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Woody Allen Comes to L.A. Film Fest With a Fun Movie - But Is 'To Rome With Love' Any Good?

Movies
 June 15, 2012 By Steve Pond 48 weeks ago

Director Woody Allen makes a rare trip to Los Angeles for the North American premiere of "To Rome With Love," and warns the audience that the fun he had making it might not translate

  

5 Reasons to Go Downtown for the LA Film Festival

Movies
 June 13, 2012 By Steve Pond 48 weeks ago

Downtown L.A. might be a trek for some Westsiders, but the Los Angeles Film Festival is flourishing there

  

Will Gluck in Final Talks to Direct CBS Films' D.B. Cooper Comedy

Deal Central
 June 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 48 weeks ago

"The Usual Suspects" meets "Catch Me If You Can" with this version of the hunt for the infamous skyjacker

  

Magnolia Nabs U.S. Rights to Morton Downey Jr. Documentary

Movies
 June 12, 2012 By Brent Lang 48 weeks ago

The company plans a 2013 release for "Evocateur"

  

'360' Trailer: Watch the Ripple Effect of Infidelity (Video)

Movies
 June 8, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 49 weeks ago

Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz and Ben Foster star in the dramatic thriller

  

Indie Box Office: 'Moonrise Kingdom' Shines in Expansion

Movies | Box Office
 June 3, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 50 weeks ago

Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" averages $53K per screen at 16 theaters for Focus. "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" keeps rolling

  

Indie Box Office: 'Moonrise Kingdom' Shines With $167K Per-Screen Debut

Movies
 May 28, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 50 weeks ago

Wes Anderson's tale of tween love "Moonrise Kingdom" rings up $669K from four N.Y. and L.A. theaters for Focus Features

  

Cannes 2012: Indomina Acquires Wild and Weird 'Holy Motors'

Movies
 May 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

Leos Carax's "Holy Motors," one of the festivals most acclaimed but divisive films, goes to the Indomina Group on the eve of the Cannes awards ceremony

  

How 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Became This Summer's Surprise Indie Smash

Movies
 May 24, 2012 By Brent Lang 51 weeks ago

With a cast of older actors like Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, the geriatric comedy took on "The Avengers" -- and thrived

  

Cannes 2012: Sony Pictures Classics Buys Gael Garcia Bernal Chilean Drama ‘No’

Movies
 May 22, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 51 weeks ago

Sony Pictures Classics acquired North American rights to “No,” a drama about Chilean dictator Pinochet starring Gael Garcia Bernal

  

FilmDistrict Acquires Horror Film 'Oculus'

Movies
 May 16, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

FilmDistrict's latest acquisition, based on a Mike Flanagan short film, looks at a family torn apart by a haunted mirror

  

Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Rights to Susanne Bier’s 'Love Is All You Need'

Movies
 May 16, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The Italian set drama stars Pierce Brosnan 

  

CBS Films Nabs U.S. Rights to 'Ends of the Earth'

Movies
 May 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Action thriller centers on worldwide trip that takes a turn for the supernatural

  

'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Review: A Sweet and Funny Fantasy for Retirees

Movies
 May 3, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and an all-star cast of Brits get their groove back in a ramshackle retirement home in India

  

More CBS Films Reorg: Maria Faillace Promoted to EVP of Production

Movies
 April 25, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Former SVP of production jumps into a newly created position overseeing production of the company's "homegrown titles"

  

Terry Press, Wolfgang Hammer Named Presidents of CBS Films

Movies
 April 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Terry Press will oversee marketing while Wolfgang Hammer will handle production

  

Robert Redford to Host Indie Film Show for Sundance Channel

Television
 April 23, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

First episode will air this weekend

  

Chris Colfer Goes Back to High School (and Dies) in Tribeca Smash 'Struck by Lightning'

Movies
 April 22, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"Glee" star Chris Colfer draws a squealing ovation when his black high school comedy premieres at New York festival

  

Tribeca Documentaries Examine Reagan Legacy, Evolution Wars

Movies
 April 22, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Tribeca Film Festival spotlights provocative docs "The Revisionaries" and "Let Fury Have the Hour"

  

Indie Box Office: 'Lockout' Leads 'Bully' Expansion

Movies | Box Office
 April 15, 2012 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

FilmDistrict's "Lockout" led indie newcomers in a week marked by the expansion of Weinstein Co. issue doc, "Bully"

  

'The Island President': Ousted Leader Fights Political Battle as Movie Rolls Out

Movies
 April 6, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

As the documentary "The Island President" is released, ex-president Mohamed Nasheed fights for elections in the aftermath of a coup

  

'Bully' Pushes its Way to $23K Per-Screen Opening at Indie Box Office

Movies | Box Office
 April 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Bully," from the Weinstein Co., has the strongest opening of any documentary this year. 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" moves up to No. 7

  

Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Headed for Cannes?

Movies
 March 29, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Woody Allen's out. Terrence Malick's a mystery, but Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart star in likely Cannes entries

  

Jean-Pierre Dardenne to Chair Cannes Short Films Jury

Movies
 March 28, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgian director of "The Kid With a Bike," will preside over five-person panel to honor shorts and student films

  

Marcia Gay Harden Joins Bryan Cranston in 'Get a Job'

Deal Central | Movies
 March 22, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The Oscar winner will play a demanding vice president at an executive placement firm

  

Sony Pictures Classics Moves from Arthouse to Grindhouse With 'The Raid'

Movies
 March 21, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"The Raid: Redemption," an Indonesian martial arts flick, is business as usual, insists Sony Pictures Classics, a company known for artier fare

  
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