All articles by Ian Sandwell – Page 60
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NewsThe Hobbit journeys to the top of the UK box office
Warner’s Lord of The Rings prequel takes $18.8m (£11.6m), including previews, to debut at number one.
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NewsPicturehouse partners with MUBI
Partnership will enable Picturehouse members to receive 90 days of free access to MUBI as part of their annual membership.
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NewsSF Norge acquires majority share in Motion Blur
Subsidiary of Scandinavian major Svensk Filmindustri has acquired a 51% majority share in the Norwegian production entity.
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FeaturesHunting the box-office bounty
On the eve of the release of Django Unchained, Ian Sandwell charts the global performance of Quentin Tarantino’s most recent films.
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NewsCinema Next to become dcinex UK
Agreement with dcinex will allow Cinema Next to extend its range of activities.
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FeaturesAnurag Basu
Anurag Basu talks to Screen about Barfi!, India’s official entry for consideration in the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film category.
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NewsSundance London unveils short film theme for 2013
Short film entries, between three and five minutes long, should focus on the concept of time.
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NewsExhibitors claim EC's attempts to influence release schedules threaten European film industry
In an open letter, leading organisations representing European cinema exhibitors warn ministers that attempts by the European Commission threaten the future of theatrical exhibition.
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NewsNew projects from Kobayashi, Nyholm and Lanthimos among CineMart's 2013 selections
International Film Festival Rotterdam unveils 32 projects selected, as well as the three producers to receive Hubert Bals Fund Plus grant.
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NewsAAM strikes deal with Spain's Cines ABC for digital conversion
Arts Alliance Media to convert 55 of Cines ABC screens to digital.
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FeaturesThe journey begins
Global grosses rose with each of the three Lord Of The Rings releases. Can Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit [pictured] improve on the original trilogy? Ian Sandwell reports
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NewsLondon Critics' Circle to honour Helena Bonham Carter
Actress to receive Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film at 33rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Jan 20.
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NewsGuardians rises to the top of the UK box office
Paramount’s animation jumps two places to overhaul Skyfall; Momentum’s Seven Psychopaths debuts with $1.8m (£1.1m), including previews.
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CommentChuck Comisky: “3D will not save a bad movie”
Screen talks to the visual effects supervisor who worked with James Cameron on the likes of Ghosts of the Deep and Avatar.
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NewsCalcio Storico triumphs at 3D Film Mart
This year’s 3D Stereo MEDIA event also hosted the inaugural International 3D Society Europe Awards.
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FeaturesBIFAs: the British are voting
Many of this year’s nominated films may be less well known than in previous years, but they lie at the heart of what the BIFAs stand for. Ian Sandwell reports.
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Comment“3D revolution has not happened yet”
The challenges of working in 3D and the future of the format have been put under the spotlight at Belgium’s 3D Film Mart.
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NewsSkyfall shoots back to the top of the UK box office
Latest Bond mission on brink of overtaking Avatar as the all-time champion; Breaking Dawn - Part 2 becomes eOne’s biggest film ever; Ben Wheatley’s critically acclaimed Sightseers opens with $342,000 (£213,014) from 92 sites.
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CommentFuture Cinema: "There’s a certain momentum now"
Future Cinema founder Fabien Riggall talks to Screen about the developments Future Cinema has made over 2012, including their recent Secret Cinema production of The Shawshank Redemption which attracted over 13,500 people.
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FeaturesPresidential campaign
After a strong US debut, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is set for its international roll-out. Ian Sandwell assesses the global box-office record of cinema’s most successful director