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Josh McLaughlin Joins Focus Features as Senior VP Production

March 9, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

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

  

Matt Damon, John Krasinski Poised to Enter 'Promised Land' for Focus

February 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 16 weeks ago

"Promised Land" was to be Matt Damon's directorial debut, but his "Good Will Hunting" director Gus Van Sant will do the honors instead

  

Bingham Ray Remembered: Film World Mourns Loss of a Pioneer (Updated)

January 23, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 17 weeks ago

James Schamus, Chris McGurk and Roger Ebert among those paying tribute to the indie veteran, who died Monday at 57

  

Indie Box Office: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'My Week With Marilyn' Cross $10M Mark

January 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 20 weeks ago

The Weinstein Co.'s "The Iron Lady" has the best per-location average of the weekend, with $34,420

  

Report Card 2011: Indie Market Bounces Back With 'Twilight' and 'King's Speech'

December 20, 2011 By Brent Lang & Joshua L. Weinstein 22 weeks ago

Theatrical revenues are up and studios such as Summit, Relativity and Lionsgate are cleverly exploiting VOD and digital streaming

  

Indie Box Office: Polanski's 'Carnage' Debuts Strong

December 18, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 23 weeks ago

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Descendants" also continue their solid runs

  

Focus Features Unveils Release Dates for Wes Anderson, Paul Weitz Films

December 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 23 weeks ago

The indie label also announces roll-out plans for Steve Carell and Keira Knightley comedy

  

Focus Features Makes Jeb Brody Production Chief

August 24, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 39 weeks ago

Brody comes over from Vendome Pictures, where he supervised production on this year's "Source Code" and "Larry Crowne"

  

John Lyons Steps Down as Focus Features President of Production

May 18, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

A replacement has not been named and the long-term executive will turn his focus to philanthropy and producing

  

'Coraline' Collaborators Focus Features and Laika Make 2-Picture Deal

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

The first, "ParaNorman," is a stop-motion animation feature comedy

  

Focus Features Exec Kahli Small Moves to GK Films

May 2, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Small is the new executive VP, production and development at Graham King's company

  

Meet Sundance's 'It Girl' Brit Marling

January 28, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The actress and "Another Earth" star is writing her own ticket by writing her own movies

  

Sundance Deals: Focus Buys 'Pariah' for $800 K, New Video Gets 'The Flaw'

January 23, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

New Video acquires financial crisis documentary and Focus buys black lesbian drama

  

Exclusive: Rebecca Hall to 'Lay the Favorite' for Focus Features

January 21, 2011 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

Stephen Frears is directing the adaptation of Beth Raymer's gambling memoir

  

Exclusive: Paul Dano Joins Robert De Niro in Focus' 'Another Night'

January 13, 2011 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

Paul Weitz is writing and directing the adaptation of Nick Flynn's acclaimed memoir

  

Universal in Preliminary Talks to Sell Focus; Gores Bros. Interested

December 10, 2010 By Brent Lang & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Universal would like to sell the arthouse division if it can get the right price, but it's unclear whether Comcast would bless a deal

  

TIFF: Focus Ends Fest with 'Beginners'

September 19, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Christopher Plummer/Ewan McGregor drama becomes company's first TIFF acquisition

  

Friday Box Office: 'Machete' Slices Up $3.9M, 'American' Close Behind at $3.8M

September 4, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

During a sluggish weekend, "Going the Distance" stumbles out of the gate with $2.3 million

  

Box Office: George Clooney's 'The American' Opens to $1.7M

September 2, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Hitman thriller expected to take in $13-$14 million over the Labor Day holiday weekend

  

Good Morning Hollywood, July 12: the Miramax Muddle

July 12, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

It turns out that the prospective owner of Miramax doesn’t really want to make movies

  

Good Morning Hollywood, May 26: 'Shrek' Check

May 26, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Focus makes money, Harry Potter ages, and the opening weekend of “Shrek” might or might not mean something

  

Callbacks: Rudd, Aniston Have 'Wanderlust'; Pitt, Aronofsky to Chase 'Tiger'

May 11, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

DreamWorks wants Tim Burton to oversee the creative development of Matt Wilson's "Monsterpocalypse"

  

Hollywood for Sale II: Liberty Wants $100M for Overture

March 15, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

It's a week of frenzy with a whiff of desperation over billions worth of companies on the block

  

Universal Rejects Bid by Media Rights Capital to Buy Focus Features

March 15, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Exclusive: Negotiations ongoing for the past month, fell apart last week

  

Focus to Film 'Fela' Feature

December 8, 2009 By Variety 2 years ago

McQueen to direct movie on African musician

  

Focus Features Firms Up 2010 Slate

November 12, 2009 By the Hollywood Reporter 2 years ago

Clooney, Coppola films among projects due out next year.

  
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