It appears the market has corrected itself. Or, at least the independent theatrical financing and distribution market has.
Beginning with some notable buys out of Sundance ("Buried," "Wa...
Looking to make a nice debut at the box office this weekend is Ben Affleck's second directorial effort, "The Town." The film has received positive reviews so far (73 on Metacritic, 93% on Rotten Tomato...
Is your studio lacking a legitimate best picture candidate this year? Are you feeling depressed from looking on the outside in this awards season? Are you nervous that your hyped best picture contender really is...
One of the more respected commercial films screened at this week's Toronto Film Festival is Ben Affleck's "The Town." While most admit it's not as artistically ambitious as Affleck's previous effort, &...
Pretty much since "Mystic River," every time Clint Eastwood directs a new film the awards season spotlight inevitably shines on the project, whether its really a contender or not. Eastwood has been on ...
Whether it's Sundance or Toronto, every year both festivals seems to produce one crowd pleasing hit that appears completely out of the blue. It may not have a distributor or may be just too under the radar becau...
Since winning her well deserved Oscar for "The Queen," Helen Mirren has hardly jumped at every prestige picture that came her way. In fact, she'd really only had two potential contenders in the pipelin...
Like most large corporations, movie studios have a number of charities they give to ever year or engage in fundraising activities with their employees. For years Paramount Pictures has hosted the LA AIDS Walk wh...
There is something quietly surprising about Mike Mills' new drama "Beginners" which premiered at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival this past weekend. The picture is stylistically unlike Mills' best known ...
As with every film festival Awards Campaign covers, the goal is to see as many films as possible. Unfortunately, there are only so many hours in the day to provide complete reviews. With that in mind, here's a r...
