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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Prediction: Major Label Will Aquire DIY Distributor Music Crowdfunding: Sam Tsui Kickstarts Debut, Songkick Detour Expands, JOBS Act For Labels The Tools of Music Fan Engagement [Part 2]: Newsletters Direct-to-Fan The Early Beginnings...Show More Summary
Cannes: Open Road To Bring Gregg Allman Biopic To U.S. Theaters
Open Road Films and Unclaimed Freight Productions’ Randall Miller and Jody Savin are partnering to bring Gregg Allman biopic My Cross To Bear to U.S. theaters. Miller and Savin penned the screenplay based on the New York Times bestselling autobiography of the iconic blues singer. Show More Summary
Cannes: Doha Film Institute Plans Two Festivals
An international event for first and second filmmakers named Qumra will launch March 2014, steered by newly-appointed artistic advisor and filmmaker Elia Suleiman. read more
Cannes: 108 Media, Paladin Acquire North America On Sundance Thriller ‘Metro Manila’
Sean Ellis’ Philippines-set Metro Manila is bound for a remake courtesy of Fox International Productions which acquired rights earlier this week. The Sundance World Cinema Audience Award winner has now been picked up by distribution partners 108 Media and Paladin for North America. Show More Summary
REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review
Does iTunes' Daft Punk Album Premier Demonstrate Its Marketing Strength? Infographic: How We Discover And Consume Music Music Sponsorships Top $1.28 Billion In 2013 With Murder For Hire Charges Looming, As I Lay Dying Cancels Tour Google...Show More Summary
Cannes: Morgan Freeman And Diane Keaton To Star In Comedy ‘Life Itself’
Myriad Pictures has tapped Richard Loncraine to direct Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton in Life Itself, a comedy based on the Jill Ciment novel Heroic Measures. Charlie Peters wrote the screenplay, about a long-married NY couple who find...Show More Summary
Cannes: Phase 4 Acquires Lucy Walker’s Sundance Docu ‘The Crash Reel’
Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to The Crash Reel, which follows the different paths taken by childhood friends and rivals Shaun White and Kevin Pearce. The latter suffered a serious brain injury while training for...Show More Summary
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Who Needs A Record Label?, 3 Simple Ways To Cut Through The Noise & More
Cut Through the Noise: 3 Simple And Effective Ways for Musicians to Get Noticed Who Needs a Record Label? The Rise of the Musicpreneur (Part 3/3)
Cannes Briefs: ‘Rudderless’; Gosling’s ‘Monster’; ‘Starry Eyes’; Wentworth Media & Arts; ‘Lilting’; ‘Third Person’; Doha Fests
France’s Mars Films has picked up all French speaking rights to William H. Macy‘s directorial debut, Rudderless, which Radiant Films is selling internationally. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Selena Gomez, Laurence Fishburne, William H. Show More Summary
Cannes: Worldview Options Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe Biopic ‘Blonde’
This is a project that stirred a lot of excitement when it was initially announced in 2010. Writer-director Andrew Dominik was coming off of The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford at the time and then went on to make Killing Them Softly. Show More Summary
Cannes: TLA Releasing Grabs 'Dead Shadows,' 'Two Mothers'
TLA takes David Cholewa's genre film for U.K., France and Anne Zohra Berrached's gay drama for multiple European territories. read more
Cannes: Peter Mullan's 'Paradise' Creates Buyer Buzz
The script about the founding of legendary Scottish soccer team Celtic Football Club is billed as "Gangs of New York" meets "Field of Dreams." read more
Cannes: L.A. Film Noir With Smiths Tunes Hits The Market (Exclusive)
The movie will be the sophmore outing for LA-based British filmmaker Trevor Miller will direct with London music impresario Sean McLusky with U.S. banner Brink films co-producing. read more
Global Showbiz Briefs: Shine Int’l Makes CEO Permanent; New Download/Streaming Service Headed For UK
Shine International Takes Interim Tag Off Nohr
More than eight months after Nadine Nohr stepped in as interim CEO at Shine International, the company has made her gig permanent. Two years ago, the exec supervised the unit’s revamp and relocation. Show More Summary
Bona Reports 78 Percent Year-on-Year Drop in Net Income for Q1
The Nasdaq-listed Chinese film production and distribution company announces a net income of $500,000 from January to March. read more
UPFRONTS 2013: The Overachievers
First off, congratulations to all writers, producers, actors and agents who landed new series this week. I know it wasn’t easy. Here is Deadline’s annual list of those who excelled at the upfronts. I tried to be inclusive but if I’ve missed anyone who’s had a banned week, let me know. Show More Summary
Ben Affleck & Kanye West ‘SNL’ Promos: Video
Oscar-winner Ben Affleck is hosting this weekend’s Saturday Night Live season finale, but it’s musical guest Kanye West who steals the spotlight in SNL‘s set of promos. “Hell no, I’m not going on SNL skits, this is my goddamn life,” he said onstage this week at the Adult Swim upfronts. Should be fun. Watch the promos:
‘Mike & Molly’ Creator Mark Roberts To Exit, Al Higgins Upped To EP & Showrunner
Mark Roberts, the creator of Mike & Molly, will be leaving the CBS comedy series, which was recently renewed for a fourth season. Roberts “will be stepping down from his showrunner and executive producer roles after three successful seasons to focus on other projects,” Mike & Molly producer Warner Bros. Show More Summary
Hackers Target New York Times Website
The newspaper reports that "a small number of users" were unable to access the website during the online attack. read more
Jason Reitman Pic ‘Labor Day’ Gets Christmas Release
Another Jason Reitman movie is getting prime awards-season placement. Paramount said the Juno and Up In The Air director’s latest, Labor Day, will open in limited release December 25 this year before expanding January 10 and going wide January 31. Show More Summary
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