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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

  

Tribeca Film Acquires 'Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story'

Movies
 March 19, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Tribeca Film has North American rights to documentary "Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story," and will release it on VOD during the Tribeca Film Festival

  

SXSW Grand Jury Winner 'Gimme the Loot' Goes to Sundance Selects

Movies
 March 19, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Gimme the Loot" won the best narrative feature Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival

  

Indie Box Office: 'Kid With a Bike' Pedals Away With $51K

Movies | Box Office
 March 18, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Kid With a Bike" opens strong while "Friends With Kids," from Roadside Attractions, becomes the highest-grossing indie film to open in 2012

  

Chloe Grace Moretz and Rupert Grint Join Beach Boy Biopic 'The Drummer'

Movies
 March 14, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Chloe Grace Moretz will play the daughter of Dennis Wilson and Rupert Grint will play a close friend of the late drummer for the Beach Boys

  

Sundance Comedy 'That's What She Said,' From 'True Blood' Actress, Goes to Phase 4 Films

Movies
 March 13, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"True Blood" actress Carrie Preston directed and produced the raunchy comedy, which stars Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis and Alia Shawkat

  

Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman Movie 'Bel Ami' Goes to Magnolia Pictures

Movies
 March 12, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci star in "Bel Ami," which Magnolia Pictures has acquired

  

Indie Box Office: 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' Hooks an Audience

Movies | Box Office
 March 11, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," "Friends With Kids" and "Footnote" opened strong. "The Artist" crosses the $40 million mark in its 16th week

  

Josh McLaughlin Joins Focus Features as Senior VP Production

Movies
 March 9, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Josh McLaughlin, formerly executive VP at Peter Chernin Entertainment, joins Focus as a senior VP

  

Dimension Films Remaking Korean Hit 'The Man From Nowhere'

Deal Central | Movies
 March 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"The Man From Nowhere" is a South Korean action thriller that The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films will remake in English

  

Gravitas Ventures, Variance Films to Partner on 7-8 Films a Year

Deal Central | Movies
 March 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Gravitas, the large VOD supplier, will release movies day and date with indie distributor Variance Films

  

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

Deal Central | Movies
 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

  

Tribeca Film Festival Announces Spotlight, Cinemania Selections

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

The 11th Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 18 to April 29

  

Anna Kendrick, Bryan Cranston, Miles Teller, Alison Brie 'Get A Job' for CBS Films

Deal Central | Movies
 March 7, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Bryan Cranston, Anna Kendrick and Alison Brie are among the cast members in CBS Films' ensemble comedy "Get A Job"

  

Heleno de Freitas Biopic 'Heleno' Acquired by Screen Media

Movies
 March 7, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Heleno," a biopic of Brazilian soccer star Heleno de Freitas, will be released by Screen Media this summer. Rodrigo Santoro will star

  

Emily Watson Joins 'Some Girl(s)'

Movies
 March 6, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Emily Watson, a two-time Academy Award nominee, joins Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in the adaptation of Neil LaBute's 2005 play "Some Girl(s)"

  

Teen 'Bully' Crusader Flies to Weinstein Co.'s Defense

Movies
 March 6, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Katy Butler is bringing more than 214,000 signatures to the MPAA, urging the organization to change "Bully's" rating from R to PG-13

  

Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2012 Slate

Movies
 March 6, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Tribeca Film Festival's documentary competition to open with premiere of "The World Before Her"; narrative competition to open with premiere of "Yossi"

  

Indie Box Office: 'The Artist,' 'A Separation,' 'Undefeated' Get Their Oscar Bumps

Movies | Box Office
 March 4, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

After winning five Oscars, including best picture, "The Artist" takes $3.9 million; Foreign language winner "A Separation" and documentary feature winner "Undefeated" also perform well

  

Sony Classics Picks Up 'West of Memphis' Documentary

Movies
 February 29, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Sony Pictures Classics acquires the Sundance documentary 'West of Memphis,' about the West Memphis Three

  

Open Road Films Picks Up David Ayer's 'End of Watch'

Movies
 February 23, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

"End of Watch," a cop drama set in South Central L.A. from director David Ayer, will be distributed by Open Road Films

  

Weinstein Company Loses 'Bully' Rating Appeal

Movies
 February 23, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The Weinstein Company appealed the R rating of its documentary "Bully," which tells the stories of five young bullying victims

  

Sundance Selects Takes North American Rights to Documentary 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'

Deal Central | Movies
 February 21, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Alison Klayman's Sundance documentary about Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei will be released in North America by Sundance Selects

  
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