FOR LOVE AND MONEY
“Art people are the good rich people”… That’s something my brother said to me whenever we bemoaned the state of things. In a world where The Donald is poised to manage this country like a giant hotel/casino development opportunity, it’s not hard to toy with the idea of giving up all worldly possessions and getting... Read More
“DEMOLITION” PRODUCERS TALK INDIE FILM STRATEGY, “SICARIO 2” PLANS AND MOVE TO TV
Molly Smith, co-founder of Black Label Media, and her twin partners Trent and Thad Luckinbill are making waves in the mid-budget film space. As the major studios have all but abandoned midbudget, adult-skewing dramas, upstarts like Black Label Media gladly are stepping in to fill the void. Launched in 2013 by Molly Smith — daughter... Read More
ZOEY DEUTCH BOOKS KEY ROLE IN REBEL IN THE RYE
Zoey Deutch has landed the sought-after role of Oona O’Neill in Danny Strong’s Rebel In The Rye, the biopic that follows author J.D. Salinger as he prepares to write his classic novel Catcher In The Rye. Nicholas Hoult stars as Salinger and Kevin Spacey is already aboard as are Laura Dern, Brian D’Arcy James and... Read More
BLACK LABEL MEDIA BOARDS ‘LA LA LAND’ AS CO-FINANCIER; RYAN GOSLING-EMMA STONE MUSICAL HEADS TO DECEMBER
Damien Chazelle’s Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling musical “La La Land” is moving out of its summer July 15 date to December 2. Billed as a musical love letter for the holidays, the film will open in limited release before going wide on December 16. Lionsgate also announced that it is collaborating with Black Label Media as... Read More
JOSH BROLIN AND MILES TELLER TO STAR IN FIREFIGHTER ACTION MOVIE ‘NO EXIT’
Josh Brolin and Miles Teller are set to star in the firefighter action movie “No Exit,” sources tell Variety. “Tron: Legacy” helmer Joseph Kosinski is directing the pic, which tells the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of firefighters that faced one of the deadliest wildfires in history in order to save... Read More
SXSW FESTIVAL LINEUP INCLUDES JAKE GYLLENHAAL’S DEMOLITION
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Austin’s annual South by Southwest Festival (SXSW for short) has announced this year’s lineup of films, which includes movies like Jean-Marc Vallee’s Demolition, comedian Mike Birbiglia’s Don’t Think Twice, and Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead. “SXSW prides itself on presenting an eclectic mix of emerging and established talent in a... Read More
JOSEPH KOSINSKI TO DIRECT KEN NOLAN’S FIREFIGHTER PIC “NO EXIT”
Black Label Media, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Conde Nast Entertainment and producer Mike Menchel have tapped Joseph Kosinski to direct the Ken Nolan-scripted No Exit. The pic tells the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of firefighters that faced one of the deadliest wildfires in history in order to save an Arizona town,... Read More
DEADLINE: KEVIN SPACEY JOINS NICHOLAS HOULT IN J.D. SALINGER DRAMA
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Spacey has been set to star with Nicholas Hoult in Rebel in the Rye, the Black Label Media drama about the formative years of The Catcher In The Rye author J.D. Salinger. Empire exec producer Danny Strong is directing the script he adapted based on the Kenneth Slawenski biography JD Salinger: A Life.... Read More
OSCAR: SICARIO GETS 3 OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2016
Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is a nominee for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Sound Editing. FBI Agent Kate Macer is recruited by a shadowy government official to join an inter-agency task force to apprehend a Mexican cartel leader. Guided by a consultant with a suspicious agenda and a tendency to use brutal... Read More
VARIETY: ‘SICARIO’S’ EMILY BLUNT: ‘I’M HAPPY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW WAVE OF KICK ASS ROLES FOR WOMEN’
After making its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May and premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival just three days prior, Lionsgate’s edge-of-your-seat crime thriller “Sicario” had its New York premiere Monday night at the Museum of Modern Art leaving guests speechless and riveted by the suspense and action sequences. The film currently has a... Read More