James McAvoy's 'Filth' Lands at Magnolia
The film is based on the cult novel by Irvine Welsh, who also wrote "Trainspotting." Magnolia Pictures has picked up the North American rights to Filth, a black comedy that stars James McAvoy as a...
View ArticleSundance: Magnolia Getting Close On ‘Frank,’ The One That Has Michael...
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia is zeroing in on a low seven-figure domestic deal for Frank, the Lenny Abrahamson-directed film about a band that is led by an eclectic genius lead singer who, everywhere he goes,...
View ArticleSundance: Roger Ebert Doc 'Life Itself' Lands at Magnolia (Exclusive)
The distributor beat out a number of suitors including IFC, Oscilloscope and The Weinstein Company.
View ArticleWhitey Bulger Documentary Gets U.S. Release
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. theatrical, VOD and home entertainment rights to the documentary “Whitey: United States of America V. James J. Bulger.” The film, which premiered at Sundance in...
View ArticleThe Double
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change...
View ArticleThe Sacrament
From acclaimed writer/director Ti West (THE INNKEEPERS, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL) and master of horror Eli Roth (THE LAST EXORCISM, HOSTEL, CABIN FEVER), THE SACRAMENT follows two Vice Media...
View ArticleMagnolia Brings Lindholm’s ‘War’ to the States (EXCLUSIVE)
Magnolia has acquired all U.S. rights to Danish novelist-turned-helmer Tobias Lindholm’s “A War” from Studiocanal. Named one of Variety’s 10 directors to watch in 2012, Lindholm previously directed...
View ArticleGoodbye And Thank You: The Director of Hoop Dreams Talks About His New Roger...
Film Critic Roger Ebert ended the first paragraph of his review of Hoop Dreams saying that film “gives us the impression of having touched life itself.” There’s a poignant symmetry in the title of...
View ArticleHappy Christmas
When Jenny (Anna Kendrick), a hard partying 20-something moves in with Kelly (Melanie Lynskey), a budding novelist, her film director husband (Joe Swanberg) and their two-year-old son after a break up,...
View ArticleDirector Hussein Amini on The Story Behind The Two Faces of January
Production for The Two Faces of January began in Athens in August of 2012 and the first day was a major event. Director Hussein Amini planned to stage the first shot at Athens’ Acropolis, a gathering...
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