In response to the most recent Oscar update I received a note from Miramax publicity this afternoon, regarding Stephen Frears’s “Chéri.” It seems the film is staying in 2009, narrowing the studio’s awards hopefuls to Mike Leigh’s “Happy-Go-Lucky” and John Shanley’s “Doubt.” The critically thumped “Blindness” is still lingering as a possibility, while Julian Jarrold’s […]
‘Cheri’ to be released in 2009
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:35 pm · June 30th, 2008
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Time Warner weeds out indie filmmaking
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:38 am · May 8th, 2008
The news that Time Warner is phasing out Picturehouse Entertainment and Warner Independent Pictures was a bit upsetting this morning, I have to say. WIP may not have hit any major strides (though a Best Picture nominee one year after it became a brand wasn’t too shabby), but I believe Bob Berney had built something […]
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