No sophomore slump in 'The Details'
NEW YORK -- Jacob Aaron Estes's 2004 feature debut "Mean Creek," a tense, disturbing story about teen bullying, received considerable acclaim from Sundance, Cannes and the Spirit Awards that year…
Anthony Kaufman
Schamus guides Focus fare
Producer, screenwriter and Focus Features CEO James Schamus launched his career two decades ago with the influential indie shingle Good Machine and his first collaboration with Ang Lee, the…
Helmer's 'Thing' includes docs, nike, hits
What does Spike Lee have in common with Mani Ratnam, Sylvester Stallone, Agnes Varda and Abbas Kiarostami?
Korine revamps teen dream
Has Harmony Korine, the enfant terrible who wrote "Kids," and directed "Julian Donkey-Boy" and "Gummo," grown up?
Hot-button pic tries tame campaign
Craig Zobel's "Compliance" was widely considered the most controversial movie at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Drawing accusations of misogyny and exploitation at its Q&A sessions, the film…
'Forever' director wants to write
At the impressionable age of 13, Lee Toland Krieger visited the set of the 1996 thriller "Executive Action," where his Los Angeles neighbor Steve Perry was the executive producer.
'Humpday' helmer swims in mainstream
Before directing an episode of "Mad Men" in 2006, Lynn Shelton was the ultimate indie film outsider.
Available titles generate buzz
A look at select titles garnering buzz at Tribeca
Tribeca Films goes after digital distribution
Tribeca Films, the fledgling distribution arm of Tribeca Enterprises, hasn't had any runaway hits at the box-office just yet. But that's not really their primary focus.
Brits combine efforts to raise docu stakes
For British producers John Battsek and Simon Chinn, a narrative film doesn't necessarily mean a fiction film. "I don't subscribe to that semantic distinction," says Chinn, who produced Oscar-winner…
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The Hangover Part III
The Hangover Part III
1Daily: $11.8M Cumulative: $11.8M Warner Brothers 1st in 1st week -
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
2Daily: $8.0M Cumulative: $108.8M Paramount Pictures 2nd in 1st week -
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
3Daily: $6.8M Cumulative: $108.8M Paramount Pictures 3rd in 1st week
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