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Oscars: A Preview Of Foreign Language Shortlist Possibles From A World Of Cinema

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The Oscars shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film will be announced later this week, revealing the nine titles that will vie for the ultimate five nomination slots. As with each year, there are dozens of distinct submissions from a host of countries — 92 this time around — with new voices and repeat filmmakers in the mix. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Phase One and Executive Committees, which weed out the lead crop, have been unpredictable in the past… Read

‘Coco’ Spirits Across $400M At Global Box Office

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On Tuesday, Disney/Pixar’s Coco crossed the $400M mark at the worldwide box office. With a 97% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and an A+ CinemaScore, the animated pic from Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, has been No. 1 domestically since its November 22 opening. Earlier, it had become Mexico‘s all-time highest grossing movie. It is also the top Pixar movie ever in China where it continues to perform at the top of the chart after 20 days. In North America, the cume is $138.6… Read

‘The 15:17 To Paris’ Trailer: Clint Eastwood’s Real-Life Heroes In Action

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Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 To Paris is the next film from the director to deal with the story of real-life heroes — and this time he’s got the actual men playing themselves. On August 21, 2015, Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone thwarted a terrorist attack on a Thalys train bound for Paris from Brussels. The film follows the course of the friends' lives, from the struggles of childhood through to… Read

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ London Premiere Is Royal Stormtrooper Affair

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The London premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi had slightly fewer bells and whistles compared to the all-out theme-park ride of Saturday’s Los Angeles debut, but it did have a pair of royals. Princes William and Harry strode a red carpet lined with stormtroopers, and were greeted by BB-8 who rolled up in what may have been the first-ever droid curtsy. The premiere benefited UK charity The Royal Foundation. The Royal Albert Hall, which stands in for typical premiere venue… Read

Universal Pictures Crosses $5 Billion At Global Box Office Driven By ‘Fate Of The Furious,’ ‘DM3’

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Universal Pictures crossed $5 billion at the global box office for the second time in the studio's 105-year history with The Fate of the Furious and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 3 revving up their 2017 coffers. The global total to date for the studio, specifically, is $5.003 billion, which breaks out as $1.605 billion domestically and $3.398 billion internationally. Fate of the Furious and DM3 also gave Universal bragging rights as the only in 2017 to… Read

Disney-Fox: What Are The International Implications?

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The impending acquisition by Disney of Fox assets, which said to be worth $68B, has huge U.S ramifications but the mega-deal is believed to have major international implications with top executives and industry watchers calling it "seismic" and globally "game-changing" as they try to wrap their heads around what the combined entity will resemble overseas. There are a handful of key areas of interest, including the creation of an international box office behemoth (and its… Read

The Global Box Office Awakens: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Could Power To $440M Opening

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For a third year in a row, Disney is rejuvenating the year-end holiday box office with a Star Wars movie. This time it’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is poised to clear between $424 million-$440 million worldwide by the end of its first frame. In the U.S. and Canada, industry projections have had The Last Jedi around $200M for quite some time, and it will be playing in more theaters than last year’s 4,157 for the franchise’s first spinoff Rogue One.  After a sluggish… Read

BritBox Steals March On SVOD Rivals With ‘Vera’ Deal

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EXCLUSIVE: The competition between U.S. streaming services to acquire premium British dramas is heating up as BritBox, the streaming service set up by BBC Worldwide and ITV, poached the latest season of detective drama Vera away from rival Acorn TV. I hear BritBox has picked up the eighth season of ITV Studios' Brenda Blethyn-fronted mystery franchise and will launch it on January 7, day-and-date with its UK release. Various seasons of Vera have previously aired on… Read

Film & TV Firms To Breathe Easier: European Parliament Votes Against ‘Country Of Origin’ Proposals

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European film and TV producers and distributors along with the major Hollywood studios will be breathing a sigh of relief after it emerged that the European Parliament voted to reject plans that would have likely abolished territory-by-territory sales of TV series and movies. Politicians in Strasbourg voted 344 to 265 against the European Commission's 'Country of Origin' proposals, a key plank of the EC's plans to introduce a Digital Single Market. The move would have… Read

Donald Trump Set To Visit The UK In Early 2018; Protests Expected

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Donald Trump is set to visit the UK early in the new year, according to one of his top diplomats. However, the visit is set to provoke massive protests that could top the 2M that turned out to rail against the Iraq war over ten years ago. New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, who is now U.S Ambassador to the UK, told BBC Radio 4's Today show that the President is likely to visit the country in early 2018 to open the U.S Embassy, which is moving from its current base in… Read

Saudi Arabia: Theater Owners Trade Group Has “Extensive Plans” For Kingdom’s Cinemas

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UPDATED, WRITETHRU with AMC and MPAA weigh-in: The National Association of Theatre Owners has offered its praise to Saudi Arabia after the kingdom confirmed today that it would lift a 35-year ban on public cinemas. NATO also revealed that a delegation from the trade group led by President and CEO John Fithian has been in Riyadh during the past week meeting with various government officials in anticipation of the announcement. Several NATO member companies have developed… Read

White House Dismisses Donald Trump Accusers As Sen. Gillibrand Demands Resignation

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President Donald Trump has denied all allegations of sexual harassment and assault, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted Monday, when asked about three Trump accusers who spoke on Megyn Kelly’s Monday Today hour, and at a subsequent presser. “This all took place before the election, Sanders said at a very acrimonious White House press briefing, adding, “We feel like these allegations have been answered.” and that the country delivered a verdict when… Read

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