Kate Guinzburg, who was actress Michelle Pfeiffer’s producing partner, has died, her family confirmed to TheWrap. She was 60. Through their Via Rose Productions banner, they produced such films as “Love Field,” “Dangerous Minds” and “One Fine Day” in the 1990s.
Guinzburg died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer.
Pfeiffer met Guinzburg when she was working as a production coordinator on 1986’s “Sweet Liberty.” Originally Pfeiffer-Guinzburg Productions, they launched their Via Rose banner in 1990 and signed a deal with Columbia and then Disney. Via Rose’s first feature 1992’s “Love Field,” earned Pfeiffer an Oscar nomination for best actress.
Via Rose specialized in projects focused around strong women, relationships, and families. The banner went on to produce other films which Pfeiffer headlined, including 1995’s “Dangerous Minds” which was the banner’s biggest box office success, along with 1996’s “One Fine Day,” 1997’s “A Thousand Acres” and “The Deep End of the Ocean,” “Original Sin,” and “Carolina.” The production banner disbanded in 2003.
Guinzburg is said to have been among friends who set up Pfeiffer on a blind date with writer-producer David E. Kelley, who Pfeiffer would marry in 1993, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Guinzburg was born in New York City on July 6, 1957, and started out as a production coordinator on 1983’s “Eddie Macon’s Run.” Guinzburg’s credits as a coordinator also include credits 1983’s “Easy Money,” 1984’s “Moscow on the Hudson” and “Ghostbusters.”
Guinzburg is survived by her daughters Olivia, a talent coordinator at CAA, and Louisa, a senior at Bennington College.
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"Thor: Ragnarok," "Justice League" and "Star Wars" will surely dominate the box office in the remaining months of 2017. But along with those would-be blockbusters are several smaller films competing for moviegoers' attention. Here are the seven head-to-head box office showdowns to look out for this fall.
Sept. 15: “mother!” vs. “American Assassin”: If its trailer and NSFW poster are any indication, Darren Aronofsky’s horror show looks like its going to be as terrifying and unforgiving a movie as one can expect. While critical acclaim could give it a boost, “American Assassin” has more crowd pleasing elements with “Teen Wolf” star Dylan O’Brien in the lead, and a story based on Vince Flynn’s best-selling Mitch Rapp novels.
Sept. 22: "The Lego Ninjago Movie" vs. "Kingsman the Golden Circle": Like its "Lego Movie" predecessors, "Ninjago" should be a big draw for family audiences who haven't had a major film for them since "Despicable Me 3" and "The Emoji Movie." Facing it is the R-rated "Kingsman" sequel, which will aim to turn the cult following its predecessor earned into a strong opening.
Sept. 29:"Flatliners" vs. "American Made": After starring in the critically maligned "Mummy" remake this summer, Tom Cruise will star in "American Made," which tells the true story of an an airline pilot who becomes a drug smuggler and later a DEA informant. Facing it will be Columbia's "Flatliners," a sequel to the 1990 cult hit about experiments that induce near-death experiences.
Oct. 20: "Only the Brave" vs. "Geostorm" vs. "The Snowman" vs. "Boo! 2": A quartet of wild card releases hit theaters in the third weekend of October. The one that has the best shot of a strong opening is "Boo! 2," the latest film in Tyler Perry's popular "Madea" series. The first "Boo!" made $28.5 million in its opening weekend.
Oct. 27: "Jigsaw" vs. "Suburbicon": It was only a matter of time before the "Saw" franchise came back to play another game, but after "It," "mother!" and "Happy Death Day" hit theaters, will audiences come back for a fourth helping from an old franchise on Halloween weekend? Against it is Oscar contender "Suburbicon," which features -- get ready -- George Clooney directing Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac from a script co-written by the Coen Brothers.
Nov. 10: "Daddy's Home 2" vs. "Murder on Orient Express" vs. "Thor: Ragnarok": After posting the worst box office performance of his career with "The House," Will Ferrell will try to do better with a sequel to his 2015 collab with Mark Wahlberg. Kenneth Branagh's star-studded adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous murder mystery novel will also release this weekend, but both could fall to "Thor: Ragnarok," which will be in its second weekend.
Dec. 22: Christmas Releases: Let's be real. All of these holiday weekend releases will be fighting for whatever scraps of moviegoers "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" leaves behind. But "Pitch Perfect 3," the final installment in Kay Cannon's hit musical comedy, has a real shot at a solid opening. Other movies in this group include an adaptation of the TV series "The Six Billion Dollar Man" and Oscar contender "Downsizing," which stars Matt Damon as a man who joins a growing group of people who shrink themselves and join miniature communities.
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"Thor: Ragnarok," "Justice League" and "Star Wars" will surely dominate the box office in the remaining months of 2017. But along with those would-be blockbusters are several smaller films competing for moviegoers' attention. Here are the seven head-to-head box office showdowns to look out for this fall.
