BUSINESS MOVIES COVERAGE

Museum of the Moving Image to Build Jim Henson Gallery; Set for Winter 2014-15 Opening

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Museum of the Moving Image, The Jim Henson Legacy, and other officials today announced that the family of Jim Henson has donated nearly 400 puppets, costumes, props, and ot... (more...)

DARK SKIES Set for DVD, Blu-ray Release on 5/28

This May, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Dimension Films will unleash the supernatural thriller DARK SKIES on Blu-ray and DVD. From the producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Sinister, DARK SKIE... (more...)

PBS' Mel Brooks Special Now Available Online

Last night's AMERICAN MASTERS: Mel Brooks - MAKE A NOISE special on PBS has officially made its way online. The network has made the entire doc available for streaming, featuring new interviews with M... (more...)

Seth MacFarlane Will Not Host 2014 OSCARS

The Family Guy creator, who caused a stir in January with some of his controversial one-liners and musical numbers, announced today via Twitter that he would not be returning in 2014. (more...)

SAFE HAVEN Tops DVD & Blu-ray Sales, Week Ending 5/12

RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services which are based on estima... (more...)

Cinipix to Film Section of New Sci-Fi Film NEWCOMERS in Space

Cinipix, a vertically integrated production, acquisition and distribution company headed by CEO Todd Slater (Ray, Raze), announced today that it has joined forces with Patricia A Beninati and Michael... (more...)

Phase 4 Picks Up FREE RIDE with Anna Paquin

Phase 4 has picked up all U.S. and Canadian rights to the upcoming film FREE RIDE, starring TRUE BLOOD's Anna Paquin, the studio announced this weekend. (more...)

JACK REACHER Tops Movies-On-Demand Titles, Week Ending 5/12

Rentrak Corporation (RENT) today announced the top ten movies-on-demand titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies-on-demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable a... (more...)

Image Entertainment Aquires LAST LOVE with Michael Caine

Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to the romantic drama Last Love, based on Francoise Dorner's French novel La Douceur Assassine. Starring Os... (more...)

Image Entertainment Acquires Domestic Rights to Winnie Mandela Biopic Starring Jennifer Hudson

Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to Winnie Mandela at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival. (more...)

VIDEO: First Look - New Clip from NOW YOU SEE ME

Summit Entertainment has released a new clip from director Louis Leterrier's NOW YOU SEE ME, opening in theaters on May 31st. Get a first look below! (more...)

Samuel L. Jackson to Join Hailee Steinfeld in BARELY LETHAL

According to Variety, the acclaimed actor has signed on for Kyle Newman's upcoming action-comedy BARELY LETHAL. The film, penned by John D'Arco, will be produced by Brett Ratner, RKO and Hopscotch Fea... (more...)

Image Entertainment Picks Up TOKAREV Starring Nicolas Cage

Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, has acquired all US and Canadian rights to Hannibal Classics' new action-thriller Tokarev, starring Nicolas Cage. Tokarev (working titl... (more...)

THE NUMBERS STATION Set for DVD & Blu-ray Release, 5/28

Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, announces the release of the action/thriller, The Numbers Station, starring John Cusack (The Raven), Malin Akerman (Couple's Retreat),... (more...)

VIDEO: First Look - Billy Zane Stars in A GREEN STORY

Below, check out a trailer for Indican Pictures' A GREEN STORY, coming to theaters on May 24, 2013. The film was written and directed by Nika Agiashvili and stars Ed O'Ross, Shannon Elizabeth, Annabel... (more...)

VIDEO: Ben Affleck, Bill Hader in SNL Season Finale Promo

Straight from his Oscar-nominated turn as director of ARGO, Ben Affleck will host the Season Finale of NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE this Saturday, May 18th. Check out the promo for the episode below! (more...)

Cinedigm & Universal Studios Ink Home Entertainment Distribution Agreement

Cinedigm (CIDM), the global leader in digital content distribution, and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, the premier home entertainment company, have entered into a multi-year agreement (more...)

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Tops DVD & Blu-ray Sales & Rentals for Week Ending 5/5

RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services whichare based on estimat... (more...)

IRON MAN 3 Tops Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend of 5/12

Rentrak's President of Theatrical Worldwide, Ron Giambra commented, 'Iron Man 3 is the No.1 film in the world for the third consecutive weekend with an estimated weekend gross of $161.8 million from 5... (more...)

NewFilmmakers NY to Screen REHEARSALS, THE WAY OF GLASS and More, 5/22

On Wednesday, May 22nd, NewFilmmakers presents the Documentary REHEARSALS, a Short Film Program, and the feature THE WAY OF GLASS. (more...)

VIDEO: Watch the First 4 Minutes of NOW YOU SEE ME!

Below, watch the exclusive preview of the opening sequence of NOW YOU SEE ME, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher. The film hits theaters on May 31st! (more...)

Cinedigm's Documdrama Lauches New YouTube Channel

Cinedigm's (NASDAQ: CIDM) DOCURAMA, the world's only multi-platform brand dedicated to documentary film, is launching a paid channel on YouTube today. (more...)

Syfy's HAUNTED COLLECTOR Features Home of Director Orson Welles Tonight

Eminent paranormal expert John Zaffis, host of Syfy's popular series Haunted Collecter, travels to Hollywood to investigate ghostly disturbances in the grand home where legendary film director Orson W... (more...)

CONFIRMED: James Ponsoldt to Pen PIPPIN Film Adaptation

The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that James Ponsoldt has officially signed on to write the big screen adaptation of the beloved musical PIPPIN. (more...)

Nickelodeon Announces First-Ever SPONGEBOB Film Competition

Nickelodeon today announced the first-ever global SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired short film competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes. (more...)