All articles by Ian Sandwell – Page 45
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NewsCodeblack Films to release Frankie & Alice
Distributor acquires North American rights to the film, starring Halle Berry and inspired by a true story.
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NewsBelushi, Crawford, Tveit join Undrafted
Joe Mazzello’s debut feature tells the personal story of his brother’s experience as a star college baseball player.
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NewsHighland Film Group visits Skinwalker Ranch
EXCLUSIVE: Company picks up international rights to sci-fi thriller.
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NewsDwight Caines promoted at Sony
Sony names Caines as president of theatrical marketing for Columbia TriStar.
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NewsIDA to honour Gibney, Poitras, Dreyfous
Awards will be handed out at the 29th Annual IDA Awards Gala on Dec 6.
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NewsAbout Time to screen at Hamptons
Festival unveils full lineup, including Richard Curtis’ latest and John Wells’ August: Osage County.
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NewsPalm Springs announces One World
One World aims to promote cross-cultural dialogue and understanding.
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NewsRaven Banner boards Septic Man
Sales agent acquires all international rights to Canadian horror following world premiere at Fantastic Fest.
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NewsRush tops UK box office
StudioCanal’s F1 biopic overtakes Insidious: Chapter 2 with $2.1m (£1.34m) second weekend; Diana draws $1m (£623k) on debut.
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NewsInsidious: Chapter 2 tops UK box office
eOne’s sequel scares up strong $4.6m (£2.9m) from its 414 sites to land the number one spot; StudioCanal’s Rush takes $3.3m (£2.1m) from the distributor’s widest-ever UK release of 456 sites.
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NewsAbout Time tops UK box office
Universal’s romantic comedy scores $2.76m (£1.76m), including previews, to dethrone One Direction; eOne’s Riddick records $2.2m (£1.4m) debut, including previews, to land second.
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NewsKodak emerges from Chapter 11
The company has filed notice of the effectiveness of its Plan of Reorganisation with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
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NewsTank Top Movies introduces on-demand widget
Widget enables any website to connect audiences to legal on-demand films.
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NewsOne Direction top UK box office
Sony score second number one in as many weeks as One Direction: This is Us debuts with $5.5m (£3.5m), including previews.
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NewsCineworld, IMAX expand agreement
Agreement will see a new IMAX theatre added at an as-yet-undetermined location, and the installation of IMAX’s next-generation laser digital projection technology at the Glasgow Science Centre.
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NewsDiplodocus receives MEDIA funding
Animation feature, based on Tadeusz Baranowski’s comic books, receives more than $100,000 development funding.
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CommentFrightFest: the spice of life
The 14th edition of Film4 FrightFest wrapped on Monday with record-breaking attendance of 28,000. Screen reports from the five-day event.
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NewsAct of Killing to be distributed free in Indonesia
Drafthouse Films to make Oppenheimer’s genocide documentary available as a free download from Sept 30.
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NewsLuther film in development
Series creator Neil Cross hopes to get the film made next year with Idris Elba.
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NewsWetlands grosses €1.9m in Germany
David Wnendt’s much-talked about adaptation charts second on debut with almost 240,000 admissions.