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'The East' Filmmakers Go From Dumpster-Diving to Sundance Darlings

May 24, 2013 By Chris Willman 3 weeks ago

The filmmakers went on the road with itinerant anarchists for their new eco-terrorist suspense film

  

Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell Are Delightful Jerks in 'The Way, Way Back' Trailer (Video)

April 11, 2013 By Greg Gilman 9 weeks ago

Fox Searchlight is releasing the Sundance hit in theaters this summer

  

'Super Troopers 2' May Shoot This Year

February 27, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

The Broken Lizard team told Guyspeed.com that it has written the script

  

Sundance 2013: Fox Searchlight Acquires 'The Way, Way Back'

January 22, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

Oscar winners Jim Rash and Nat Faxon make their directorial debuts with this coming-of-age tale

  

Sundance 2013: RADiUS-The Weinstein Company Acquires 'Concussion'

January 21, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

"Concussion" chronicles a restless woman who finds solace in prostitution after a major head injury

  

Michelle Williams Frontrunner for 'Double Hour' Remake (Exclusive)

December 11, 2012 By Liza Foreman 27 weeks ago

 "The Double Hour" is a remake of the Italian romatic thriller from 2009

  

Party Photos: Holiday Spirit With Mark Wahlberg, Seth Rogen, Quvenzhané Wallis

November 30, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 28 weeks ago

Holiday Party Season is in full swing.

  

Party Photos: 'Good Evening' - 'Hitchcock' Opens AFI Fest 2012

November 2, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 32 weeks ago

"Celebrity" premieres of "Hitchcock" to follow in New York City (Nov. 18) and Los Angeles (Nov. 20)

  

Nicole Kidman Is Worst Mom Ever in New 'Stoker' Trailer (Video)

September 26, 2012 By Danielle Paquette 38 weeks ago

The Fox Searchlight horror film opens nationwide on March 1

  

Thomas Vinterberg Zooms in on ‘Far From The Madding Crowd’ (Exclusive)

September 24, 2012 By Liza Foreman 38 weeks ago

Dogme director Thomas Vinterberg is in talks to adapt Thomas Hardy’s classic novel “Far From The Madding Crowd"

  

Fox Searchlight Moves Release Date of 'The Sessions' Up to Oct. 19

September 14, 2012 By Danielle Paquette 39 weeks ago

'The Sessions,' starring John Hawkes and Helen Hunt, was originally scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 28

  

'Ruby Sparks' a Case Study in Hollywood's Rocky Landscape for Small, Character-Driven Films

July 25, 2012 By Steve Pond 47 weeks ago

Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" made $100 million, but it still took a series of close calls to get "Ruby" off the ground

  

Zoe Kazan on Men, Women, Power, Control and 'Ruby Sparks'

July 25, 2012 By Steve Pond 47 weeks ago

Actress-screenwriter Zoe Kazan turned Pygmalion into a rom-com with dark edges in "Ruby Sparks"

  

After 7 Years and 3 Lawsuits, 'Margaret's Extended Cut Comes to DVD

July 10, 2012 By Steve Pond 49 weeks ago

Rescued by an internet cult, Kenneth Lonergan's indie epic "Margaret" gets a home video release that includes its three-hour version

  

News Corp. to Split Entertainment, Publishing Arms Into 2 Separate Companies (Report)

June 27, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 51 weeks ago

Murdoch's media empire will separate its lucrative broadcast and entertainment division from its publishing arm

  

Can 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Go From Film-Festival Sensation to Commercial Hit?

June 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

"Beasts of the Southern Wild" may be one of the year's most exciting and singular movie experiences, but Benh Zeitlin's film faces real challenges at the box office

  

Benh Zeitlin on 'Beasts of the Southern Wild': 'We Want to Create New Myths'

June 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

Benh Zeitlin, director of the year's biggest indie sensation, says "Beasts of the Southern Wild" creates new stories for a culture on the verge of extinction

  

Kenneth Lonergan's 'Margaret' Emerges From Web of Lawsuits, to Be Released on DVD

June 20, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 52 weeks ago

Not even Martin Scorsese's attempts to revive this nearly lost but critcally adored film could bring it to the big screen

  

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

May 24, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

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

  

Duplass Bros. Movie 'The Do-Deca-Pentathlon' Goes to Fox Searchlight, Red Flag Releasing

March 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"The Do-Deca-Pentathlon," a comedy from Jay and Mark Duplass, will open theatrically in June

  

Indie Box Office: 'Shame' Opens to Strong $361K at 10 Theaters

December 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"The Artist" and "The Descendants" also continue to play well as they expand

  

This Year's Oscar Season: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

November 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Awards contenders are hiring armies of publicists -- is it savvy campaigning, or desperation?

  

Indie Box Office: 'The Descendants' Ascends to Big $1.3M Opening

November 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Alexander Payne's movie opens at only 29 locations, but is No. 10 at the box office

  

Fox Searchlight Signs First-Look Deal with 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Team

November 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Borderline Films has also produced "Afterschool" and "Two Gates of Sleep"

  

Michael Fassbender's 'Shame' Slapped With NC-17 Rating

October 25, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Steve McQueen's provocative film includes full male frontal nudity and a great deal of sex

  

Elizabeth Olsen: 'Martha Marcy' Breakout Star on Fear, Fame and That Confounding Ending

October 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Talking with the other Olsen sister and her colleagues on one of the year's most unsettling and demanding dramas

  
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