Kino Lorber acquires ‘Chess’
Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to Andrew Bujalski's comedy "Computer Chess," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
View ArticleScreen Media, Focus World Take U.S. On ‘Lifeguard’
Focus World and Screen Media Films have teamed to buy U.S. rights to Liz W. Garcia's drama "The Lifeguard," two months after its debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
View ArticleDavid Campling Dies; Sound Editor Worked on ‘Platoon’
Film and sound editor David Campling, who worked on such films as “Platoon” and “The Terminator,” died May 9 in Los Angeles of cancer. He was 73. Campling earned a BAFTA nomination for his sound work...
View ArticleVIDEO: Jeremy Irvine Visits the Variety Studio in Cannes
Jeremy Irvine, star of “War Horse” and upcoming drama “The Railway Man,” visits the Variety Studio in Cannes.
View ArticleUCLA Film Fest Honors Affleck, Di Bonaventura
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 22nd annual film festival is set to honor Ben Affleck, Shane Acker, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and David Magee for their work in the industry at the week-long...
View ArticleDisney Dates Eight Untitled Toons Through 2018
Marking its territory super early, Disney has flagged release dates from 2016 through 2018 for eight untitled films from Pixar and Disney Animation. The release dates all fall within months that are...
View ArticleLionsgate Stock Soars With ‘Divergent’ Touted
Lionsgate stock jumped to an all-time high on strong earnings with the studio touting its ability to create young adult franchises such as "Divergent," as well as the "Red" and "Expendables" franchises.
View ArticleNew Blood in AMPAS’ Exec Ranks Might Rub off on Oscarcast
Behind-the-scenes campaigning is under way to select your successor as Academy president, Hawk, so this is the moment to do some last-minute pushing and prodding.
View ArticleTenpercentaries: Resolution Inks ‘American Reunion’ Actor
"American Reunion" thesp Jay Harrington has inked with Resolution. Harrington can also be seen on TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland." He is managed by A Management Company.
View Article‘Footloose’ Star Kenny Wormald and Fran Kranz to Star in Indie ‘The Living’...
“Footloose” thesp Kenny Wormald, Jocelin Donahue and “Cabin in the Woods'” Fran Kranz are on board to star in the indie “The Living.” Chris Mulkey and Joelle Carter are also on board, with Jack Bryan...
View ArticleDrafthouse pacts with FilmsWeLike
TORONTO -- Austin's Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain, has inked a deal with Toronto-based FilmsWeLike, which will become the exclusive distributor of...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro converting ‘Pacific Rim’ to 3D
Warner Bros. has strong-armed Guillermo del Toro to convert "Pacific Rim" to 3D.
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