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Prototype of the 21st century studio: The Weinstein Company

Cinematical reports that the Weinstein brothers just struck a deal to handle their own DVD distribution. The brothers’ new post-Miramax venture, The Weinstein Company, is emerging as a case study in 21st-century convergence filmmaking. First they unveiled a US$490M round of private equity from investors (including a hefty chunk of change from Mark Cuban), then […]

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Lifestyle Gaming + Sports Gaming = Marc Ecko’s Getting Up.

To take my previous post in a different direction with a real world example, MTV Films just announced plans for the movie version of fashion designer Marc Ecko’s Getting Up. From the official press release at eckounltd.com: Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure adaptation as a feature project promises to be an homage to […]

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