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Sundance Channel Names Lynn Kirby SVP of Original Programming and Development

Sundance Channel has announced the appointment of Lynne Kirby as Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development. The announcement was made today by Laura Michalchyshyn, Executive Vice President, Programming & Marketing, Sundance Channel, to whom Kirby will report. Kirby comes to Sundance Channel from The Discovery Channel, where she has been serving as the head of New York based development. She will be based in New York. Kirby will be responsible for overseeing the development and production of Sundance Channel's original series and films. She will manage a team that includes Samuel J. Paul, Director, Original Programming and D...

Starz Denver International Film Festival: A Best-Kept Secret No Longer

Starting with a lineup of films expertly curated by co-founder and artistic director Ron Henderson and program director Brit Withey, this year's 28th Starz Denver International Film Festival was a rare jewel in the film festival world: a well-organized large fest in a large city that treated filmmak...

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THINKFilm and Screen Media Lure "Loverboy" to North America

THINKFilm in partnership with Screen Media Films has acquired North American theatrical rights to "Loverboy" a drama starring Kyra Sedgwick and directed by Kevin Bacon, it was announced by THINK's theatrical division head, Mark Urman, and Screen Media's president, Robert Baruc. The film had its world premiere at Sundance in January and was a featured presentation at the Hamptons InternationalFilm Festival last month. THINK will release "Loverboy" next spring to coincide with the launch of the second season of Sedgwick's popular dramatic series, "The Closer." Based on the highly regarded novel by Victoria Redel, "Loverboy" tells the story of E...

Five New Albums Worth Your Dime

The Top Ten, so far...

Each Monday, indieWIRE compiles the final weekend numbers for specialty releases in theaters. This is our top ten for the past weekend so far, with most numbers already in. The top ten is subject to change before the final chart is published tomorrow and the weekly box office column is written.

AP: Fox to Offer Movies Online Via Movielink

Movielink, a joint venture of five Hollywood studios to offer movies over the Internet, has signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox, allowing it to offer movies from all major studios for the first time. The deal, announced Monday, comes at a time when studios and TV networks are looking at alterna...

Magnolia's Plans Spring '06 Release for French Parkour Action Title, "District 13"

Magnolia Pictures has announced its deal for North American rights to "District 13" ("Banlieue 13") written by Luc Besson and directed by Pierre Morel. The film, which debuted earlier this year at the Seattle International Film Festival and later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, ...

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