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Focus CEO Peter Schlessel on the Move to the Mainstream and the Studio’s Future
In his first interview since assuming the role in a shake-up one year ago, Schlessel explains the prestige label's move to mix mainstream ("I'm proud to have 'Insidious 3' ") with the more expected awards plays ('The Theory of Everything') as the midbudget movie finds a home
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Box Office: ‘Frozen’ Opens to Stellar $15.2 Million Wednesday; ‘Catching Fire’ Still No. 1
UPDATED: The news isn't so good for Thanksgiving entries "Black Nativity" and Spike Lee's "Oldboy"; "The Book Thief" expands nicely nationwide.
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‘Oldboy’ Stars Talk Differences Between Two Versions of Film
Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen and others also revealed what it was like to work with director Spike Lee at the New York screening of FilmDistrict's last movie.
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‘That Awkward Moment’ Trailer: Zac Efron Strips Down, Struggles to Stay Single (Video)
The film, co-starring Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan, will be released by the new Focus Features on Jan. 31, 2014.
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FilmDistrict Quietly Drops Hot Toronto Pick-Up
UPDATED: "Oculus" movie makes its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, where the project will look for a new home.
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Universal Studios To Feature ‘Insidious’ Maze
The theme park's Halloween Horror Nights will contain an attraction based on the FilmDistrict movies.
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‘Oldboy’ Release Shifted to Thanksgiving Weekend
The Spike Lee-directed film would have faced off against Ridley Scott's "The Counselor" on its previously scheduled date.
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‘Christ the Lord’ U.S. Rights Nabbed by FilmDistrict
The project is based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novel about young Jesus.
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FilmDistrict to Distribute Zac Efron’s ‘Are We Officially Dating?’
The movie, co-starring "Friday Night Lights" alum Michael B. Jordan, is set to be released on Jan. 31, 2014, in the U.S.
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‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ Trailer: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne Are Still Haunted (Video)
The sequel from director James Wan hits theaters on Friday, Sept. 13.
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FilmDistrict Launches New Standalone Label High Top Releasing
The label will make its debut with the release of the romantic drama "I’m in Love With a Church Girl," starring Ja Rule.
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‘Dead Man Down’ Trailer: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace Out For Blood (Video)
The actress reunites with her Swedish "Dragon Tattoo" trilogy director Niels Arden Oplev.
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