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Congratulations to our client, Tin Dirdamal, whose film DeNadie won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at Sundance. Sundance programmer Joseph Beyer has said: “First-time filmmaker Tin Dirdamal displays moving photographic grace and sophisticated understanding of his subjects as he follows their search for the sustenance their native countries can't provide. MORE
It's Snipes' second Sundance, he says; he came in 2007 to support Mike Figgis's One Night Stand. Brooklyn's Finest is a noble failure, one of those damn-the-torpedo passion projects that flounders on its own ambition. Ex-Warners exec Basil Iwanyk developed the script by Michael C. MORE
It was very Sundance, in the well-intentioned sense. Tags: Sundance Humpday Lynn Shelton Mark Duplass Sundance Toe to Toe Humpday was the best of the three movies I screened today at the Eccles. MORE
Here's the Variety special Sundance section with list of Hot Titles. The NYT is running a Sundance page. And check out the revamped IndieWire , which is running a constant feed of Sundance stories along with its own reporting. My flight from LAX to Salt Lake City was delayed. MORE
Eriq Gardner Tennessee-based mega-church sues IFC/Sony over new religious satire for allegedly showing its copyrighted cross design. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies MORE
While the Sundance media reports on the beleaguered independent theatrical market, which may never return to its former robust self--even with diminished production over the next few years--various Internet moguls are in Sundance networking and hawking their movie-centric wares. MORE
Tags: Sundance indie pick-ups SAG waivers Sundance MORE
BATTLE OVER THIS YEAR'S SUNDANCE FESTIVAL PHENOM REVIVES AGE OLD QUESTION: WHEN IS A DEAL CONSIDERED A DEAL? Push" was the undisputed darling of the Sundance Film Festival last month. THE EVENTFUL DAYS FOLLOWING SUNDANCE All of the events giving rise to TWC's lawsuits in New York and Lionsgate's lawsuit in Los Angeles happened in the few days following the end of the Sundance Film Festival. MORE
January 17, 2005 In this newsletter: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUNDANCE ENTRANTS Congratulations to our clients whose films have been selected for the upcoming 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Please check with the box office or the Sundance website at festival.sundance.org/2005/ for any updates. Screening times are listed, however times and locations are subject to change. MORE
It's the dawn of a new era at the Sundance Institute. With Brecher gone, Sundance and the Fest have the chance to start fresh, with Gilmore's long-time lieutenant John Cooper at the festival helm. The Sundance press release is on the jump. MORE
In its second buy of the Sundance Fest, IFC is acquiring U.S. Tags: Sundance IFC In the Loop James Gandolfini Sundance rights to Armando Iannucci's comedy In the Loop. The distrib also bought the Nazi horror pic Dead Snow. William Morris was expected to close the deal today. MORE
Eriq Gardner A real estate mogul building the country's largest home is suing a documentary filmmaker and the Sundance festival organizer for putting out marketing literature that stated he went from "rags to riches to rags." Movies Movies Business Sundance Film Festival MORE
Heading into the worst seller's market in years at the Sundance Film Fest, at least one AMPTP studio specialty arm, Fox Searchlight, may not be allowed by its parent company to acquire films shot under a SAG waiver while the Guild lacked a contract for the past seven months. MORE
Shortlisted for the documentary Oscar, Trouble the Water was one of last year's Sundance breakouts. Here's the movie's trailer: Tags: Awards Season Documentaries Oscars Sundance documentary HBO Katrina Kim Rivers Oscars Sundance Trouble the Water MORE
We're betting it looks something like "Logorama," the Oscar-shortlisted animated short we saw Thursday on opening night of the Sundance Film Festival. By Matthew Belloni Imagine a film clearance lawyer's absolute worst nightmare. French Filmmakers Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy. MORE
Mark Duplass is revealed in Sundance hit Humpday (which should land one of four possible buyers at any minute) as more than the digital writer-director with his brother Jay of Puffy Chair and Baghead but a gifted improvisational actor. MORE
distribution rights to the tongue-in-cheek Nazi zombie comedy Dead Snow at the Sundance Film Festival Wednesday. Here's the trailer: Tags: Sundance Dead Snow Nazi zombie horror comedy Sundance IFC Films acquired U.S. MORE
Daniel Miller Andrew Hurwitz joined Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz on Tuesday, just days before the Sundance Film Festival begins. The Business Home Sundance 2012 Sundance Film Festival MORE
Tags: Sundance An Education buzz Carey Mulligan Don't Let Me Drown Humpday Lone Scherfig Mark Duplass Shana Feste Sundance The Greatest MORE
Here's my interview with Gordon-Levitt outside the Sundance at the Lift premiere party: Tags: Sundance 500 Days of Summer Fox Searchlight Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel MORE
And word is Scarlet was getting antsy with Robert DeNiro and partner Jane Rosenthal's push for a smaller, event-oriented festival with less room for esoterica even before he learned that Geoff Gilmore, after 19 years running the higher-profile Sundance Film Festival, was coming in to supervise him. MORE
January 17, 2005 In this newsletter: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUNDANCE ENTRANTS Congratulations to our clients whose films have been selected for the upcoming 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Please check with the box office or the Sundance website at festival.sundance.org/2005/ for any updates. Screening times are listed, however times and locations are subject to change. MORE
Magnolia will release Sundance pickup Humpday on VOD BEFORE it hits theaters.) So he adopted the old-fashioned build-buzz-at-Sundance approach and unveiled on Tuesday night, as a Special Sneak, The Girlfriend Experience, a 4K digital "work-in-progress" shot with his favorite Red camera. MORE
At the close of Sundance, Arthouse Films grabbed worldwide rights to Surfwise director Doug Pray's ad world doc Art & Copy, which debuted in the fest's doc competition. Tags: Sundance Art & Copy Arthouse Films Sundance MORE
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired two movies in advance of the Sundance fest--James Toback's well-received Cannes doc Tyson, and the Mexican director troica Cha Cha Cha's first outing,Rudo y Cursi,a soccer flick reuniting Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, directed by Carlos Cuaron. MORE
Tags: Sundance 500 Days of Summer Brooklyn's Finest Humpday Sundance The Greatest MORE
There's so much going on that the Sundance Variety team splits things up. Tags: Sundance IFC James Toback Mike Tyson Sony Pictures Classics Variety 10 Directors to Watch MORE
Fernandez From corporate lawyer to top film-sales agent, Cinetic Media's John Sloss has brokered deals for such indie gems as "Napoleon Dynamite," "Super Size Me," "Little Miss Sunshine" and last year's Sundance breakout "Precious." By Jay A. But even he's. MORE
Congratulations to Producer Ben Odell whose film “Padre Nuestro," a Spanish-language immigrant drama set in New York City was awarded the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. For a review go to: [link] Writer/Director Cecilia Miniucchi and Executive Producer Antoni Stutz “Expired” premiered to a packed house and great reviews: Critic Dave Poland says: “Just saw what might well be this Sundance's You, Me & Everyone We Know. MORE
The film is in the Sundance competition. Tags: Sundance Humpday Magnolia Pictures Sundance MORE
The line up for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival has been announced and we are pleased that seven of our clients have had their films selected: Writer/Director Craig Brewer whose film “Hustle & Flow” was a big hit at Sundance two years ago, returns with “Black Snake Moan” starring Samuel Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Christina Ricci. MORE
Hype Creative Agency says it lost its party space after using a small image of Redford in promotional materials. read more. The Business Movies THR, Esq. Business MORE
Eriq Gardner Tennessee-based mega-church sues IFC/Sony over new religious satire for allegedly showing its copyrighted cross design. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies MORE
Indiewire--in case you are desperately wanting to know the outcome of the Sundance Film Festival winners--is posting updates on the show in progress. Tags: Sundance INdiewire Push Sundance MORE
Congratulations to our client, Tin Dirdamal, whose film DeNadie won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at Sundance. Sundance programmer Joseph Beyer has said: “First-time filmmaker Tin Dirdamal displays moving photographic grace and sophisticated understanding of his subjects as he follows their search for the sustenance their native countries can't provide. MORE
By Matthew Belloni We just returned from an action-packed trip to Sundance. Well, as action-packed as a weekend can get when you're sitting through 3-4 movies a day. Between the all-night acquisition negotiations and the clients to be supported (and. MORE
With most Sundance buyers back home, deals are continuing to close. Tags: Ashton Kutcher Sundance Anchor Bay Ashton Kutcher Moon Sony Pictures Classics Spread Sundance MORE
Opinions fly at the Sundance Film Fest but so did fists Wednesday morning when critic John Anderson, who was covering the 8:30 screening of the agit-prop political doc DIRT for Variety at the Holiday CInemas, told producer's rep Jeff "The Dude" Dowd that the movie "was poor, too simplistic, too redundant," says Dowd, who accompanied him over to the nearby Yarrow. Critics at Sundance are overwhelmed, they don't get much sleep. MORE
Matthew Belloni The subject of 'The Queen of Versailles' sued claiming the film isn't a 'rags-to-riches-to-rags' story. But he says pretty much those exact words in the film. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq. Movies Movies MORE
Congratulations to Producer Ben Odell whose film “Padre Nuestro," a Spanish-language immigrant drama set in New York City was awarded the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. For a review go to: [link] Writer/Director Cecilia Miniucchi and Executive Producer Antoni Stutz “Expired” premiered to a packed house and great reviews: Critic Dave Poland says: “Just saw what might well be this Sundance's You, Me & Everyone We Know. MORE
The line up for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival has been announced and we are pleased that seven of our clients have had their films selected: Writer/Director Craig Brewer whose film “Hustle & Flow” was a big hit at Sundance two years ago, returns with “Black Snake Moan” starring Samuel Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Christina Ricci. MORE
Truth is, Geoff Gilmore has been looking to move on from running the Sundance Film Festival for some time. I think this is a great move for Geoff," said Fox Searchlight's Tony Safford, who preceded Gilmore as Sundance director. MORE
As expected, long-time Sundance vet John Cooper is picking up the reins of the Sundance Film festival as director in the wake of Geoff Gilmore's defection to Tribeca Enterprises. Tags: Sundance Geoff Gilmore John Cooper Sundance Film Festival MORE
Tags: Sundance Adam Fox Searchlight Hugh Dancy Rose Byrne Sundance MORE
Sundance Related Topics THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 17, 2012
Daniel Miller Andrew Hurwitz joined Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz on Tuesday, just days before the Sundance Film Festival begins. The Business Home Sundance 2012 Sundance Film Festival
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 11, 2012
Eriq Gardner A real estate mogul building the country's largest home is suing a documentary filmmaker and the Sundance festival organizer for putting out marketing literature that stated he went from "rags to riches to rags." Movies Movies Business Sundance Film Festival
Thompson On Hollywood
APRIL 10, 2009
It's the dawn of a new era at the Sundance Institute. With Brecher gone, Sundance and the Fest have the chance to start fresh, with Gilmore's long-time lieutenant John Cooper at the festival helm. The Sundance press release is on the jump.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 20, 2010
Fernandez From corporate lawyer to top film-sales agent, Cinetic Media's John Sloss has brokered deals for such indie gems as "Napoleon Dynamite," "Super Size Me," "Little Miss Sunshine" and last year's Sundance breakout "Precious." By Jay A. But even he's.
Thompson On Hollywood
MARCH 11, 2009
As expected, long-time Sundance vet John Cooper is picking up the reins of the Sundance Film festival as director in the wake of Geoff Gilmore's defection to Tribeca Enterprises. Tags: Sundance Geoff Gilmore John Cooper Sundance Film Festival
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 16, 2009
Here's the Variety special Sundance section with list of Hot Titles. The NYT is running a Sundance page. And check out the revamped IndieWire , which is running a constant feed of Sundance stories along with its own reporting. My flight from LAX to Salt Lake City was delayed.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 19, 2009
The film is in the Sundance competition. Tags: Sundance Humpday Magnolia Pictures Sundance
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 19, 2009
Tags: Sundance An Education buzz Carey Mulligan Don't Let Me Drown Humpday Lone Scherfig Mark Duplass Shana Feste Sundance The Greatest
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 25, 2009
At the close of Sundance, Arthouse Films grabbed worldwide rights to Surfwise director Doug Pray's ad world doc Art & Copy, which debuted in the fest's doc competition. Tags: Sundance Art & Copy Arthouse Films Sundance
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 21, 2009
Magnolia will release Sundance pickup Humpday on VOD BEFORE it hits theaters.) So he adopted the old-fashioned build-buzz-at-Sundance approach and unveiled on Tuesday night, as a Special Sneak, The Girlfriend Experience, a 4K digital "work-in-progress" shot with his favorite Red camera.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 17, 2009
It was very Sundance, in the well-intentioned sense. Tags: Sundance Humpday Lynn Shelton Mark Duplass Sundance Toe to Toe Humpday was the best of the three movies I screened today at the Eccles.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 24, 2009
Indiewire--in case you are desperately wanting to know the outcome of the Sundance Film Festival winners--is posting updates on the show in progress. Tags: Sundance INdiewire Push Sundance
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 22, 2010
We're betting it looks something like "Logorama," the Oscar-shortlisted animated short we saw Thursday on opening night of the Sundance Film Festival. By Matthew Belloni Imagine a film clearance lawyer's absolute worst nightmare. French Filmmakers Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 20, 2009
While the Sundance media reports on the beleaguered independent theatrical market, which may never return to its former robust self--even with diminished production over the next few years--various Internet moguls are in Sundance networking and hawking their movie-centric wares.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 24, 2009
With most Sundance buyers back home, deals are continuing to close. Tags: Ashton Kutcher Sundance Anchor Bay Ashton Kutcher Moon Sony Pictures Classics Spread Sundance
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 20, 2009
Tags: Sundance Adam Fox Searchlight Hugh Dancy Rose Byrne Sundance
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 19, 2009
Mark Duplass is revealed in Sundance hit Humpday (which should land one of four possible buyers at any minute) as more than the digital writer-director with his brother Jay of Puffy Chair and Baghead but a gifted improvisational actor.
Thompson On Hollywood
MARCH 2, 2009
And word is Scarlet was getting antsy with Robert DeNiro and partner Jane Rosenthal's push for a smaller, event-oriented festival with less room for esoterica even before he learned that Geoff Gilmore, after 19 years running the higher-profile Sundance Film Festival, was coming in to supervise him.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 22, 2009
In its second buy of the Sundance Fest, IFC is acquiring U.S. Tags: Sundance IFC In the Loop James Gandolfini Sundance rights to Armando Iannucci's comedy In the Loop. The distrib also bought the Nazi horror pic Dead Snow. William Morris was expected to close the deal today.
Thompson On Hollywood
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Truth is, Geoff Gilmore has been looking to move on from running the Sundance Film Festival for some time. I think this is a great move for Geoff," said Fox Searchlight's Tony Safford, who preceded Gilmore as Sundance director.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 14, 2009
Shortlisted for the documentary Oscar, Trouble the Water was one of last year's Sundance breakouts. Here's the movie's trailer: Tags: Awards Season Documentaries Oscars Sundance documentary HBO Katrina Kim Rivers Oscars Sundance Trouble the Water
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 9, 2009
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired two movies in advance of the Sundance fest--James Toback's well-received Cannes doc Tyson, and the Mexican director troica Cha Cha Cha's first outing,Rudo y Cursi,a soccer flick reuniting Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, directed by Carlos Cuaron.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 21, 2009
Opinions fly at the Sundance Film Fest but so did fists Wednesday morning when critic John Anderson, who was covering the 8:30 screening of the agit-prop political doc DIRT for Variety at the Holiday CInemas, told producer's rep Jeff "The Dude" Dowd that the movie "was poor, too simplistic, too redundant," says Dowd, who accompanied him over to the nearby Yarrow. Critics at Sundance are overwhelmed, they don't get much sleep.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 15, 2009
Heading into the worst seller's market in years at the Sundance Film Fest, at least one AMPTP studio specialty arm, Fox Searchlight, may not be allowed by its parent company to acquire films shot under a SAG waiver while the Guild lacked a contract for the past seven months.
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 18, 2009
Tags: Sundance 500 Days of Summer Brooklyn's Finest Humpday Sundance The Greatest
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 15, 2009
Tags: Sundance indie pick-ups SAG waivers Sundance
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 19, 2009
Here's my interview with Gordon-Levitt outside the Sundance at the Lift premiere party: Tags: Sundance 500 Days of Summer Fox Searchlight Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 19, 2009
There's so much going on that the Sundance Variety team splits things up. Tags: Sundance IFC James Toback Mike Tyson Sony Pictures Classics Variety 10 Directors to Watch
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 16, 2013
Hype Creative Agency says it lost its party space after using a small image of Redford in promotional materials. read more. The Business Movies THR, Esq. Business
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 20, 2009
By Matthew Belloni We just returned from an action-packed trip to Sundance. Well, as action-packed as a weekend can get when you're sitting through 3-4 movies a day. Between the all-night acquisition negotiations and the clients to be supported (and.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JULY 18, 2011
Eriq Gardner Tennessee-based mega-church sues IFC/Sony over new religious satire for allegedly showing its copyrighted cross design. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies
Entertainment Litigation Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
BATTLE OVER THIS YEAR'S SUNDANCE FESTIVAL PHENOM REVIVES AGE OLD QUESTION: WHEN IS A DEAL CONSIDERED A DEAL? Push" was the undisputed darling of the Sundance Film Festival last month. THE EVENTFUL DAYS FOLLOWING SUNDANCE All of the events giving rise to TWC's lawsuits in New York and Lionsgate's lawsuit in Los Angeles happened in the few days following the end of the Sundance Film Festival.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 20, 2012
Matthew Belloni The subject of 'The Queen of Versailles' sued claiming the film isn't a 'rags-to-riches-to-rags' story. But he says pretty much those exact words in the film. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq. Movies Movies
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JULY 18, 2011
Eriq Gardner Tennessee-based mega-church sues IFC/Sony over new religious satire for allegedly showing its copyrighted cross design. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies
Thompson On Hollywood
JANUARY 17, 2009
It's Snipes' second Sundance, he says; he came in 2007 to support Mike Figgis's One Night Stand. Brooklyn's Finest is a noble failure, one of those damn-the-torpedo passion projects that flounders on its own ambition. Ex-Warners exec Basil Iwanyk developed the script by Michael C.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
JANUARY 17, 2005
January 17, 2005 In this newsletter: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUNDANCE ENTRANTS Congratulations to our clients whose films have been selected for the upcoming 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Please check with the box office or the Sundance website at festival.sundance.org/2005/ for any updates. Screening times are listed, however times and locations are subject to change.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
JANUARY 17, 2005
January 17, 2005 In this newsletter: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUNDANCE ENTRANTS Congratulations to our clients whose films have been selected for the upcoming 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Please check with the box office or the Sundance website at festival.sundance.org/2005/ for any updates. Screening times are listed, however times and locations are subject to change.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2007
Congratulations to Producer Ben Odell whose film “Padre Nuestro," a Spanish-language immigrant drama set in New York City was awarded the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. For a review go to: [link] Writer/Director Cecilia Miniucchi and Executive Producer Antoni Stutz “Expired” premiered to a packed house and great reviews: Critic Dave Poland says: “Just saw what might well be this Sundance's You, Me & Everyone We Know.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2007
Congratulations to Producer Ben Odell whose film “Padre Nuestro," a Spanish-language immigrant drama set in New York City was awarded the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. For a review go to: [link] Writer/Director Cecilia Miniucchi and Executive Producer Antoni Stutz “Expired” premiered to a packed house and great reviews: Critic Dave Poland says: “Just saw what might well be this Sundance's You, Me & Everyone We Know.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2006
The line up for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival has been announced and we are pleased that seven of our clients have had their films selected: Writer/Director Craig Brewer whose film “Hustle & Flow” was a big hit at Sundance two years ago, returns with “Black Snake Moan” starring Samuel Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Christina Ricci.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2006
The line up for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival has been announced and we are pleased that seven of our clients have had their films selected: Writer/Director Craig Brewer whose film “Hustle & Flow” was a big hit at Sundance two years ago, returns with “Black Snake Moan” starring Samuel Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Christina Ricci.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
JANUARY 28, 2006
Congratulations to our client, Tin Dirdamal, whose film DeNadie won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at Sundance. Sundance programmer Joseph Beyer has said: “First-time filmmaker Tin Dirdamal displays moving photographic grace and sophisticated understanding of his subjects as he follows their search for the sustenance their native countries can't provide.
Entertainment Law Resources Blog
JANUARY 28, 2006
Congratulations to our client, Tin Dirdamal, whose film DeNadie won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at Sundance. Sundance programmer Joseph Beyer has said: “First-time filmmaker Tin Dirdamal displays moving photographic grace and sophisticated understanding of his subjects as he follows their search for the sustenance their native countries can't provide.
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