Daily Variety articles from January 2012

Daily Variety archives from January 2012

Farmiga's on beat for 'Drummer'.
January 31, 2012... Vera Farmiga will join Aaron Eckhart in helmer Randall Miller's indie biopic "The Drummer," about Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Farmiga will play Fleetwood Mac singer-song-writer Christine McVie, who had a...

U TV builds roosts beyond Peacock nest.
January 31, 2012... Universal Television is making good on its intent to find buyers outside of NBC. The studio received two pilot orders on Monday, from CBS and Fox. Fox also ordered two projects, a comedy and a drama, from Sony Pictures Television. Mindy...

London legit on B.O. high.(LEGIT)
January 31, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] London box office hit a record high in 2011 for the eighth year in a row, according to the official figures newly published by the Society of London Theater (SOLT). Total revenues reached 528,375,874 [pounds...

Hot ticket: USA expands horizons with femme-pol drama.
January 31, 2012... Greg Berlanti's hot streak has spread to cable. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The multihyphenate, who is already juggling four pilot pickups, has landed a big order from USA Network for a six-hour miniseries revolving around a Hillary Rodham...

Cars as TV stars? Si!
January 31, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brands have long flocked to Univision's telenovelas, eager to get their products in front of Spanish-speaking audiences. But the network is taking product placement to a new, reality-bending level with its latest soap,...

B'way endures chill: many shows rally, but biz dips overall.(LEGIT)
January 31, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Broadway's overall cume may have taken a fall last week, but things weren't so bad for the individual shows on the boards. Although total Rialto receipts fell by about $2 million, a lot of that can be accounted for...

Broadway top 10: Jan. 23-29, 2012.(LEGIT)
January 31, 2012... Broadway Top 10: Jan. 2329, 2012 Show Week's gross (Theater)(Prod. receipts Potential Prev. week's category)(Seats) gross receipts Gross receipts Wicked ...

'Sunshine Boys' to warm West End.(LEGIT)(West End, England)(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... A new production of Neil Simon comedy "The Sunshine Boys," toplined by Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths, has locked in a 12-week run on the West End beginning in April. Thea Sharrock ("Equus") will helm the production from London-based...

Spike on reality hike: net orders three unscripted skeins.
January 31, 2012... Spike TV has ordered a trio of shows to help it expand into the reality genre. Getting the greenlight from the Viacom-owned cabler are "Full Bounty," "Tattoo Nightmares" and "Rat Bastards." No premiere dates have been announced. ...

News in PR shuffle.
January 31, 2012... News Corp. is undergoing a PR shuffle. Teri Everett is stepping down from her post as corporate communications chief and will be succeeded by Julie Henderson. Everett will exit the conglom as of Feb. 10. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Apted's DGA post official.
January 31, 2012... The national board of the Directors Guild of America has removed Michael Apted's interim label as DGA secretary-treasurer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Apted replaced the late Gil Cares in the slot in November after Cares died on Oct. 31. The...

Time Warner talks Turkey.
January 31, 2012... Time Warner has put in an offer for Turkish media group ATV-Sabah, people familiar with the situation said Monday, as the conglom looks to expand its overseas holding following a run for European television group Endemol. The company is not...

WGAW to honor Taylor for 'Help'.(Writers Guild of America West's Paul Selvin Award for 'The Help' scribe Tate Taylor)(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... Tate Taylor is set to receive the Writers Guild of America West's Paul Selvin Award for his adapted screenplay for the civil rights-era drama "The Help." The Selvin Award "recognizes written work which embodies the spirit of constitutional...

'Kourtney & Kim' finale frothy for E!('Kourtney & Kim Take New York's television audience rating)
January 31, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sunday's night's season-ending episode of "Kourtney & Kim Take New York" on E! drew 4.5 million viewers, making it the third most-watched telecast in network history. Episode, where the cracks in the Kim...

Lenser org to fete Ford.
January 31, 2012... Harrison Ford will receive the American Society of Cinematographers' 2012 Board of Governors Award at the 26th annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards gala on Feb. 12. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Harrison Ford is a talented and focused actor...

'Side' job for Mara.(Castings)(Rooney Mara to star in the movie entitled 'Side Effects')(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... Rooney Mara has found her next project, coming onboard to star in Steven Soderbergh's "Side Effects." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Oscar-nommed "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" star replaces Blake Lively and joins a cast that now includes...

A Yank beads to 'Downton Abbey'.(Castings)
January 31, 2012... Shirley MacLaine is joining the cast of British TV smash "Downton Abbey." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] She will play a new character, Lady Grantham's mother Martha Levinson, in the third season of the Julian Fellowes-scripted U.K. costume drama,...

'Les Miz' lands its Grantaire.(Castings)(George Blagden to star in the movie entitled 'Les Miserables')(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... George Blagden will play Grantaire in Universal's "Les Miserables," starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Tom Hooper is helming the pic, which also stars Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and Eddie Redmayne. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Art directors elect chair.
January 31, 2012... Production designer John Shaffner has been elected to a three-year term as chair of the Art Directors Council. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He replaces Thomas A. Walsh, who continues as prexy of the Art Directors Guild. The ADG operates as Local...

New 'Stretch' twist: Hasbro, Relativity team.
January 31, 2012... While Universal continues to empty its box of toy-based movies, putting "Stretch Armstrong" into turnaround, Hasbro has found a new home for the action figure-based pic at Relativity Media, which has dated the family actioner for April 11, 2014....

Scribe pair 'Too Cool'.(Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko to write 'Too Cool to Be Forgotten' bigscreen adaptation)(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko have been tapped to pen the bigscreen adaptation of graphic novel "Too Cool to Be Forgotten" from indies Red Crown Prods. and Likely Story. Pic is the first to come out of Likely...

SnagFilms lands coin.
January 31, 2012... SnagFilms has closed a new seven-figure financing round aimed at accelerating its growth. Company announced Monday that all current investors participated, including SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, Steve and Jean Case's Case...

Ana's 'Timber' takes two.(Josh Peck and James Ransone to star in Ana Media's movie entitled 'The Timber')(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... ANA Media has set up apocalyptic Western-thriller "The Timber" with Josh Peck and James Ransone set to star. Anthony O'Brien is set to helm the pic from an original story he co-wrote with Colin Ossiander and Steve Allrich. [ILLUSTRATION...

New teutonic team: Studio Hamburg, ZDF create SHE.(World News)
January 31, 2012... Germany's Studio Hamburg and ZDF Enterprises have teamed to set up a licensing and distribution joint venture. Studio Hamburg Enterprises, or SHE, aims to purchase rights to films and TV content for distribution in Germany, particularly in...

BSkyB bulks up online.(World News)
January 31, 2012... U.K. paybox BSkyB is beefing up its online offerings as it comes under new pressure from competitors. The satcaster will give its 10,000 subscribers direct access to the VOD services of the leading terrestrial nets, the BBC's iPlayer and the...

Pair ankle Hit after sale.(World News)(Hit Entertainment's Jeffrey Dunn and Sangeeta Desai)(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... Hit Entertainment prexy-CEO Jeffrey Dunn and chief operating officer Sangeeta Desai are leaving following its acquisition by Mattel. Dunn has run the kidvid specialist since March 2008, when he was hired by its then owner, private equity...

'Ellen' to Memento in France.(World News)
January 31, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Memento Films Distribution has acquired French rights to "For Ellen," the third film from So Yong Kim ("In Between Days," "Treeless Mountain"). Playing to upbeat reviews in Sundance's U.S. Dramatic Competition last...

Young Brit duo plan 'Candide' update.(World News)(Will Sharpe and Tom Kingsley)
January 31, 2012... The next feature from Will Sharpe and Tom Kingsley, the youngest ever nominees for BAFTA's Outstanding British Debut award, will be a contempo reworking of 18th century author Voltaire's comedy satire "Candide." Sharpe, 25, and Kingsley, 26,...

The Samaritan.(Movie review)
January 31, 2012... The Samaritan (Canada) An IFC Films (in U.S.) release of an H20 Motion Pictures presentation of an Andras Hamori production in association with Quickfire Films, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corp., Astral Media, the Harold...

The Law in These Parts/Shilton ha chok.(Movie review)
January 31, 2012... The Law in These Parts (Shilton ha chok) (Docu--Israel-U.S.-Germany) A Noga Communications presentation. (International sales: Ro*co Films Intl., Sausalito, Calif.) Produced by Liran Atzmor. Executive producers, Laura Poitras, Martin...

Weekend at the B.O.
January 31, 2012... Weekend at the B.O. $126.2 million Jan. 27-29, 2012 +15.2% vs. last year -5.4% vs. last weekend Note: Table made from bar graph. Screen scene The weekend's top 10 engagements: Theater, city (circuit) Gross 1...

Film box office wrap: for the weekend of Jan. 27-29.
January 31, 2012... Film box office wrap for the weekend of Jan. 27-29 Ranking Reported This Last weekend Week Week Title (Distrib/Financier) box office % change 1 -- The Grey (Open...

Room 237.(Movie review)
January 31, 2012... Room 237 (Docu) A Highland Park Classics production. (International sales: the Film Sales Co., New York.) Produced by Tim Kirk. Directed, edited by Rodney Ascher. Camera (HD), Ascher; music, Jonathan Snipes, William Hutson, the Caretaker;...

Russian Transport.(Theater review)
January 31, 2012... Russian Transport (Acorn Theater," 199 seats," $61.25 top) A presentation by the New Group of a play in two acts by Erika Sheffer. Directed by Scott Elliott. Set, Derek McLane; costumes, Ann Hould-Ward; lighting, Peter Kaczorowski; sound,...

Gannett's qtr. income drops 33%.(Gannett Company Inc.)(Brief article)
January 31, 2012... As the climate for newspapers remains rocky and lower political advertising hit the TV side, Gannett saw net income drop 33% last quarter to $117 million, the big publisher/broadcaster said Monday. Lower political advertising will be a...

Gotterdammerung.(Opera review)
January 31, 2012... Gotterdammerung (Metropolitan Opera; 3,800 seats; $475 top) A Metropolitan Opera presentation of an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. Directed by Robert Lepage. Conducted by Fabio Luisi. Set, Carl Fillion; costumes, Francois St-Aubin;...

The help's night out.(V)
January 31, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Definitely, some of the biggest buzz of the SAG Awards--no, make that gasp were Jean Dujardin's win over George Clooney Sunday night, and "The Help," beating "The Artist" for ensemble. That...

Silent night: more noise for 'Artist'.(The Directors Guild Awards)
January 30, 2012... "The Artist" director Michel Hazanavicius won the Directors Guild of America feature film award on Saturday night, underlining the industry enthusiasm for the pic during an unusual awards season. "It's maybe the highest honor I could hope,"...

'Grey' takes chunk of B.O.
January 30, 2012... Audiences hungered for some action at the weekend's worldwide box office: Open Road's "The Grey" lead the domestic B.O. with an estimated $20 million, while Paramount's "Mission: Impossible--Ghost Protocol" reclaimed the top overseas spot,...

Boards OK thesp wedding.
January 30, 2012... Will the third time be a charm for merging the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists? The off-debated issue is now in the hands of members following approvals by the national boards, with 87% of...

Eisner eyes prod'n coin.
January 30, 2012... Michael Eisner is raising coin to build a production fund, and he's putting in some of his own capital to get it started. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The former Disney topper is seeking to raise about $400 million of equity from private...

A fest of sex, politics: Variety's senior film critics Justin Chang and Peter Debruge weigh in on the 2012 Sundance Film festival.
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Peter Debruge: If you were to look at Sundance's dramatic competition lineup this year, you might think the state of American independent cinema is defined by movies aspiring to be Fox Search, light releases: twee...

SAG awards.
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Octavia Spencer, top and Christopher Plummer took home supporting trophies in early actor kudos.

'Ranger' saddles pair of oater-achievers.(THE BACKLOT)(Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in The Lone Ranger)
January 30, 2012... I usually duck meetings whenever possible, but I would nonetheless like to be a fly on the wall this week in New Mexico when Johnny Depp explains his take on Tonto to Gore Verbinski. The quirky star, who's played everyone from Edward...

Globes trial eyes kudos' value.
January 30, 2012... The courtroom battle over the rights to the Golden Globes delved Friday into the question of just how much the kudocast is worth. One of the arguments the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. is making in its suit against Dick Clark Prods. is that...

Legiters sign with CAA.(Harvey Fierstein and John Tiffany at Creative Artists Agency)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Harvey Fierstein and John Tiffany, a pair of legiters with Broadway tuners on the docket this spring, have recently signed with CAA. Fierstein wrote the book for "Newsies." Disney Theatrical Prods.' much-lauded tuner adaptation of its 1992...

Mariani tale roped: GK, Infinitum Nihil keep Western 'Hours'.(GK Films and Infinitum Nihil to produce E. Nicholas Mariani's Desperate Hours)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... GK Films is looking to the West, acquiring E. Nicholas Mariani's Western screenplay "Desperate Hours" with Infinitum Nihil. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GK Films' Graham King and Tim Headington and Infinitum Nihil's Johnny Depp and Christi...

U fit for 'Prosthesis'.
January 30, 2012... Universal is trying on "Prosthesis," setting up development of a scifi feature with the Gotham Group and 1stAveMachine producing and Arvind Palep directing. Studio acquired "Prosthesis" after execs saw Palep's 10-minute teaser presentation...

Oops ups Maurer to exec.(Oops Doughnuts' Laura Maurer)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Andy Fickman's Oops Doughnuts has promoted Laura Maurer to serve as creative executive at the shingle. She previously assisted Oops partner Betsy Sullenger and worked at Flower Films on "Whip It," "Fast Food Nation" and "He's Just Not That...

Horror laffer 'Juan' to bow via Outsider.
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Outsider Pictures has picked up Cuba-set horror comedy "Juan of the Dead" for U.S. theatrical release. The film had already been acquired by Focus World, the digital-platforms arm of Focus Features, for release on...

Parker to play Steinem.(Castings)(Sarah Jessica Parker as Gloria Steinem in Lovelace)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Sarah Jessica Parker has been cast as Gloria Steinem in "Lovelace," replacing Demi Moore in the role. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are directing the pic, which stars Amanda Seyfried as Linda Boreman, aka "Deep Throat" star Linda Lovelace. ...

Reubens gets 'Frank' for Kaufman.(Castings)(Charlie Kaufman, Paul Reubens and Frank or Francis)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Writer-director Charlie Kaufman has cast Paul Reubens in his upcoming musical satire "Frank or Francis." Anthony Bregman of Likely Story is producing the pic, a satire of Hollywood set to music. Story chronicles the back-and-forth between an...

Giamatti's set for friar role in 'Romeo'.(Castings)(Paul Giamatti in Romeo and Juliet)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of Carlo Carlei's adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet," set to start shooting in Italy this month. Giamatti will play Friar Lawrence, adviser to both Romeo and Juliet. As previously announced, Hailee Steinfeld...

Thesp on case for 'Geronimo'.(Castings)
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kathleen Robertson ("Boss") is toplining "Code Name: Geronimo," John Stockwell's actioner about Osama Bin Laden's killing. Tony Mark and Voltage Pictures are producing. Script's written by Kendall Lampkin. Shooting...

Handley handed 'Channeling'.(Castings)
January 30, 2012... Taylor Handley has joined the cast of indie thriller "Channeling" alongside Dominic Devore, Kate French, Skyler Day and Christian Camargo. Project's produced by Laila Ansari, Gerry Santos and Drew Thomas with Thomas directing from his own...

Nets pilot orders are long on laffers.
January 30, 2012... ABC and CBS ordered a slew of pilots late Friday, while NBC gave the nod to a comedy from Ryan Murphy toplined by "Book of Mormon" star Andrew Rannells. ABC's three comedy nods went to "How to Live With Your Par ents for the Rest of Your...

'Bullhead' sets U.S. release.(Drafthouse Films )(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Drafthouse Films will open "Bullhead," a nominee for the foreign-language Oscar, on Feb. 17 at eight theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Austin, Texas. The feature debut of writer-director Michael R. Roskam was...

'Beast' best at fest: unusual debut is tops at Sundance.(Sundance Film Festival)
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two well-received Fox Searchlight pickups emerged big winners at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night: "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Benh Zeitlin's imaginative magical-realist debut about a young girl's...

Magnolia busy buying.(Magnolia Pictures )
January 30, 2012... As most of Hollywood began to put the Sundance Film Festival in its rear view mirror, Magnolia Pictures took the weekend to close a trio of deals for Ry Russo-Young's "Nobody Walks," Craig Zobel's "Compliance" and Julie Delpy's "2 Days in New...

Coin to indigenous helmers.
January 30, 2012... Eleven aspiring filmmakers of indigenous heritage each received a $10,000 grant and two years' mentoring from an established Hollywood producer in the first such round of awards by the Indigenous Film Circle, which opened the...

Kristin Chenoweth, this is your legit life.(Do Good)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kristin Chenoweth is getting a biotuner--but it's a one-off affair that's part of the Drama League's 28th annual fundraising gala. The legit nonprofit's yearly "Musical Celebration of Broadway" focuses on the body of...

AFI's way.(Insiders)(American Film Institute )
January 30, 2012... Budding filmmakers will have the opportunity to earn a showcase at the AFI Fest next fall. The American Film Institute has teamed with Levi's for short-film contest that will cull six winners who will receive $5,000 to make their film and a...

Turning points.(Insiders)(Breutwood School's Girl's Group )(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... High school can be a treacherous place. A group of young women at West L.A.'s Breutwood School is trying to make it a little less so through a campus org known as the Girl's Group that has taken aim at bullying and other issues. The group...

Upcoming events.(Insiders)(Brief article)(Calendar)
January 30, 2012... WEDNESDAY: American Cinematheque and Henry Jaglom pay tribute to the late producer Bert Schneider with a screening of his Oscar-winning 1974 docu "Hearts and Minds." Aero Theater. AmericanCinematheque.com SATURDAY: The AFI Conservatory hosts...

Birth.(Insiders)
January 30, 2012... Stephanie Burton and Vincent Scordino, a boy; Thomas James Scordino, Jan. 20, Los Angeles. Mother's a non-pro; father's director of acquisitions for Millennium Entertainment.

Sandra Dewey.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Sandra Dewey has been promoted to exec veep and head of business affairs for Turner Entertainment Networks and Cartoon Network Originals. Based in Los Angeles, Dewey has been with Turner and Warner Bros. since 1993. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Nickelodeon.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Nickelodeon has upped Rich Magallanes to senior veep animation, current series. He's been with the cabler since 1997.

Oxygen Media.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Oxygen Media has promoted Jordana Hochman to veep of production. She'll serve as an exec producer on some series and be the point person for Oxygen's outside producers.

Sundance Channel.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Monica Bloom has been appointed senior VP of marketing at Sundance Channel. Bloom comes from the nonprofit AIDS org (RED), where she served as head of brand strategy and development. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Bemis Balkind.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Julie Sweetwood has joined Bemis Balkind's TV group as VP of business development. Sweetwood previously held the same role at creative services firm Hurrah.

TruTV.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Angel Annussek has advanced to VP of original programming at TruTV. She joined the Turner Broadcasting cabler in 2004. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Travel Channel.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Travel Channel has tapped Rick Gomes and Amelie Tseng to head its communications department as prexy and VP, respectively. Gomes comes from Schenker Associates. Tseng had her own media relations consultancy.

MLB Network.(Exec Shuffle)
January 30, 2012... Mark Loomis has joined MLB Network as senior veep of production. Loomis has logged stints at ESPN, NFL Network and ABC Sports.

Thompson braces to bolt from Beeb.(World News)(Mark Thompson)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Sources say BBC director general Mark Thompson, expected to leave his post at the end of the year or early 2013 at the latest, has told friends that he is "psychologically ready" to exit. At the Oxford Media Conference on Wednesday, BBC...

Cesar's police state: 'Polisse' cops 13 noms; 'The Artist' nabs 10.(World News)(Gaul's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Maiwenn's ensemble cop drama "Polisse" leads the race for France's Cesars with 13 nominations, which were announced Friday by Gaul's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist," which is competing for 10...

'Dance partners on U.K. rights.(World News)(Picturehouse Entertainment and Revolver Entertainment to acquire rights to Liberal Arts and The Imposter)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... Picturehouse Entertainment and Revolver Entertainment have joined forces to acquire U.K. rights for two Sundance world preems, "Liberal Arts" and "The Imposter." Multihyphenate Josh Radnor's second pic, "Liberal Arts," was snapped up by IFC...

Zag Pictures aims for toons with zip.(World News)
January 30, 2012... In the run-up to the Feb. 7-10 Kidscreen Summit in New York, Jeremy Zag's French animation production company Univergroup is launching a film division, Zag Pictures, and is partnering with leading Korean studio SamG. Zag Pictures will be...

No 'Tattoo' here.(INDIA)
January 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sony Pictures Entertainment has decided not to release helmer David Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" in India. Pic was due to go out in January but was postponed to February after India's Central Board of...

HBO's Czech mate.(CZECH REPUBLIC)(Horici ker)(Brief article)
January 30, 2012... HBO has greenlit miniseries "Horici ker" (Burning Bush), about a hero of the 1968-69 Prague Spring, to be helmed by Agnieszka Holland. The three hourlong episodes, which will air on HBO Central Europe next year, will focus on Jan Palach, a...

BAFTA honors thesp.(UNITED KINGDOM)
January 30, 2012... John Hurt will receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at this year's BAFTA awards ceremony. Nod, to be dished out to Hurt on Feb. 12, will recognize Hurt the vast range of perfs in his six-decade career. [ILLUSTRATION...

One for the Money.(Movie review)
January 30, 2012... One for the Money [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Lionsgate release of a Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate presentation of a Lionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment, Wendy Finerman production in association with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and...

The House I Live In.(Movie review)
January 30, 2012... The House I Live In (Docu) A Charlotte Street Films presentation of a ZDF/ITVS/BBC production in association with Aljazeera Documentary Channel, VPRO, Louverture, NHK, SBS-TV Australia. Produced by Eugene Jarecki, Melinda Shopsin, Samuel...

West of Memphis.(Movie review)
January 30, 2012... West of Memphis (Docu) A Wingnut Films production in association with Disarming Films. Produced by Amy Berg, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Damien Echols, Lorri Davis. Executive producer, Ken Kamins. Co-producer, Matthew Dravitzki. Directed by...

Red Lights.(Movie review)
January 30, 2012... Red Lights (U.S.-Spain) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Parlay Film presentation of a Nostromo Pictures production in association with Cindy Cowan Entertainment, Antena3 Films, Televisio de Catalunya and the support of Instituto de la...