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Leo Goes From "River" To "Waters"

Cinequest Opens Today With "Wake"

The 19th Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California will open today with a program of 150 films, including 72 U.S., North American and World Premieres for its February 25-March 8, 2009 event. Under the theme "transform," the festival will open with the World Premiere of director Ellie Kanner's ...

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Freida Pinto Joins New Woody Allen Project

Magnet Snatches U.S. Rights to "Bronson"

U.S. rights to Sundance and Rotterdam '09 feature "Bronson" by Winding Refn have been acquired by Magnet Releasing. This is the second time Refn has partnered with Magnolia/Magnet, which released the "Pusher" trilogy in the U.S. in 2006. Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn and acquisitions manager Peter van Stee...

Reid Rosefelt on New Yorker: A totally uncompromising and unrealistic approach to the film business

For me reading that New Yorker Films is closing is like hearing that the Museum of Modern Art must shut their doors because they couldn't pay the Con Ed bill. WHAT? This cannot be happening.

John Vanco on New Yorker Films: "The company has always been in my heart"

New Yorker Films was my first job, and the company has always been in my heart. Dan Talbot and Jose Lopez are truly my heroes.

New Yorker Films: 1965 - 2009

"End of an era," proclaimed Focus Features CEO James Schamus (via email to indieWIRE) this evening, en route to the airport after this weekend's Academy Awards in Los Angeles. He was reacting to the sudden news that New Yorker Films has closed its doors after 43 years of distributing international c...

"Slumdog" celebrations fill Mumbai's crowded slums