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The future's so bright, it deserves a letter grade.
Tue, Oct 13 2009 4:25 PM

It may be based in Vegas, but market research firm CinemaScore is one of the most feared organizations in Hollywood. Not feared in the style of a Harvey Weinstein or Nikki Finke -- feared because the company's proven frighteningly good at predicting accurate box-office grosses. Over at his "Big Picture" blog, Patrick Goldstein profiles Ed Mintz... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Bruno, Biz, CinemaScore, Ed Mintz, Couples Retreat

The Weinsteins go all in.
Mon, Aug 17 2009 10:20 AM

Given Hollywood's deathless creative conservatism, it's no surprise that people still root for the Weinstein brothers; relatively speaking, they're bold revolutionaries, icons of the heyday of American indie film. After months of silence in the face of media speculation about the stability of the (latest) house that Harvey and Bob built, the brothers... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Harvey Weinstein, Bruno, Biz, District 9, Nine, Funny People, Bob Weinstein, Weinstein Company, Miramax, Peter Biskind

Opening nights.
Wed, Jun 18 2008 2:25 PM

Yesterday, the Toronto International Film Festival announced that its opening night film will be "Passchendaele," a $20 million World War I epic from actor/director Paul Gross, whose other helming credit is 2002's "Men With Brooms," as far as I know, the only curling rom-com in existence. Guy Dixon at the Globe and Mail talks with Gross... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Paul Gross, Bruno, Cannes 2009, Toronto 2008, Passchendaele