Buy, Sell, Rebuild: How Sony Pictures Chief Tony Vinciquerra Realigned the Studio for Streaming

Pedro Almodóvar’s  opened to an estimated $41,076 this weekend on three screens for a PSA of $13,692 over three days. Distributor Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker calls that cume conservative, anticipating $42-$43K for the Penelope Cruz-starrer that he said has been attracting a diverse new audience to Almodóvar, including younger moviegoers.

Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican cleric, outspoken opponent of apartheid and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Born Oct. 7, 1931, in Klerksdorp, South Africa, Tutu grew up in an era of systematic racial segregation that eventually became the official government policy known as apartheid.

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment have completed their merger, creating a combined entity led by Zee CEO Punit Goenka fit to take on the U.S. streaming giants in the nation.

Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. on Wednesday announced that they have signed definitive agreements to merge ZEEL with and into SPNI and combine their linear TV networks, digital assets, production operations and program libraries.The merged company will retain Zee’s stock market listing in India.

Lily Moayeri Has the “skip” option made main title theme songs redundant? Hardly if you consider how some of the top-shelf shows of the streaming era have married music so effectively with the tone of the accompanying series.It’s not a new phenomenon. Hearing Alabama 3’s “Woke Up This Morning” is so evocative of its parent series, “The Sopranos,” that you feel as though you’re riding shotgun with Tony Soprano as he winds his way down the New Jersey Turnpike.

A relationship debut for her birthday? Madelyn Cline was spotted out with social media star Zack Bia, getting an early start on her 24th birthday celebrations.

to the BBC, Mendoza, 42, was shot by a guman who rode up on the back of a motorbike driven by a second assailant. The gunman got off and opened fire with several other parents in the area.

Bruce Springsteen has apparently signed over his entire back catalogue of masters and their publishing to Sony for a reported $500 million (£376 million). 

Sony Pictures Classics has set a March 25 theatrical release date for The Duke, directed by the late Roger Michell. The film starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren will open in theaters in New York and Los Angeles before expanding in the following weeks. The dramedy is currently playing at the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles for a one-week awards qualifying run through Dec. 16. 

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has announced that Sony Music Group Chairman Rob Stringer will receive the 2022 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons award “for his leadership, impact and dedication to advancing innovation in the music industry.” Stringer will be honored at Clive Davis’ and the Recording Academy’s Pre-Grammy Gala, which is scheduled to return to the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles — in person — on Sunday, Jan.

Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman is sharing some new details about Tom Holland‘s future in the MCU.

Leonard Soloway, whose six-decade career as a stage general manager and producer included 59 Broadway shows that won more than 40 Tony Awards, died Saturday in Palm Springs, California. He was 93.

We’re likely going to see more collaboration between Sony Pictures and the Disney-owned Marvel Studios for future “Spider-Man” installments with teasing of a new trilogy from producer Amy Pascal and “Spider-Man 4” potentially already in development stages. There had been assumptions about the new deal struck between former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Sony’s Tom Rothman, during an in-depth interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actor Tom Holland revealed what the deal actually entails.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were pictured together in a rare reunion on Thursday as they joined forces to attend a meeting at their kids' school in Santa Monica, California.MORE: Jennifer Garner shares rare family video featuring her niece for a very special reasonThe former couple – who finalized their divorce in 2018 – have remained amicable since their split in 2015 and have continued to co-parent their three children: Violet, 16, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, nine. While they may have

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