Tag: Searchlight Pictures
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Trailer Released for ‘A Complete Unknown’ Showing Timothée Chalamet Singing as Bob Dylan
In the new trailer for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Timothée Chalamet brings the story of Bob Dylan to life.
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‘Poor Things’ Team Returns With ‘KINDS OF KINDNESS’
Searchlight Pictures’ KINDS OF KINDNESS — which opens in limited release this Friday before a nationwide rollout on June 28 — reunites Oscar®-winner Emma Stone with director Yorgos Lanthimos for a trio of thematically connected stories within a single film. The two have previously collaborated on Academy Award®-winning films The Favourite and Poor Things, both of which were distributed by…
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Disney Updates Movie Release Schedule
This last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger shared on Disney’s annual shareholder virtual meeting that there is a strong slate of movies from the company. Since returning to The Walt Disney Company as the CEO, Iger has said multiple times that the company is focusing on quality content over quantity. He has also stressed the…
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Searchlight Pictures Wins 5 Oscars
Searchlight Pictures won five awards during the 96th Oscars® Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast live on ABC. Poor Things received four of those awards, while The Last Repair Shop received one. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) Now Streaming on Hulu Watch their acceptance speeches, below: The Last Repair Shop (Searchlight Pictures) Now Streaming on Disney+ Watch…
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Sean Bailey Leaving Walt Disney Studios, Searchlight Pictures’ David Greenbaum Taking His Place
Things are changing for the Walt Disney Studios live-action division. Sean Bailey is leaving the top spot and is being replaced by David Greenbaum from Searchlight Pictures. Bailey has run Disney’s live-action studios for 15 years. Greenbaum was co-president of Searchlight Pictures with Matthew Greenfield. Greenbaum’s new position is a new role. He will be…
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‘Poor Things’ Arriving on Digital Download in February and Disc Formats in March
Poor Things, the movie with 11 Academy Award nominations, is coming to digital download and disc formats. The movie will be available from digital retailers on February 27th and on disc formats on March 12th. These releases will be including exclusive bonus content. It arrives on digital just in time to watch it before this…
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Disney is Considering Changing Release Schedule for Several Movies
The impact of the SAG/AFTRA is beginning to be taken under consideration by Disney in terms of its release dates for upcoming movies. Bloomberg is reporting that Disney is contemplating changing the release dates for several upcoming films as the strike continues with no sign of ending anytime soon. According to Bloomberg, Disney is considering…
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Searchlight Pictures’ Acclaimed “Chevalier” arrives to Digital Retailers on June 16
BURBANK, CA (May 22, 2023) –Searchlight Pictures’ universally acclaimed Chevalier will be available from all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu and Movies Anywhere on June 16. A riveting exploration of the life and work of composer Joseph Bologne, this extraordinary film has been described as “a visually captivating take on a musical genius” (Robert…
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Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin’ Hot’ Headed to Hulu and Disney+
Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot will be released on both Hulu and Disney+ it has been announced. The announcement was made by Searchlight Pictures with the film arriving on the streaming services on June 9, 2023. This film is the directorial debut for award-winning actor/director/producer Eva Longoria. It debuted at SXSW with sold out screenings followed by standing…
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Oscar® Nominated ‘Empire of Light’ Arrives on Digital, Blu-Ray, and DVD in February
BURBANK, CA (January 25, 2023) – From acclaimed filmmaker Sam Mendes (1917, Skyfall) comes the moving and Academy Award®* nominated Empire of Light. This deeply personal tale of love, friendship and compassion set around a fading cinema in an English coastal town in the 1980s, has been described as “an achingly lovely film – the best Sam…
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The Walt Disney Company Garners 22 Oscar Nominations
This morning The Walt Disney Company garnered and impressive 22 Oscar nominations. This put it in front of all other studios in terms of number of nominations. The nominations spanned across several of its different film studios. This includes two Best Picture nominations for 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water and also Searchlight…
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“The Menu” Heading for Digital Download, Blu-Ray, and DVD in January 2023
The Menu, from Searchlight Pictures, is headed to Digital Download on January 3, 2023, and then Blu-Ray/DVD on January 17, 2023. This satirical thriller stars Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult. It is a twisted tale of fine dining about a couple who travel to eat at an exclusive restaurant on a coastal island.…
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Taylor Swift Signs Deal with Disney to Direct Debut Feature Film
Taylor Swift is currently lobbying for her short film All Too Well: The Short Film to get a nomination for the Academy Awards but she has her sights on something bigger. After writing and directing the short film, she now has her sights on making a feature film. To do this, she has signed a…
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Disney+ Gets First Nods at Academy Awards as The Walt Disney Company Earns 15 Oscar Nominations
The Walt Disney Company has earned 15 Oscar nominations with Disney+ films earning 8 nominations. Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland led the pack with 6 of Disney’s 15 nominations. The nominations for Disney+ were the first Oscar nominations that Disney’s streaming service had received since being launched in 2019. Disney+ launched Disney and Pixar content that received…
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Disney Shakes Up Movie Release Schedule Due to COVID-19
Today Disney announced a new lineup for its upcoming movies. This comes after Disney’s Mulan and Marvel Studios’ Black Widow saw their release dates pushed back due to the coronavirus outbreak. With theaters still closed, these aren’t the only two movies in the Walt Disney Studios slate to get new release dates. In fact, just…
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Disney Drops Fox From Recently Purchased Brands
Disney has dropped the Fox name from a couple of its brands it recently purchased. According to Variety, the Fox name is being dropped from 20th Century Fox which Disney purchased last year. It will also be dropped from Fox Searchlight Pictures. The result will be that the two units will be named 20th Century…