Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
In the 2007 awards season, Fox Searchlight had two strong films in the mix with Juno and The Savages , and then in 2008, they dominated with Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler . As many other indie arms were folding (Paramount Vantage, Warner Independent, Picturehouse), Searchlight managed to keep things up on their end. 2009, however, hasn't been so kind to them. January's Notorious didn't do bad...
KillerMovies (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Spanish brothers David and Alex Pastor, who helmed “Carriers” for Paramount Vantage, are attached to direct their sophomore feature, U.S. thriller “Strange, but True.” “Strange” centers on a young woman who, five years after the death of her boyfriend, tells his parents she is pregnant with his baby..
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The outlaw US directors of the 80s have been absorbed into the mainstream, but a new gang of edgy film-makers has emerged, writes Jason Solomons Two men in a drab motel room take their shirts off and begin a tentative man-hug, all slaps and pats. The natural lighting draws attention to their unbuff pallor, to their unwaxed patches of chest hair. They move uneasily to a full, on-the-mouth kiss and...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
I'm not sure how this works, but apparently Paramount Pictures is ready to get into the marketing game for Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story a film their one-time arthouse wing Paramount Vantage has a stake in, but until now Overture Films has taken the lead on the marketing. Today The Mount sent over this new [...]
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Michael Moore in Capitalism: A Love Story Photo: Overture Films / Paramount Vantage I was telling a friend the hardest thing about reviewing a Michael Moore documentary is that I agree with so much of what he says, if not everything. As a result I find myself nodding my head at all the right moments and throwing [...]
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
We probably won't get around to actually seeing Michael Moore's anti-capitalist film until it shows up for free on the internet. But fortunately Ira Stoll of the Future of Capitalism went to see it and noticed that the funniest part is the credits--where Michael Moore reveals the capitalists behind his film. From Stoll: We see that the movie is presented by "Paramount Vantage" in association...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Global Independents 2009: Distribution Reports -- After an outstanding run, both critically and commercially, with "The Queen" in 2007 and "No Country for Old Men" (shared with Paramount Vantage) in 2008, the label's most recent front-runner "Doubt" generated just over $33 million but, with no Oscar wins, fell short of prior successes.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Global Independents 2009: Distribution Reports -- Paramount Vantage is finally being laid to rest after years of wrestling over what shape the division was to take.
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
An odd assortment of summer holdovers hit theatres today including Gamer (the latest action flick from the writer/director team behind Crank), Mike Judge's new comedy Extract, and the Sandra Bullock comedy All About Steve. The Chris Pine post-apocalyptic horror film Carriers is also out this weekend, although Paramount Vantage has opted to give it a very small release on just 100 screens. Also in limited...
iCelebZ.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Award-winning docu-filmmaker Michael Moore is following up his Oscar-nominated feature "Sicko" with another controversial documentary "Capitalism: A Love Story," coming this October. The highly-anticipated film will tackle the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 and the country's transition from the Bush administration to the Obama administration. It will also tackle hot topics, such...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
That's right, friends: Michael Moore has a new movie coming out, and it's all about that wonderful economic system we call capitalism. Here's the story: " Capitalism: A Love Story is the newly unveiled title of Oscar-winner Michael Moore's latest documentary feature. Overture Films will release the film in New York and L.A. on September 23, and in the rest of the country on October 2, 2009, and...
MoviesOnline! (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Crummy news. The upcoming zombie flick CARRIERS which stars Chris Pine from Star Trek is only going to get a 10 theater theatrical release according to ShootForTheHead. this comes off the heels of Paramount vantage closing its doors. I was VERY excited to see this movie and the news that I will have to wait for a DVD release is very dissapointing. ( Carriers Trailer ) Synopsis is as follows; A deadly...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Once upon a time, Marc Pease (Jason Schwartzman) flipped out during his high school's production of The Wiz , despite every assurance from his drama teacher, Mr. Gribble (Ben Stiller), that he was at the very least capable ("You set the bar... so that others can go beyond it!"). Eight years later, Gribble's giving The Wiz another shot, while Pease tries to keep the remaining half of his...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
Photo: Paramount Vantage NOTE: There is a small spoiler in this review. Sure, they had cameras, lights and even Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman, but the one thing they forgot was a story worth telling. Is The Marc Pease Experience supposed to be funny, endearing, tragic or just plain boring? I walked out of the theater with [...]
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
It was a year ago last July that Paramount Vantage laid off the majority of its 100 or so staffers, signaling the end of the studio's short-lived specialty division that brought home a host of Oscar nominations but managed to...
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