Mark Urman, a veteran independent film distributor who headed Paladin Films for the past decade, died on Saturday after a short illness. He was 66.
Urman executive produced “Monster’s Ball” and “Murderball,” and was involved in campaigns for Oscar contenders “Half Nelson,” “Affliction,” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” He broke into the entertainment business in the 1980s by working in publicity at United Artists in New York, followed by Columbia Pictures’ Triumph Films and Dennis Davidson Associates.
In 1997, he became a distribution executive at Cinepix Film Properties, which became Lionsgate. He moved to ThinkFilm in 2001 to head theatrical distribution and oversaw the release of “Half Nelson,” for which Ryan Gosling received a best actor Academy Award nomination; Oscar-winning documentaries “Taxi to the Dark Side” and “Born Into Brothels”; and docs “Spellbound,” “The Story of the Weeping Camel,” “Murderball,” and “War/Dance.”
After a brief stint at Senator,...
Urman executive produced “Monster’s Ball” and “Murderball,” and was involved in campaigns for Oscar contenders “Half Nelson,” “Affliction,” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” He broke into the entertainment business in the 1980s by working in publicity at United Artists in New York, followed by Columbia Pictures’ Triumph Films and Dennis Davidson Associates.
In 1997, he became a distribution executive at Cinepix Film Properties, which became Lionsgate. He moved to ThinkFilm in 2001 to head theatrical distribution and oversaw the release of “Half Nelson,” for which Ryan Gosling received a best actor Academy Award nomination; Oscar-winning documentaries “Taxi to the Dark Side” and “Born Into Brothels”; and docs “Spellbound,” “The Story of the Weeping Camel,” “Murderball,” and “War/Dance.”
After a brief stint at Senator,...
- 1/14/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran indie film distributor Mark Urman, most recently president and CEO of New York-based Paladin Films, died Saturday following a bout with cancer, a rep for Paladin confirmed. He was 66.
Urman began his career in the international publicity department at United Artists, followed by publicity positions with Columbia Pictures and the studio’s Triumph Films. In 1997, he left the PR firm Dennis Davidson and Associates to join Cinepix Film Properties as its head of U.S. distribution.
While serving as distribution president at ThinkFilm in the early 2000s, Urman steered seven films to Oscar nominations in six years, with “Taxi to the Dark Side” and “Born Into Brothels” both winning the gold for Best Documentary Feature.
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He also shepherded successful Oscar campaigns for the films “Monsters Ball,” “Affliction,” “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” and “Gods and Monsters,...
Urman began his career in the international publicity department at United Artists, followed by publicity positions with Columbia Pictures and the studio’s Triumph Films. In 1997, he left the PR firm Dennis Davidson and Associates to join Cinepix Film Properties as its head of U.S. distribution.
While serving as distribution president at ThinkFilm in the early 2000s, Urman steered seven films to Oscar nominations in six years, with “Taxi to the Dark Side” and “Born Into Brothels” both winning the gold for Best Documentary Feature.
Also Read: Verna Bloom, 'Animal House' and 'Last Temptation of Christ' Actress, Dies at 80
He also shepherded successful Oscar campaigns for the films “Monsters Ball,” “Affliction,” “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” and “Gods and Monsters,...
- 1/14/2019
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Veteran independent film executive Mark Urman died Saturday after a short bout with cancer, IndieWire has confirmed. He was 66. His family requests privacy, and advised a statement will be coming in the next few days.
The Union College graduate started out in the international publicity department at United Artists in New York, followed by publicity posts at Columbia Pictures and the studio’s Triumph Films, and PR firm Dennis Davidson and Associates. In 1997, he left Dda to join Cinepix Film Properties, then just acquired by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., as the head of U.S. distribution.
That was the start of a passionate career in specialized film, including multiple Oscar contenders like “Monsters Ball,” “Affliction,” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.”
As distribution president at New York indie distributor ThinkFilm, Urman delivered seven Academy Award nominations in six years. Alex Gibney’s “Taxi to the Dark Side” and...
The Union College graduate started out in the international publicity department at United Artists in New York, followed by publicity posts at Columbia Pictures and the studio’s Triumph Films, and PR firm Dennis Davidson and Associates. In 1997, he left Dda to join Cinepix Film Properties, then just acquired by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., as the head of U.S. distribution.
That was the start of a passionate career in specialized film, including multiple Oscar contenders like “Monsters Ball,” “Affliction,” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.”
As distribution president at New York indie distributor ThinkFilm, Urman delivered seven Academy Award nominations in six years. Alex Gibney’s “Taxi to the Dark Side” and...
- 1/13/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Veteran independent film executive Mark Urman died Saturday after a short bout with cancer, IndieWire has confirmed. He was 66. His family requests privacy, and advised a statement will be coming in the next few days.
The Union College graduate started out in the international publicity department at United Artists in New York, followed by publicity posts at Columbia Pictures and the studio’s Triumph Films, and PR firm Dennis Davidson and Associates. In 1997, he left Dda to join Cinepix Film Properties, then just acquired by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., as the head of U.S. distribution.
That was the start of a passionate career in specialized film, including multiple Oscar contenders like “Monsters Ball,” “Affliction,” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.”
As distribution president at New York indie distributor ThinkFilm, Urman delivered seven Academy Award nominations in six years. Alex Gibney’s “Taxi to the Dark Side” and...
The Union College graduate started out in the international publicity department at United Artists in New York, followed by publicity posts at Columbia Pictures and the studio’s Triumph Films, and PR firm Dennis Davidson and Associates. In 1997, he left Dda to join Cinepix Film Properties, then just acquired by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., as the head of U.S. distribution.
That was the start of a passionate career in specialized film, including multiple Oscar contenders like “Monsters Ball,” “Affliction,” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.”
As distribution president at New York indie distributor ThinkFilm, Urman delivered seven Academy Award nominations in six years. Alex Gibney’s “Taxi to the Dark Side” and...
- 1/13/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
For about 35 years now, Rob Reiner has been a director. For the first decade and a half, he was among the best in the business. Recently? Not so much. That being said, we’re focusing on the good today. Since he’s releasing a new film in the next few days, it feels apt to look at his best work. So, that’s what I’m doing. A full ranking of all of his movies is on the way, with special attention paid to his top features. I would argue that half of his output is good to very good, with five or six legitimately great works on his resume. This week, Reiner puts out his 20th feature, this time another political offering. It’s Shock and Awe, his treatise on the lies of the Bush Administration, namely in terms of going to war with Iraq. As per IMDb:...
- 7/10/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Sebastien Chesneau’s sales agency Cercamon has acquired the international sales rights to “We the Coyotes,” which premieres in Cannes’ Acid section.
The film, which was directed by two young French helmers, Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via, but shot in English in Los Angeles. Morgan Saylor, who previously appeared in Elizabeth Wood’s “White Girl,” Rob Reiner’s “Being Charlie” and Maggie Betts’ “Novitiate,” stars alongside McCaul Lombardi, who has appeared in Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey,” Geremy Jasper’s “Patti Cake$,” and Matt Porterfield’s “Sollers Point,” opposite Jim Belushi. The producer is Raphaël Gindre.
The film centers on Amanda and Jake who “are in love and want to start a new life together in Los Angeles,” according to a statement. “Will they make the right decisions? Their first 24 hours in L.A. take them all around the city, bringing more surprises and frustrations than expected.”
“We the...
The film, which was directed by two young French helmers, Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via, but shot in English in Los Angeles. Morgan Saylor, who previously appeared in Elizabeth Wood’s “White Girl,” Rob Reiner’s “Being Charlie” and Maggie Betts’ “Novitiate,” stars alongside McCaul Lombardi, who has appeared in Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey,” Geremy Jasper’s “Patti Cake$,” and Matt Porterfield’s “Sollers Point,” opposite Jim Belushi. The producer is Raphaël Gindre.
The film centers on Amanda and Jake who “are in love and want to start a new life together in Los Angeles,” according to a statement. “Will they make the right decisions? Their first 24 hours in L.A. take them all around the city, bringing more surprises and frustrations than expected.”
“We the...
- 5/3/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Released on September 4th by Cockerel Entertainment, Being Charlie comes from director Rob Reiner and star Nick Robinson (The 5th Wave, Jurassic World, Kings of Summer) Common (John Wick: Chapter 2, Selma, Smoking Aces) Morgan Saylor (Homeland) and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride).
Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he’s given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.
Being Charlie is released on Monday 4th September on both DVD & Digital platforms. Pre-order now: Amazon | iTunes
Thanks to Cockerel Entertainment, we have 3 copies of Being Charlie on DVD to giveaway. To win one just answer the following question:
Being Charlie star Nick Robinson played which character in Jurassic World?...
Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he’s given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.
Being Charlie is released on Monday 4th September on both DVD & Digital platforms. Pre-order now: Amazon | iTunes
Thanks to Cockerel Entertainment, we have 3 copies of Being Charlie on DVD to giveaway. To win one just answer the following question:
Being Charlie star Nick Robinson played which character in Jurassic World?...
- 9/2/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
There are several reasons why Rob Reiner might not seem like the right guy to direct a movie about Lbj. For one thing, the filmmaker has always been an outspoken liberal. For another, it’s hard to imagine that a man whose recent output includes “Flipped” and “The Bucket List” has any interest in making a movie about real people, let alone someone so famous. (We’ll grant him “Being Charlie,” the intensely personal drama he made about his son earlier this year.)
But the most pressing reason why Reiner doesn’t seem like a natural fit for the subject is that we live in a world where actual politics are starting to feel more like the movies with every passing day, and this may not the best time for someone with such cartoonish sensibilities to revisit the beltway. After all, the climactic speech that Michael Douglas delivered at the...
But the most pressing reason why Reiner doesn’t seem like a natural fit for the subject is that we live in a world where actual politics are starting to feel more like the movies with every passing day, and this may not the best time for someone with such cartoonish sensibilities to revisit the beltway. After all, the climactic speech that Michael Douglas delivered at the...
- 9/16/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Making a troubled protagonist engaging and sympathetic as they strive to overcome drastic circumstances that they have brought upon themselves can be a challenging process for many filmmakers. But director-producer Rob Reiner helped craft a relatable and honest, yet equally distraught, main character in the drama, ‘Being Charlie,’ who initially resents his parents for forcing him to break his drug addiction. However, on his turbulent road to sobriety, the film’s title teenager learns just how important it really is to discover who he really is without being influenced by external sources. ‘Being Charlie,’ which is based in part on personal experiences, was co-written by the filmmaker’s son, Nick Reiner, and [ Read More ]
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- 9/11/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Money Monster (drama-thriller; George Clooney, Julia Roberts; bonus featurette available; rated R) The Darkness (horror; Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell; rated PG-13) The Meddler (comedy-drama; Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne; rated PG-13) A Bigger Splash (drama; Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts; rated R) Being Charlie (comedy-drama; Nick Robinson, Common; rated R) Compadres (action-comedy; Omar Chaparro, Aislinn...
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- 9/7/2016
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
The Toronto International Film Festival — aka Tiff — has announced its first round of picks for this year’s festival, including Galas and Special Presentations, along with the festival’s opening night selection, Antoine Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven,” and their closing night pick, Kelly Fremon Craig’s feature directorial debut “The Edge of Seventeen.” Filled with early awards contenders, returning filmmakers and favorites from other festivals from around the globe, it’s a meaty selection of offerings that firmly announces the imminent arrival of the cinematic bonanza otherwise known as the fall festival season.
There are plenty of familiar faces here, including Denis Villeneuve, who will be bringing his “Arrival” to the same festival that has also screened his “Sicario” and “Prisoners” in previous years. The year after debuting his “Being Charlie” at Tiff, director Rob Reiner will return with his Woody Harrelson-starring biopic “Lbj.” Lone Scherfig, who has...
There are plenty of familiar faces here, including Denis Villeneuve, who will be bringing his “Arrival” to the same festival that has also screened his “Sicario” and “Prisoners” in previous years. The year after debuting his “Being Charlie” at Tiff, director Rob Reiner will return with his Woody Harrelson-starring biopic “Lbj.” Lone Scherfig, who has...
- 7/26/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Rob Reiner‘s last box office hit was a decade ago with “The Bucket List,” but you’d arguably have to go back to the 1990s to find his last good film. In more recent years, he’s made a string of indies (“Flipped,” “The Magic Of Belle Isle,” “And So It Goes,” “Being Charlie“) that have been […]
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- 7/13/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Woody Harrelson is in talks to join Rob Reiner’s Iraq war film “Shock And Awe.” According to Deadline, the political charged picture centers on a group of journalists investigating the assertions by the Bush Administration about Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, the reason given by the administration for the invasion of Iraq.
“Shock And Awe” is written by Joey Hartstone, who also penned Reiner’s “Lbj” film and features Harrelson. Reiner has had the project in development for several years and is finally scheduled to start production this year.
Read More: How Rob Reiner Survived 20 Years of Bad Movie Making
Reiner, Matthew George and Michele Reiner are producing, with Jorva Entertainment financing. The company previously partnered with Reiner on his drama “Being Charlie,” which premiered last year at the Toronto Film Festival.
Harrelson has been in a slew of successful films in these past years. Last...
“Shock And Awe” is written by Joey Hartstone, who also penned Reiner’s “Lbj” film and features Harrelson. Reiner has had the project in development for several years and is finally scheduled to start production this year.
Read More: How Rob Reiner Survived 20 Years of Bad Movie Making
Reiner, Matthew George and Michele Reiner are producing, with Jorva Entertainment financing. The company previously partnered with Reiner on his drama “Being Charlie,” which premiered last year at the Toronto Film Festival.
Harrelson has been in a slew of successful films in these past years. Last...
- 7/12/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Director Rob Reiner is no stranger to family classics, and while Being Charlie is, technically, a “family film,” it’s certainly not another Stand By Me or The Princess Bride. It’ll rip your insides out and make you feel helpless, because life isn’t always a storybook fairytale or a rockstar’s dream. The truth is, at one point or another during out earthly lives, we’re going to fuck up. There’s no instruction manual on how to “properly” navigate emotions, temptations and something as normal as parenthood. Things are going to get tough, and maybe unexpectedly dark, but there’s always redemption. Redemption through self-worth, redemption through pain and redemption through a commitment made towards being the person we want to be. Life is too precious to be wasted – even for those farthest gone.
Being Charlie (Nick Robinson) isn’t easy. While all his friends are pursuing...
Being Charlie (Nick Robinson) isn’t easy. While all his friends are pursuing...
- 5/8/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Going for those maternal instincts, Screen Media Films will roll out the star-packed Mothers And Daughters over the Mother’s Day Weekend, the title joining a crowded field of newcomers hitting theaters ahead of the summer blockbuster season. Paladin will open Rob Reiner's Being Charlie, which it says is the actor/filmmaker's most personal movie in years. The title is also one of his lowest budgeted films. Just ahead of next week's start of the Cannes Film Festival, IFC…...
- 5/6/2016
- Deadline
For Rob Reiner — who helmed the laugh-filled classics This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally..., among many others — it's the dark and deeply personal drama Being Charlie that he considers a major highlight of his career. "It was not the easiest but it was probably the most satisfying," he tells The Hollywood Reporter of his new film, which stars Nick Robinson as the titular teenager grappling with drug addiction and the shadow of his famous father (Cary Elwes). The film was tough to make not only because it features a script co-written by and based on
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- 5/6/2016
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Rob Reiner-directed Being Charlie comes out from Paladin on Friday. Financed and produced by Jorva Entertainment Productions, the film was co-scripted by Reiner’s son Nick and Matt Elisofon about Nick’s personal battle with addiction. The clip features Cary Elwes as a candidate for California governor and Susan Misner as his wife — the parents of an addict (Nick Robinson) who have a heated argument about how they are dealing with their son. Morgan Saylor…...
- 5/6/2016
- Deadline
Director Rob Reiner’s comeback film, based on a screenplay by his son, is packed with cliches about teenage drug addiction, but not without charm
Critics frequently cite François Truffaut’s theory that there can never be a true anti-war film. I’d like to extend this to the much smaller genre of films about young kids of privilege who get stuck in drug rehabs or mental wards. What adolescent doesn’t want to scowl and spit in the face of square adults who just don’t get it? Moreover, these boys (it’s almost always boys) brood their way right into the hearts and arms of understanding, sexy girls who also refuse to do what society says. What a blast! From David and Lisa to It’s Kind of a Funny Story (making stops along the way with scenes from Ordinary People and lesser known movies like Manic) I...
Critics frequently cite François Truffaut’s theory that there can never be a true anti-war film. I’d like to extend this to the much smaller genre of films about young kids of privilege who get stuck in drug rehabs or mental wards. What adolescent doesn’t want to scowl and spit in the face of square adults who just don’t get it? Moreover, these boys (it’s almost always boys) brood their way right into the hearts and arms of understanding, sexy girls who also refuse to do what society says. What a blast! From David and Lisa to It’s Kind of a Funny Story (making stops along the way with scenes from Ordinary People and lesser known movies like Manic) I...
- 5/5/2016
- by Jordan Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
Director Rob Reiner’s comeback film, based on a screenplay by his son, is packed with cliches about teenage drug addiction, but not without charm
Critics frequently cite François Truffaut’s theory that there can never be a true anti-war film. I’d like to extend this to the much smaller genre of films about young kids of privilege who get stuck in drug rehabs or mental wards. What adolescent doesn’t want to scowl and spit in the face of square adults who just don’t get it? Moreover, these boys (it’s almost always boys) brood their way right into the hearts and arms of understanding, sexy girls who also refuse to do what society says. What a blast! From David and Lisa to It’s Kind of a Funny Story (making stops along the way with scenes from Ordinary People and lesser known movies like Manic) I...
Critics frequently cite François Truffaut’s theory that there can never be a true anti-war film. I’d like to extend this to the much smaller genre of films about young kids of privilege who get stuck in drug rehabs or mental wards. What adolescent doesn’t want to scowl and spit in the face of square adults who just don’t get it? Moreover, these boys (it’s almost always boys) brood their way right into the hearts and arms of understanding, sexy girls who also refuse to do what society says. What a blast! From David and Lisa to It’s Kind of a Funny Story (making stops along the way with scenes from Ordinary People and lesser known movies like Manic) I...
- 5/5/2016
- by Jordan Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
After a string of hits in the 80s and 90s, director Rob Reiner has struggled to achieve the same success. Some of his projects post-2000 have made money and some have provided laughs, but none found staying power. It’s not all his fault. The best film during this period didn’t even garner a wide release and it was a real shame because Flipped held a worthwhile kinship to the likes of Stand By Me. So it comes as no shock to discover his latest worthwhile feature also harkens back to the coming-of-age drama with the trials and tribulations of youth. The difference is that this one isn’t about nostalgia. Being Charlie is instead about pain, family, and survival. It’s also about him.
Yes, it isn’t a coincidence that co-screenwriter Nick Reiner shares Rob’s last name — he is his son. Unlike growing up in the...
Yes, it isn’t a coincidence that co-screenwriter Nick Reiner shares Rob’s last name — he is his son. Unlike growing up in the...
- 5/5/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Ahoy! Whether you can believe it or not, we’re officially done with a full third of the year folks. I’ll be doing a run down of the best of the first third later on this week, but that’s looking back, and today we’re looking forward. As such, I have once again taken the opportunity of the first part of a new month to go over some new releases worth looking out for. It’s May now, so much like the seasons are still evolving, so to are the films coming out. Yes, we’re almost at blockbuster time, give or take if you’re steadfast in waiting to christen that in June, with the overt studio dumping ground in the rearview mirror. We might even start to see some awards hopefuls begin to hit theaters sporadically. Time will tell in that regard, but it’s actually...
- 5/2/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Nick Reiner was packed off to his first rehab facility around his 15th birthday. Now 22, he's co-written a film loosely based on that experience - and the 17 rehab stays that followed - directed by his dad, Rob (When Harry Met Sally..., The Princess Bride). Being Charlie stars Nick Robinson as Charlie, the son of a famous former actor running for governor (Cary Elwes). "It's not my life," says Reiner of the film, but "I went to a lot of these places, so I had a lot of these stories." One thing Charlie faces briefly in the film is homelessness, something...
- 4/20/2016
- by Alynda Wheat, @AlyndaWheat
- PEOPLE.com
Nick Reiner was packed off to his first rehab facility around his 15th birthday. Now 22, he's co-written a film loosely based on that experience - and the 17 rehab stays that followed - directed by his dad, Rob (When Harry Met Sally..., The Princess Bride). Being Charlie stars Nick Robinson as Charlie, the son of a famous former actor running for governor (Cary Elwes). "It's not my life," says Reiner of the film, but "I went to a lot of these places, so I had a lot of these stories." One thing Charlie faces briefly in the film is homelessness, something...
- 4/20/2016
- by Alynda Wheat, @AlyndaWheat
- PEOPLE.com
In Being Charlie, Charlie Mills (Jurassic World's Nick Robinson) finds love in the wrong place - and People has your exclusive first look at the trailer. Directed by The Princess Bride's Rob Reiner, Being Charlie follows Charlie, a privileged and reckless 18-year-old with an addiction problem who breaks out of a rehab center. His father (Cary Elwes), worried about how his son's issues will affect his campaign for governor, gives him an ultimatum: "You can either head back to treatment or live on the streets." So, Charlie accepts the offer and enters a new program run by Travis...
- 4/8/2016
- PEOPLE.com
In Being Charlie, Charlie Mills (Jurassic World's Nick Robinson) finds love in the wrong place - and People has your exclusive first look at the trailer. Directed by The Princess Bride's Rob Reiner, Being Charlie follows Charlie, a privileged and reckless 18-year-old with an addiction problem who breaks out of a rehab center. His father (Cary Elwes), worried about how his son's issues will affect his campaign for governor, gives him an ultimatum: "You can either head back to treatment or live on the streets." So, Charlie accepts the offer and enters a new program run by Travis...
- 4/8/2016
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: The film and TV veteran heads to the Efm with his new worldwide sales and distribution venture, kicking off with two projects.
First up on the Bob’s Your Uncle slate is Being Charlie directed by Rob Reiner, about the troubled son of an actor-turned-politician forced to take control of his life. Nick Reiner and Matt Elisofon wrote the screenplay.
Nick Robinson from Sony release The 5th Wave stars with Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick, Cary Elwes and Common.
The film from Castle Rock Entertainment and Jorva Entertainment Productions was made in association with Defiant Pictures and premiered in Toronto last autumn. Reiner produced with Johnson Chan, Stephanie Rennie and Simon Goldberg.
DuBow has scheduled market screenings in Berlin on February 12 and 16.
John Jarratt makes his directorial debut and stars in Stalkher, about a home invader who chooses the wrong property.
The Ozpix Entertainment Production is produced by Craig A. Kocincki, [link...
First up on the Bob’s Your Uncle slate is Being Charlie directed by Rob Reiner, about the troubled son of an actor-turned-politician forced to take control of his life. Nick Reiner and Matt Elisofon wrote the screenplay.
Nick Robinson from Sony release The 5th Wave stars with Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick, Cary Elwes and Common.
The film from Castle Rock Entertainment and Jorva Entertainment Productions was made in association with Defiant Pictures and premiered in Toronto last autumn. Reiner produced with Johnson Chan, Stephanie Rennie and Simon Goldberg.
DuBow has scheduled market screenings in Berlin on February 12 and 16.
John Jarratt makes his directorial debut and stars in Stalkher, about a home invader who chooses the wrong property.
The Ozpix Entertainment Production is produced by Craig A. Kocincki, [link...
- 1/28/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
NBC's musical television production of The Wiz Live stars world-class performers and recording artists including Queen Latifah Chicago, Mary J. Blige Empire, Ne-Yo Red Tails, and David Alan Grier In Living Color. Staying true to the groundbreaking Broadway show that put a vivid urban spin on the land of Oz, this fresh new trip down the yellow brick road also stars Common Being Charlie, Elijah Kelley Hairspray, Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black, Amber Riley Glee, Stephanie Mills The Love Boat, and newcomer Shanice Williams as Dorothy. Also included on the DVD will be the NBC special, The Making of The Wiz Live, featuring the behind-the-scenes story of producing this live television event...
- 12/4/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
After the initial slate for the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival was announced last month there were many observers, including this pundit, who wondered of the annual September event had once again lost the battle of premieres to its Fall festival cousins. While debuting Ridley Scott's "The Martian," Jean Marc Valle's "Demolition" and Michael Moore's "Where Do We Invade Next" is nothing to sneeze at the fact some of the most anticipated films of the year are heading to Venice and Telluride first has to be a bit disheartening. Especially when it's your 40th anniversary. Never fear fans of the Great White North, Toronto always seems to land some eyebrow raising last minute additions and this year is no different. Today Tiff announced that David Gordon Green's "Our Brand Is Crisis" with Sandra Bullock, Marc Abraham's "I Saw The Light" with Tom Hiddleston, Catherine Hardwicke's "Miss You Already...
- 8/19/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
While the Toronto International Film Festival showcases, among its lineups, genre films, Canadian films, and features from notable underseen filmmakers and countries, the festival has also become a premier destination for high-profile features, features that often go on to become major contenders during the awards circuit that follows after a few months. These films are often found in the Gala and Special Presentations Programme, with the Gala Programme focusing on films that garner interest among the festival goers. Special Presentations, on the other hand, showcases key premieres.
Following the first wave lineup announcement, the festival has now announced additions to both Programmes. Pace Cabezas’ Mr. Right will be the closing night film for the 2015 Festival. The full list of additions, along with the official synopsis of each film, can be seen below.
Gala
Disorder, directed by Alice Winocour, making its North American Premiere
In this masterfully engineered thriller, a young...
Following the first wave lineup announcement, the festival has now announced additions to both Programmes. Pace Cabezas’ Mr. Right will be the closing night film for the 2015 Festival. The full list of additions, along with the official synopsis of each film, can be seen below.
Gala
Disorder, directed by Alice Winocour, making its North American Premiere
In this masterfully engineered thriller, a young...
- 8/18/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
The Toronto International Film Festival has added 5 Galas and 19 Special Presentations to its huge and highly anticipated international lineup including the Closing Night Film, Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right.
In July, it was announced that Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition will open the 2015 Festival. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis, Demolition will have its world premiere on September 10 at Roy Thomson Hall.
Toronto audiences will be among the first to screen films by directors Ridley Scott, Deepa Mehta, Lenny Abrahamson, Brian Helgeland, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, Jason Bateman, Cary Fukunaga, Catherine Corsini, Stephen Frears, Tom Hooper, Hany Abu-Assad, Meghna Gulzar, Terence Davies, Jonás Cuarón, Julie Delpy, Rebecca Miller, Rob Reiner, Catherine Hardwicke, Pan Nalin, Lorene Scafaria, David Gordon Green, Matthew Cullen, Gaby Dellal, James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham.
The various films listed below star Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Susan Sarandon, Gary Oldman, Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore,...
In July, it was announced that Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition will open the 2015 Festival. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis, Demolition will have its world premiere on September 10 at Roy Thomson Hall.
Toronto audiences will be among the first to screen films by directors Ridley Scott, Deepa Mehta, Lenny Abrahamson, Brian Helgeland, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, Jason Bateman, Cary Fukunaga, Catherine Corsini, Stephen Frears, Tom Hooper, Hany Abu-Assad, Meghna Gulzar, Terence Davies, Jonás Cuarón, Julie Delpy, Rebecca Miller, Rob Reiner, Catherine Hardwicke, Pan Nalin, Lorene Scafaria, David Gordon Green, Matthew Cullen, Gaby Dellal, James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham.
The various films listed below star Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Susan Sarandon, Gary Oldman, Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore,...
- 8/18/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Potential awards season contenders Truth from James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham’s I Saw The Light starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams land world premiere slots, while Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right will close the festival.
London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.
The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.
Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...
London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.
The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.
Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...
- 8/18/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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- 6/12/2015
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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