Jesse McCartney Finally Hits Big Screen In 'Keith' -- But Is He 'The Next Leonardo DiCaprio'? Sep 19, 2008
"We had Shia LaBeouf attached to it before Jesse, but Miramax didn't feel like he was going to be a big enough star," Kessler laughed ... "Companies like Miramax were afraid that we could never pull it off, and they wanted us to make [the character of] Keith nicer and quirkier and cuter. We finally wrestled it back out after being theirs twice. It was a long, complicated process, but when they ran into their problems with Disney, I was able to get the project back independently, although on a... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Threatening Baby? Sep 11, 2008
Plus, the Weinstein Company aka the former Miramax really needs a big, big hit ... Beautiful and funny Elizabeth Banks is Miri, which is short for Miriam, which is also the name of the Weinstein s mother and was the Mira- part of Miramax when they created the company ... (They lost the Miramax name to Michael Eisner at Disney. (Fox News)
Can `Dark Knight' compete with Oscar heavyweights? Sep 9, 2008
" In this image released by Miramax Films, Sally Hawkins is shown in a scene from "Happy-Go-Lucky. " (AP Photo/Miramax Films, Simon Mein) Another Toronto star in a potential breakout role is Omar Benson Miller, who steals the show as a gentle giant among a foursome of U.S. soldiers in "Miracle at St. Anna," Spike Lee's tale about members of an all-black unit trapped behind enemy lines in Italy during World War II. Like most stars and filmmakers entering awards season, Lee brushed aside the Oscar... (Florida Times-Union)
Burn after reading Sep 6, 2008
(Miramax) Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long stars Kristin Scott Thomas in a makeup-free, tour-de-force performance, in French ... Miramax is releasing ... The Brits sat at one table, chowing down on eggs and chanterelles: Miramax's Daniel Battsek, Happy-Go-Lucky director Mike Leigh, and Hunger director Steve McQueen. (Variety)
Judge Sentences Affleck Aug 22, 2008
Affleck joins Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig and Clifton Collins Jr. in the comedy, which is being produced through Miramax. According to Variety, Judge's latest film is about "a flower extract factory owner dealing with workplace problems and a streak of bad luck, including his wife's affair with a gigolo." Affleck will co-star with Bateman as his character's best friend. (IGN FilmForce)
`Tropic Thunder' breezes to No. 1 with $25.8M Aug 19, 2008
"Brideshead Revisited," Miramax, $740,030, 501 locations, $1,477 average, $4,650,150, four weeks ... Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Rogue Pictures are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
A Superhero for the Digital Age from the Original Comic Book Legend, STAN LEE'S "TIME JUMPER": Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment Team Up For a Groundbreaking Event in Comic Book History! Jul 26, 2008
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Buena Vista product, which includes DVD, Blu-ray Disc and electronic distribution. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is a division of The Walt Disney Studios. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dalton Trumbo and American evil Jun 26, 2008
Nobody's ignoring it anymore, not after Saturday's address to a Los Angeles Film Festival conference by Mark Gill, CEO of the independent production and financing outfit the Film Department and former president of Miramax and Warner Independent. Gill's speech, entitled was followed by a thoughtful Sunday column from the Philadelphia Inquirer's cataloging everything that has gone wrong for small films, and the companies that make them, in the last six months. (Salon)
The natural way to end a conversation. Jun 18, 2008
Still from No Country for Old Men by Richard Foreman/courtesy Miramax Films. All rights reserved. (Slate)
No Khan, Only Khandelwal Jun 15, 2008
"When the audience sees a film that has the logo of Fox Searchlight or Miramax for that matter, they know what to expect. Like Mira Nair's Namesake was made under the Fox Searchlight/UTV banner. This helps in attracting the target audience.". And audiences, then can look forward to more quality products in different segments. (Times of India)
The week's best films on TV Jun 7, 2008
This odd slice of American deep south whimsy sat on the shelf for three years before Miramax finally released it. It's very much a pet-project for director/writer/star Thornton: he and Laura Dern play a tiresomely bickering Arkansas couple who head off to support their extended kinfolk when uncle Jim Varney is accused of murder. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Post-Cannes update: Sony claims "Bashir" and "Tyson" May 30, 2008
It remains true that Miramax, Weinstein, Fox Searchlight, Paramount Vantage, Magnolia Pictures and other, smaller U.S. indie distributors stayed on the sidelines at Cannes, but then again there are several big apples waiting to fall from the tree. No U.S. buyers have emerged yet for Steven Soderbergh's two-part James Gray's or Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York," but you've got to think all those companies are in the running, trying to stare each other down without launching a bidding war. (Salon)
TiVo deal will make Disney movies available for rent May 29, 2008
The Disney on-demand service, which includes movies from Disney- and Miramax Films, will be available to broadband-connected TiVo Series2 and Series3 subscribers later this year. Movies will be offered in standard definition, with some also available in high definition. (Boston Globe)
The Walt Disney Studios Forms Kingdom Comics to Create Graphic Novels & Film Projects May 29, 2008
The Walt Disney Studios is a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: - ) and serves as a global producer and distributor of motion pictures under the following banners: Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International serve as the Studios' distribution arm. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Indiana Jones' unearths box office gold: $126M May 26, 2008
Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and Vivendi Universal; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. New Line, Warner Independent and... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Why the Cannes boo-birds are wrong (as usual) May 25, 2008
" Experimental filmmaker from Azerbaijan? Subject of a wrenching family documentary made in a remote Colombian village? No and no. The speaker was former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson, given a hero's welcome here for the premiere of "Tyson," the documentary about his life made by American movie maverick James Toback. On one level the reaction seemed bizarre; as Toback's film makes clear Tyson spent his entire athletic career psyching out opposing fighters and the public. But when I talked about... (Salon)
Meet the film world's new Steve McQueen May 24, 2008
Nils Vik/Courtesy of Miramax Films. Magnus Williamson as Morten, Pl Stokka as Geir, Espen Klouman Hiner as Erik, Anders Danielsen Lie as Phillip, Viktoria Winge as Kari, and Christian Rubeck as Lars in "Reprise." Right, Director Joachim Trier. (Salon)
Angelina Jolie Is 'Girl, Re-Interrupted' in Eastwood... May 22, 2008
Miramax s Daniel Battsek subject of unfounded rumors Tuesday about a possible jump to Paramount is going with another group. He deserves a break after a solid week in darkened screening rooms. (Fox News)
'Narnia' Shocker: 'Prince Caspian' Underwhelms with $19.3M on Friday May 21, 2008
Joachim Trier's Reprise (Miramax) will probably be the top per theater performer of the weekend. The Norwegian arthouse offering, already a winner of three Amanda Awards including Best Picture, should finish the weekend with a $13,300 per theater average on three screens, holding off Prince Caspian, which will likely average $13,000 at each of its 3,929 locations. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Rebels in a classless society May 17, 2008
Nils Vik/Courtesy of Miramax Films ... Friday morning saw the press premiere of (Un Conte de No l"), the new film from director Arnaud Desplechin, possibly the most celebrated of current French directors. Like so much of Desplechin's work, this combines a largely naturalistic story with a highly idiosyncratic approach. Characters address the camera directly, or narrate their letters before a photographer's backdrop. There's a puppet show, a children's play, bits of romantic fantasy and mock-noir... (Salon)
Cannes opens with a dud -- but delights follow May 16, 2008
Ken Woroner/Courtesy of Miramax Films. Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo in "Blindness.". (Salon)
Cannes fans 'Indiana Jones' flames May 15, 2008
This year, Miramax scheduled a traditional Cannes bash for opening-night attraction "Blindness," and DreamWorks Animation invited 1,000 people to a fete after Thursday's "Kung Fu Panda." Other pics will similarly use the press-junket atmosphere to draw festgoers. In contrast, "Indy's" producers have skedded a "filmmakers party" for 250 people -- no press invited. (Variety)
'Indy' Fever May 15, 2008
Even though his old company, Miramax, is faring very well under the stewardship of Daniel Battsek, the 2-year-old Weinstein Co. has a couple of surprises getting ready for the fall. Tops on the list may be John Hillcoat s adaptation of "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. (Fox News)
MMC picks Stephen Frear's 'Cheri' May 13, 2008
As previously reported, Miramax and Pathe will distribute "Cheri," which is produced by Bill Kenwright and Tracey Seaward, with scribe Christopher Hampton, Andras Hamori, Richard Temple, Francois Ivernel and Cameron McCracken exec producing. Hamori and Ralf Schmitz, CEO of Cologne-based studio MMC, inked the co-production deal on May 13 in the presence of Andreas Krautscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia's state minister for federal and European affairs, at the state chancellery in Dusseldorf. (Variety)
Buyers want no remorse at Cannes May 11, 2008
Even with its Oscar noms, Miramaxs triumphant $3 million Cannes buy last year, the Cannes directors prizewinner The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, earned only $6 million domestically ... UTA sold Choke for $5 million and Phoebe in Wonderland (with Endeavor) for $3 million; Sleep Dealer and American Son went to Maya Releasing and Starz/Miramax, respectively, for more modest sums ... Miramax Films and Fox Searchlight are coming off a strong year, and can afford to gamble, although... (Variety)
Cannes welcomes Charlie Kaufman May 9, 2008
Kaufman's "Synecdoche," which Sidney Kimmel Entertainment backed to the tune of $15 million, is one of three Cannes unveilings at the top of the Hollywood specialty distrib "to buy" list this year, along with Soderbergh's Che Guevara double feature and James Gray's "Two Lovers." Assuming that Kaufman's pic delivers the right mix of art and entertainment, the likes of Miramax, Focus and Fox Searchlight will be scrambling to acquire it from seller UTA.. That's because Kaufman is one of the rare... (Variety)
Marilyn, Michael and the flying nuns May 3, 2008
Beyond the Multiplex - Salon. Saturday, May 3, 2008. (Salon)
Vaughn Owes a Debt May 2, 2008
UK, April 30, 2008 - Stardust collaborators Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman have sold their spec script for a remake of Israeli thriller The Debt to Miramax. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story revolves around three Mossad agents who, 20 years after the end of WWII, learn that a Nazi war criminal is alive and set out to pursue him across Europe. (IGN FilmForce)
New on DVD: 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' May 2, 2008
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* * * 1/2 (out of four) 2007, Miramax, rated PG-13, $30. Oscar-nominated director Julian Schnabel and screenwriter Ronald Harwood (The Pianist) pull off a tough one, though it's surprising there's no Blu-ray given Janusz Kaminski's cinematography, which was deservedly nominated as well. (USA Today -- Life)
Three films about poverty, murder and Coca-Cola May 2, 2008
Beyond the Multiplex - Salon. By Andrew O Hehir Wednesday, April 30, 2008 06:56 EDT. (Salon)
Fest Traveler: Tribeca Apr 22, 2008
"I think it's always interesting to just see some of those movies that for whatever reason didn't appear at Sundance," Miramax prexy Daniel Battsek says. "We definitely cover it to see some of those movies.". (Variety)
Smart People fails to score indie-flick success Apr 17, 2008
It's as if Miramax shot like 19 hours of footage, realized it only had an hour and half, cut out 75 percent of the movie and tried to fill the rest in with montages ... So listen, Miramax/Lionsgate/Fox/New Line Cinema, there can only be so many Junos. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
'Prom Night' crowned box office winner Apr 14, 2008
Miramax Films' "Smart People," a romantic comedy-drama starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Page, opened at No. 7 with an estimated $4. 2 million. (Los Angeles Times)
It's "Prom Night" at the box office Apr 14, 2008
The weekend s other new wide release, Miramax s Smart People, opened at No. 7 with 4. 2 million. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
I See Smart People Apr 14, 2008
Lawrence Wetherhold, the thoroughly unendearing hero of Smart People (Miramax), is an anti-intellectual's fantasy of what a college prof might be ... Photograph of Smart People by Bruce Birmelin/courtesy Miramax Films. (Slate)
Gabe Kaplan back in limelight Apr 10, 2008
The Weinstein brothers (former owners of Miramax Pictures) bought the rights, and they wanted to do an urbanized version, with Ice Cube as Kotter,' says Gabe Kaplan matter-of-factly. I don't know if they're going to make it. (The Palm Beach Post)
Smoking ban in movies prompts debate, nostalgia Apr 6, 2008
In July, Disney CEO Robert Iger enacted the ban in Disney-branded films and resolved to strongly censor cigarettes in productions carried out under the Disney-owned Touchstone and Miramax. The provision comes up as incidental, even unnecessary, until the question pops up as to what Cruella deVilles villainy would be worth without the noirish touch of smokings evil. (Yale Herald, CT)
Safran bows digital offshoot Mar 31, 2008
Paramount, Nickelodeon, Fox, Disney, New Line, Lionsgate, Miramax, MTV and Turner Broadcasting ... Paramount, Nickelodeon, Fox, Disney, New Line, Lionsgate, Miramax, MTV and Turner Broadcasting. (Hollywood Reporter)
Hollywood Assassination: Secret Screenplay 'Exposes' Indie Film World Mar 28, 2008
That s because Biskind s book was unkind and inaccurate appraisal of the Sundance Film Festival, Redford and the old Miramax Films, including the Weinstein brothers. Related. (Fox News)
Slanguage Dictionary Mar 28, 2008
" conglom -- conglomerate; "Miramax was a privately owned company until it was acquired by the Disney conglom ... mini-major -- Big film production companies that are supposedly smaller than the majors although such companies as Miramax, Polygram and New Line compete directly with the big studios; "The producers are in talks with several studios, including the mini-major New Line.". (Variety)
SHOTGUN STORIES Mar 28, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008 Last Update: 09:05 AM EDT. March 28, 2008 -- AS a general rule, I avoid rec ommending movies with brothers named Son, Boy and Kid. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
MGM's Parent hires Cale Boyter Mar 27, 2008
Sands, the former chief operating officer of DreamWorks and Miramax, was brought in by Sloan in 2006 to leverage the MGM library for distribution platforms and to create new content opportunities for the studio. Boyter spent the past 10 years at New Line working on such projects as "Elf," "Wedding Crashers" and "A History of Violence." He joined New Line in 1998 as an executive assistant and most recently shepherded "Semi-Pro," the Gavin O'Connor-directed "Pride " and "Journey 3D: To the Center... (Variety)
'Whos' on first at box Mar 25, 2008
But it also enjoyed strong word-of-mouth publicity in cinemas dominated by English-language crowds, where business picked up strongly over the course of the weekend, said Weinstein Co. co-founder Harvey Weinstein, whose had found success with foreign-language films such as "Cinema Paradiso" and "Amelie" when he ran Miramax. Fox Searchlight and the Weinstein Co. plan to gradually roll "Under the Same Moon" out to more theaters in the coming weeks. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Does Profanity Reign Supreme? Mar 23, 2008
But wait: The same Robert Iger just last summer announced that Disney would bow to members of Congress and drop all smoking scenes from its family films and discourage such scenes in its Touchstone and Miramax pictures. Why would those requests for less smoking be a reasonable and admirable cause worth endorsing, but pleas for less swearing are an unbearable oppression. (Human Events Online)
The talented Mr. Minghella: Late director crafted ambitious epics Mar 19, 2008
The English Patient (1996, Miramax, $20) ... Cold Mountain (2003, Miramax, $15). (USA Today -- Life)
New Lantos venture takes aim at Alliance Mar 15, 2008
Their main competition is long-time colleague Victor Loewy, now head of Alliance Films, who has contracts with Hollywood studios such as New Line Cinema, Miramax Films, the Weinstein Co. and Focus Features. These produce some of the biggest films made in Hollywood each year. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Shaye kept New Line afloat Mar 7, 2008
The parallels with the Weinstein's Miramax Films and parent Disney are unavoidable ... "You're seeing the dethronement of personality in favor of low-cost, low-risk, lower-exposure, controllable people," says one ex-Miramax staffer. (Variety)
City of Men Review Mar 4, 2008
Miramax takes you back to the City of God. IGN reviews City of God follow-up and speaks to director Paulo Morelli. (IGN FilmForce)
Majors vow to reclaim Oscar spotlight Mar 3, 2008
Feb. 29, 2008, 5:08pm PT More Oscars News Studios need to rethink strategies2/29/2008 H'wood grumbles that show needs overhaul2/29/2008 Music, foreign, docu categories under fire2/29/2008 Miramax widens release after Oscar wins2/26/2008 Telecast nabs smallest audience on record2/25/2008 For the past few years, the studios niche divisions have dominated the Academy Awards ... The niche divisions Focus Features, Miramax, Sony Pictures Classics, etc ... Miramax was aggressively pursuing kudos... (Variety)
Fathers and Sons in Gloom Above Rios Sunny Beaches Mar 1, 2008
Vantoen Pereira Jr./Miramax Films ... Directed by Paulo Morelli; written (in Portuguese, with English subtitles) by Elena Sorez, based on a story by Mr. Morelli and Ms. Sorez; director of photography, Adriano Goldman; edited by Daniel Rezende; music by Antonio Pinto; art director, Rafael Ronconi; produced by Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck, and Mr. Morelli; released by Miramax Films. (New York Times)
NB stylist celebrates 'killer bob' with own Oscar party Feb 28, 2008
(Richard Foreman/ Courtesy of Miramax Films). Videos. (Globe and Mail)
News Analysis In Los Angeles, Oscar Statues Become a Popular Export Feb 26, 2008
Daniel Battsek, chief executive of Miramax, and Peter Rice, president of Fox Searchlight, are both British and both in the thick of things. This year Miramax had a piece of No Country, There Will Be Blood, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly. (New York Times)
Oscar party circuit Feb 26, 2008
At the end of the night, the Disney/Miramax contingent and many others repaired to the Bar Marmont on Sunset for a loud, raucous party dominated by infectious 80s dance music ... Photo: Ratatouille director Brad Bird with his wife and his Oscar on the way out of the Governor's Ball and heading toward the Miramax post-Oscar party at Bar Marmont ... Tonight I did go to a lovely Miramax fete at the unfinished penthouse at Sunset Boulevard's Luckman Plaza, a 60s classic designed by Charles Luckman... (Variety)
A wall of publicists surrounds Hollywood Feb 25, 2008
Old hands trace its roots to Miramax Films, where the co-founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein made a breakthrough in 1995: Pumped up with financing from a new corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, the Weinsteins used an already well-honed promotional machine to help snag seven Academy Awards nominations for "Pulp Fiction.". "You couldn't help but notice their presence, and it wasn't simply ad-driven," said Tony Angellotti, a Los Angeles-based publicist who worked with the Weinsteins and now... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Check out other offerings from Oscar's top filmmakers Feb 25, 2008
Limiting his literary revamps merely to those films on DVD, he's adapted the Claire Bloom-Anthony Hopkins version of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House (1973, MGM/Fox, G, $15) and the Michael Caine version of Graham Greene's The Quiet American (2002, Miramax, R, $15) ... Page will next be seen in Miramax's comedy Smart People, out April 11, with Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church. (USA Today -- Life)
Box office boost for 'Country' Feb 25, 2008
"No Country," like "There Will Be Blood" -- which won for actor and cinematography -- is a Miramax-Paramount Vantage co-production. Miramax is domestic distrib of "No Country"; Vantage is domestic distrib of "Blood.". (Variety)
A long, violent journey for Coens Feb 25, 2008
Throughout the film's long theatrical run, Rudin and Miramax Films kept reminding auds, critics and Oscar voters of that literary and cinematic pedigree ... Miramax's marketing campaign delicately balanced the film's high culture against its crowd-pleasing genre elements ... ("No Country"'s $30 million cost was split by Paramount Vantage and Miramax. (Variety)
Vantage Point tops box office Feb 25, 2008
Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and Vivendi Universal; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. New Line, Warner Independent... (The Palm Beach Post)
Meet the Maritimer who gave Bardem his bob Feb 23, 2008
(Richard Foreman/ Courtesy of Miramax Films). MONCTON His name may not be recognized by many Canadians, but Paul LeBlanc of New Brunswick is a hairstyling legend, a status that could be solidified in Oscar gold this weekend as the architect of Javier Bardem's "killer hair" in No Country For Old Men. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Modest films, niche marketing reshape box office, Oscars Feb 22, 2008
Film: No Country for Old Men Studio: Miramax Gross receipts (in millions): $61 ... While Disney releases Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, its Miramax division puts out grown-up fare such as No Country for Old Men and Gone Baby Gone, a crime-thriller that earned a supporting-actress nomination this year for Amy Ryan ... By Richard Foreman, Miramax. (USA Today -- Life)
Madonna, Moore to fill party gap Feb 22, 2008
Documentary Assn. hosts its annual DocuDay screenings at the WGA. Both Miramax and Focus/Universal will be having dinner parties for their nominees. And Academy governor Charles Bernstein chairs the Society of Composers ists annual reception at a member's BevHills home for the music nominees. (Variety)
Oscar will love Old Men Feb 20, 2008
Ditto No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood, both collaborations between Miramax and Paramount Vantage. One sweeping statement that all but the most wide-eyed would endorse is The Oscars exist to sell movie tickets. (MSNBC -- News)
NY health ads urge new rating system for films with smoking Feb 20, 2008
Just last summer, Walt Disney Co. said it would ban smoking from all family-oriented Disney brand films in addition to discouraging smoking in films from its Touchstone and Miramax studios. Tobacco is featured in three out of every four G, PG and PG-13 rated movies and 90 per cent of R-rated movies, according to research from the American Legacy Foundation, a non-profit created with money from tobacco litigation in the U.S.. (CBC News)
Countdown to Oscar Feb 19, 2008
Two leading films, No Country for Old Men and There Will be Blood, were co-productions of Paramount Vantage and the independent Miramax. Atonement comes through Universal-distributed Focus Features. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Transcript: Forbes.com Buzz Feb 19, 2008
No Country for Old Men from Miramax landed eight nominations as well. But just because the Academy enjoyed the dark flick from the Coen brothers doesn't mean audiences have. (Forbes -- Business)
