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Cinedigm, Tribeca Film Buy Into Julianne Moore as a Repressed English Teacher

Movies
 February 12, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 14 weeks ago

The two distributors have acquired the rights to "The English Teacher," the directorial debut of successful TV director Craig Zisk

  

Justin Long's 'The Lookalike' Acquired by Arclight Films

Movies
 February 8, 2013 By Greg Gilman 15 weeks ago

Justin Long produces and stars in the crime-comedy co-starring John Corbett, Jerry O’Connell, Gina Gershon, Gillian Jacobs and Luiz Guzman

  

Kino Lorber Acquires Sundance Prize Winner 'Computer Chess'

Movies
 February 8, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Andrew Bujalski’s comedy that won the Alfred P. Sloan Award at Sundance

  

Ellen Page to Make Directorial Debut with Anna Faris in the Lead

Movies
 February 7, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Faris stars as a teacher who needs a trip with her students to get her life in order

  

CBS Films Moves Up Robert De Niro-Michael Douglas Comedy 'Last Vegas'

Movies | Box Office
 February 6, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 15 weeks ago

Comedy, co-starring Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline, will debut on Nov. 1 rather than Dec. 20

  

Focus Buys Jeremy Renner as Award-Winning Journalist Gary Webb

Movies
 February 5, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Focus will distribute "Kill the Messenger," a film starring Jeremy Renner as an unfairly discredited journalist

  

Film Independent Picks 8 Filmmakers for Directors Lab

Movies
 February 4, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Filmmakers including James Ponsoldt will help directors work on their latest film projects

  

Independent Box Office: 'The Gatekeepers' Averages $22K Per Screen

Movies
 February 3, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 15 weeks ago

Documentary about Israel's spy service brings in $66K from three screens

  

Relativity Buys Into Jim Carrey Heist Comedy 'Loomis Fargo'

Movies
 January 31, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

Relativity will finance, produce and distribute the movie, which "Napoleon Dynamite" filmmaker Jared Hess is directing

  

Cinedigm Acquires 'Narco Cultura' Documentary

Movies
 January 30, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 16 weeks ago

The documentary "Narco Cultura" analyzes drug cartel's imprint on pop culture

  

What I Learned at Sundance 2013: The Indie Business Lives (Video)

Movies
 January 27, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 16 weeks ago

At Sundance 2013 I learned that the independent movie business is alive and well and evolving rapidly before our eyes

  

Sundance 2013: Weinstein's RADiUS Acquires 'Cutie and the Boxer' Documentary

Movies
 January 26, 2013 By Lew Harris 17 weeks ago

Directed by first-time feature filmmaker Zachary Heinzerling, the film won the U.S. Documentary Directing Award

  

Sundance Awards: 'Fruitvale,' 'Blood Brother' Sweep Top Prizes

Movies
 January 26, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Joseph Gordon-Levitt hosted the annual party, which honors the festival's best films

  

Sundance 2013: Oscilloscope Buys 'Mother of George'

Movies
 January 26, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Andrew Dosunmu's second feature follows a woman who struggles to conceive a child

  

IFC Films Acquires David Lowery's 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints'

Movies
 January 25, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck star in the film, which Lowery wrote and directed

  

How Fox Searchlight Made the Biggest Deal at Sundance: $9.75M on an Egg Sandwich

Movies
 January 25, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

In a rare flash of bipartisanship, WME and CAA worked together to draw almost $10 million for "The Way, Way Back" 

  

Sundance 2013: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Festival Hit 'Before Midnight'

Movies
 January 25, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Richard Linklater directed the third installment in the talky Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy franchise

  

Steve Jobs Biopic Gets Release Date From Open Road

Movies
 January 23, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 17 weeks ago

"jOBS" stars Ashton Kutcher as the Apple co-founder

  

Sundance 2013: Magnolia Nabs North American Rights to 'Prince Avalanche'

Movies
 January 23, 2013 By Brent Lang 17 weeks ago

"Prince Avalanche" stars Emile Hirsch and Paul Rudd

  

Sundance 2013: 'Kill Your Darlings' to Sony Pictures Classics

Movies
 January 22, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 17 weeks ago

Daniel Radcliffe stars in the steamy "Kill Your Darlings," about Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac and murder

  

What's the Deal at Sundance? Market Gains Steam With More Buyers

Movies
 January 22, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Steve Carell films create a few major deals, but other movies are getting spread around for smaller fees

  

Sundance 2013: 'Toy's House' Goes to CBS Films

Movies
 January 22, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 17 weeks ago

Coming-of-age comedy "Toy's House" became a fest fave after premiering Saturday at Sundance

  

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

Movies
 January 22, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

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

  

Sundance 2013: CNN, Magnolia Team to Acquire Killer Whale Doc 'Blackfish'

Movies
 January 22, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Magnolia will release the film in theaters while CNN will air the broadcast premiere

  

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

Movies
 January 21, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

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

  

Sundance 2013: Sony Buys 'Austenland,' Sony Pictures Classics to Distribute in U.S.

Movies
 January 21, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

"Twilight" creator Stephenie Meyer produced the film, which marks Jerusha Hess' directorial debut

  
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