Latest in Janis: Little Girl Blue

Focus Features' The Danish Girl had a robust beginning to its theatrical run during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but it was The Weinstein Company's Carol that held the reins as the top per theater average champ. Open Road's Spotlight and Fox Searchlight's Brooklyn continued to show muscle as both added theaters…

Oscar winners Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hooper launch their awards contender The Danish Girl this holiday weekend, coming on the heels of what has turned into a pretty good November following a slow fall start in September and October. Last weekend's launch of TWC's Carol as well as the successful expansions of Open…

Content Media’s Janis Joplin documentary Janis: Little Girl Blue is seeing a lot of interest this week during AFM, and has already sold to buyers in several major markets worldwide. Close to home, FilmRise has picked up the U.S. theatrical rights, and plans to release the film in New York and Los Angeles November 27…

Amy Berg’s Janis: Little Girl Blue, the Janis Joplin documentary that just screened at the Toronto Film Festival, has landed a rights deal at FilmRise. Berg wrote and directed the docu, which was produced by fellow docu-meister Alex Gibney, that digs into the iconic but troubled rock 'n' roll icon. The pic will now…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a clip from Amy Berg’s documentary about the tortured and groundbreaking rock singer who died at 27. Janis: Little Girl Blue, screening Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival, follows Janis Joplin’s humble beginnings in conservative East Texas through her rise to fame with Big Brother and the Holding…