Mandalay Entertainment has announced a new specialty division, headed by Celine Rattray formerly of Plum Pictures. This news is a couple weeks old but still worth pointing out. It has been rare to find good news in the world of specialty film this last year or two. Original report in this ...
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The self-reflective Charlie Kaufman needs to look in the mirror
October 9th, 2009 by NoName
I first heard of this interview through Scott Myers' post on his site, GoIntoTheStory.com. Apparently, the hyper-full-of-himself, uber-self-referential Charlie Kaufman is surprised that his directing debut did not turn out so well. This is a guy who made the adaptation of a book into a screenplay into a movie that featured ...
Miramax on the way out? – Another knock to specialty films
October 8th, 2009 by NoName
As if my last post about the sad state of specialty films wasn't bad enough, yesterday word came down that Miramax is essentially being absorbed into Disney, with a 75% reduction in staff. See the Variety Article. This is not exactly surprising, given their recent performance, with 'Adventureland', 'Doubt' and 'Extract'. These ...
The Lack of Specialty Films in Theaters
October 6th, 2009 by NoName
The trend towards bigger films in the theaters is obvious as budgets rise and sequels, remakes and comic book inspired films fill the screens. What is not as obvious outside the industry is the sudden lack of 'specialty' films. These are the films that used to win awards. Dramas, foreign films, ...
