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Weinstein Co. acquires Stephen Frears' latest, 'Philomena'
"Philomena," the latest film from Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Frears (“The Queen,” “The Grifters”), has been acquired by Weinstein Co. for distribution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Spain after a...Tags: Cannes Film Festival, BBC, Steve Coogan, Arts and Culture, Movies
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Sleepless in Cannes: Moguls Haunt the Majestic Hotel Bar
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - Nobody sleeps in Cannes. At 1 a.m. in the bar at the Majestic Hotel, just across from the Palais de Festival, it's not that hard to distinguish the Russian teenaged models from the actresses and toned wives of producers by the...Tags: Beth Grant, Bangkok (Thailand), Drive (movie), Paul Haggis, Celebrities
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The Weinstein Company Checks Into 'Suite Francaise' With Michelle Williams
ReutersMay 19 (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company has acquired U.S. rights to Saul Dibb's WWII drama "Suite Francaise," which will star Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts and Kristin Scott Thomas. TF1 Droits Audiovisuels and Entertainment One are...Tags: The Duchess (movie), The King's Speech (movie), Blue Valentine (movie), France, Movies
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Weinstein Unveils Slate in Cannes: 'Osage' Shouts Oscars, 'Salinger' Intrigues
ReutersMay 18 (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company unveiled its slate for the year at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, giving a glimpse of their game plan for Oscar season, which includes an intriguing documentary-style feature about the elusive writer J.D....Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Nelson Mandela, Celebrities, Rooney Mara, Arts and Culture
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Cannes: 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' Sequel Books Famous Director, Uma Thurman to Play Anita Bryant
ReutersMay 16 (TheWrap.com) - Yuen Wo Ping will direct "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II – The Green Destiny," the sequel to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film. Wo Ping is a renowned martial arts director and chroreographer, having directed more than two dozen...Tags: Sex and the City (movie), Nelson Mandela, Movie 43 (movie), Celebrities, Academy Awards
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Cannes: The Weinstein Co. Pays $6M for Stephen Frears' 'Philomena'
ReutersMay 17 (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Co. has acquired Stephen Frears' "Philomena" for $6 million, TWC co-chair Harvey Weinstein told TheWrap. Based on a real story, the film stars Judi Dench (left) as Philomena Lee, an Irish woman who searches for her...Tags: Sundance Film Festival, BBC, Steve Coogan, Movies, The Weinstein Company
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HBO sees the light in Liberace biopic 'Behind the Candelabra'
NEW YORK — When the news broke in 1987 that Liberace, the famously flamboyant pianist, was dead at age 67 with what his manager had claimed was anemia brought on by a watermelon diet but was, in fact, AIDS, it made front-page headlines around the...
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Arts and Culture, Richard LaGravenese, Modern Family (tv program), Film Festivals
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Cannes honcho Thierry Fremaux is Hollywood's inside man
VarietyWhen Baz Luhrmann’s "The Great Gatsby" raises the curtain on the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, it will serve, among other things, as an indication that the love affair between the festival and Hollywood is alive and well — much more than the last...Tags: Star Wars (movie), The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Cannes Film Festival, Abusive Behavior, Arts and Culture
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Hollywood Trade Groups Tepid About Harvey Weinstein's Royalty Scheme
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein's hopes of getting Congress to enact a royalty-based compensation system for movie clips played on the web so far appears to be a long shot. None of the movie industry trade associations are rushing to champion...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Writers Guild of America, Correspondents (music group), Lobbying, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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'The Spectacular Now' director James Ponsoldt to adapt 'Pippin'
Making two indie films about the drinking problems of young people might not immediately seem to put one in line for adapting a beloved Broadway musical, but such are the unpredictable ways of Hollywood. The Weinstein Co. said Tuesday that James Ponsoldt,...
Tags: Smashed (movie), Alcohol Addiction, Noah Baumbach, Shailene Woodley, Entertainment
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Stars pick the directors they want to watch
Let's say there's a row of beautiful movie theaters, and the marquee of each one reads, "New film by (name of filmmaker here)." And let's say there's no other information about the film itself. Which one would you choose? We offered this dilemma to some...
Tags: Celebrities, News Corp., Pulp Fiction (movie), Argo (movie), The Impossible (movie)
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Harvey Weinstein: Paying Royalties Won't Break Google
ReutersApr 26 (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein unleashed a biting attack on Google on Friday, telling a Washington audience that Google's failure to compensate performers and content providers for YouTube videos amounts to stealing and is making technologists...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Aspen Institute, U.S. Congress, PBS (tv network), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie)
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