Watermelon Pictures has acquired “Everything Is Not OK,” a documentary from director Dev Benegal chronicling the life of artist Judith Blum Reddy. The film will stream exclusively on Watermelon+, the distributor’s streaming platform. The producing team pairs Benegal with Min(d) Studio’s Maya S. Patel and Neeraj Jain, while Annemarie Jacir (“Palestine 36”) has signed on
Santa Monica-based Outsider Pictures has picked up Rafiki Fariala’s award-winning Cannes title “Congo Boy” for the U.S. ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto. Courtesy of Makongo Films/Unité/Kiripifilms/Karta Film/Canal+ The film bowed in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, where it won Bradley Fiomona the best actor prize for his role as 17-year-old Robert, whose family
The Italian Grand Prix takes place this weekend at Monza, arguably the most historic venue on the calendar. Monza has hosted Formula 1 races more times than any other circuit, staging grands prix in all but one year since the inaugural season in 1950. The only time Monza was absent was 1980, when it was
“So I guess movies aren’t dead after all?” That’s the understated reaction from Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, after “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” obliterated box office expectations. The comic book adventure, starring Tom Holland as Marvel’s web-slinging hero, ignited to $360 million domestically and a mind-blowing $932 million globally, the biggest domestic and second-largest
The concert film “George Michael: The Faith Tour” has been acquired by Universal Pictures Content Group and Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk event film division. Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film internationally and Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk will release it in North America. Filmed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy during the European leg of the
Sony Pictures is in early talks to lease and operate the legendary Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood. Variety has confirmed. Sony has been actively moving into the exhibition business in recent years, acquiring the Alamo Drafthouse chain in 2024 for its Sony Pictures Experiences division and investing in Cosm shared reality experiences earlier this year.
