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THINKFilm Not Releasing Momma’s Man

June 26, 2008 – 6:45 pm

Anthony Kaufman brings news that THINKFilm has given up distribution rights on Azazel Jacobs’ Momma’s Man to Kino International. THINK announced their acquisition of the film in early March, about six weeks after the film was unveiled at Sundance. Just last week, THINK’s Mark Urman told Kaufmann that they planned on going through with the [...]

THINKFilm Nailed Again. Trade Roughage 06/25/08

June 25, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Nailed, that David O. Russell film that keeps having to halt production because of THINKFilm’s financial troubles, has shut down for the fourth time. Meanwhile, yesterday THINK closed its Toronto office, which housed 25 employees as recently as the end of 2007. Randy Manis, VP of acquisitions and a co-founder of the company, is one [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Hollywood | Comments (0)

THINKFilm & “Germ-alism”

June 10, 2008 – 5:09 pm

Yesterday, I posted about Jamie Stuart’s In Spring, a video which had the filmmaker visiting the offices of THINKFilm and turning an interview with Werner Herzog (ostensibly occasioned by the impending release of Encounters at the End of the World) into––I thought––a brilliant piece of satire on the current state of indie film distribution in [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Community | Comments (3)

Werner Herzog and Bolivian Marching Powder

June 9, 2008 – 10:00 am

Can he do this? Is this legal? How does he do it? What interview questions does he ask? What does he tell publicists he’s going to do? Will any of them ever let him do it again?
All of those questions, and surely more, are sparked by Jamie Stuart’s latest video, In Spring. Described as a [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Humor, Indies, Technology & Web, Video | Comments (0)

THINKFilm is Doing What Now?

May 14, 2008 – 2:40 pm

The distributor goes to Cannes to sell, not buy, as whispers at home mount that filmmakers aren’t getting paid.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Documentary, Film festivals, Film marketing and distribution, Indies, cannes 2008 | Comments (0)

Think Short On Cash: Trade Roughage 05/13/08

May 13, 2008 – 9:10 am

The Variety headline: “Production Resumes on [David O'Russell's] Nailed,” which had been shut down due to the production company’s failure to pay union fees last week. The real story: ThinkFilm, and its financial backers, Capitol Films, are having trouble paying the bills. Not only did Alex Gibney threaten a bankruptcy lawsuit after a promised bonus [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

I Am A Fugitive in Cannes: Trade Roughage 05/08/08

May 8, 2008 – 8:12 am

The Cannes Film Festival will show a classic Warner Brothers film every night of the fest, including I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang and Dirty Harry, as part of a tribute to the studio’s 85th anniversary. Also on tap: film critic Richard Schickel’s doc, You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story.
John Waters [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Hollywood, cannes 2008 | Comments (0)

Tracey Fragments and the Ellen Page Conundrum

May 7, 2008 – 2:55 pm

Why having Juno in your movie can be a double-edged sword.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Community, Film marketing and distribution, Uncategorized | Comments (4)

Trade Roughage 2/5/07

February 5, 2008 – 9:25 am

IFC has acquired Ballast for day-and-date release in a deal apparently worth “a six-figures…plus gross participation and a real P&A commitment.” Lance Hammer’s excellent drama premiered last month at Sundance; see my review here and Kevin’s interview with Hammer and the film’s cast here.
Diane Garrett says reporters at yesterday’s Oscar nominee’s luncheon tried to keep [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Film marketing and distribution, Indies | Comments (0)