTWC, FilmNation partner on The Founder
The Weinstein Company has climbed aboard to co-finance with FilmNation the McDonalds origins story set to star Michael Keaton.
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NewsThe Breakfast Club heads to SXSW
The Austin festival will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the John Hughes classic with the world premiere of the remastered version.
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NewsIM Global, Republic Records forge pact
IM Global and leading label Republic Records have signed a multi-film co-financing and co-production deal that kicks off with the Atlanta-set urban comedy Rollin’ Thunder.
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NewsJonathan Deckter joins Voltage as partner
In a significant switch that underscores Voltage’s ambitions, the executive has left as president of IM Global to become president / COO at Nicolas Chartier’s company.
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NewsArrow strikes for Voltage duo
EXCLUSIVE: UK deals for Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Connelly films.
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NewsJamie Dornan to lead WWII thriller
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Ellis to direct, Cillian Murphy to co-star in assassination film.
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NewsDistributors play on Oscar success at box office
There were several noticeable bumps in evidence at the weekend as distributors expanded their theatrical footprints in the wake of last Sunday’s (February 22) Academy Awards.
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NewsFocus tops US charts on $18.7m
UPDATED MARCH 2: Will Smith’s return to action in Warner Bros’ caper opposite Margot Robbie helped the film opened top in North America on a confirmed $18.7m over a slow post-Oscar session.
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NewsMining value from an Oscar win
Eddie Redmayne’s Oscar win has thrown a new potential star into the ring as players in the independent space hustle to package films for Cannes and beyond.
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NewsDrishyam, Sundance Institute line up writer lab
Manish Mundra’s production company Drishyam and Sundance Institute have organised the Drishyam – Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2015 to take place in Goa, India, from April 12-16.
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NewsSundance Selects buys A Murder In The Park
The distributor has secured US rights to Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber’s documentary
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News'Star Trek' star Leonard Nimoy dies aged 83
Leonard Nimoy, who earned a place in the hearts of millions of genre fans for his timeless portrayal of Spock in Star Trek, has died in Los Angeles from pulmonary disease. He was 83.
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NewsDaughter of Bruce Lee lines up biopic
Bruce Lee Enterprises CEO Shannon Lee is teaming up with Lawrence Grey and Janet Yang on a biopic about her iconic father.
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FeaturesLluís Quílez, Out Of The Dark
Award-winning short-film director Lluis Quilez tells Nadia Tseng about his next big step with his feature directorial debut on Participant Media’s Out Of The Dark starring Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman.