Tag: Summertime
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Film Constellation sets French deal for slam poetry musical ‘Summertime’ (exclusive)
Metropolitan Filmexport has acquired Carlos López Estrada’s second feature.UK-based sales agent Film Constellation has sold French distribution rights for Carlos López Estrada’s Summertime to Metropolitan Filmexport.The film is Mexican-American filmmaker López Estrada’s second feature, after 2018 Sundance title Blindspotting, which Metropolitan also released.It will distribute the title theatrically in France at a yet-to-be-announced date.Summertime is…
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Good Deed Acquires Domestic Rights to Spoken Word Poet Film ‘Summertime’
Good Deed Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights from Los Angeles Media Fund to Carlos López Estrada’s sophomore feature “Summertime,” the company announced on Wednesday.The opening film of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, “Summertime” chronicles the intersecting stories of 25 young spoken word poets over a day in Los Angeles. Born of the…
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Martin Scorsese’s Body of Work Extends Far Beyond Male-Centric Mafia Movies
Actors sometimes complain about being typecast, but it’s a fact of life for anyone in entertainment. John Ford is usually labeled a director of Westerns, despite “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Mister Roberts.” David Lean is known for his epics, but he also directed “Brief Encounter” and “Summertime.” Vincente Minnelli? The director of musicals, overlooking…