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Focus Features Passes $1 Billion Mark, Announces 2010 Slate -- and it's Exciting!
12 November 2009 6:40 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Focus Features, the little engine that could, has passed $1 billion mark in domestic box-office!
Focus Features CEO James Schamus said, .Next year.s Focus slate follows one of the company.s best years ever . our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
.Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.s It.s Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn.s The American..
I love Focus Features and its stance on quality filmmaking! This year, the studio delighted us with "Away We Go," "Coraline," "Taking Woodstock," "9," "A Serious Man," and "Pirate Radio."
Next year, the studio is set to delight us more! Check out their upcoming releases:
Opening in select cities on Friday, March 12th will be "Greenberg, »
- Manny
Focus Features Announces Their 2010 Release Slate
12 November 2009 4:50 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Focus Features CEO James Schamus today announced the company's domestic theatrical release slate for 2010, with six confirmed movies to date.
Schamus said, "Next year's Focus slate follows one of the company's best years ever - our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
"Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's It's Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn's The American.
Focus president Andrew Karpen noted, "This month's tremendous showing at the American Film Market once again proves the resiliency and flexibility of Focus' global approach to the business. The breadth, depth, and nuance we bring to the international release of each film on our slate - and our ability domestically to manage every kind of release, »
Focus Features Sets 2010 Release Dates for Six Films
12 November 2009 4:04 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The other day we premiered the first images and official synopses from Focus Features Greenberg, The Eagle of the Ninth, and Somewhere. Now, thanks to Focus sending out a press release, we have an idea when some of them are getting released.
On March 12th, director Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg will hit theaters for a limited release. The film stars Ben Stiller. After that we’re getting Thomas Balmes Babies on April 16th and director Anton Corbijn’s The American on September. 1st. That’s the George Clooney assassin film. Sometime in the third quarter will be Kevin Macdonald’s Roman adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, and in November It’s Kind of a Funny Story gets released. The big question mark is Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, which still doesn’t have a release date.
The thing to remember is release dates change all the time, so before you »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Blu-Ray Review: Annoying ‘The Answer Man’ Full of Hot Air
10 November 2009 9:36 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “Hell is other people!” declares reclusive author Arlen Faber. That’s nothing compared to the hell of fake people, who permeate so many subpar pictures marketed as “indie” entertainment. There’s not a single character in “The Answer Man” that feels the least bit realistic. There’s not a single line of dialogue that sounds as if it was spontaneously spoken, instead of typed by a screenwriter with a slick Thesaurus. But most importantly, the film doesn’t work because its characters are simply undeserving of the required audience empathy. It’s impossible to care about anyone on the screen, or anything that happens to them.
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
So why is this film a mediocre dud rather than a catastrophic failure? Because it is populated by gifted actors who try to inject the contrived material with vibrant life. Jeff Daniels is one of the most appealing actors in modern cinema, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Ellen DeGeneres Scares Guests
4 November 2009 11:49 PM, PST | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »
Halloween isn't over until the last candy bar is eaten! So in the spirit of Halloween we turn our attention to last week's episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV). The always funny and silly Ellen had a special treat for all of her guests last week and each one of them had a classic reaction to the funny lady. Find out what made David Spade leave the room, Taylor Swift fall to the floor, and Lauren Grahman laugh out loud. Everyone is entitled to a good scare once in a while, don't you think? Well Ellen thought so when she booked her good friend Taylor Swift for her show last week. Remember a few months back, Swift pulled a silly prank on her fans by dressing up as Kiss at a concert? Well Ellen thought it was time for payback; watch to see what made Taylor Swift fall to the floor. »
- cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
Focus Features To Begin Work On "It's Kind Of A Funny Story"
4 November 2009 5:50 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Adolescence can be a crazy time. Focus Features' latest film shows exactly how true that statement can be.
Focus has announced plans to start production on "It's Kind of a Funny Story," a movie by filmmaking team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, adapted from Ned Vizzini's novel of the same name. Production - overseen by Misher Films' Kevin Misher and Wayfare Entertainment's Ben Browning, Michael Maher and Peter Rawlinson - will begin in early December in New York. Major casting for the project has also begun. Among the actors already attached are Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan, Zoe Kravitz, Viola Davis and Aasif Mandvi.
The story follows Gilchrist as 16-year-old Craig, who decides to get away from his hectic teenage life and his parents (Graham, Gaffigan) by committing himself to a mental health clinic, only to wind up in the adult ward rather than the children's. »
'2012' Crashes Into Los Angeles for Premiere
3 November 2009 11:47 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Two weeks shy of its theatrical debut in the U.S., "2012 (2009)" went to downtown Los Angeles for its premiere. On Tuesday, November 3, black carpet was rolled out and a scene of destruction complete with a car crashing through a wall was built up in front of Regal Cinemas La Live to greet the oncoming celebrities.
Many of the cast members were seen joining the festivity on the special evening. Amanda Peet, John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt and Danny Glover were only some of them spotted. Two of its young actors, Liam James and Morgan Lily who played Noah and Lilly Curtis, were present as well.
The man behind the global disaster movie, director/produce/writer Roland Emmerich, also didn't miss out the special screening. He came in accompanied by his producer sister Ute Emmerich. Additionally, season 8 runner-up of "American Idol" as well as the singer »
- AceShowbiz.com
Keir Gilchrist Stars In Funny Story
3 November 2009 11:15 PM, PST | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Keir Gilchrist has been cast as the lead in “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” from Focus Features and writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Gilchrist joins Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan, Zoe Kravitz, Aasif Mandavi, and Lauren Graham. “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” is a coming-of-age comedy-drama adaptation of Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel about a 16-year old who checks himself into a mental health clinic to deal with stress. He ends up stuck in the adult ward after finding out that right before he got there, the youth ward closed. Shooting begins in New York in December 2010. Stay tuned to Shockya.com [...] »
- Costa Koutsoutis
Casting Tidbits: Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, Jim Gaffigan & More
3 November 2009 9:04 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Bangarang for Casting Tidbits! First up, THR reports Keir Gilchrist (of Showtime's "United States of Tara") has joined Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's coming'-of-age film It's Kind of a Funny Story based on Ned Vizzini's novel. Also joining the cast are Zoe Kravitz (Assassination of a High School Presient), Aasif Mandavi (Ghost Town), Lauren Graham (Flash of Genius) and Jim Gaffigan (Away We Go) in the story of a 16-year-old (Gilchrist) who, stressed out from the demands of being a teenager, checks himself into a mental health clinic where he finds the youth ward to be full, forcing him into the adult ward. THR also reports that Owen Wilson has signed on to play the titular dog Marmaduke in the feature film adaptation of the classic newspaper comic strip created in 1954 and is still running in papers to this day. The strip revolves around the Winslow family and »
- Ethan Anderton
Galifianakis Joins 'It's Kind of a Funny Story'
2 November 2009 8:27 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Even though not all that many people say Half-Nelson, the film that officially announced what kind of talent Ryan Gosling as, even fewer saw Sugar, last year's film by the writer-director combo Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. However, the pair does have a very promising film coming together for Focus Features called It's Kind of a Funny Story.
The studio (via MovieWeb) announced that principal casting has been completed, and it goes a little something like this: Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Oscar nominee Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan, Lauren Graham, Zoe Kravitz, and Aasif Mandvi. Man, Galifianakis has had the best year, hasn't he? From The Hangover to casting news for about half a dozen movies (or so it seems) all since June.
It's Kind of a Funny Story is based on the 2006 novel by Ned Vizzini, and it will begin filming next month in someplace called New York City. Here's the official synopsis, »
- Colin Boyd
It's Kind of a Funny Story Cast Rounded Out
2 November 2009 12:39 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Acclaimed writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's new film It's Kind of a Funny Story, will begin production in New York City in early December and has confirmed casting for eight key roles. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the project, which it is co-financing with Wayfare Entertainment. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Kevin Misher, who most recently produced Michael Mann's Public Enemies and Dito Montiel's Fighting, is producing It's Kind of a Funny Story through his Misher Films with Wayfare Entertainment's Ben Browning. Wayfare's Michael Maher and Peter Rawlinson are executive producers; the company is in pre-production on the 3-D underwater epic Sanctum, to be executive-produced by James Cameron.
Keir Gilchrist, who stars as the title character's son on the hit television series United States of Tara, will play the film's lead role. Costarring will be Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Emma Roberts »
Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis and Lauren Graham Star in It's Kind of a Funny Story
2 November 2009 12:03 PM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the filmmaking team responsible for Half Nelson and Sugar, just announced who will be starring in their next movie: It's Kind of a Funny Story. With filming expected to begin in December in New York City on the Focus Features production, Boden and Fleck revealed United States of Tara's Keir Gilchrist has landed the lead role. The Hangover's Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Zoe Kravitz, Aasif Mandvi, Lauren Graham and Jim Gaffigan have also been cast in the comedy-drama.
Based on the novel by Ned Vizzini, the story follows Craig (Gilchrist), a 16 year old who checks himself into a mental health clinic because he's too stressed out to deal with life. Although he's just a teen, he's placed in the adult ward because the youth section is closed. There he finds a mentor in Bobby (Galifianakis) and a love interest in Noelle »
Ellen DeGeneres Pulls A Halloween Prank On Taylor Swift
2 November 2009 8:50 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
Ellen DeGeneres spent most of the month of October pranking staffers and celebs on her show, so when Taylor Swift stopped by last Thursday (October 29), she probably should have been expecting something. But based on video evidence, the country star was caught completely off guard by the newest "American Idol" judge.
Swift followed in the footsteps of Katie Couric, Mario Lopez, Lauren Graham and David Spade, who all got a little scare from Ellen. DeGeneres showed the audience Swift's prank on Friday's episode of the show, and in the grand scheme of everyone who got pranked, Taylor definitely was the biggest scaredy cat.
The pranks all followed the same sort of formula: Ellen sent stars off to a green room where she told them there was a picture of the pair hanging up in the bathroom. Just as the celeb walked into the bathroom, Ellen popped out from behind a »
- Jocelyn Vena
Taylor Not So Swift on Her Feet After Ellen's Spookapalooza
31 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Why in the world would anyone want to take down Taylor Swift? For a good laugh, of course! It was a week of silly scares on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the leading lady pulled out all the Halloween stops to spook the stars who stopped by—the most memorable being America's sweetheart. Setting up a hidden camera-filled, fake green room for guests, Ellen hid in the bathroom and and jumped out at the unsuspecting celebs. Poor Taylor was beyond terrified and after letting out an adorable screech (as only Taylor could do), she ended up face-down on the floor. Check out Ellen's other freaked out folks below, including David Spade, Lauren Graham and Mario Lopez—plus a chivalrous late-night... »
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Glee,' 'Grey's,' 'NCIS,' 'Lost,' and more!
28 October 2009 8:01 PM, PDT | EW - Ausiello Files | See recent EW.com - The Ausiello Files news »
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com Question: G'day! How about you share some Glee scoop? —Vivian Ausiello: Okay, mate. There's a crazy-ass rumor going around that Will will discover Terri's faux baby plot, dump her, and then, in a moment of passion, get her pregnant for real! The really crazy-ass part? Sources confirm that two of those three things are true! And the other one? Not so much. Question: I loved the Rachel-Puck hook-up in last week's Glee! »
- Michael Ausiello
Gilmore Girls Creator Inks Deal with HBO
21 October 2009 11:44 PM, PDT | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »
Before Gilmore Girls, rapid fire banter did not exist. The mother-daughter team of Rory and Lorelai created a new trend and while on air did something remarkable to households worldwide. Gilmore Girls made mothers cool, and it allowed mother-daughter teams to bond every week over the antics of the silly and adorable Rory and Lorelai. Oh, how we miss the days of the Gilmore Girls, but wait, have you heard the buzz about a new show by Amy Sherman-Palladino? Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) gave us seven great years of fast talking mother-daughter hijinks. Never had a show highlighted the beautiful and complex relationship between mother and daughter in the way Gilmore Girls did. At times the relationship was messy, leading the duo to fight, at times the unbreakable bond was extremely moving, but more often than anything else, we witnessed four generations of the Gilmores »
- cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
Please, Give These Stars a New Show!
21 October 2009 6:07 PM, PDT | Getback - TV | See recent Getback - TV news »
We're not ashamed to admit that we haven't been able to fill the hole in our hearts that was ripped open when "The Gilmore Girls" was canceled in 2007. We miss the snappy banter between Lorelai and Rory, the wacky locals of Stars Hollow, and all the spot-on pop culture references. But most of all, we miss Lauren Graham and her soul-tugging performance as the mom who loved her daughter/best friend more than anything in the world. No show since has been able to fill the void.
Every season we hang our hopes on a new series, hoping that it might help ease the pain. This year, we thought that the upcoming TV version of Ron Howard's film "Parenthood" might do the trick. But then the show was put on hold when actress Maura Tierney had to drop out for health reasons. We were apprehensive when we learned that »
- AmyandNancy
Sorry, Gilmore Girl Fans
16 October 2009 5:15 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
In her first interview since taking over Maura Tierney's role in Parenthood, Lauren Graham told Michael Ausiello that fans shouldn't expect her new character to have many Gilmore Girl similarities: "She's a single mom, yes, but I don't think the tone of the show is the same. The sound of Gilmore Girls, that voice, is so unique to Amy [Sherman-Palladino]. It's a grown-up show, too. It doesn't have some of the more whimsical elements of [Gilmore Girls]. It's more realistic." Harsh words for Stars Hollow. And what about that mythic cinematic reunion of Lorelai and Luke? Graham teased Gilmore superfan Ausiello with this mock pronouncement: "[It's] in the can. It's coming soon to a theater near you." [EW] »
HBO picks up a series from the creator of "Gilmore Girls"
16 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
As happy as I am that Lauren Graham is coming back to series television, I can’t help wishing she’d waited just a bit longer to sign the Parenthood contract.
Why? Because HBO announced Tuesday that Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino will write and executive produce a new dramedy for the cable network.
The series is about three adult sisters, all writers, sharing an apartment in the upper east side of NYC. Their domineering mother is a “literary lioness” who dotes on their ne’er-do-well brother. According to Sherman-Palladino, “It’s the story of love, hate, family — and finding the perfect opening line.”
To capture the spirit of anticipation that I have for this series, you have to ignore Sherman-Palladino’s most recent effort, The Return of Jezebel James, and relive the glory days of Gilmore Girls via this clip from “Donna Reed Night” (after the very loud commercial »
- thelinster
Channel Surfing: Tricia Helfer Sets Sights on "Two and a Half Men," Lauren Graham Talks "Parenthood," Alan Ball on "True Blood" Season Three, and More
16 October 2009 7:35 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
Welcome to your Friday morning television briefing. Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Battlestar Galactica star (and Maxim cover girl) Tricia Helfer will guest star in an upcoming episode of CBS comedy Two and a Half Men, where she will play a friend of Charlie's fiancee. "Natch, when Chelsea hears her bosomy buddy is recovering from a breakup," writes Ausiello, "she insists that she do so at Casa Harper." Helfer's episode is slated to air November 16th. [Editor: while I love that Helfer is working steadily, can we please land her a series regular gig Asap?] (Entertainment Weekly's Ausiello Files) Spoiler Alert! TVGuide.com's Natelie Abrams talks to True Blood executive producer Alan Ball about what's coming on Season Three of the HBO vampire drama, set to air next summer. "It's a crazy season," Ball told Abrams. "It picks up right where we left off and things get weird really fast." [Editor: Ball teases some tidbits about the third season but beware of a Massive spoiler for people who haven't read Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels.] (TVGuide.com) Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello catches up with Lauren Graham to talk to the actress about »
- Jace
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