Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal for Neon alongside Ryan Heller for Topic Studios with CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international rights.
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Also Read: How IFC Films' Bet on Drive-In Theaters Paid Off During the PandemicRaiff stars in “S—house” alongside Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker, Logan Miller and Olivia Welch and is the story of Alex, a friendless college freshman who is seriously contemplating transferring to a college closer to his mom (Landecker) and sister (Welch), to whom he is still extremely tethered.
Everything changes one night when Alex takes a leap and attends a party at his campus’ party house ‘S—house,’ where he
.Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal for Neon alongside Ryan Heller for Topic Studios with CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international rights.
Neon has acquired the U.S. rights to Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer,” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, out of the virtual Cannes market for $4 million, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders,” “Taboo”) wrote the screenplay and production is set to begin in early 2021.
Also Read: The New Look of Documentary Film in a Coronavirus WorldThe documentary was produced by Steve Robillard and Mohamed AlRafi and executive produced by Paula Manzanedo-Schmit and Original Productions’ Jeff Hasler, Ernie Avila, and Brian Lovett.Also appearing in the documentary is the mastermind of the “cronut” Dominique Ansel, and together he and Ottolenghi position their Met event as both an expression and critique of excess.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to “Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles,” a documentary about one Isreali chef’s attempts to recreate some of the French Monarchy’s most delicious desserts.The film is the latest work from Laura Gabbert, who previously teamed with IFC Films on “City of Gold,” a look at the late food critic Jonathan Gold and his connection to the culinary scene of Los Angeles.
Christopher Nolan’s fight to keep “Tenet” released in July is well-documented. This is a discussion that has lasted months, as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carl Radke, best known for his role on Bravo’s Summer House, is opening up about his journey to being a happier person. In May, the reality star, 35, told Us Weekly exclusively that he was sober — something that has continued into the summer.“I stopped drinking in March,” Radke said on the Wednesday, June 24, episode of “The Publyssity Podcast” with host Alyssa Amoroso.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films is acquiring North American rights to “No Man’s Land,” a modern-day Western set along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAmazon Studios has taken all global rights to Story Syndicate’s Untitled Voting Rights documentary about voter suppression featuring politician, lawyer and author Stacey Abrams. The doc comes from Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Liz Garbus and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lisa Cortés, and the plan is for Amazon to release the doc in theaters prior to this year’s U.S.
Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to Blithe Spirit starring Leslie Mann (This is 40, The Other Woman), Dan Stevens (Beauty and the Beast, Legion), Isla Fisher (The Beach Bum, Confessions of a Shopaholic) and Judi Dench (Philomena, Skyfall).Edward Hall (Downton Abbey, Restless) directs a script written by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth which is based on the play of the same name by Noel Coward.
IFC Films has nabbed the North American rights to Shithouse, the coming-of-age college romancer from Cooper Raiff. Raiff wrote, directed and stars in his feature debut that IFC Films will release in fall 2020.
Dave McNary Film ReporterIFC Films is acquiring North American rights to the college comedy “Shithouse,” which won the grand jury prize for narrative feature at the virtual 2020 SXSW Film Festival.The film stars Cooper Raiff, who directed from his own script, along with Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker, and Logan Miller.
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerIFC Films has secured the North American distribution rights to Shithouse, the SXSW entry that picked up the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative.
J Balvin and Khalid, among others.Top Drawer, meanwhile, will remain a standalone company in its own right, in addition to serving as the merch and ecommerce wing for EMPIRE, which has artists such as Young Dolph and Robin Thicke on its roster and has been expanding from its Bay Area roots into Nashville and London in recent months, among other areas.
As Season 17 of Bravo's Top Chef begins to reach its dramatic conclusion, the remaining All Stars Cheftestants will head to Italy to cook it out to victory or end up packing their knives and going home in the upcoming finale.
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addressed Lori Loughlin's absence in the second half of the fifth and final season of Netflix's spinoff, which dropped Tuesday, finally revealing where the disgraced actress' character has been all this time.
had an emotional goodbye in its series finale, wrapping up a five-season run on Netflix with a tear-filled ending fitting for the beloved characters of D.J., Stephanie and Kimmy. ET spoke with cast members, including Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin, to get their thoughts on the final days of filming. But first, let's talk about that ending.
For the first time ever in the history of the pageant, Miss America will reign for two consecutive years due to the COVID-19. The 2020 winner, Camille Schrier, who hails from Virginia, will be the first beauty queen to hold the title for more than a year since the December contest has been postponed.
Happy Birthday, Morgan Freeman! The award-winning actor was born on June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee. He won an Oscar for his work in Million Dollar Baby and has been nominated for the Academy Award five times.