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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Filed under: Documentary , Independent , ThinkFilm , Theatrical Reviews , Cinematical Indie Five years ago, Roman Polanski won an Oscar for directing The Pianist . But he couldn't attend the Academy Awards ceremony, because had he entered the United States, he would have been arrested as soon as his plane touched down . Or so the excuse went. While the scenario might have indeed played out that way,...
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AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Image Entertainment has announced they have finally secured a DVD distribution deal with ThinkFilm allowing the company to breathe new air into their DVD rental business that has been stuttering for some time. The company projects the new deal will bring in $16.5 million USD for fiscal 2009, accounting for 13 percent of the anticipated $125 million in revenue for the period . As major studios continue...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Film News: Company ends Bergstein pact -- David Bergstein's BTP Acquisition Co. paid Image Entertainment a $2 million merger termination fee, but will continue to distribute ThinkFilm and Capitol Film theatrical releases through the homevid company under an amended output deal.
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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Filed under: Comedy , Drama , Independent , Deals , Distribution , Cinematical Indie There seems to be no end to THINKFilm's monetary problems, which have plagued not only the company, but also the productions that have been picked up by the ailing business. But at least one of them has found a way out. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Momma's Man has received a handy life preserver from the likes...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Film News: Company nabs rights to family drama -- Kino Intl. has bought domestic rights to writer-director Azazel Jacobs’ quirky family drama “Momma’s Man” out from under cash-strapped ThinkFilm.
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FLiXER: Entertainment Industry News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Anthony Kaufman brings news that THINKFilm has given up distribution rights on Azazel Jacobs’ Momma’s Man to Kino International. THINK announced their acquisition of the film in early March , about six weeks after the film was unveiled at Sundance. Just last week , THINK’s Mark Urman told Kaufmann that they planned on going through with the release of both Momma’s and Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Alex Gibney, the director of this year's Oscar-winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side," has filed for arbitration, asserting that its box office prospects were undermined by the financial troubles of the film's distributor, ThinkFilm. The demand for binding arbitration is the latest hurdle for ThinkFilm, and its owner, David Bergstein, who also owns Capitol Films. But it also comes at a critical...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Alex Gibney, the director of this year’s Oscar-winning documentary “Taxi to the Dark Side,” has filed for arbitration faulting his distributor, ThinkFilm.
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SpoutBlog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Nailed, that David O. Russell film that keeps having to halt production because of THINKFilm’s financial troubles, has shut down for the fourth time. Meanwhile, yesterday THINK closed its Toronto office, which housed 25 employees as recently as the end of 2007. Randy Manis, VP of acquisitions and a co-founder of the company, is one [...]
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Cinema Blend Feeds (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Production company ThinkFilm looking even closer to closing up shop.
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Frankly My Dear... (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
More bad news from the parent company that was to give us David O. Russell's Nailed. That's the film that has been shut down repeatedly over the past month as checks didn't clear, cash didn't show up to pay folks,...
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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Filed under: Documentary , Independent , Deals , ThinkFilm , Celebrities and Controversy , Distribution , Newsstand , Movie Marketing , Cinematical Indie Last week, indieWIRE ran a provocative piece by Anthony Kaufman about the financial woes of THINKfilm , one of my favorite indie distributors. Kaufman detailed the cash flow problems at THINKfilm, which were causing acrimony between the distrib and...
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The Hot Blog (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
There was actually a very good film by the same title as this entry... Taxi Zum Klo ... apologies for the grab. But Alex Gibney continues to push ThinkFilm on his Oscar winner, Taxi To The Darkside , now claiming that Think was fraudulent in its handling of the film, allegedly knowing that a financial crisis was coming that would get in the way of a wider post-Oscar release. IndieWIRE does a good...
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Biz (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
by Eugene Hernandez (June 22, 2008) Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney is seeking more than $1 million in damages from ThinkFilm , distributor of his recent Oscar-winning film, " Taxi to the Dark Side ." Late last week X-Ray Productions , producers of Gibney's film, charged that ThinkFilm fradulently hid the fact that it could not properly release the film in theaters, in a complaint filed with the...
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Filmmaker Magazine: Blog (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Two pieces have been published online reporting on the current financial situation at THINKFilm, owned by David Bergstein, who purchased the company along with Capitol Films in 2006. In IndieWire, Anthony Kaufman details the efforts of some filmmakers to receive the overdue minimum advances they are owed by THINK. He also gets a quote on the issue from THINKFilm CEO Mark Urman. From the piece:
