Sentences with phrase «with film distributors»

It will do so via MoviePass Ventures, a wholly - owned subsidiary founded to co-acquire films with film distributors.

By acquiring movies and working with a film distributor, MoviePass is likely trying to increase its sources of revenue.

Not exact matches

The nation's first J - Pop mall is in the works in San Francisco, created by Japanese film distributor Viz Pictures, and will feature a Japanese - only film theater, bookstore, cafà © and fashion boutiques with the U.S.'s first boutique for Gothic Lolita fashion.

Firm distributors exhibit a strong tendency to allocate more resources to films produced by those with whom they have had prior interactions, «approving larger production budgets, marketing these films more heavily and scheduling them on more attractive release dates.»

On the surface, films by producers with a prior relationship to the distributors appear to outsell others.

Entertainment One is one of just two distributors (with at least 7 releases) in 2015 to fail to release a single positively reviewed film.

For years, IFC has released more films than any other distributor, but in 2015 it managed to outdo even itself with nearly 60 releases (though some were VOD only).

Sony's autonomous specialty films division was also one of eight distributors (with at least seven releases) to avoid releasing a negatively reviewed film in all of 2011.

Even excluding that film, however, SPC would still place 2nd among all distributors in 2013 (and maintain that A grade) with a 70.2 average.

Below are the films released by each individual distributor during 2015, ordered by average Metascore (beginning with the major studios as a group and then moving on to the smaller companies).

The distributor released more films last year than in its previous (and only) two years of existence combined, with the best being Spain's silent - film take on Snow White, Blancanieves.

Once again the most prolific distributor of the year, IFC maintained a more - than - one - film - per - week pace throughout 2013, with releases in multiple genres coming through a variety of sub-brands, including the artier Sundance Selects and the horror - oriented IFC Midnight.

Their star quality has been recognized by no less an entity than Vice Media who, some months after the film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, announced «plans to launch an extensive transmedia cross-promotion and social - media outreach campaign to capitalize on its following» with distributor Magnolia Pictures, per a May Variety item.

Almost big enough now to qualify as a major studio, Lionsgate shouldn't be confused with some of the art house distributors on this list; its films clearly target a wide audience.

By comparison, IFC is the only other distributor with as many high - scoring films last year, but that studio released over twice as many titles as Sony Classics.

A bit of impromptu (and sloppy) cosmetic surgery was also performed on this film by its U.S. distributor, with additional English dialogue scenes haphazardly edited into the already confusing original.

At the same time, Uchida is responsible for some of the most remarkable swordplay films of the 1950s and»60s; his five - film Musashi Miyamoto epic (not screened at MOMA), starring Kinnosuke Nakamura in the title role and Ken Takakura as his arch-nemesis Kojiro, surpasses the better - known Inagaki Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune in terms of both drama and swordplay, yet remains little - known in the West (despite its availability on DVD in the U.S.) After the BAM retrospective (and others) in 2008, most of Uchida's films remained unscreened and undistributed in America, so with MOMA's bigger series recently ending, it's time again to encourage distributors like the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video to bring out more of the director's masterpieces, both for critical reconsideration and for those whom the veteran filmmaker will be a major new discovery.

The distributor is targeting horror fans — primarily young adults, 17 — 25 — as well as art house and foreign film audiences 18 — 45 as it heads out with the feature this weekend.

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Submergence came into the Toronto Film Festival with several distributors having made bids, but UTA decided to wait until after the film's world premiere Sept. 10 to begin negotiations, which have carried on for the past two months.

While the sequel was greenlit by distributors 20th Century Fox before the first film had even been released, Deadpool 2 now appears to be moving forward with production.

A24, a producer and distributor of independent films, has only been around since 2012, but in just four years, the young company has already managed to establish itself as a potent brand name with a string of impressive releases, including (but not limited to) Room, Obvious Child, Spring Breakers, The End Of The Tour,...

The fest's opening - night film, Grace Of Monaco, was pulled from an early 2014 release date because of disagreements the distributor had with director Olivier Dahan.

On February 2, Walker turned to social media again, posting an Instagram photo of an emoji chia pet with the comment, «Things you get around to when your distributor pulls your film from every festival.»

It was announced on Friday that movie distributor The Orchard would not be releasing his film, I Love You, Daddy, which is about a successful television writer (C.K.), whose 17 - year - old daughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker (John Malkovich) with an appalling past.

When: June 27th Why: Bong Joon - ho's English - language debut has had a very bumpy road on its way to theaters — with U.S. distributor Harvey Weinstein reportedly wanting to cut 25 minutes from the film and add narration to make it easier to follow — but fans of the Korean director can rest easy, because the unedited version will be coming to the States after all.

Slapping it with the cynical label of «so bad it's good» does a disservice to the earnest multi-decade effort involved in completing the film, as well as the enthusiasm it inspires in fans like the true believers at distributor Drafthouse Films.

Even critics of last year's Amores Perros have admitted that an insurgence of Mexican productions into the highly populated art house distribution crowd is increasingly inevitable (the best simile that could be imagined is that the rise of Mexican cinema is like the push for Germany and Japan's permanent inclusion on the UN Security Counsil — hey, as art film distributors are saying, we're still working with the inclusion of Iran and Taiwan).

Recognizing the new audience for them, the Sundance Film Festival and savvy new distributors began launching independent films to national attention, providing audiences with a more easily accessible alternative to the mainstream.

Inside of the case you'll find another superb booklet from the distributor, complete with production stills, behind - the - scenes photos, an alternative poster for the film, and yet another fantastic essay from regular contributor Julie Kirgo.

Excellent (4 stars) Unrated Running time: 99 Minutes Distributor: The Criterion Collection DVD Extras: New digital transfer; interview with director / star Lena Dunham; 4 short films by Dunham; «Creative Nonfiction,» Dunham's 1st feature film; interview with writer / director Paul Schrader; theatrical trailer; and a booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate.

Dosunmu said other distributors courted the feature early on, but eventually went with Paladin for its theatrical release, noting: «People aren't used to seeing Michelle in this way, but Paladin was brilliant in letting the audience get a sense of the film instead of simply pushing it out in a way that doesn't make sense.»

He returns this year with an historical bio-drama, The Young Karl Marx, which premiered at last year's Berlin International Film Festival where distributor The Orchard saw the film.

Additionally, distributor Warner Bros. shuffled the release date until later in the year to better coincide with an Oscar campaign, a sign that the studio feels the film (which co-stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Chris Pratt) is a serious awards contender and not just some low - budget doodle.

However, just as the issue had slipped from memory — with many assuming the film would never be released at all — Anne Thompson dropped this brief but encouraging update from distributor Fox Searchlight a few days ago:

The distributor said the film is one of the company's «highest - scoring with test audiences.»

We don't know if the film is also good, but the cast is hard to argue with (Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Dern, Michael Stuhlbarg, seen above, and Oliver Platt) and having A24 as the film's distributor suggests good things.

It's also got Oscar specialists The Weinstein Company as its distributor and their anticipated undivided efforts, with no other film in their portfolio expected to compete as extensively.

With any luck, the film's search for a U.S. distributor will be nowhere near as difficult.

With a reported $ 125 million budget, Regency Enterprises and 20th Century Fox (the film's distributor) are eager to jump on any momentum the movie does find at the box office.

The award finishes what was a very successful festival for Irish films with The Summit being snapped up by a major US distributor Sundance Selects after its premiere at the festival and the Irish short animation Irish Folk Furniture directed by Tony Donoghue scooping the Best Animation prize at the festival.

«A Fantastic Woman» (Chile) U.S. distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Synopsis: With seven feature length films under his belt, Chilean director Sebastián Leilo finally got major international awards attention with «A Fantastic Woman,» the first of his works to be nominated for an OsWith seven feature length films under his belt, Chilean director Sebastián Leilo finally got major international awards attention with «A Fantastic Woman,» the first of his works to be nominated for an Oswith «A Fantastic Woman,» the first of his works to be nominated for an Oscar.

Distributor eOne reported that the film did exceptionally well in London, as you'd expect for a reviews - driven title, but also in the south - east in general, with big numbers at plexes in Guildford, Tunbridge Wells and Chichester.

Formed in 2014 from a merger of innovative theatrical distributor Variance Films («Sound City,» «Red Hook Summer») and leading digital distributor GoDigital, Amplify uses cutting edge marketing and distribution techniques with a focus on working directly with filmmakers to craft hand - tailored release campaigns for each film.

Two star - studded films found distributors at the festival, with The Weinstein Company picking up worldwide rights to the dark comedy The Details starring Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks, and Magnolia Pictures grabbing the US rights to the polarizingly dark drama I Melt With You starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane and Jeremy Piwith The Weinstein Company picking up worldwide rights to the dark comedy The Details starring Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks, and Magnolia Pictures grabbing the US rights to the polarizingly dark drama I Melt With You starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane and Jeremy PiWith You starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane and Jeremy Piven.

What's next for him: finding a distributor (he's learning to say»... when we get picked up») and attending more screenings of his film at SXSW, where he enjoys appearing with his mother: «My mom gets a kick out of going up onstage.»

Founded as a music distributor in 1997, The Orchard is a global innovator in the film and television distribution space, known for cutting - edge technology that provides filmmakers with up - to - the minute trending data and analytics on their projects.

Excellent (4 stars) Rated R for sexuality, drug use, pervasive profanity, ethnic slurs and graphic violence Running time: 111 minutes Studio: Plan B Entertainment Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment Blu - ray Extras: Audio commentary with writer / director Barry Jenkins; Ensemble of Emotion: The Making of Moonlight; Poetry through Collaboration: The Music of Moonlight; and Cruel Beauty: Filming in Miami.

In the days and weeks to come, Hollywood studios and independent distributors will be releasing all sorts of films that are crammed with producer credits.

The company plans to co-acquire films with established distributors.