culver city, calif., december 6, 2013, - michael de luca is joining sony pictures entertainment as president of production for columbia pictures. de luca will partner with hannah minghella to oversee development and production for the columbia pictures label and will report to doug belgrad, president, columbia pictures. "mike has worked with us on several of our highest-quality and most commercial recent films, and he's nurtured many…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…
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new york, ny (december 10, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release again woody allen's blue jasmine on 300 screens nationwide this weekend. the film has already been named one of the best films of the year by publications such as entertainment weekly and rolling stone. cate blanchett has garnered numerous accolades in the best actress category from critics' groups around the country for her role as…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards(R) (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact, : bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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culver city, calif., december 12, 2013, - in a move to forge a new legacy in the story of peter parker on screen, sony pictures entertainment, in association with marvel entertainment, is developing several new projects in the spider-man franchise, with alex kurtzman, roberto orci, jeff pinkner, ed solomon, and drew goddard to collaborate on overseeing the developing story over several films that will be produced by avi arad and matt…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, about marvel entertainment, marvel entertainment, llc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the walt disney company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. for more information visit marvel.com . contact…
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culver city, calif., january 6, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment today announced that man jit singh has been named president of sony pictures home entertainment (sphe), reporting to michael lynton, ceo, sony entertainment, inc., and amy pascal, co-chairman, sony pictures entertainment. man jit, who was previously chief executive officer, multi screen media pvt. ltd. (msm), the operating company that manages sony pictures…
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new york, ny (january 9, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american rights to woody allen's upcoming film, magic in the moonlight from gravier productions. like blue jasmine , the film is produced by letty aronson, stephen tenenbaum and edward walson. the film was shot by darius khondji ( midnight in paris ) with production design by anne seibel ( midnight in paris ). once again,…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards(R) (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact, : bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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new york, ny (january 18, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, australian, new zealand and german rights to damien chazelle's feature whiplash . the film, which played as the 2014 sundance film festival's opening night film, received rave reviews on thursday. written by chazelle, whiplash stars miles teller ( the spectacular now ) and j.k. simmons (sam raimi's spider-man…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards(R) (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact, : bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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park city, utah (january 22, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced this morning that it has secured worldwide rights to martha stephens & aaron katz's bawdy road trip comedy land ho! , which premiered on sunday at the sundance film festival. spc plans to release the film nationwide in 2014. the film is produced by mynette louie, sara murphy, and christina jennings, and executive produced by david gordon green, and julie…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards(R) (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contacts, : for sony pictures classics: bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800 for the film at sundance: adam kersh (917) 771-7021
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new york, ny (january 24, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, german and scandinavian rights to ira sachs' feature love is strange . love is strange made its world premiere at the 2014 sundance film festival, where it has been one of the most well received films by critics and audiences alike. academy award(R) nominee john lithgow and alfred molina star as a longtime couple…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards(R) (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact, : bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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los angeles, ca - january 30, 2014, - sony pictures television today extended a challenge to sports fans worldwide with the launch of the new "sports jeopardy!" mobile game. available today across ios and android platforms, the "sports jeopardy!" app offers sports fanatics the chance to see how they stack up against the competition with the high quality game experience that comes with the jeopardy! brand. "with 'sports jeopardy!'…, level up:, progress through the ranks from fan to sports legend as you unlock new challenges and achievements. *, test your knowledge among friends:, challenge friends in a new turn-based online multiplayer mode or build bragging rights in person with party mode. *, up the ante:, change the rules with in-game power-ups. use "time out" to give yourself more time on questions or "double down" to add an extra daily double somewhere on the board. *, follow the leader:, track your ranking against other "sports jeopardy!" players with weekly and all-time leaderboards. *, customize your game:, use in-game coins to unlock sports-themed podiums, jerseys, accessories for your avatar, and much more. "with 'sports jeopardy!', we have created a game that resonates with a distinct and passionate audience," said philip lynch, svp digital networks. "we see this as an opportunity for sports fans of all ages to test their sports knowledge." sony pictures television is a world class mobile games…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television (http://www.sonypictures.com) , a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony pictures…, contact:, rick jennings rick@step-3.com 310-428-8575
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new york, ny (february 1, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, german, uk, scandinavian, eastern european and russian rights to maya forbes' directorial debut infinitely polar bear . also written by forbes, the film stars mark ruffalo and zoe saldana and premiered at the 2014 sundance film festival to great acclaim. infinitely polar bear is produced by paper street films and…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards(R) (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact, : bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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