Metallica Chronicler discovers new rock star Sep 20, 2009
Magnolia Pictures is having none of it ... "The sanctity of the theatrical release is a bit of an outmoded notion now," says Magnolia Pictures president Eamon Bowles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Coming to a theater, TV or computer near you Sep 7, 2009
Companies such as Magnolia Pictures and IFC Entertainment (both available locally on Comcast) have sacrificed cows as sacred as release windows, which is the time between a film's theatrical run and its premiere on VOD or DVD. IFC offers many films "day and date" - that is, the day they are released in cinemas, they are also available to homes via pay-per-view ... Magnolia Pictures releases one film a month, often after a VOD run. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Review: `World's Greatest Dad' a fearless comedy Aug 27, 2009
In this film publicity image released by Magnolia Pictures, Daryl Sabara is shown in a scene from "World's Greatest Dad." (AP Photo/Magnolia Pictures) ... "World's Greatest Dad," a Magnolia Pictures release, is rated R for language, crude and sexual content, some drug use and disturbing images. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The Best Movie About Gay Sex This Week Isn't BrnoIt's Humpday Jul 12, 2009
Humpday Humpday (Magnolia Pictures) may not be the single best movie I've seen so far this yearthough it's certainly a contender for the titlebut it's without doubt the most surprising ... Still of Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard in Humpday courtesy Magnolia Pictures. (Slate)
Thank God it's "Humpday" Jul 10, 2009
Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures ... It looks to me as if Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton's adroit comedy -- a Sundance hit last winter that's now being released by Magnolia Pictures -- is in some danger of being swallowed by its own premise. (Salon)
Asian cinema has all but disappeared from U.S. screens Jun 25, 2009
Earlier this year, a Japanese monster mockumentary that was one of last year's most acclaimed NYAFF films, was released by Magnet, a specialty division of Magnolia Pictures ... Indie distributor Magnolia Pictures fared even worse with its investment in two Asian hits, the martial-arts spectacular and a whimsical Korean monster movie. (Salon)
Serious Films Take On The Summer Season Jun 24, 2009
"Summer's always great because there are more people going to movies in general - not just regular movies, although the behemoths are there - but people have more leisure time in the summer so they have more time to go to the movies," said Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia Pictures, whose company's films this summer include "Julia," Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience," the dark comedy "Humpday" and the documentary "Food, Inc.". "I've always found counter-programming to be great.... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Movies online: The future is (almost) here Jun 17, 2009
Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Subscribe to Conversations. (Salon)
Behind the food industry's iron curtain Jun 16, 2009
Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures ... I sat down with director Robert Kenner at the New York offices of Magnolia Pictures, the film's distributor. (Salon)
Defining High-Definition TV Jun 1, 2009
The July HDNet Movies Sneak Preview will be Magnolia Pictures feature Answer Man, starting Lauren Graham and Jeff Daniels. None of the HD networks in this story are rated by Nielsen Media Research because of their limited distribution, and most target fairly broad audiences. (Multichannel News)
Ho Mortgage Crisis May 22, 2009
Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend ExperienceThe Girlfriend Experience (Magnolia Pictures) is one of Stephen Soderbergh's sketchbook pictures, the experimental one-offs he directs in between blockbusters ... Still of Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience Magnolia Pictures. (Slate)
Steven Soderbergh on hookers, porn and his new film May 22, 2009
Courtesy Magnolia Pictures ... As he said during our conversation in the offices of Magnolia Pictures, he's already on to the next thing, and the next one or two after that. (Salon)
Forward Fast May 17, 2009
In the last few years, some independent films mostly from IFC Entertainment and Magnolia Pictures have been released simultaneously to theaters and on-demand. Both of those companies, of course, have synergistic reasons for the move (IFC, which releases a film every other week, is owned by Cablevision Systems; Magnolia by HDNet). (Multichannel News)
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Larry Craig's mugshot in "Outrage." Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Subscribe to Conversations. (Salon)
Why Tilda Swinton is the Queen of the Indies May 11, 2009
Tilda Swinton in a scene from Julia. In her shiny green dress she staggers through a crowded L.A. bar, talking too loud, running her hand inside a man's shirt and saying, when asked by a stranger what she does, "I like to make people's dreams come true." The next morning she wakes up in the back seat of the stranger's car, he asleep next to her, and opens her mouth in a grimace of disdain, as if trying to spit out the memory of last night and all the other last nights. (Time.com)
Behind Washington's closet door May 7, 2009
Larry Craig's mug shot in "Outrage." Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures ... I met Kirby Dick in the Manhattan offices of Magnolia Pictures, the distributor of "Outrage." A handsome, composed fellow who looks and sounds much younger than his age (he's 56), he had the conservative suit and the practiced, sound-bite demeanor of somebody who's been spending a lot of time in Washington. (Salon)
Tribeca wrap-up: Best of the fest May 6, 2009
"The Eclipse" Odd but haunting horror-romance-farce outing from Irish playwright-turned-director Conor McPherson developed tremendous audience buzz, and was snapped up by Magnolia Pictures for U.S. distribution before festival's end. Veteran Irish and British TV actor Ciarn Hinds is an aspiring writer and struggling widowed dad in the charming seaside town of Cobh, who winds up caught between a loathsome Irish-American crafter of bestsellers (Aidan Quinn), a winsome Scandinavian who writes... (Salon)
The films that highlighted this year's Tribeca May 5, 2009
Hinds won best actor at the festival, and Magnolia Pictures purchased the film. "RACING DREAMS": Directed by Marshall Curry, "Racing Dreams" won for best documentary at Tribeca. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A weekend winter fest of indie films, ethnic eats Mar 8, 2009
"It's pretty much the best vampire movie ever," said Brad Westcott, festival managing director, who joined Bena last year after working with Magnolia Pictures and the Boston Jewish Film Festival. No time is wasted Saturday. (Boston Globe)
VUDU Offers Download-To-Own HD Movies Feb 25, 2009
VUDU's download-to-own HD collection is currently restricted to releases from independent studios such as FirstLook Studios, Kino and Magnolia Pictures, which have all agreed to make their films available for purchase. "The emerging digital platform that reaches consumers in their homes directly on their HDTVs via VUDU is an important new channel for us," said FirstLook Studios Chief Operating Officer Dean Wilson. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Is `Man on Wire' the best film of the year? Feb 21, 2009
"That "Man on Wire" would be so riveting and entertaining wasn't always so self-evident. The Sundance Film Festival nearly didn't accept it, though it was later picked up for U.S. distribution by Magnolia Pictures after it won the audience award and grand jury prize at the festival last winter."It was pretty hard to convince people _ particularly in America _ that this film could work and be viable," said Marsh. "On one level, it's a man walking around on a tightrope, but it isn't that. It's a... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The Phoenix Rises Feb 14, 2009
Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow in Two LoversTo watch Joaquin Phoenix's on David Letterman the other night in light of his performance in James Gray's Two Lovers (Magnolia Pictures) is to be doubly puzzled ... Still from Two Lovers Magnolia Pictures. (Slate)
Joaquin Phoenix's parting shots Feb 12, 2009
"While it's nice to get the attention and get the film's name out, it's a double-edged sword, because it's not reflective of the film," says Eamonn Bowles, whose Magnolia Pictures is releasing "Two Lovers" in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, while the film already is available through. "The film is anything but a tabloid diversion. It's a soulful, serious, almost old-school story. And we don't want the tabloid fodder to overwhelm the film.". (Los Angeles Times)
Love in Brooklyn; death in Naples Feb 12, 2009
Left, Mario Spada/IFC Films, right, Magnolia Pictures. Left: Toni Servillo in "Gomorrah." Right: Joaquin Phoenix and Vinessa Shaw in "Two Lovers.". (Salon)
Movie buyers cautious at Sundance festival Feb 8, 2009
Mark Duplass, left, and Joshua Leonard in "Humpday." The film sold for $100,000 to Magnolia Pictures, which plans to show it first via video-on-demand ... That one sold for about $100,000 to Magnolia Pictures, which plans to release the film via video-on-demand before taking it to theaters. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Oscar shorts, low-hype and sweet Feb 8, 2009
Released by Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures. Total running time: 2 hours 11 minutes. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Oscar shows us his shorts Feb 7, 2009
As usual, Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures will be distributing an of all 10 films in theaters around the country, beginning this weekend on 40 or so screens in major cities ... PARK CITY, Utah -- There's been an explosion of sexually and emotionally provocative films at Sundance this year, and the tone was set last Friday with the premiere of Seattle writer-director Lynn Shelton's adroit and challenging comedy which has since been acquired for release by Magnolia Pictures. (Salon)
