Tag: Lies
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Bill Block Out as Miramax CEO
Bill Block is out as CEO of Miramax.The executive and film producer was hired in 2017. Block’s contract expired this week and was not renewed, sources said. He’s been rumored to be out for months. A representative for Miramax had no immediate comment on the matter.Insiders said new leadership was necessary at Miramax given that…
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12 Underrated Movies Recommended by Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh is one of the most unique and intriguing directors at work today. He was at the forefront of independent cinema in the late 1980s with his debut Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Since then, he’s worked in a variety of genres, including crime (Ocean’s Eleven), biography (Erin Brockovich), comedy-drama (Magic Mike), and thriller (Side…
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Stuart Cornfeld Rip: Everyone Loved Ben Stiller’s Producing Partner
Longtime producer Stuart Cornfeld, 67, died June 26 of cancer, but left a mark on Hollywood with collaborations with iconic directors and a run of hit movies dating back to 1980.As a film student at the AFI Conservatory in the 1970s he worked with Anne Bancroft, who went on to introduce him to Mel Brooks.…
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Sundance 2019 Finally Looks Like the Future, But Will Audiences Embrace It? — Analysis
For 34 years, Robert Redford opened the Sundance Film Festival with a freewheeling press conference in which he juggled questions from the press. This year, after a brief introduction, he stepped aside to let the programming staff handle the hard part. The move had symbolic resonance: Redford is the Sundance’s founder and figurehead, but the…
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Sundance Hot Titles List: 13 Buzzy Films That Have Buyers Talking
There’s a good reason that much of Hollywood braves the thin mountain air each year to make the trek to the Sundance Film Festival, and it’s not to check out the nearby ski slopes. The annual launch of the indie film gathering brings with it the possibility of discovering the next big thing in moviemaking.…