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Indies in moderate-wide release claimed the nos. 6, 8 and 9 spots at the domestic box office led by Love Lies Bleeding. Kristin Steward toplines the Berlin-premiering film by Rose Glass that expanded nationwide, grossing $2.5 million for the weekend on 1,362 screens (up from five theaters opening week)…
Gerald Levin, known to many as Jerry, wasn't flamboyant. He wasn’t characterized, as were many of his media business contemporaries, by extravagant hobbies, odd peccadillos, inspiring speeches or a spicy personal life. He could be testy, but he didn't engage in public brawls beloved by – and between – Ted…
A trio of moderate releases – One Life, The American Society Of Magical Negroes and Knox Goes Away join Janus Films’ celebration of master musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, and César award winning The Animal Kingdomas the next wave of 2024 indie films rolls out post-Oscars.
Focus Features' American Societ…
EXCLUSIVE: Tribeca and HBO will hold an evening with Curb Your Enthusiasm creator and star Larry David on April 5 ahead of the series finale as the first event in a year-round lineup for Tribeca's new subscription membership program.
David will reflect upon the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedy…
Paramount Global has sold its 13% equity interest in Viacom18 Media to Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries for the equivalent $517 million.
The close of the transaction, revealed in an SEC filing, is subject to regulatory approval and the completion of a previously announced joint venture involvin…
A24 and Imax have teamed up to bring past A24 titles to large format fans in a new monthly screening series kicking off March 27. The Imax debut of Alex Garland's 2014 sci-fi classic Ex Machina is first up with the presentation including an “exclusive sneak peek” at Garland's upcoming Civil War.
Civil…
EXCLUSIVE:Nowhere Special by director Uberto Pasolini (The Full Monty, Still Life), and starring James Norton (Bob Marley: One Love, Little Women, Happy Valley), is set for theatrical release on April 26.
The film from Cohen Media Group had its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2020 and…
EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, Kyra Sedgewick, Frontline's Raney Aronson-Rath and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Alex Borstein will among those honored at the New York Women In Film & Television Muse Awards later this month.
Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of PBS Front…
With Starz set to become a pure play standalone public company by year end, CEO Jeff Hirsch is out talking up its strong points and how it competes in a crowded streaming landscape — price increases, bundling, and most importantly, he said, containing content costs with a slate of new shows in…
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer recently picked up shares of the company on the open market and vice chair Michael Burns said today he thinks the purchase was spurred by a visit the set of the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic.
"He is pretty fiscally conservative in many ways and so that was actually…
Emma Stone stepped up to the stage after her name was called for winning the Best Actress Oscar on Sunday for her role in Poor Things, saying the back of her dress was broken. "Oh boy," she joked, "I think it happened during 'I'm Just Ken', the big Ryan Gosling number from Barbie that had unspooled…
Wes Anderson, among the most celebrated filmmakers of this generation, is finally taking home an Oscar after being seven-times nominated. The eighth was a charm for his live action short The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar.
He wasn’t there to accept the award, so no speech. Host Jimmy Kimmel…