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Searchlight tips the ‘Waitress’
She got to have a good piece of news before her untimely murder – she had learned that she had got accepted in Sundance – if she was here to find out yesterday’s news she would have been even more pleased. Adrienne Shelly's film was picked up by Fox Searchlight Pictures for a very cool $5 million.
ThinkFilm lands on the ‘Moon’
Space missions aren't what they once were - back during the Apollo missions, an astronaut for NASA was up there with cops and firemen as prime choices of profession for little boys. TH!NKFilm acquired all North American rights to In the Shadow of the Moon.
WIP goes ‘Club’bing
Plucked from Sundance’s Premiere's section lineup, Warner Independent Pictures picked up the Aussie pic directed by Cherie Nowlan for a cool $4 million for North American, U.K. and Teutonic rights.
Searchlight adds ‘Joshua’ to Tree
One of the surprisingly good viewings (so far) among my Park City selections has been picked up Fox Searchlight Pictures. Featured in the Dramatic...
After Dark have ‘Weapon’ of choice
New start up After Dark Films have picked up their first official Sundance title, going for the timeline shifting film from Adam Bhala Lough (Bomb The System). The company bought it for a little more than a million. A 4th quarter release is in the cards.
