Greenwich Entertainment Acquires ‘Savior For Sale,’ Doc On Disputed $450M Da Vinci Masterpiece, Plans September Release

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Swing, the indie coming-of-age drama set in the world of elite rowing. Michael Mailer directed and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon stars in the film, which is getting a fall theatrical platform release after a planned festival run.

EXCLUSIVE: Director Nony Geffen’s (Not in Tel Aviv) next project will be Live Well Done, a documentary telling the story of Army Sergeant turned stand-up comedian Bobby Henline.

EXCLUSIVE: The Wolf of Wall Street and The Sopranos scribe Terence Winter has been set to write the script for Otherwise Illegal Activity, based on the true story of a recently de-classified undercover operation. The film is centered on an American convict recruited from behind bars by the Joint Terrorism Task Force to infiltrate the circle of a prominent community leader suspected of harboring large-scale plans to commit acts of terrorism on U.S. soil.

EXCLUSIVE: Just in time for the start of a new school year, Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Try Harder!, a documentary set within San Francisco’s most competitive public high school.

Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Horror Story) and Danielle Harris (the Halloween franchise, The Conners) have joined the cast and production team of the psychological thriller feature Anne, With Love starring Blaine Morris.

Jamie Lang After making its North American Premiere in the Fantasia Film Festival’s Camera Lucida sidebar, Seth A. Smith’s dystopian sci-fi thriller “Tin Can” was picked up by Canada’s levelFILM for domestic distribution.In the film, a new fungal disease called Coral is spreading rapidly across the planet.

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment Squad has acquired rights to Motherly, a home invasion thriller directed by Craig David Wallace, ahead of its world premiere at Fright Fest London later this month. The Horror Collective, the genre label of Shaked Berenson’s Entertainment Squad, plans a day-and-date U.S. release November 16.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Music Entertainment, the film and television division of Warner Music Group (WMG), and London and Los Angeles based television and film production company Lightbox, have signed a partnership deal to co-produce, co-develop and co-finance non-fiction film and TV projects.The deal gives Lightbox, founded by double Oscar winner Simon Chinn (“Searching For Sugar Man,” “Man on Wire,” “Tina”) and double Emmy winner Jonathan Chinn (“LA 92,” “American High,” “Whitney”), access

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for “American Horror Stories” Episode 5, “Ba’al.”)“American Horror Story” newcomer Vanessa Estelle Williams stars as therapist Dr. Berger in the fifth episode of FX on Hulu’s “American Horror Stories.” The episode follows Liv Whitley (Billie Lourd), a young, new mom in a constant state of worry, questioning her mothering skills, while Dr.

Streaming network FilmRise has acquired the digital distribution rights to over 300 different film titles from the Maverick Entertainment Library, which is known for its diverse movies targeted at African American audiences and with niche genres. The titles in the deal include 2019’s “New Year, New Us” starring Kellen Marcus (pictured) and Courtney Gray, “Murder Gardens” starring Bertrand E.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNadav Lapid’s thought-provoking film “Ahed’s Knee,” which just world premiered at Cannes and won the jury prize, has been acquired by Kino Lorber for North American distribution.“Ahed’s Knee” will have its North American premiere in the Special Presentations section at Toronto.

EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films has acquired North American rights to The Novice, the first feature from writer/director Lauren Hadaway, which will debut in select theaters, digital platforms and VOD on December 17th.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to Derek Presley’s action thriller Red Stone, starring Neal McDonough (Yellowstone), Dash Melrose (Ida Red) and Michael Cudlitz (Clarice), with plans to release it in select theaters, on demand and digital this winter.

Whelm, the Great Depression-era indie written and directed by Skyler Lawson and shot on Kodak 16mm, is setting its rollout that will include a 35mm roadshow screenings that begins next month in Beverly Hills.

Mena Suvari is opening up about her incredible experience working with Chris Klein on, and what it meant to her given her troubled personal life at the time. ET's Lauren Zima spoke with the actress about her new memoir, , and she talked about the beloved 1999 comedy that also spawned two sequels.Suvari plays Heather in the film, a choir girl who becomes the love interest of Klein's Oz, a confident lacrosse player.

Mena Suvari has a new perspective when it comes to a specific memory of working with Kevin Spacey on the 1999 critically acclaimed film . ET's Lauren Zima spoke with the 42-year-old actress about her memoir, , and Suvari reflected on a strange encounter with the actor while they were filming.Suvari plays Angela in the film, the best friend of Spacey's character Lester's daughter, whom he becomes obsessed with.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios Company, has acquired North American rights to The Florist, with plans to release the film on digital and cable VOD on August 10.

FX has ordered new installments in the New York Times Presents franchise, which is behind such acclaimed documentaries as Framing Britney Spears.