It looks like summer 2010 might have its first full-on specialty film breakout (it also seems to have quite the studio blockbuster in "Toy Story 3"). According to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier this afternoon, Fox Searchlight release "Cyrus" soared to a $180,289 gross from just 4 theaters. T...
Read More »Over in Hollywood, it was a hit-and-miss summer when it came to women. Female audiences flocked to "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," "Eat, Pray, Love," and "Sex and the City 2." But what about female filmmakers? All three of the noted films were directed by men, as was each and every summer Hollywood ...
Read More »As things are shaking up here at indieWIRE, it's been decided it was also time our weekly Small Screen and Big Screen columns got a facelift. From now on, this movies on DVD, VOD, and TV column, and Peter Knegt's in theaters column, will be a list of top 5 recommendations. After all, who doesn't l...
Read More »In the latest deal to be sealed after the conclusion of this years Toronto International Film Festival, Magnolia Pictures has snapped up the North American rights to Luca Guadagnino's Italian family saga, "I Am Love." Starring Guadagnino's frequent collaborator Tilda Swinton (who speaks only Italia...
Read More »A handful of exciting projects based on books are in the works, from some heavy hitters, from Roger Ebert and Martin Scorsese to Elmore Leonard and Nicole Holofcener.
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