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EXCLUSIVE: Oscilloscope Acquires True/False, SXSW Doc 'These Birds Walk'
Omar Mullik and Bassam Tariq's upcoming documentary "These Birds Walk," has been acquired by Oscilloscope Laboratories, the company announced today exclusively to Indiewire. The film is set to world premiere at the upcoming True/False Film Festival and will screen at SXSW soon after. The company beg...
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Shout! Factory Acquires French Indie Horror Film 'Dead Shadows'
French horror director David Cholewa's illogically titled debut film "Dead Shadows" has been turning heads for a few months now with its red band trailer, which seems to beg the question of just how seriously the viewer is supposed to be taking it. The film has finally found distribution in the form...
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Andrew Bujalski's Programmers Comedy 'Computer Chess' Goes to Kino Lorber
Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to Andrew Bujalski's Sundance comedy "Computer Chess." The film is the first in five years from the writer-director, most known for pioneering the mumblecore genre with his 2002 comedy "Funny Ha Ha."
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Stephen Dorff's Toronto Winner 'Zaytoun' Lands at Strand Releasing
U.S. rights to Eran Riklis' "Zaytoun" have been picked up by Strand Releasing, the company announced yesterday. "Zaytoun" stars Stephen Dorff ("Somewhere") as an Israeli fighter pilot shot down over Beirut in 1982. After being shot down, he develops an unlikely...
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John Leguizamo's Film Adaptation of His One-Man Broadway Show Coming Out This Summer
108 Media has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to "FUGLY!," an autobiographical comedy written by and starring John Leguizamo.
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The Weinstein Company Nabs Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmaster' Out of Berlin
Hot off of opening the Berlin International Film Festival, Wong Kar Wai's martial arts epic "The Grandmaster" has landed a North American home at The Weinstein Company, who acquired U.S. and English speaking Canadian territories rights from Annapurna. The film already opened in China last month wher...
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New Documentary Exploring the Exclusive Court of Master Sommeliers to Open This Summer
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the U.S. rights to writer/director Jason Wise's "SOMM," a documentary following four men as they prepare for the Master Sommelier exam.
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Film Movement Acquires Rights to Japanese Black Comedy 'Key of Life'
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to "Key of Life," a Japanese black comedy about identity theft as a desperate attempt at a new life. The film will open in New York in the summer of 2013 followed by a limited national run and a day-to-date VOD premiere.
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Magnolia Nabs Justin Long's New Comedy 'Best Man Down'
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to "Best Man Down," a new comedy from writer/director Ted Koland starring Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin and Frances O'Connor.
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EXCLUSIVE: Monterey Media Acquires U.S. Rights to 'The Lesser Blessed' Starring Benjamin Bratt
Monterey Media has acquired all U.S. rights from Entertainment One Film International for the coming-of-age drama "The Lesser Blessed," starring Benjamin Bratt, Kiowa Gordon ("The Twilight Saga") and Chloe Rose (TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation). The film was written and directed by Anita Doron (...
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