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EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has picked up the North American rights to Tammy's Always Dying, the dark comedy directed by Amy Jo Johnson (best remembered as the original pink ranger on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as well as Julie Emrick on WB’s Felicity). Felicity Huffman stars as the titular character in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has landed all North American rights to Blood and Money (formerly titled Allagash), an indie thriller starring Emmy-winning Hatfields & McCoys actor Tom Berenger. Long-time cinematographer John Barr wrote and directed the film, his feature directorial debut, which will be released sometime in…

Broadcaster Tenga broke its silence about a swirl of suitors, acknowedging it received four unsolicited offers but saying it’s not currently in talks after two bidders withdrew and the process is stalled with the other two. Tegna did not name the interested parties. But smaller Gray Television made a cash-and-stock…

Neon has taken U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi thriller Possessor, which made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The distributor will announce a release date in the future for the pic. Well Go USA is handling the home entertainment release. Possessor, which stars Andrea Riseborough…

Gkids has secured the North American distribution rights to Lupin III: The First, a Japanese anime feature which stems from the Lupin the 3rd franchise originally created by Monkey Punch. From writer-director Takashi Yamazaki, the film will get a theatrical release this year in Japanese and an all-new English language…

ViacomCBS has received 25 inbound inquiries about buying Simon & Schuster since CEO Bob Bakish signaled plans to sell the storied publisher at a media conference in late February. The coronavirus was already top of mind then for many companies then and Bakish had indicated a sale might have to wait until things…

EXCLUSIVE: Cloudburst Entertainment, the recently-launched production and distribution company started by former Pure Flix execs Steve Fedyski and Ken Rather, has picked up the distribution rights to Infidel, a crime thriller from Cyrus Nowrasteh. Jim Caviezel, best known for Person Of Interest and Passion Of The Chris…

Moviefone was sold last week and now we know who bought it. Producer Cleveland O'Neal was the winning bidder for the iconic movie listings service that was on the auction block as part of the liquidation of Helios and Matheson Analytics – the bankrupt holding company that also owns MoviePass. The Moviefone sale for…

EXCLUSIVE: STXfilms is closing a high seven-figure multi-territory pre-buy for the Scott Cooper-directed psychological horror A Head Full of Ghosts, which will star Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). STX will distribute in the U.S. and UK and, like it did on Gunpowder Milkshake last month, teamed with…

Neon has acquired worldwide rights to She Dies Tomorrow, the apocalyptic existential thriller from Starz’s The Girlfriend Experience co-creator Amy Seimetz, which was an official selection of this year’s SXSW Film Festival before the Austin event was canceled. The movie stars Seimetz's frequent collaborator Kate Lyn…

A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday approved the sale of the iconic Moviefone movie listings service for $1 million as part of the bankruptcy of its parent company Helios & Matheson Analytics. That oddly-named holding company shot to fame by starting, growing and ultimately badly bungling the MoviePass subscription…

Peter Chernin’s investment firm The Chernin Group has boosted its investment in interactive entertainment company Scopely, which announced that TPC and media giant Advance have just injected $200 million to help it grow its business. Scopley said that brings its latest round of funding – Series D – to $400 million…