Re-releases reliably dot the theatrical calendar and this week have a standout. Oldboy, the 2004 Cannes prize-winner, re-released by Neon on its 20th anniversary restored and remastered, grossed $235k on Wednesday and $150k Thursday — for a total cume $385k on 250 screens heading into the weekend.
San Francisco, NYC and LA, led by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, are the top-performing cities so far for Park Chan-wook’s classic film — the first screening in U.S. theaters since its original North American release in 2005.
Oldboy follows Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik), who, after being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, is released but must find his captor in five days. The critically acclaimed film is the second installment of Park’s The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and followed by Lady Vengeance (2005). Oldboy won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It grossed $15 million worldwide, and saw...
San Francisco, NYC and LA, led by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, are the top-performing cities so far for Park Chan-wook’s classic film — the first screening in U.S. theaters since its original North American release in 2005.
Oldboy follows Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik), who, after being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, is released but must find his captor in five days. The critically acclaimed film is the second installment of Park’s The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and followed by Lady Vengeance (2005). Oldboy won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It grossed $15 million worldwide, and saw...
- 8/18/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Two-time BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake (The Village) is set to star as renowned Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in the timely Cannes market package Mother Russia.
The film will tell the story of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Politkovskaya, who went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence, including being poisoned. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing.
Oscar nominee Ciaran Hinds (Belfast) will play Nobel Prize-winning newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov and BAFTA nominee Jason Isaacs (The Death Of Stalin) will play Politkovskaya’s husband Sacha.
Luminosity Entertainment is launching worldwide sales on the project at the Cannes market.
Pic is being produced...
The film will tell the story of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Politkovskaya, who went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence, including being poisoned. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing.
Oscar nominee Ciaran Hinds (Belfast) will play Nobel Prize-winning newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov and BAFTA nominee Jason Isaacs (The Death Of Stalin) will play Politkovskaya’s husband Sacha.
Luminosity Entertainment is launching worldwide sales on the project at the Cannes market.
Pic is being produced...
- 5/13/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Rapper and actor Ice Cube’s Cube Vision has signed a multi-picture production deal with Back on the Strip firm Luminosity Entertainment, in association with 5120 Entertainment and SmokeyScreen.
The pair will co-produce feature films and TV series and the first is comedy Cube in My Head.
This follows a hapless white guy, who begins to hear the voice of Ice Cube in his head after an accident and starts to turn his life around. It’s being packaged now, with production scheduled for later this year.
Ben Hurwitz will be overseeing the project for Cube Vision.
Jeff Kwatinetz and Matt Johnson negotiated the deal on behalf of Cube Vision and Elie Samaha and Geno Taylor did the same for Luminosity.
“Excited to be working with Elie and his team to make some great movies, especially this one. Who couldn’t use me in their head?” said Cube.
“It is a...
The pair will co-produce feature films and TV series and the first is comedy Cube in My Head.
This follows a hapless white guy, who begins to hear the voice of Ice Cube in his head after an accident and starts to turn his life around. It’s being packaged now, with production scheduled for later this year.
Ben Hurwitz will be overseeing the project for Cube Vision.
Jeff Kwatinetz and Matt Johnson negotiated the deal on behalf of Cube Vision and Elie Samaha and Geno Taylor did the same for Luminosity.
“Excited to be working with Elie and his team to make some great movies, especially this one. Who couldn’t use me in their head?” said Cube.
“It is a...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
J.K. Simmons, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Silverman among narrators.
Luminosity Entertainment will kick off world sales in Cannes on Assaf Ben Shetrit’s documentary Prophets Of Change examining the lives of musicians and activists from both sides of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and featuring all all-star roster of narrators.
President Daniel Diamond announced the acquisition on Tuesday (May 10) and said, “Assaf has crafted an enormously inspiring film about extraordinary human beings who find a way to break a cycle of decades of distrust and fear to create unlikely friendships and extraordinary music. This is exactly the movie the world needs right now.
Luminosity Entertainment will kick off world sales in Cannes on Assaf Ben Shetrit’s documentary Prophets Of Change examining the lives of musicians and activists from both sides of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and featuring all all-star roster of narrators.
President Daniel Diamond announced the acquisition on Tuesday (May 10) and said, “Assaf has crafted an enormously inspiring film about extraordinary human beings who find a way to break a cycle of decades of distrust and fear to create unlikely friendships and extraordinary music. This is exactly the movie the world needs right now.
- 5/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Luminosity Entertainment is teaming up with Dean Altit’s Altit Media Group and Kia Jam’s K.Jam Media to finance and co-produce Bot Wars, a sci-fi tentpole film based on the novels of the same name by J.V. Kade, which will be directed by Alexander Kiesl and Steffen Hacker.
The Bot Wars books tell the story of how mankind was brought to the brink of extinction by waging war against Artificial Intelligence and sentient Robots, and how human ingenuity and the primal instinct to survive led to mankind’s ultimate victory. A writer for the film has not yet been attached.
“The world and characters brought to life in J.V. Kade’s novels are tremendously original, thrilling and thought provoking,” said Luminosity’s Daniel Diamond. “We are very excited to be working with Dean and Kia in bringing Alexander and Steffen’s vision of this incredible story to the big screen.
The Bot Wars books tell the story of how mankind was brought to the brink of extinction by waging war against Artificial Intelligence and sentient Robots, and how human ingenuity and the primal instinct to survive led to mankind’s ultimate victory. A writer for the film has not yet been attached.
“The world and characters brought to life in J.V. Kade’s novels are tremendously original, thrilling and thought provoking,” said Luminosity’s Daniel Diamond. “We are very excited to be working with Dean and Kia in bringing Alexander and Steffen’s vision of this incredible story to the big screen.
- 12/6/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Elie Samaha, Missy Valdez, Geno Taylor and Daniel Diamond’s newly launched Luminosity Entertainment have set their first movie, the comedy Back on the Strip, starring Wesley Snipes and Tiffany Haddish.
Luminosity will finance, produce and distribute feature films theatrically in the U.S. and handle foreign sales.
Back on the Strip reps the theatrical directorial debut of Chris Spencer, the creator and EP of Real Husbands of Hollywood and EP and scribe of Grown-ish. It follows a young man, Merlin (Spence Moore II), who moves to Las Vegas to pursue his dream of becoming a magician after losing the woman of his dreams. But when a costume malfunction reveals his physical “gifts,” he is recruited to become the frontman of an infamous male revue group. The comedy chronicles a series of escapades as Merlin tries to achieve magician success, pursuing his dream girl and finding family in the process.
Luminosity will finance, produce and distribute feature films theatrically in the U.S. and handle foreign sales.
Back on the Strip reps the theatrical directorial debut of Chris Spencer, the creator and EP of Real Husbands of Hollywood and EP and scribe of Grown-ish. It follows a young man, Merlin (Spence Moore II), who moves to Las Vegas to pursue his dream of becoming a magician after losing the woman of his dreams. But when a costume malfunction reveals his physical “gifts,” he is recruited to become the frontman of an infamous male revue group. The comedy chronicles a series of escapades as Merlin tries to achieve magician success, pursuing his dream girl and finding family in the process.
- 10/19/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: One of Hollywood’s most colorful characters of recent decades, Elie Samaha, is making a comeback with L.A.-based Luminosity Entertainment.
Samaha, entrepreneur and producer of movies including The Whole Nine Yards, Battlefield Earth and The Pledge, is joining forces with fellow industry vets Daniel Diamond and Geno Taylor at Luminosity, which will look to finance, produce and distribute movies in the U.S., as well as handle international sales.
The company tells us it plans to develop and produce 15 films over the next two years, with budgets up to $50M per title. Genres will include action, thriller, urban, faith-based, comedy, family, fantasy and sci-fi with an eye toward diversity and global appeal.
Financing for the company includes investments by Samaha, Steven Markoff, Sherwin Jarol and Dr. David Wood. The Board of Advisors includes former Warner Bros Domestic Distribution President Dan Fellman, former William Morris Chairman Jim Wiatt...
Samaha, entrepreneur and producer of movies including The Whole Nine Yards, Battlefield Earth and The Pledge, is joining forces with fellow industry vets Daniel Diamond and Geno Taylor at Luminosity, which will look to finance, produce and distribute movies in the U.S., as well as handle international sales.
The company tells us it plans to develop and produce 15 films over the next two years, with budgets up to $50M per title. Genres will include action, thriller, urban, faith-based, comedy, family, fantasy and sci-fi with an eye toward diversity and global appeal.
Financing for the company includes investments by Samaha, Steven Markoff, Sherwin Jarol and Dr. David Wood. The Board of Advisors includes former Warner Bros Domestic Distribution President Dan Fellman, former William Morris Chairman Jim Wiatt...
- 9/23/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gvn Releasing has acquired writer-director Matthew Berkowitz’s A Violent Man, a murder mystery drama set in the world of mixed martial arts that stars former NFL running back Thomas Q. Jones. The distributor will release the film day and date in theaters and VOD on January 18, 2019.
Isaach De Bankole, Mma icon Chuck Liddell, Denise Richards and Bruce Davison also star in the pic, which has elements of a contemporary noir. Jones (Luke Cage), the former NFL Pro Bowler who rushed for more than 10,000 career yards in 12 seasons, plays Ty, an unknown Mma fighter who beats the undefeated champ at a local gym. Overnight he becomes the underdog champion of the world with a title fight on the horizon, but when the female reporter covering the story is found dead, Ty becomes the murder suspect. A blackout, a dead body, and incriminating circumstances put him in the middle of a mystery.
Isaach De Bankole, Mma icon Chuck Liddell, Denise Richards and Bruce Davison also star in the pic, which has elements of a contemporary noir. Jones (Luke Cage), the former NFL Pro Bowler who rushed for more than 10,000 career yards in 12 seasons, plays Ty, an unknown Mma fighter who beats the undefeated champ at a local gym. Overnight he becomes the underdog champion of the world with a title fight on the horizon, but when the female reporter covering the story is found dead, Ty becomes the murder suspect. A blackout, a dead body, and incriminating circumstances put him in the middle of a mystery.
- 10/22/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Trailer for Chris Stokes' Battlefield America, starring Marques Houston, Mekia Cox and Christopher Jones Chris Stokes also scripts the film alongside star Marques Houston, with remaining casy including Lynn Whitfield, Erika Guillory, David Michie, Kristen Quintrall, Chris Trousdale and Dylan K. Shepherd. The story follows a young businessman who hires an instructor tasked with turning a group of misfit kids into a team on the underground dance competition circuit. Cindedigm Entertainment sends the musical/performing arts drama taglined with "Where Kids Rule" out to theatres on June 1st. Battlefield America is produced by Sharif Ahmed, Jerome Jones, Geno Taylor, J. Christopher Owen, Zeus Zamani and Chris Stokes...
- 5/14/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer for Chris Stokes' Battlefield America, starring Marques Houston, Mekia Cox and Christopher Jones Chris Stokes also scripts the film alongside star Marques Houston, with remaining casy including Lynn Whitfield, Erika Guillory, David Michie, Kristen Quintrall, Chris Trousdale and Dylan K. Shepherd. The story follows a young businessman who hires an instructor tasked with turning a group of misfit kids into a team on the underground dance competition circuit. Cindedigm Entertainment sends the musical/performing arts drama taglined with "Where Kids Rule" out to theatres on June 1st. Battlefield America is produced by Sharif Ahmed, Jerome Jones, Geno Taylor, J. Christopher Owen, Zeus Zamani and Chris Stokes...
- 5/14/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Brand new distributor Gigapix has picked up Darren Lynn Bousman's horror film Mother's Day!
From the Press Release:
Gigapix Studios, Inc. announced today that they have started a U.S. theatrical distribution company, Gigapix Releasing, which has acquired the rights to several films for theatrical release. Gigapix Releasing has access to a print and advertising fund through New Legacy Media. New Legacy Media is a conglomerate that has provided prints and advertising investments to over one hundred films via investments in Star Partners, The New Millennium Fund and P & A Partners I, II and III.
In forming Gigapix Releasing, Gigapix Studios, Inc. has teamed up with outside partners and investors (i.e., Geno Taylor, formerly CEO of Polychrome Pictures, and David Williams, head of New Legacy as the print and advertising provider). In addition to the New Legacy print and advertising fund, Gigapix Releasing and New Legacy are working...
From the Press Release:
Gigapix Studios, Inc. announced today that they have started a U.S. theatrical distribution company, Gigapix Releasing, which has acquired the rights to several films for theatrical release. Gigapix Releasing has access to a print and advertising fund through New Legacy Media. New Legacy Media is a conglomerate that has provided prints and advertising investments to over one hundred films via investments in Star Partners, The New Millennium Fund and P & A Partners I, II and III.
In forming Gigapix Releasing, Gigapix Studios, Inc. has teamed up with outside partners and investors (i.e., Geno Taylor, formerly CEO of Polychrome Pictures, and David Williams, head of New Legacy as the print and advertising provider). In addition to the New Legacy print and advertising fund, Gigapix Releasing and New Legacy are working...
- 9/30/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
There's a new horror distributor getting ready to sharpen its fangs and take a bite out of the industry, and we'd like to take a moment to introduce you to the company handling Darren Bousman's Mother's Day and more!
From the Press Release
Gigapix Studios, Inc. announced today that they have started a U.S. theatrical distribution company, Gigapix Releasing, which has acquired the rights to several films for theatrical release. Gigapix Releasing has access to a print and advertising fund through New Legacy Media. New Legacy Media is a conglomerate that has provided prints and advertising investments to over one hundred films via investments in Star Partners, The New Millennium Fund and P & A Partners I, II and III.
In forming Gigapix Releasing, Gigapix Studios, Inc. has teamed up with outside partners and investors (i.e., Geno Taylor, formerly CEO of Polychrome Pictures, and David Williams, head of...
From the Press Release
Gigapix Studios, Inc. announced today that they have started a U.S. theatrical distribution company, Gigapix Releasing, which has acquired the rights to several films for theatrical release. Gigapix Releasing has access to a print and advertising fund through New Legacy Media. New Legacy Media is a conglomerate that has provided prints and advertising investments to over one hundred films via investments in Star Partners, The New Millennium Fund and P & A Partners I, II and III.
In forming Gigapix Releasing, Gigapix Studios, Inc. has teamed up with outside partners and investors (i.e., Geno Taylor, formerly CEO of Polychrome Pictures, and David Williams, head of...
- 9/30/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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