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‘Glass Onion’ Composer Nathan Johnson On The Musical Secrets Behind His Collaborations With Director Rian Johnson From ’Brick’ Onwards
Nathan Johnson has scored all of Rian Johnson's films — Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper, Knives Out and now Glass Onion — with the exception of one. "We let a young buck named John Williams do Star Wars," the composer deadpans. "I think he’s going places, I think he’s really got a future." Perhaps in a…
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Chris Fenton To Exit DMG After 17-Year Run
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Fenton, the General Manager and Motion Picture Group President of DMG, has opted not to re-up with the Beverly Hills-based global media company after his latest contract expired last month.
Fenton will instead plan to transition to a consultant role for the company and focus on his near-term…
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Q&A: Rian Johnson On ‘Looper’
Christy Grosz is Editor of AwardsLine.
What started out as a three-page script almost a decade ago has turned out to be writer-director Rian Johnson's most successful film to date, Looper. The time-travel tale stars frequent Johnson collaborator Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, both playing the same character…
Cutting Edge Group Adds Nora Mullally As Head Of Business And Legal Affairs
EXCLUSIVE: London and LA-based film music provider The Cutting Edge Group invests cash in film music budgets and provides or brokers services for scoring, clearances and music supervision. It then recoups from soundtrack and sheet-music sales along with licensing and royalties from ticket sales and TV deals. New…
What A Weekend! Sony Has Best Ever #1 + #2 Films: ‘Hotel Transylvania’ Sets Records; Uni’s ‘Pitch Perfect’ Tops Screen Average; Walden’s ‘Won’t Back Down’ Flops
SUNDAY AM, 4TH UPDATE: Hollywood finally can celebrate better box office which breaks a 5-week losing streak. Friday and Saturday overperformed for an ‘up’ weekend: $110M total moviegoing, which is +20% better than last year. And Sony Pictures has $66.2M – or 56% – of it. Saturday especially was an “absolutely huge…
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By Nikki Finke
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UPDATE: ‘Looper’ Execs In China Blooper
UPDATE OCT. 3: I'm trying to get the full story. But I've learned that everyone associated with the futuristic actioner Looperin China — Sony and TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict, Endgame Entertainment, and the Chinese co-producer DMG Entertainment — made a blooper. Their execs reported early but wrong box office…
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By Nikki Finke
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Toronto: 'Looper', 'On The Road', Marion Cotillard Kick Off Festival Packed With Oscar Hopefuls
The Toronto International Film Festival officially kicked off tonight with gala screenings of FilmDistrict’s time-tripping sci-fi action flick Looper starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt, plus two Cannes premieres making their official North American bows. On The Road, the 1950s beat movie about Jack…
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By Pete Hammond
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Toronto 2012: High Optimism As Business Reshaped By Filmmaker-Driven Fare And Shifting Formats Reinvigorates Indie Biz
As the Canadians here like to say, it's time to drop the puck on the Toronto Film Festival. Things get underway with this evening's premiere of the Rian Johnson-directed Looper, but the dealmaking crowd is already into things. I've heard there is some action on Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha (which played Telluride), and…
eOne Says Talks With Alliance Are Ongoing As It Reports Strong First Quarter
In May, Entertainment One confirmed it was mulling the acquisition of fellow Canadian-based group, Alliance Films. At the time, it said a deal was not a certainty, but that it had held talks with Alliance shareholders. In its interim results today, eOne said the discussions are “ongoing”. In the meantime, eOne said it…
Toronto Film Fest: What Looks Good For Oscar?
Okay let’s just cut to the chase.
What does today’s first announcement of galas and special presentations at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival mean for the Oscar race? Of course it is only still July but with this news out of Canada the lineup for awards season is starting to become a reality. Venice (which…
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By Pete Hammond
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Toronto Film Festival 2012: 'Looper,' 'Argo,' 'Silver Linings Playbook' Highlight 60+ Films
The first leg of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival was announced this morning, and the slate of premieres and galas has a good mix of star power and potential acquisition titles. Looper was confirmed as the Gala Opening film, which is unusual in that festival organizers have traditionally chosen Canadian…
Toronto: 'Looper' To Open Fest, Slate Coming This Morning
Looks like the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival will get underway with Looper, the futuristic Rian Johnson-directed thriller that start Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. An official announcement is 90 minutes away, but I’m told this would be the rare scripted non-Canadian film to open the festival. Last…
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