All United States articles – Page 919
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NewsBirdman, Boyhood rule Indie Spirits
The two awards season front-runners kept the race interesting through the final weekend as Birdman took best film and Boyhood’s Richard Linklater best director at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards.
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NewsSnowden drama begins shoot
Oliver Stone has begun principal photography in Munich on the Pathé Films drama about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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NewsRandom Media picks up two for summer
The distributor has acquired US rights to Camilla Dickinson and The Jokesters.
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NewsTerminator Genisys to get Imax treatment
Imax has struck a deal with Paramount and co-financing partner Skydance Production to remaster and release the thriller worldwide on July 1.
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NewsDistribution: Alchemy buys Meet The Patels
The recently rebranded company has bulked up its war-chest with a North American rights deal for Geeta V Patel and Ravi V Patel’s true-life rom-com. Separately, Gravitas has acquired Man From Reno.
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NewsSFFS unveil doc fund finallists
The San Francisco Film Society has announced the 11 contenders for its $75,000-plus 2015 SFFS Documentary Film Fund supporting feature documentaries in post-production.
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NewsHollywood lines up Catan adaptation
Producer Gail Katz, whose credits include Pawn Sacrifice and The Perfect Storm, has acquired film and TV rights to the modern classic board game The Settlers Of Catan.
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NewsFox Searchlight buys A Bigger Splash
The distributor has closed a deal with StudioCanal for US rights to Luca Guadagnino’s thriller and follow-up to I Am Love.
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NewsWarner Bros boosts Machinima stake
Warner Bros has led a $24m round of financing in the online gaming and content titan.
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NewsAlbert Martínez Martín joins Lantica
Lantica Media has hired the producer as vice-president of its production and financing arm Lantica Pictures.
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NewsEwan McGregor to direct American Pastoral
Lakeshore Entertainment has found its director for the Philip Roth adaptation after Phillip Noyce dropped out due to what were understood to be scheduling issues.
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NewsAFI FEST unveils 2015 dates
Top brass at the increasingly heavyweight awards season staging post have announced this year’s festival dates.
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NewsThe Orchard acquires Kung Fu Elliot
The distributor plans to release the Slamdance 2014 documentary later this month.
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NewsWillie Nelson, Charlotte Rampling line up Miracle
Production is set to begin next month in Texas on Lian Lunson’s Waiting For The Miracle To Come starring Willie Nelson, Charlotte Rampling and newcomer Sophie Lowe.
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NewsBad Robot extends Paramount deal
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has extended its first-look deal at paramount through July 2018.
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NewsPirates of the Caribbean 5 begins shoot
Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow as shooting begins in Australia.
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NewsVMI’s Kurt Cobain drama sells to Germany, Japan
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based VMI Worldwide closed a pair of major theatrical deals at the EFM on its Kurt Cobain true-crime drama.
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NewsCOLCOA to honour Michel Hazanavicius
Festival to honour The Artist director with encore presentation of OSS 117: Cairo, Nest Of Spies.
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