Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired North American rights to “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” a queer coming-of-age story about two teens who form a special bond after a chance meeting one summer. The sale comes a few months after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Blue Fox is planning a wide theatrical release of the film this summer, though the exact date has yet to be determined. Blue Fox’s international division is handling the international sales.
“It’s rare when a best-selling book, talented crew, amazing director and cast all come together to create a ‘must see’ film, and we are very proud to bring ‘Aristotle and Dante’ to audiences across the U.S.,” said Blue Fox executive James Huntsman.
Filmmaker Aitch Alberto wrote and directed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” marking her directorial debut. It’s based on...
Blue Fox is planning a wide theatrical release of the film this summer, though the exact date has yet to be determined. Blue Fox’s international division is handling the international sales.
“It’s rare when a best-selling book, talented crew, amazing director and cast all come together to create a ‘must see’ film, and we are very proud to bring ‘Aristotle and Dante’ to audiences across the U.S.,” said Blue Fox executive James Huntsman.
Filmmaker Aitch Alberto wrote and directed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” marking her directorial debut. It’s based on...
- 4/18/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Misfits and Outlaws: Jim Jarmusch's Cinema of Outsiders is now showing on Mubi in many countries.The Notebook Primer introduces readers to some of the most important figures, films, genres, and movements in film history.In Permanent Vacation (1980)—Jim Jarmusch’s underseen, undercooked, wholly unpolished first feature—Aloysius “Christopher” Parker (Chris Parker), a disaffected young drifter who recalls the ’50s Jazz-Age hipster and presages the ’90s slacker, wanders around a bombed-out Manhattan without an agenda. He dances in his apartment as his indifferent girlfriend smokes out the window. He talks to various strangers: a concessions attendant at a repertory house, a streetwise saxophone player, a disturbed man who believes he’s in a war zone. Eventually, he steals a car and uses the profits to board a steamer ship to Paris, content to roam as if he’s a tourist on a… well, you know.It's almost beside...
- 4/12/2023
- MUBI
Exclusive: Momentum Pictures has picked up domestic rights to the starry ensemble dramedy Wildflower, marking the directorial debut of Matt Smukler. The film starring Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jean Smart (Hacks), Emmy nominee Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) and many more is slated for release on March 17th.
Coming on the heels of an acclaimed 2020 documentary of the same name directed and produced by Smukler, Wildflower is a coming-of-age film inspired by a true story. Pic follows Bea Johnson from birth to graduation, as she navigates life with two neurodivergent parents and an extended family who can’t quite agree on the best way to help. Also starring in the title, which world premiered at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, are Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver (Yellowstone), Dash Mihok (Ray Donovan), Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete), 3x Emmy winner Brad Garrett (Everyone Loves Raymond), Reid Scott...
Coming on the heels of an acclaimed 2020 documentary of the same name directed and produced by Smukler, Wildflower is a coming-of-age film inspired by a true story. Pic follows Bea Johnson from birth to graduation, as she navigates life with two neurodivergent parents and an extended family who can’t quite agree on the best way to help. Also starring in the title, which world premiered at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, are Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver (Yellowstone), Dash Mihok (Ray Donovan), Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete), 3x Emmy winner Brad Garrett (Everyone Loves Raymond), Reid Scott...
- 2/14/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Roadside Attractions has acquired domestic rights to “Moving On,” the feature film starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. The production company announced the news Monday.
The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, will be theatrically released on March 17, 2023.
Written and directed by Paul Weitz (“About a Boy”), “Moving On” stars Fonda and Tomlin as estranged pals who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
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“The film is in great hands with Roadside, and I can’t wait for people to see how wonderful and unique Jane and Lily are in it,” Weitz said in a statement.
The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, will be theatrically released on March 17, 2023.
Written and directed by Paul Weitz (“About a Boy”), “Moving On” stars Fonda and Tomlin as estranged pals who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
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How Paul Weitz Came Up With ‘Moving On’ for Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda (Video)
“The film is in great hands with Roadside, and I can’t wait for people to see how wonderful and unique Jane and Lily are in it,” Weitz said in a statement.
- 12/5/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Roadside Attractions has acquired Moving On, an original comedy written and directed by About a Boy Oscar nominee Paul Weitz starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda’s character reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman learns to make peace with the past and each other.
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The film reunites Weitz and Tomlin, who worked together on the award-winning road trip comedy,...
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The film reunites Weitz and Tomlin, who worked together on the award-winning road trip comedy,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2004, one year before “Dancing with the Stars” premiered on ABC, the UK series “Strictly Come Dancing” initiated the ongoing celebrity dance competition craze. It derived from the BBC series “Come Dancing,” which featured non-famous performers and ran almost continuously for 49 years.
Over the course of 19 “Strictly” seasons, more than 250 performers, presenters, and athletes have worked with professional partners to hone their ballroom dancing skills. The first champion, newscaster Natasha Kaplinsky, defeated seven other dancers, with actor Christopher Parker coming in second. Scroll through our photo gallery to see the “Strictly Come Dancing” winners list, and find out which 11 men and seven other women had what it takes to clinch the mirror ball trophy.
Since its inception, “Strictly Come Dancing” has been co-hosted by Tess Daly and judged by Craig Revel Horwood. Co-host Claudia Winkleman began her tenure in 2010, replacing Bruce Forsyth. The other current judges — Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse,...
Over the course of 19 “Strictly” seasons, more than 250 performers, presenters, and athletes have worked with professional partners to hone their ballroom dancing skills. The first champion, newscaster Natasha Kaplinsky, defeated seven other dancers, with actor Christopher Parker coming in second. Scroll through our photo gallery to see the “Strictly Come Dancing” winners list, and find out which 11 men and seven other women had what it takes to clinch the mirror ball trophy.
Since its inception, “Strictly Come Dancing” has been co-hosted by Tess Daly and judged by Craig Revel Horwood. Co-host Claudia Winkleman began her tenure in 2010, replacing Bruce Forsyth. The other current judges — Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Matthew Stewart and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
In 2004, one year before “Dancing with the Stars” premiered on ABC, the UK series “Strictly Come Dancing” initiated the ongoing celebrity dance competition craze. It derived from the BBC series “Come Dancing,” which featured non-famous performers and ran almost continuously for 49 years.
Over the course of 19 “Strictly” seasons, more than 250 performers, presenters, and athletes have worked with professional partners to hone their ballroom dancing skills. The first champion, newscaster Natasha Kaplinsky, defeated seven other dancers, with actor Christopher Parker coming in second. Scroll through our photo gallery to see the “Strictly Come Dancing” winners list, and find out which 11 men and seven other women had what it takes to clinch the mirror ball trophy.
Over the course of 19 “Strictly” seasons, more than 250 performers, presenters, and athletes have worked with professional partners to hone their ballroom dancing skills. The first champion, newscaster Natasha Kaplinsky, defeated seven other dancers, with actor Christopher Parker coming in second. Scroll through our photo gallery to see the “Strictly Come Dancing” winners list, and find out which 11 men and seven other women had what it takes to clinch the mirror ball trophy.
- 10/28/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Most independent producer/financiers would be glad to have one hot title up for sale in Toronto. Limelight arrives this week with three: the Jane Fonda/Lily Tomlin-led comedy-drama “Moving On,” plus a pair of distinctive coming-of-age dramas, “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” and “Wildflower.”
Now Limelight is developing the script for a comedy tentatively titled “Coachella,” written by Andy Siara (“Palm Springs”) and Joey Siara. The feature centers on teens who tell their parents they’re going on a church trip, but sneak off to the famed desert music festival instead. The Siara brothers are loosely drawing on their experiences playing the fest with their indie rock band, The Henry Clay People.
By any measure, Limelight partners Dylan Sellers, Chris Parker and Alex Dong are on a roll. Their comedy “Palm Springs” sold to Neon and Hulu for around 22 million in 2020, a record-breaking Sundance deal at the time.
Now Limelight is developing the script for a comedy tentatively titled “Coachella,” written by Andy Siara (“Palm Springs”) and Joey Siara. The feature centers on teens who tell their parents they’re going on a church trip, but sneak off to the famed desert music festival instead. The Siara brothers are loosely drawing on their experiences playing the fest with their indie rock band, The Henry Clay People.
By any measure, Limelight partners Dylan Sellers, Chris Parker and Alex Dong are on a roll. Their comedy “Palm Springs” sold to Neon and Hulu for around 22 million in 2020, a record-breaking Sundance deal at the time.
- 9/9/2022
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
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