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Fox Searchlight, Shawn Levy Nabs Horror Pitch 'Elimination'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Fox Searchlight has picked up Zak Olkewicz‘s Elimination, a horror pitch to be produced by Shawn Levy through his 21 Laps banner. This marks the second studio sale this year for Olkewicz, who made a Dimension deal last spring on Ink And Bone, a script which topped the 2013 Blood List which ranks genre scripts. 2 weeks 2 days ago via jetli
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J.R.R. Tolkien biopic in the works at Fox Searchlight

hitfix.com – A new movie is in the works at Fox Searchlight based on the life of the author of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". 2 weeks 6 days ago via donnieyen

Black Nativity

Posted November 21st, 2013 by Binh Ngo

In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes’ celebrated play, the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston (Jacob Latimore), a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother, as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives Reverend Cornell and Aretha Cobbs (Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett).

Review: 12 Years a Slave (Bait and Switch)

8:10 AM 10/21/2013 by Sara Vizcarrondo
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Based on the memoir by Solomon Northup, 12 Years a Slave begins in upstate New York, 1841. Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a fiddler by trade, follows two men to the nation’s capitol for work and is drugged and sold into slavery. Within eyeshot of the White House his captors whip his whitest shirt to bloody shreds before giving him the dull flax of an owned man.

Wes Anderson's 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Opens First Trailer

6:12 PM 10/17/2013 by Jeff Giles
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One day after Fox Searchlight announced it'd be releasing Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel will be opening for business on March 7, 2014, lo and behold, here's the movie's first trailer -- and your first in-depth look at a movie that features the combined acting might of (deep breath) Ralph Fiennes, F.

Director Steve McQueen and star Chiwetel Ejiofor Talk About 12 Years a Slave

8:22 PM 10/11/2013 by Sara Vizcarrondo
12 Years a Slave is Steve McQueen’s third directorial effort and the contemporary artist turned filmmaker has done nothing but hit them out the park. With such a strong body of work behind him, MoviesWithButter asked, “Now that you’re established and your work has the attention of a major international audience, did you feel at all obligated to tackle the subject of slavery?” A black man and an Englishman, McQueen said, “No, it was an incredible story.

Wild

Posted October 11th, 2013 by Binh Ngo

A woman takes a 1,000 miles hike through the Pacific Crest Trail after years of destructive behavior following her mother's death and the desolution of her marriage.

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Alexander Payne in Talks to Direct THE JUDGE'S WILL for Fox Searchlight

collider.com – While his latest film is generating plenty of awards buzz, filmmaker Alexander Payne is already making moves on his next project. Deadline reports that the Nebraska director is in talks to direct The Judge’s Will for Fox Searchlight and Conde Nast Entertainment. The film is based on Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s final published work for The New Yorker before she died, which chronicles the final moments between a sick Delhi judge and his younger wife Bombay. 9 weeks 2 days ago via jetli
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'Baggage Claim's' David E. Talbert Tries on 'Necklace' for Fox Searchlight (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com – Fox Searchlight is trying on “The Necklace,” re-teaming with “Baggage Claim” director David Talbert to adapt the 2008 Cheryl Jarvis tome of the same name, Talbert is not yet on board to direct the project. The book follows a California woman, Jonell McLain, who bought a diamond necklace with a dozen other women with the... 9 weeks 6 days ago via donnieyen

Baggage Claim

Posted September 26th, 2013 by Binh Ngo

Determined to get engaged before her youngest sister's wedding, flight attendant Montana Moore (Paula Patton) finds herself with only 30 days to find Mr. Right. Using her airline connections to "accidentally" meet up with eligible ex-boyfriends and scour for potential candidates, she racks up more than 30,000 miles and countless comedic encounters, all the while searching for the perfect guy.

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