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"Fifty Dead Men Walking" to Take U.S.

U.S. rights to writer/director Kari Skogland's thriller "Fifty Dead Men Walking," starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Jim Sturgess ("21") has been picked up by Phase 4 Films. The company, which is the new theatrical, DVD and television distribution company founded by former Peach Arch Home Entertainment p...

QuickShots | Deauville, Comic-Con, MJ as Director? Melbourne, SAG, Spurlock and 3D Tech

Ford heads to Deauville

UK's Shorts Int'l Launches 24 Hour Shorts Channel in U.S.

London-based shorts entertainment company, Shorts International, unveiled the launch of Shots HD on AT&T U-verse TV, a channel dedicated to short movies. Shorts HD will broadcast 24-hours a day in 30-60 minute blocks. Launching with a collection of entertaining short movies in a variety of genres, p...

"Wild Things," Superheroes, Burton, Jonze, "Twilight" and Freaks Ready for 40th Comic-Con

San Diego, California takes a bow this weekend as the Comic-Con International will draw the world's anime, comic book, and superhero aficionados once again for its 40th event, taking place July 23 - 26 (with a "preview day" tomorrow, July 22). The LA Times' Hero Complex blog is anticipating the conv...

R.J. Cutler and His "Issue" Head To Paley Center

The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles will celebrate the film and television work of director R.J. Cutler by presenting "R.J. Cutler on Film & Television" - which will include both retrospective screenings of select works, and an advance screening of his upcoming film "The September Issue." The ...

Sony-Redbox Deal Worth $460 Million

Comic-Con Appeal Widens

Hot Docs and Kinosmith Team for DVD Partnership

Canadian distributor Kinosmith, Inc. is teaming with Hot Docs for a DVD distribution partnership called "The Hot Docs Collection," featuring popular festival films and other titles chosen by the festival's programmers. The collection will debut July 28 with the release of digital rights polemic "RIP...

CRM and Babelgum ID Six Online Debuts for '09

Six new feature films have been unveiled by digital content agency Cinetic Rights Management and broadband portal Babelgum, continuing a pact unveiled in January between the two companies offering one exclusive title for each month of 2009. The next selection of titles began last week with James Hau...