Of all the unofficial holidays derived from an apocryphal bit police code, 4/20 is by far the most enduring. And just as “420” has gradually become entrenched as stoner shorthand for marijuana, the date April 20 has become an opportunity not just for college kids looking to indulge in a little extralegal fun, but also for drug law reformers and other advocacy groups to stump for a more reasonable national attitude toward America’s big green weed of choice.
And as marijuana laws have shifted over the years—from outright prohibition, to limited medicinal usage, to tightly regulated recreational use within certain states—marijuana themed movies have likewise evolved. Once upon a time, the only movies that even touched the subject of pot were hysterical propaganda pieces like Reefer Madness. Then, from the 1960s onward, weed became a popular (and hip) subject of broad comedy—in everything from Animal House to Annie Hall to Friday.
And as marijuana laws have shifted over the years—from outright prohibition, to limited medicinal usage, to tightly regulated recreational use within certain states—marijuana themed movies have likewise evolved. Once upon a time, the only movies that even touched the subject of pot were hysterical propaganda pieces like Reefer Madness. Then, from the 1960s onward, weed became a popular (and hip) subject of broad comedy—in everything from Animal House to Annie Hall to Friday.
- 4/20/2023
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
Kino Lorber has hired the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Nicholas Kemp as director of theatrical marketing. Kemp has served as the Film Society’s digital marketing manager for the past five years.
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At Kino Lorber, he will report to senior vice president of theatrical and nontheatrical distribution and acquisitions, Wendy Lidell. His first day is January 30.
At the Film Society, Kemp oversaw cross-channel content and digital marketing for the New York Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, and year-round programming. He pioneered the Film Society’s video initiatives, mining its video archives and creating new content, while also co-producing its weekly podcast The Close-Up.
“A passionate cinephile, Nick has unique knowledge and experience in the digital marketing arena,” Eugene Hernandez, deputy director of the Film Society,...
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At Kino Lorber, he will report to senior vice president of theatrical and nontheatrical distribution and acquisitions, Wendy Lidell. His first day is January 30.
At the Film Society, Kemp oversaw cross-channel content and digital marketing for the New York Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, and year-round programming. He pioneered the Film Society’s video initiatives, mining its video archives and creating new content, while also co-producing its weekly podcast The Close-Up.
“A passionate cinephile, Nick has unique knowledge and experience in the digital marketing arena,” Eugene Hernandez, deputy director of the Film Society,...
- 1/18/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Mubi has been a preferred streaming platform among arthouse-inclined cinephiles for years. It recently upped its game by entering the sphere of theatrical distribution with Rachel Lang’s “Baden Baden,” which opened in New York and Los Angeles on November 25. Next on the docket is Eugène Green’s “Son of Joseph,” which is due in theaters early next year. Watch its trailer below.
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Though an exciting development, this was also a long time coming. Paul Thomas Anderson’s documentary “Junun” premiered exclusively on Mubi immediately after premiering at the New York Film Festival last year, and the company partnered on the UK releases of both “Arabian Nights” and “The Blue Room.” “Connecting exceptional films with audiences who may not otherwise have the chance to see them is at the heart of what we do,...
Read More: Streaming Platform Mubi Is Getting Into the Theatrical Marketplace With First U.S. Release
Though an exciting development, this was also a long time coming. Paul Thomas Anderson’s documentary “Junun” premiered exclusively on Mubi immediately after premiering at the New York Film Festival last year, and the company partnered on the UK releases of both “Arabian Nights” and “The Blue Room.” “Connecting exceptional films with audiences who may not otherwise have the chance to see them is at the heart of what we do,...
- 12/1/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. rights to the drama thriller “All I See Is You,” directed by Marc Forster and starring Blake Lively and Jason Clarke. They will release the film nationwide August 4, 2017. It world-premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The film “is the story of a blind woman (Blake Lively) and her husband (Jason Clarke). When her sight unexpectedly returns, she begins to discover the previously unseen and disturbing details about themselves, their marriage and their lives.”
– A24 has acquired North American rights to Josh and Benny Safdie’s Robert Pattinson-starring “Good Time.” The “film follows a bank robber’s race to evade the police dragnet that threatens to send him behind bars.
– Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. rights to the drama thriller “All I See Is You,” directed by Marc Forster and starring Blake Lively and Jason Clarke. They will release the film nationwide August 4, 2017. It world-premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The film “is the story of a blind woman (Blake Lively) and her husband (Jason Clarke). When her sight unexpectedly returns, she begins to discover the previously unseen and disturbing details about themselves, their marriage and their lives.”
– A24 has acquired North American rights to Josh and Benny Safdie’s Robert Pattinson-starring “Good Time.” The “film follows a bank robber’s race to evade the police dragnet that threatens to send him behind bars.
- 10/28/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Mubi is getting into the theatrical game. The curated streaming platform is making its way into the North American theatrical marketplace with their release of Rachel Lang’s “Baden Baden,” which the previously online-only outfit will open the film in New York and Los Angeles on November 25. The film will then be available exclusively on Mubi’s digital site.
The film marks the third collaboration between Lang and the superb young actress Salomé Richard and completes the trilogy which develops the character of Ana through two short films (including “For You I Will Fight” and “White Turnips Make it Hard to Sleep”). Lang said of the news, “It’s such an honor for me that my film is the first U.S. theatrical release for Mubi. The wonderful Mubi team worked incredibly well to release it in the U.K., and now they are doing the same for the U.
The film marks the third collaboration between Lang and the superb young actress Salomé Richard and completes the trilogy which develops the character of Ana through two short films (including “For You I Will Fight” and “White Turnips Make it Hard to Sleep”). Lang said of the news, “It’s such an honor for me that my film is the first U.S. theatrical release for Mubi. The wonderful Mubi team worked incredibly well to release it in the U.K., and now they are doing the same for the U.
- 10/27/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
I am old enough to admit that the idea of legal marijuana dealers in the U.S. is a strange and bewildering thought. In the new film Green Is Gold, writer/director Ryon Baxter -- who also stars -- accepts that idea as a starting point for what looks like a very intriguing relationship drama about a man and his 13-year-old brother. We have an exclusive clip, showing the moment when our hero applies for a business license for his business, and then what happens from there is not quite what I expected. Here's the official synopsis: In Green Is Gold, a thirteen-year-old boy is forced to live with his estranged brother after their father is sent to prison. Their relationship is soon tested when the older...
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- 10/10/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Exclusive: Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up the North American rights to the drama “Green Is Gold,” written and directed by Ryon Baxter and starring Jimmy Baxter, Ryon Baxter and David Fine. The film recently had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival over the summer, where it won the Audience Award for Best Fiction Feature.
The film follows “a thirteen-year-old boy [who] is forced to live with his estranged brother after their father is sent to prison. Their relationship is soon tested when the older brother’s occupation as a marijuana dealer infringes on his ability not only to raise his brother, but to even take care of himself. However, through constant tribulation, they discover...
– Exclusive: Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up the North American rights to the drama “Green Is Gold,” written and directed by Ryon Baxter and starring Jimmy Baxter, Ryon Baxter and David Fine. The film recently had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival over the summer, where it won the Audience Award for Best Fiction Feature.
The film follows “a thirteen-year-old boy [who] is forced to live with his estranged brother after their father is sent to prison. Their relationship is soon tested when the older brother’s occupation as a marijuana dealer infringes on his ability not only to raise his brother, but to even take care of himself. However, through constant tribulation, they discover...
- 9/30/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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