Paramount Taps Cameron Saunders to Oversee Europeon Distribution and Marketing He previously supervised theatrical releases in the U.K. and Ireland for Fox. Cameron Saunders is joining Paramount Pictures in the role of executive vp, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, supervising the distribution and marketing of all the studio’s theatrical […]
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IDW’s Chris Ryall Steps Down as CCO and Editor-in-Chief The exec had been with indie publisher since 2004. A surprise move in the comics industry came Wednesday afternoon when it was revealed that Chris Ryall has stepped down from his position as chief creative officer and editor-in-chief at IDW Publishing. […]
‘Studio 54’: Film Review | Sundance 2018 Matt Tyrnauer’s doc charts the rise and fall of the disco that became synonymous with velvet-rope debauchery. Striking the right balance of elation and regret — that is, just enough of the latter to not let anybody off the hook — Matt Tyrnauer’s […]
Sundance: Danish Thriller ‘The Guilty’ Lands at Magnolia Directed by Gustav Moller, the film centers on an alarm dispatcher who answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman, but the call is suddenly disconnected, setting in motion the search for her. Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Gustav […]
‘What They Had’: Film Review | Sundance 2018 Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon star as the concerned adult children of a mother sliding into dementia, played by Blythe Danner, in this domestic drama about family, home and memory. A deluxe ensemble cast and a judicious trickle of minor-key humor elevate […]
‘King in the Wilderness’: Film Review | Sundance 2018 Multiple Emmy winner Peter Kunhardt examines the conflicted period between the Voting Rights Act and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in this probing study for HBO. The massive strides of the civil rights movement under Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]
‘The Last Race’: Film Review | Sundance 2018 Renowned photographer Michael Dweck’s meditative feature documentary revolves around the devoted community associated with a Long Island racetrack. The all-American sport of stock car racing conjures images of super-charged vehicles tearing around a banked track at teeth-rattling speed, surrounded by grandstands packed […]
With Sundance 2018, a festival reaches to meet the moment Yes, there are still movies at the Sundance Film Festival. But the 2018 edition of the preeminent indie film showcase, which kicks off Thursday night in Park City, Utah, also will be dealing with a moment of tumultuous upheaval and […]
‘Forever My Girl’: Film Review A country music superstar reconnects with the woman he left at the altar in this romantic drama based on Heidi McLaughlin’s novel. You have to give credit to Bethany Ashton Wolf’s adaptation of Heidi McLaughlin’s novel Forever My Girl’ for not shying away from its […]
Average Price of a Movie Ticket Soars to $8.97 in 2017 Individual admissions, meanwhile, declined by more than six percent. While the average price of a movie ticket in the U.S. rose to $8.97 in 2017, an increase of 3.69 percent, total domestic box office in North America dropped by […]
