The week after the Oscars, most of the contenders are moving on to home viewing. It was a terrific season, but the market needs strong new entries to stem the box-office slide.
Neither of this week’s two most prominent releases — “Table 19” with a national Fox Searchlight break and “The Last Word” (Bleecker Street) — will bolster box office. It also doesn’t help that two highly-touted and well-reviewed wide release studio films, Fox’s “Logan” and Universal’s “Get Out,” are competing for many of the same viewers.
A series of smaller niche audience releases remain. And four this weekend are either Israeli or aimed at audiences interested in Jewish topics. Led by “Women in the Balcony” (Menemsha) they could see further life over the next several weeks.
Opening
Table 19 (Fox Searchlight) – Metacritic: 38
$1,575,000 in 868 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $1,815
Fox Searchlight opted to take this poorly-reviewed wedding...
Neither of this week’s two most prominent releases — “Table 19” with a national Fox Searchlight break and “The Last Word” (Bleecker Street) — will bolster box office. It also doesn’t help that two highly-touted and well-reviewed wide release studio films, Fox’s “Logan” and Universal’s “Get Out,” are competing for many of the same viewers.
A series of smaller niche audience releases remain. And four this weekend are either Israeli or aimed at audiences interested in Jewish topics. Led by “Women in the Balcony” (Menemsha) they could see further life over the next several weeks.
Opening
Table 19 (Fox Searchlight) – Metacritic: 38
$1,575,000 in 868 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $1,815
Fox Searchlight opted to take this poorly-reviewed wedding...
- 3/5/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Indiewire's Editor-in-Chief, Dana Harris, sat down for an interview with filmmaker Jacob Kornbluth, and former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich, to discuss their eye-opening film "Inequality for All," following a screening at the Ida Documentary Screening Series in Los Angeles. A Special Jury Prize winner at Sundance, the film is currently playing in select theaters. "Inequality for All" looks to raise awareness on the pressing issue of the country's widening economic gap by exploring pivotal political events such as the occupy movement and other financial crises. Watch as award-wining filmmaker, Kornbluth ("Haiku Tunnel," "The Best Thief in the World"), joins activist Reich to consider what they want their audience to come away with from this film. "I'd like for this film to give people a sense of hope," says Reich. Watch the video below. For more on the Ida Documentary Screening series go here.
- 10/4/2013
- by Ohad Amram
- Indiewire
There are documentaries that uncover hitherto unknown shocking facts, and then there are the ones that take what is already known and then package that information in one place for tidy consumption. “Inequality for All” fits neatly into the latter category, but if you’re looking for a streamlined explanation for the mess the U.S. economy’s in, and how we might get out, it’s as good a place to start as any. Director Jacob Kornbluth (“Haiku Tunnel”) seems to be pursuing the formula of “An Inconvenient Truth” to explore wealth inequality in this country: Take someone from the Clinton White House (in.
- 9/26/2013
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Jacob Kornbluth's third film marks a dramatic change for the director from his previous two scripted releases "Haiku Tunnel" and "The Best Thief in the World." "Inequality For All" his third feature, is his first documentary and the heavy subject matter, focusing on the widening income gap in America, shows a director unafraid to take a bold next step in his career. Now, after premiering at Sundance earlier this year, the film is continuing on the festival circuit at Tribeca. What it's about: "Inequality For All is a kind of “Inconvenient Truth” for the Economy in which we explore widening income inequality in a way that is easy for everyone to understand." What else should audiences know: "I made this film because at some point it occurred to me that if people look back at us in the future, they might say that the story that defined our times was widening income inequality.
- 4/3/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
RADiUS-twc snagged its fourth film at the Sundance Film Festival today, picking up all English speaking rights for economic documentary "Inequality For All." The company is planning a summer 2013 release for the film, which had its premiere on Saturday. Directed by Jacob Kornbluth, whose previous scripted features "Haiku Tunnel" and "The Best Thief in the World" both premiered at Sundance, "Inequality For All" explores economic imbalance and the widening income gap in America, with former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich serving as a guide to the issue's causes and consequences. The film was produced by Jen Chaiken and Sebastian Dungan of 72 Productions. Read More: Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #36 : Jacob Kornbluth On Why 'Inequality for All' is 'An Inconvenient Truth' for the Economy "Together, Robert and Jacob have given the inequality of the U.S. economy the knockout punch it deserves by...
- 1/23/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
RADiUS-twc has made its fourth major purchase at the Sundance Film Festival today following Twenty Feet From Stardom , Concussion and Lovelace . Here's the press release on the documentary Inequality for All : RADiUS - TWC proudly announced today that it has acquired all English speaking rights to Inequality For All, one of the most revered films at the Festival that introduces former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich as an unexpectedly humorous guide in exploring the causes and consequences of the widening income gap in America and asks what if means to the future of our economy and our nation. Directed by the award-winning Jacob Kornbluth (Haiku Tunnel, The Best Thief In The World both of which premiered at Sundance), Inequality For All was produced by Jen Chaiken and...
- 1/23/2013
- Comingsoon.net
A.C.T. Young Conservatory (Yc) proudly presents Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, directed by W. D. Keith. Three teenagers living on a tiny island off the coast of Ireland in 1933 dream of escaping the dreary confines of their lives, but no one more so than "Cripple" Billy, a disabled orphan and village outcast. When the local gossip spreads the news that a Hollywood film crew is shooting a movie on a neighboring island, the three teens set sail to try for a role in the film-but Billy embarks on an altogether different kind of journey. This dark comedy by Tony Award-winning Irish writer Martin McDonagh, writer and director of the hit film In Bruges, delivers witty banter, piercing dialogue, and a cast of local characters as genuinely likable as they are imperfect, brilliantly performed by A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory. The Cripple of Inishmaan plays November 6-14, 2009, at Zeum Theater,...
- 11/6/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
We're excited: All About Evil is an San Francisco based indie horror film starring none other than crazypants Natasha Lyonne herself! From the mind of writer/director Joshua Grannell, All About Evil is a wicked black comedy about a mousy librarian (Natasha Lyonne, Slums of Beverly Hills, But I'm A Cheerleader) who inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business she discovers her inner serial killer - and a legion of rabid gore fans - when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real. Poster below...
Aside from Natasha, the film stars Thomas Dekker (Sarah Connor Chronicles, A Nightmare On Elm Street), Cassandra Peterson (Elvira), Mink Stole (Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom), Noah Segan (Deadgirl, Brick), Jack Donner (Star Trek), Julie Caitlin Brown (Babylon 5...
Aside from Natasha, the film stars Thomas Dekker (Sarah Connor Chronicles, A Nightmare On Elm Street), Cassandra Peterson (Elvira), Mink Stole (Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom), Noah Segan (Deadgirl, Brick), Jack Donner (Star Trek), Julie Caitlin Brown (Babylon 5...
- 6/20/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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