Sony Pictures Classics
Richard Linklater’s ‘Blue Moon’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics has nabbed the worldwide rights to Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, which is set to star Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott. Production is set to start in early July in Dublin on the drama about the final days of Lorenz Hart, half of the songwriting team Rodgers & Hart […]
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Sony Pictures Classics to Re-Release 4K Version of ‘Run Lola Run’ for 25th Anniversary
Lola better get some new sneakers. Sony Pictures Classics has announced it will re-release Tom Tykwer’s 1999 German action classic Run Lola Run, in a new 4K restored version, in U.S. cinemas this summer, timed to the 25th anniversary of the movie’s original domestic bow. Franka Potente stars as the titular athletic Lola in the […]
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Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode Debate the Existence of God as Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis in ‘Freud’s Last Session’ Trailer
Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis battle over the existence of God on the eve of World War II in Freud’s Last Session. The first trailer for the Sony Pictures Classics film starring Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode released on Wednesday, and sees the two actors portraying the famed psychologist and author, respectively. “Why would you […]
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Cannes: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Fernando Trueba’s Animated ‘They Shot the Piano Player’
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to the animated feature They Shot the Piano Player from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, the duo behind Oscar nominee Chico & Rita. The plan is for an awards season release. The company also acquired the rights for the film in Latin America, Scandinavia, India, the […]
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‘Strange Way of Life’ Review: Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal Heat Up the Desert in Pedro Almodóvar’s Intoxicating Queer Western
The half-hour short about the reunion of former lovers also features Jason Fernández and José Condessa as the protagonists in their wild youth, with Manu Ríos as a guitar-strumming balladeer.
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Sony Pictures Classics Lands Carlos Santana Doc
Sony Pictures Classics has landed the worldwide rights to Carlos Santana documentary Carlos. Rudy Valdez directed the doc that was financed by Imagine Documentaries and Sony Music Entertainment. Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes and Lizz Morhaim produced the feature, along with Leopoldo Gout, Ashley Kahn and Sam Pollard. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard executive produced for […]
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Irish Drama ‘The Miracle Club’ Starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates
Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on Irish drama The Miracle Club, starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Agnes O’Casey, picking up rights for the U.S, Latin America and a number of territories in South East Asia and Eastern Europe. Directed by Emmy nominee Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Vera, Call the Midwife) and produced by Chris […]
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Sundance Prize Winner ‘Shayda’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the Sundance audience award winner Shayda for North America and other international territories. Cate Blanchett executive produced Noora Niasari’s debut feature that stars Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress at Cannes last year for her performance in Holy Spider, and the drama earned the audience award in the world cinema […]
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Sundance Winner ‘The Persian Version’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics has nabbed the North American rights to the Sundance award-winning film The Persian Version, a mother-daughter dramedy written, directed and produced by Maryam Keshavarz. The film’s critical acclaim at Sundance, where it earned the Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the same sidebar, brought […]
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AFM: Sony Pictures Classics Buys ‘Freud’s Last Session’ Starring Anthony Hopkins as Famed Neurologist
Sony Pictures Classics has pre-bought Freud’s Last Session, from director Matt Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity) and starring Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins as famed neurologist Sigmund Freud. The film — also starring Matthew Goode (The Crown, The Offer) as The Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis — has been picked up by SPC, which reunites with […]
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‘Carmen’ Review: Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal in a Bizet Riff With More Passion Than Point
Dancer-choreographer Benjamin Millepied makes his feature directing debut by recasting the famous opera as an experimental fever dream on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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‘The Son’ Review: Hugh Jackman is Outstanding in Florian Zeller’s Otherwise Unrewarding Dirge
Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby and newcomer Zen McGrath star in this installment of Florian Zeller’s trilogy on mental health and its brutal impact on families.
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