A man comes up to me while I'm having breakfast in a bar. He tells me he's seen "Bad Education" three times. I thank him, as I normally do.
Read More »About 100 people gathered at the stately Caledonian Hilton Hotel at noon yesterday for a brunch and the announcement of winners of the 59th Edinburgh International Film Festival, concluding the 12-day event here in the Scottish capital. EIFF artistic director Shane Danielsen emceed the short ceremon...
Read More »Bob and Harvey Weinstein have hired Liza Burnett from Klores and Associates to head their film PR operations at The Weinstein Company. Burnett, who will join the company as Executive Vice President of Publicity on September 12th, will lead the domestic publicity department, overseeing the entire PR ...
Read More »Ian Mohr looks at upcoming festivals for Variety, in particular Toronto and Venice, exploring the increased focus on these fall fests as marketing launch pads for new fall films, perhaps at the expense of the events as markets for buying new movies. Mohr opens by noting, "Frustrated with the summer'...
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