Tag: Studio 54

  • Apple names producer Molly Thompson head of documentaries

    Apple names producer Molly Thompson head of documentaries

    Thompson founded A&E IndieFilms and has a string of documentary producing credits.Molly Thompson, the founder of A&E IndieFilms and executive producer of documentary films including Jesus Camp, Life, Animated and City of Ghosts, has joined Apple as the tech giant’s head of documentaries.Thompson founded A&E IndieFilms, feature production arm of Us cable channel company A+E…

  • ‘The Hate U Give’ Launches Strong; ‘Free Solo’ Continues its Box Office Climb

    ‘The Hate U Give’ Launches Strong; ‘Free Solo’ Continues its Box Office Climb

    This weekend, new Oscar-contender “A Star Is Born” offered stiff competition for the older urban moviegoers who are drawn to specialized films. The strong limited-city opening of “The Hate U Give” (20th Century Fox) — designed to build word of mouth — and the expansion of the rock climbing documentary “Free Solo” (Greenwich) stood out…

  • Dogwoof inks deals on ‘Studio 54’, ‘Generation Wealth’ (exclusive)

    Deals for ‘Studio 54’ include Scandinavia and Australia and New Zealand.UK documentary specialist Dogwoof has locked a series of deals across two of the titles on its Cannes sales slate.Matt Tyrnauer’s Studio 54, about how two young men, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, conquered New York’s club scene with their pulsating, hedonistic club, has sold…