Rock fans are in luck: This week’s digital releases involve Sonic Youth, Indigo Girls, and The Beatles. Get ready for a toe-tapping triple feature.
The contender to watch this week: “Uncropped”
A perfect companion piece to “The Freaks Came Out to Write,” Tricia Romano‘s new book about the history of The Village Voice, “Uncropped” profiles one of the iconoclastic newspaper’s signature photographers. James Hamilton captured the streets of New York, musicians like Patti Smith and the Beastie Boys, wartime conflicts in China and the Philippines, and production stills for the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and Wes Anderson. His juicy career is detailed in this unconventional documentary directed by D.W. Young (“The Booksellers”), who stages a handful of intimate conversations between Hamilton and his collaborators, including Anderson and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. Following a limited theatrical release in April, “Uncropped” is available on VOD.
Other contenders:...
The contender to watch this week: “Uncropped”
A perfect companion piece to “The Freaks Came Out to Write,” Tricia Romano‘s new book about the history of The Village Voice, “Uncropped” profiles one of the iconoclastic newspaper’s signature photographers. James Hamilton captured the streets of New York, musicians like Patti Smith and the Beastie Boys, wartime conflicts in China and the Philippines, and production stills for the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and Wes Anderson. His juicy career is detailed in this unconventional documentary directed by D.W. Young (“The Booksellers”), who stages a handful of intimate conversations between Hamilton and his collaborators, including Anderson and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. Following a limited theatrical release in April, “Uncropped” is available on VOD.
Other contenders:...
- 5/11/2024
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
While the summer movie season will kick off shortly––and we’ll be sharing a comprehensive preview on the arthouse, foreign, indie, and (few) studio films worth checking out––on the streaming side, The Criterion Channel and Mubi have unveiled their May 2021 lineups and there’s a treasure trove of highlights to dive into.
Timed with Satyajit Ray’s centenary, The Criterion Channel will have a retrospective of the Indian master, along with series on Gena Rowlands, Robert Ryan, Mitchell Leisen, Michael Almereyda, Josephine Decker, and more. In terms of recent releases, they’ll also feature Fire Will Come, The Booksellers, and the new restoration of Tom Noonan’s directorial debut What Happened Was….
On Mubi, in anticipation of Undine, they’ll feature two essential early features by Christian Petzold, Jerichow and The State That I Am In, along with his 1990 short documentary Süden. Also amongst the lineup is Sophy Romvari’s Still Processing,...
Timed with Satyajit Ray’s centenary, The Criterion Channel will have a retrospective of the Indian master, along with series on Gena Rowlands, Robert Ryan, Mitchell Leisen, Michael Almereyda, Josephine Decker, and more. In terms of recent releases, they’ll also feature Fire Will Come, The Booksellers, and the new restoration of Tom Noonan’s directorial debut What Happened Was….
On Mubi, in anticipation of Undine, they’ll feature two essential early features by Christian Petzold, Jerichow and The State That I Am In, along with his 1990 short documentary Süden. Also amongst the lineup is Sophy Romvari’s Still Processing,...
- 4/26/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Another important moment in the awards season has come our way today. Yes, the Academy has released their lists of what’s eligible in a few of the Oscar categories. In short, we now know what’s up for Academy Award nominations in the Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature categories. Until we get to a shortlist, everything is up for grabs, but now we know what’s at least in the running, and that’s good… Here now are the lists: Animated Feature Film “Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus” “Bombay Rose” “Calamity” “The Croods: A New Age” “Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train” “Dreambuilders” “Lane” “On-Gaku: Our Sound” “Onward” “Over the Moon” “Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs” “Ride Your Wave” “Scoob!” “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” “Soul” “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” “Terra Willy” “Trolls World Tour...
- 1/28/2021
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday released its official entries for 2021 Oscars in the categories of Documentary Feature, Animated Feature and International Films. The takeaway: As expected, the eligible Documentary Feature lineup shatters the record for the most ever.
A total of 238 features are eligible for consideration in the Doc Feature category, breaking the previous record of 170 set in 2017. Last year, by contrast, 159 feature documentaries qualified. The Academy relaxed eligibility rules in light of Covid-19, so that any film that could make a claim of an intended theatrical release was deemed eligible. Earning awards from film festivals was an alternative way to qualify.
For the International Feature race, Lesotho, Sudan and Suriname are first-time entrants among the 93 eligible titles, the same total as last year. Earlier this year, the Academy’s Board of Governors boosted the number of films eligible for the shortlist from 10 to 15. Under the new rules,...
A total of 238 features are eligible for consideration in the Doc Feature category, breaking the previous record of 170 set in 2017. Last year, by contrast, 159 feature documentaries qualified. The Academy relaxed eligibility rules in light of Covid-19, so that any film that could make a claim of an intended theatrical release was deemed eligible. Earning awards from film festivals was an alternative way to qualify.
For the International Feature race, Lesotho, Sudan and Suriname are first-time entrants among the 93 eligible titles, the same total as last year. Earlier this year, the Academy’s Board of Governors boosted the number of films eligible for the shortlist from 10 to 15. Under the new rules,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Patrick Hipes and Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The Oscars Best Documentary Feature race, which set a new record for entries in December when it passed the previous record of 170, has now left all previous years in the dust with 240 eligible films.
An additional 25 documentary features were placed in the members-only online screening room devoted to the category on Saturday, in what the Academy told voters would be “the final batch” of this year’s entries. It was the last of seven groups of documentaries that qualified and were placed into the screening room: 25 in July, 12 in August, 16 in September, 33 in October, 36 in November, a huge group of 93 in December and now 25 in January.
Academy rules put in place because of the Covid-19 pandemic made it easier than usual for documentaries to qualify for the Oscars this year, which opened the door for a field that obliterated the previous record, which was set in 2017. Films could qualify simply...
An additional 25 documentary features were placed in the members-only online screening room devoted to the category on Saturday, in what the Academy told voters would be “the final batch” of this year’s entries. It was the last of seven groups of documentaries that qualified and were placed into the screening room: 25 in July, 12 in August, 16 in September, 33 in October, 36 in November, a huge group of 93 in December and now 25 in January.
Academy rules put in place because of the Covid-19 pandemic made it easier than usual for documentaries to qualify for the Oscars this year, which opened the door for a field that obliterated the previous record, which was set in 2017. Films could qualify simply...
- 1/17/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
‘The Booksellers’ directed by D.W. Young
During this time of Covid when theaters are closed, the release of ‘The Booksellers’ was severly curtailed, and the joy of these book…
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During this time of Covid when theaters are closed, the release of ‘The Booksellers’ was severly curtailed, and the joy of these book…
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- 1/7/2021
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Academy has added 93 more films to the members-only screening room devoted to entries in the Best Documentary Feature category, bringing the total number of eligible contenders to a record-shattering 215.
The previous record for entries was 170 in 2017. And this year’s crop of nonfiction films is expected to pass that number by an even bigger margin — at least 50 — once a final, smaller group of films is added to the screening room in January.
New eligibility rules that were passed in the wake of the Covid-19 theater closings made it easier for documentaries to qualify this year by allowing them to do so by playing at film festivals, even virtual ones, and by easing requirements for theatrical runs. In an email to members detailing the new additions, the Academy said, “The Documentary Branch Executive Committee felt it was important to be inclusive and supportive of documentary filmmakers in this unprecedented and challenging year.
The previous record for entries was 170 in 2017. And this year’s crop of nonfiction films is expected to pass that number by an even bigger margin — at least 50 — once a final, smaller group of films is added to the screening room in January.
New eligibility rules that were passed in the wake of the Covid-19 theater closings made it easier for documentaries to qualify this year by allowing them to do so by playing at film festivals, even virtual ones, and by easing requirements for theatrical runs. In an email to members detailing the new additions, the Academy said, “The Documentary Branch Executive Committee felt it was important to be inclusive and supportive of documentary filmmakers in this unprecedented and challenging year.
- 12/22/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
‘The Personal History of David Copperfield.’
The floodgates opened last weekend with more than a dozen new releases led by The Personal History of David Copperfield, plus several re-issues as more cinemas turned the lights back on.
However the grosses per title reflect the “new normal,” with limited seating capacity and reduced sessions.
The safe distancing rules mean there is a cap of 20 people per session in Victoria, between 20 per cent and 45 per cent in New South Wales and 50 per cent in South Australia.
The top 20 titles racked up nearly $2.5 million, up 251 per cent on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Released by Roadshow, Armando Ianucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, a re-imagination of the Charles Dickens novel starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi and Ben Whishaw, rang up $330,000 on 203 screens and $376,000 including previews.
“Cinemas in some states only just reopened and it takes time...
The floodgates opened last weekend with more than a dozen new releases led by The Personal History of David Copperfield, plus several re-issues as more cinemas turned the lights back on.
However the grosses per title reflect the “new normal,” with limited seating capacity and reduced sessions.
The safe distancing rules mean there is a cap of 20 people per session in Victoria, between 20 per cent and 45 per cent in New South Wales and 50 per cent in South Australia.
The top 20 titles racked up nearly $2.5 million, up 251 per cent on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Released by Roadshow, Armando Ianucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, a re-imagination of the Charles Dickens novel starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi and Ben Whishaw, rang up $330,000 on 203 screens and $376,000 including previews.
“Cinemas in some states only just reopened and it takes time...
- 7/6/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
However the total box office for the week was just 17% of the comparable week last year.
The Trip To Greece – the fourth and final film in Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip franchise – has led the New Zealand box office chart after the first week since all Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.
Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and distributed in New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, the UK comedy took Nz$82,128 in its first seven days on 74 screens.
The top five was rounded out by Love Sarah, Sonic The Hedgehog, The Assistant and Bloodshot.
Total cinema box office revenue for the week...
The Trip To Greece – the fourth and final film in Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip franchise – has led the New Zealand box office chart after the first week since all Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.
Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and distributed in New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, the UK comedy took Nz$82,128 in its first seven days on 74 screens.
The top five was rounded out by Love Sarah, Sonic The Hedgehog, The Assistant and Bloodshot.
Total cinema box office revenue for the week...
- 6/18/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
In the age of streaming documentary has perhaps never had a higher profile. With works such as Knock Down the House, Fyre and Ava DuVernay’s seminal 13th we have seen the power of documentary to enlighten, empower and (in the case of Fyre) even titillate. In that kind of atmosphere, it is easy to forget that the form’s primary function is simply to document reality. That sometimes a documentary can still be a dry and relatively dreary exploration of an esoteric subject.
Such is the case with The Booksellers, a deep dive into the arcane and inscrutable world of New York’s rare book market. A series of interviews with book collectors, sellers and archivists that form a comprehensive overview of its unique world. The documentary spans the history of both the local and wider scene; from the earliest book auctions in the 1600s to the pioneering work...
Such is the case with The Booksellers, a deep dive into the arcane and inscrutable world of New York’s rare book market. A series of interviews with book collectors, sellers and archivists that form a comprehensive overview of its unique world. The documentary spans the history of both the local and wider scene; from the earliest book auctions in the 1600s to the pioneering work...
- 6/16/2020
- by Liam Macleod
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘The Invisible Man.’
Universal’s The Invisible Man is getting a second lease of theatrical life thanks to drive-ins and newly re-opened cinemas in Western Australia, Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Leigh Whannell’s psychological thriller was the top grosser last weekend as the top 20 titles rang up $456,000, a whopping 148 per cent up on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Including the Queen’s Birthday holiday in most states, nationwide takings totaled $514,000.
Whannell’s film starring Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer and Michael Dorman earned $66,000 on 10 screens over those five days in week 15, lifting the total to $8.06 million.
That means the movie co-produced by Blumhouse Productions’ Jasom Blum and Goalpost Pictures’ Kylie du Fresne has grossed $160,000 since cinemas shuttered in March, although it was released on Premium VOD on April 1.
Seven drive-in cinemas in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Heddon Greta near Newcastle and Yatala in South-East Queensland are generating tidy sums.
Universal’s The Invisible Man is getting a second lease of theatrical life thanks to drive-ins and newly re-opened cinemas in Western Australia, Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Leigh Whannell’s psychological thriller was the top grosser last weekend as the top 20 titles rang up $456,000, a whopping 148 per cent up on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Including the Queen’s Birthday holiday in most states, nationwide takings totaled $514,000.
Whannell’s film starring Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer and Michael Dorman earned $66,000 on 10 screens over those five days in week 15, lifting the total to $8.06 million.
That means the movie co-produced by Blumhouse Productions’ Jasom Blum and Goalpost Pictures’ Kylie du Fresne has grossed $160,000 since cinemas shuttered in March, although it was released on Premium VOD on April 1.
Seven drive-in cinemas in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Heddon Greta near Newcastle and Yatala in South-East Queensland are generating tidy sums.
- 6/8/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Director D.W. Young’s documentary, The Booksellers, began streaming on various virtual cinema screens back on Friday, April 17 and has finally made its Detroit debut via the same medium at the Detroit Institute of Arts and those who seek it out will find it to be a thought-provoking treatise on the decline of the eclectic world of rare book dealers and the effects that could have on the material you read moving forward.
The film is introduced by actress Parker Posey, who also serves as executive producer, and then moves briskly along with interviews with luminaries in the field of antiquarian book like Fran Lebowitz and Gay Talese, as well as vignette after vignette of beguiling stories of booksellers, both young and old, who recount how they first got into the business of finding, collecting, and selling books.
Director Young—a veteran film editor, with over fifty credits dating back...
The film is introduced by actress Parker Posey, who also serves as executive producer, and then moves briskly along with interviews with luminaries in the field of antiquarian book like Fran Lebowitz and Gay Talese, as well as vignette after vignette of beguiling stories of booksellers, both young and old, who recount how they first got into the business of finding, collecting, and selling books.
Director Young—a veteran film editor, with over fifty credits dating back...
- 5/10/2020
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
The film centres on New York’s obsessive book vendors.
Republic Film Distribution has picked up all UK and Ireland rights to Us title The Booksellers, Dw Young’s documentary about book dealers and collectors in New York.
The company is planning a late June/early July release for the film.
Republic founder Zak Brilliant confirmed to Screen that he would “love to release the film in cinemas”, but that “very much depends what’s possible at the time.”
The Booksellers premiered at New York Film Festival last October, and was released in the Us by Greenwich Entertainment in early March,...
Republic Film Distribution has picked up all UK and Ireland rights to Us title The Booksellers, Dw Young’s documentary about book dealers and collectors in New York.
The company is planning a late June/early July release for the film.
Republic founder Zak Brilliant confirmed to Screen that he would “love to release the film in cinemas”, but that “very much depends what’s possible at the time.”
The Booksellers premiered at New York Film Festival last October, and was released in the Us by Greenwich Entertainment in early March,...
- 5/6/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – Both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center have continued their at-home screenings, due to the physical theaters having to close during the pandemic quarantine. Below are the updates to their current offerings.
Music Box Theatre Presents Porno, Roar, Someone Somewhere, What She Said
Roar
Photo credit: MusicBoxTheatre.com
The Music Box Theatre will get a percentage of the proceeds from any screening. Click site link below for details.
Scheduled: Now until the theater re-opens.
Description: Porno involves group of seemingly wholesome young movie theatre employees are tempted and terrorized by a sex demon. And, when the five teen employees discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education … written in blood.
Roar has emerged as a popular cult film. Released in 1981, it features Hank (Noel Marshall), who lives in a multi-wild-animal preserve (including lions and tigers) in Africa.
Music Box Theatre Presents Porno, Roar, Someone Somewhere, What She Said
Roar
Photo credit: MusicBoxTheatre.com
The Music Box Theatre will get a percentage of the proceeds from any screening. Click site link below for details.
Scheduled: Now until the theater re-opens.
Description: Porno involves group of seemingly wholesome young movie theatre employees are tempted and terrorized by a sex demon. And, when the five teen employees discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education … written in blood.
Roar has emerged as a popular cult film. Released in 1981, it features Hank (Noel Marshall), who lives in a multi-wild-animal preserve (including lions and tigers) in Africa.
- 4/27/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
With streaming dominating the industry — and suddenly becoming the “new normal” in a changing world — IndieWire is taking a closer look at the news cycle, breaking down what really matters to provide a clear picture of what companies are winning the streaming wars, and how they’re pulling ahead.
By looking at trends and the latest developments, Streaming Wars Report: Indie Edition offers a snapshot of what’s happening overall and day-to-day in streaming for the indie set. Check out the latest Streaming Wars Report for updates to the bigger players in the industry.
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This week: something different. While streaming at home has suddenly become the accepted standard in movie-watching, with plenty of big platforms making bank off a captive audience,...
By looking at trends and the latest developments, Streaming Wars Report: Indie Edition offers a snapshot of what’s happening overall and day-to-day in streaming for the indie set. Check out the latest Streaming Wars Report for updates to the bigger players in the industry.
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This week: something different. While streaming at home has suddenly become the accepted standard in movie-watching, with plenty of big platforms making bank off a captive audience,...
- 4/24/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Film at Lincoln Center has revealed a slate of April and May “openings” in its upcoming Flc Virtual Cinema.
The streaming rentals, a mix of festival titles, commercial releases and catalog fare, range from $10 to $12, some with member discounts. Half of all proceeds will benefit the storied New York film organization.
During the lockdown of Covid-19, with the disease disproportionately affecting New York City, film and the rest of Lincoln Center’s artistic and cultural offerings have taken a significant hit. The Metropolitan Opera, for example, is now reported to be tens of millions of dollars in the hole after canceling its season.
The streaming rentals, a mix of festival titles, commercial releases and catalog fare, range from $10 to $12, some with member discounts. Half of all proceeds will benefit the storied New York film organization.
During the lockdown of Covid-19, with the disease disproportionately affecting New York City, film and the rest of Lincoln Center’s artistic and cultural offerings have taken a significant hit. The Metropolitan Opera, for example, is now reported to be tens of millions of dollars in the hole after canceling its season.
- 4/21/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Trolls World Tour” (Universal) was #1 in theaters this weekend, such as they are: Playing in a handful of drive-ins, sources say it took in over $100,000 for the three days. More significantly, it also was #1 on three VOD charts.
Universal has not yet reported “Trolls” revenues, but based on multiple sources it seems possible that its domestic 10-day take could exceed $80 million. With the studio retaining a far greater share via these platforms than from theatrical, it could recoup much or even all of the $90 million-$100 million production cost. However, it would represent much less profit than a theatrical release followed by home viewing.
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At Netflix, “Tiger King” is no longer #1. Ahead of it are three theatrical releases: Universal’s animated “Despicable Me...
Universal has not yet reported “Trolls” revenues, but based on multiple sources it seems possible that its domestic 10-day take could exceed $80 million. With the studio retaining a far greater share via these platforms than from theatrical, it could recoup much or even all of the $90 million-$100 million production cost. However, it would represent much less profit than a theatrical release followed by home viewing.
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At Netflix, “Tiger King” is no longer #1. Ahead of it are three theatrical releases: Universal’s animated “Despicable Me...
- 4/20/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp is going from the world of the Upside Down to world of the culinary arts in the newly released comedy Abe from Brazilian director Fernando Grostein Andrade.
The film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last year, features Schnapp as the food-obsessed titular pre-teen Abe — although that is not his only name. The Israeli-Jewish side of his family calls him Avram while the Palestinian-Muslim side Ibrahim. Meanwhile, his first-Generation agnostic lawyer parents call him Abraham. Then there are the readers of his food blog that know him simply as Abe.
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The film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last year, features Schnapp as the food-obsessed titular pre-teen Abe — although that is not his only name. The Israeli-Jewish side of his family calls him Avram while the Palestinian-Muslim side Ibrahim. Meanwhile, his first-Generation agnostic lawyer parents call him Abraham. Then there are the readers of his food blog that know him simply as Abe.
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- 4/17/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – Both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center have expanded their at-home screenings, due to the physical theaters having to close during the pandemic quarantine. Below are the updates to their current offerings.
Music Box Theatre Presents Sorry We Missed You, Then We Danced, Best Of Catvideofest
Sorry We Missed You
Photo credit: MusicBoxTheatre.com
The Music Box Theatre will get a percentage of the proceeds from any screening, and is offering a “pay what you want” on Best Of Catvideofest. Click site link below for details.
Scheduled: Now until the theater re-opens.
Description: Sorry We Missed You is another exploration of the British working class by director Ken Loach … a wrenching and intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the “gig economy.”
And Then We Danced is from the former Soviet satellite Georgia, written and directed by Levan Akin. A passionate tale of...
Music Box Theatre Presents Sorry We Missed You, Then We Danced, Best Of Catvideofest
Sorry We Missed You
Photo credit: MusicBoxTheatre.com
The Music Box Theatre will get a percentage of the proceeds from any screening, and is offering a “pay what you want” on Best Of Catvideofest. Click site link below for details.
Scheduled: Now until the theater re-opens.
Description: Sorry We Missed You is another exploration of the British working class by director Ken Loach … a wrenching and intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the “gig economy.”
And Then We Danced is from the former Soviet satellite Georgia, written and directed by Levan Akin. A passionate tale of...
- 4/13/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Following its successful opening week in New York in early March, Greenwich Entertainment is pleased to announce that The Booksellers, D.W. Young’s lively, behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it, will launch in Los Angeles on Friday, April 17 as part of the distributor’s new virtual cinema initiative.
Greenwich is partnering with Los Angeles movie theaters that are currently closed because of the coronavirus outbreak so their patrons can watch The Booksellers and support their local cinemas during this difficult time. Theaters participating in the virtual cinema initiative are the Laemmle Royal, Laemmle Monica, Laemmle Town Center 5, Laemmle Noho 7, Laemmle Glendale, and Laemmle Playhouse 7. Information and tickets available at BooksellersMovie.com
Antiquarian booksellers are part scholar, part detective and part businessperson, and their personalities and knowledge are as broad as the material they handle. They also play an underappreciated yet essential role in preserving history.
Greenwich is partnering with Los Angeles movie theaters that are currently closed because of the coronavirus outbreak so their patrons can watch The Booksellers and support their local cinemas during this difficult time. Theaters participating in the virtual cinema initiative are the Laemmle Royal, Laemmle Monica, Laemmle Town Center 5, Laemmle Noho 7, Laemmle Glendale, and Laemmle Playhouse 7. Information and tickets available at BooksellersMovie.com
Antiquarian booksellers are part scholar, part detective and part businessperson, and their personalities and knowledge are as broad as the material they handle. They also play an underappreciated yet essential role in preserving history.
- 4/7/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Several Sundance titles included in acquisitions haul.
Scandinavian distributor NonStop Entertainment has acquired 10 new documentaries for digital and theatrical release.
Given the ongoing situation with closed cinemas due to the coronavirus outbreak, NonStop will evaluate release plans for each film in Scandinavia and the Baltics at a later date. The company’s documentary acquisitions include six films that played at Sundance.
They are:
Welcome to Chechnya, David France’s look at Lgbt refugees from the Russian republic, acquired from Submarine;
Assassins, Ryan White’s story of how two women were duped into killing Kim Jong-nam, cquired from Magnolia Pictures International...
Scandinavian distributor NonStop Entertainment has acquired 10 new documentaries for digital and theatrical release.
Given the ongoing situation with closed cinemas due to the coronavirus outbreak, NonStop will evaluate release plans for each film in Scandinavia and the Baltics at a later date. The company’s documentary acquisitions include six films that played at Sundance.
They are:
Welcome to Chechnya, David France’s look at Lgbt refugees from the Russian republic, acquired from Submarine;
Assassins, Ryan White’s story of how two women were duped into killing Kim Jong-nam, cquired from Magnolia Pictures International...
- 4/1/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
As expected, the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the box office hard, as many are under self-quarantine in an effort to flatten the curve. Some patrons are braving the outbreak, but as seen in preliminary box office numbers, it seems that many theaters are closing or limiting numbers. Patrons are opting to stay home, which is a good sign to see that people are taking precautions. However, the box office is seeing very low numbers and the specialty space is particularly feeling the impact.
New films being released in theaters are underperforming, landing between a low of 20% to a high of 35% in terms of projected numbers. Holdovers are also seeing a drop — more than usual. We have seen a handful of theater closings in New York, Philadelphia, D.C., Boston, and Seattle, and this may or may not continue in the upcoming week.
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New films being released in theaters are underperforming, landing between a low of 20% to a high of 35% in terms of projected numbers. Holdovers are also seeing a drop — more than usual. We have seen a handful of theater closings in New York, Philadelphia, D.C., Boston, and Seattle, and this may or may not continue in the upcoming week.
More from DeadlineEliza Hittman's Sundance Winner 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' Hits Theaters,...
- 3/15/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Kelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ Opens Strong as Specialty Box Office Fans Leave Homes and Show Support
This weekend, the specialized world showed no signs of public resistance to moviegoing. That so much of the audience is older,and perhaps more wary, is encouraging.
The successes include the opening of the acclaimed “First Cow” (A24), a couple of niche limited openers (“The Booksellers” from Greenwich with the best per-theater number), the successful expansion of “Emma” (Focus), and decent continued results for two offbeat wider and younger-audience titles: “Impractical Jokers” (truTV) and “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” (Funimation).
However, the complete failure of two higher-end titles — “Wendy” (Searchlight) and “Greed” (Sony Pictures Classics) — as they expanded in their second weekends showed audiences are picky and the success rate remains challenging.
Specialized distributors are as concerned about possible theater shutdowns as anyone in the business. At this point, no changes have been made, but sources say this has gone from a day-to-day review to an hour by hour.
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The successes include the opening of the acclaimed “First Cow” (A24), a couple of niche limited openers (“The Booksellers” from Greenwich with the best per-theater number), the successful expansion of “Emma” (Focus), and decent continued results for two offbeat wider and younger-audience titles: “Impractical Jokers” (truTV) and “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” (Funimation).
However, the complete failure of two higher-end titles — “Wendy” (Searchlight) and “Greed” (Sony Pictures Classics) — as they expanded in their second weekends showed audiences are picky and the success rate remains challenging.
Specialized distributors are as concerned about possible theater shutdowns as anyone in the business. At this point, no changes have been made, but sources say this has gone from a day-to-day review to an hour by hour.
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- 3/8/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
It may seem strange to suggest that the greatest discovery for bibliophiles this week is actually a movie. But as Maurice Sendak said, “There’s so much more to a book than just the reading.”
D.W. Young’s “The Booksellers” pays warm-hearted tribute to the reading, but also the shopping, the rifling, the obsessing, the complaining, the dreaming, the list-making, the shelf-organizing, and everything else book-lovers love to do.
Another one of those impulsive habits is the collecting of random and surprising facts, and we learn a great many of them in Young’s lovely documentary. But among the most notable is this: In the 1950s, there were 368 bookstores in New York City.
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368! Today, there are 79. And admit it: even that number now sounds surprisingly high. Once, there were nearly half that many on 4th Avenue alone.
D.W. Young’s “The Booksellers” pays warm-hearted tribute to the reading, but also the shopping, the rifling, the obsessing, the complaining, the dreaming, the list-making, the shelf-organizing, and everything else book-lovers love to do.
Another one of those impulsive habits is the collecting of random and surprising facts, and we learn a great many of them in Young’s lovely documentary. But among the most notable is this: In the 1950s, there were 368 bookstores in New York City.
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368! Today, there are 79. And admit it: even that number now sounds surprisingly high. Once, there were nearly half that many on 4th Avenue alone.
- 3/5/2020
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
While November and December are often considered the months in which films of the highest-quality films arrive (as award season demands), one could easily make the case for spring. It’s often the time of year when distributors unspool more daring, adventurous works that may not be tailor-made for Academy voters. To further fuel this notion, March brings three films in my current top five of the year thus far, and much more. Check out my recommendations below.
15. The Truth (Hirokazu Kore-eda; March 20)
Following his Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda used his newfound worldwide attention to shift gears with The Truth, a French- and English-language production (the Japanese director’s first) boasting the mightly impressive cast of Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, and Ethan Hawke. Unfortunately, it’s not quite a knock-out as our Tiff review attests to, however, there are enough grace notes of performance to be found...
15. The Truth (Hirokazu Kore-eda; March 20)
Following his Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda used his newfound worldwide attention to shift gears with The Truth, a French- and English-language production (the Japanese director’s first) boasting the mightly impressive cast of Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, and Ethan Hawke. Unfortunately, it’s not quite a knock-out as our Tiff review attests to, however, there are enough grace notes of performance to be found...
- 3/2/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Rock documentary Once Were Brothers was among the company’s Berlin sellers.
As the European Film Market wraps up in Berlin, Magnolia Pictures International has revealed sales deals on documentary features including Assassins and Once Were Brothers.
Director Ryan White’s Assassins, about the killing of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sold to Dogwoof for the UK, Nonstop Entertainment for Scandinavia, the Baltics and Iceland, Twin Co for Japan, The Coup Corporation for South Korea, Ascot Elite for German-speaking Europe and Channel 8 for Israel. Magnolia is set to release the film theatrically in the Us later this year.
As the European Film Market wraps up in Berlin, Magnolia Pictures International has revealed sales deals on documentary features including Assassins and Once Were Brothers.
Director Ryan White’s Assassins, about the killing of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sold to Dogwoof for the UK, Nonstop Entertainment for Scandinavia, the Baltics and Iceland, Twin Co for Japan, The Coup Corporation for South Korea, Ascot Elite for German-speaking Europe and Channel 8 for Israel. Magnolia is set to release the film theatrically in the Us later this year.
- 2/26/2020
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
"Collecting is about the hunt." Greenwich Ent. has released the official Us trailer for The Booksellers, a documentary made by D.W. Young that first premiered at the New York Film Festival last year. The film is a behind-the-scenes look at New York City's rare book world. "Antiquarian booksellers are part scholar, part detective and part businessperson, and their personalities and knowledge are as broad as the material they handle. They also play an underappreciated yet essential role in preserving history. [D.W. Young's film] The Booksellers takes viewers inside their small but fascinating world, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers." This looks like an especially charming and geeky trip into the world of books. "For anyone who loves books, bookstores and the written word, D.W. Young's entrancing insider's entree into the charmingly esoteric world of book collecting and selling will be hard to put down." Jump in. Here's the...
- 2/2/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The documentary about rare-book dealers will premiere at New York Film Festival
New York-based Magnolia Pictures International has picked up sales rights to documentary The Booksellers and will launch sales in Busan.
Parker Posey served as executive producer on the film, directed by Dw Young, which gets its world premiere at New York Film Festival on October 7 and focuses on the world of rare book dealers and collectors.
The Booksellers features interviews with literary figures such as Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Kevin Young and Gay Talese, and offers a glimpse into rare items, from the most expensive book ever sold...
New York-based Magnolia Pictures International has picked up sales rights to documentary The Booksellers and will launch sales in Busan.
Parker Posey served as executive producer on the film, directed by Dw Young, which gets its world premiere at New York Film Festival on October 7 and focuses on the world of rare book dealers and collectors.
The Booksellers features interviews with literary figures such as Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Kevin Young and Gay Talese, and offers a glimpse into rare items, from the most expensive book ever sold...
- 10/4/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
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