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"A Prairie Home Companion" and "Inconvenient Truth" Spark Specialty BOT
The independent/specialty film business came up with its second unexpected new movie star of the summer season last weekend, as public-radio personality Garrison Keillor followed former Vice President Al Gore to success on the indieWIRE Box Office Tracking Report (iWBOT). Together, "An Inconvenient ...
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"Truth" Conveniently Heats Up Specialty Box office Again
In leading the indieWire Box-Office Tracking report (iWBOT) of independent/specialty films for a second straight week, Paramount Classics' "An Inconvenient Truth" posted a bevy of impressive numbers. In expanding from four to 77 theaters - from two each in New York and L.A. into the Top Ten markets ...
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here! To "Race You to the Bottom" Worldwide
here! Films has acquired worldwide distribution rights to writer/director Russell Brown's "Race You to the Bottom." Set in modern day California, the film follows Nathan, a travel journalist, as he is assigned to write about romantic hotspots in the Napa Valley. He invites Maggie, the woman he has been seeing for months, to come along for a passionate weekend getaway. Trouble is, Maggie already has a boyfriend - and so does Nathan. The film, which is Brown's directorial debut, will be released theatrically in early 2007 in select cities nationwide through here! Films sister company Regent Releasing. here! Films is the theatrical distribution ...
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Film Movement Goes "Monster" and "Cheek" in North America
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Norwegian writer/director Arild Ostin Ommundsen's "Monster Thursday," and Indian director Mani Ratnam's "A Peck on the Cheek," the company's president Stuart Litman announced Tuesday. According to Film Movement, "Monster Thursday" centers on Even, a young man who leads a directionless life. Tord, his best friend, is the opposite: a great surfer with a prestigious job and beautiful Karen as his bride who Even secretly desires. When Tord asks him to look after Karen while he is out of town, Even decides to clean up his act and master the waves to impress her." The film screened in competition...
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IFC Bringing "This Film is Not Yet Rated" to Theaters
Sundance 2006 feature "This Film is Not Yet Rated" will open September 1st in New York and Los Angeles via IFC Films, the company announced Monday afternoon. Directed by Oscar-nominated director Kirby Dick ("Twist of Faith"), the IFC Television production examines the Motion Picture Association of A...
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IFC Gets Two Argentine Films For First Take
Fabian Bielinsky's "The Aura" and Daniel Burman's "Family Law," two acclaimed Argentine films, have been added to the slate of IFC First Take, the day and date distribution label launched this year by IFC Entertainment. The deal, with sales company Celluloid Dreams, follows the recent Cannes market ...
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Magnolia Strikes Again With Cannes Market Deal for "Severance"
Magnolia Pictures has announced a deal for U.S. rights to Christopher Smith's "Severance," a film the company first saw at the recent Marche du Film in Cannes. Magnolia closed the deal for the horror-comedy with HanWay Films. The pact marks the second Cannes deal closed by the company, following its...
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Gore's Global Warming Warning Scorches the BOT; Bollywood "Fanaa" Breaks Out Big
At last the independent/specialty film world has a summer-season superhero to match Hollywood's X-Men, Superman, Batman and Spider-Man.
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Tartan Gets "Red Road"
Tartan USA has acquired U.S. rights to Andrea Arnold's Cannes competition film "Red Road". The film is Arnold's debut feature following her Oscar for best short film for "Wasp" in 2005. [Eugene Hernandez]
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Indies No Challenge For "Da Vinci Code"; "The King" Tops the IWBOT in Debut
If you think the adult-oriented thriller "The Da Vinci Code" didn't cut into last weekend's market for art/independent films, consider this: Cincinnati's premiere art-house, the independently operated Esquire Theatre, devoted four of its six screens to "Da Vinci." Overall, Columbia Pictures' Ron How...
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