Matt Groening has donated $500,000 to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) for the endowment of the Matt Groening Chair in Animation. The endowment will allow visiting artists to teach classes in TFT's animation program. “Matt Groening is recognized globally as a preeminent and pioneering animator, storyteller, cartoonist, writer and producer,"...
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‘The Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening Donates $500,000 to UCLA
Magnolia Acquires Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley Doc Ahead Of Berlin Premiere
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to "Marley," Kevin Macdonald's doc on the life of legendary musician Bob Marley. The film is set to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival next week, and will have its North American premiere at SXSW in March. The first-ever family authorized documentary on Marley's life, "Marley" will...
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The Deals of Sundance Film Festival 2012: Who Got What
Here's a list of the more than two dozen films acquired during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and who did the buying. All buyers listed in alphabetical order; check out the links for reviews from Indiewire and across our blog network. (Want more analysis? We've got it here.) ATO (Shadow Dancer) CBS Films (The...
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Entertainment One Acquires ‘Wish You Were Here’
Entertainment One has announced that they’ve bought North American rights to Kieran Darcy-Smith’s "Wish You Were Here." Starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Price, the Australian film was one of the titles that played opening night this year. It’s a psychological thriller that follows four friends who lose themselves after a trip to South East...
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Millennium Entertainment Acquires ‘Red Lights’
Millennium Entertainment has acquired the Sundance thriller “Red Lights.” Directed by Rodrigo Cortes ("Buried") and starring Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver and Elizabeth Olsen, the film looks at two investigators (Murphy and Weaver) of paranormal hoaxes who clash with a legendary blind psychic (De Niro) who suddenly reappears after a 30 year...
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Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds are Margaret and Walter Keane
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds will star as Margaret and Walter Keane, the 1960s artists who gained worldwide fame for their paintings of watercolored gothic waifs, in Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski's "Big Eyes." Lynette Howell and Jamie Patricof will produce through Electric City Entertainment, with Tim Burton producing via Tim Burton Prods. Karaszewski...
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Millennium Picks Up Romantic Dramedy "A Little Bit of Heaven"
Millennium Entertainment announced that they have acquired the North American rights to Nicole Kassell’s latest film, “A Little Bit of Heaven.” The upcoming romantic dramedystars Gael Garcia Bernal as a doctor who helps his patient (Kate Hudson) overcome the anxieties of a committed relationship, while learning a little about love in the process. Also...
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Troma Acquires Postmodern Horror Flick ‘The Taint’
Troma Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to the postmodern horror movie "The Taint," from directors Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson. Here's the plot per Troma: The water is tainted. The Taint poisons the minds of men. It turns them into raging misogynists. When society is transformed into a land of sadistic violence and horrible...
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Wrekin Hill Takes UK’s Response to ‘American Pie,’ ‘The Inbetweeners’
Wrekin Hill Entertainment has announced that it will release Ben Palmer's UK hit "The Inbetweeners" in the US in the late Spring of 2012.
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NBC Scoop: Community Returns! Alec Baldwin Flies Back to 30 Rock & Mariska Hargitay Stays on Law & Order: SVU
Six seasons and a movie is still a possibility! Yes, the midseason shelving of Community was addressed today by NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt, who wanted everyone to know,...
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