[culver city, ca - july 8, 2019], - sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced that sony innovation studios inc., a division of spe, recently acquired nurulize, a software development house which specializes in delivering creative realism and enabling virtual production of content. nurulize will now be part of sony innovation studios, a state-of-the-art facility that launched last year on the sony pictures studios lot. the…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is 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 entertainment products, services and technologies.…, about nurulize inc., nurulize is a part of sony innovation studios inc., a subsidiary of culver city-based sony pictures entertainmen t. nurulize develops advanced software packages that enable users to edit, color, and enhance volumetrically acquired images, in a real-time collaborative environment. nurulize currently offers a beta version of its software to a small number of customers and is targeting commercial…, contact:, cynthia balderas director, corporate communications cynthia_balderas@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., july 15, 2019, - in advance of the highly anticipated theatrical release of quentin tarantino's original film, once upon a time...in hollywood , sony pictures television's networks worldwide will come together for " once upon a time...in hollywood and quentin tarantino present the swinging sixties," a series of 10 films personally curated by the writer/director, all of which served as a specific influence in…, bob & carol & ted & alice, (1969; director: paul mazursky), cactus flower, (1969; director: gene saks), easy rider, (1969; director: dennis hopper), model shop, (1969; director: jacques demy), battle of the coral sea, (1959; director: paul wendkos), getting straight, (1970; director: richard rush), the wrecking crew, (1968; director: phil karlson), hammerhead, (1968; director: david miller), gunman's walk, (1958; director: phil karlson), arizona raiders, (1965; director: william witney) "sony pictures made their columbia pictures catalog available to me so that i could select a series of films representative of the era in which once upon a time...in hollywood is set, the swinging sixties. i'm thrilled to host these movies so we can enjoy them together," said quentin tarantino. said mike hopkins, sony pictures television chairman, "quentin…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is 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 entertainment products, services and technologies.…, about once upon a time...in hollywood, quentin tarantino's once upon a time...in hollywood visits 1969 los angeles, where everything is changing, as tv star rick dalton (leonardo dicaprio) and his longtime stunt double cliff booth (brad pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. the ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments…
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culver city, calif. august 19, 2019, - columbia pictures' spider-man: far from home has officially become sony pictures' highest-grossing film of all time, passing the global box office gross of columbia pictures/metro-goldwyn-mayer pictures/eon production's skyfall . through sunday, august 18, spider-man: far from home made , $376.7, , million, domestically and , $732.9 million, internationally for a worldwide cume of , $1.109, , billion, . starting , thursday, august 29, , ahead of the holiday weekend, an extended cut of the film featuring approximately four additional minutes of a never-before-seen action sequence will be released in theaters in the u.s. and canada. the film will also be available in imax(R) and large formats in select locations. on its path toward this record-breaking milestone, spider-man: far from home showed incredible power at the global…, $185.06, , million, for the six-day holiday weekend was an all-time opening six-day record for sony pictures, the best-ever six-day opening for a spider-man film, and the best six-day opening for a film launching over the fourth of july holiday. on opening day, july 2, the film opened to the biggest tuesday numbers of all time with , $39.3, , million, . spider-man: far from home became the highest-grossing spider-man movie overseas and opened at #1 in 65 markets including australia, brazil, china, france, germany, mexico, russia, south korea, the united kingdom, and the united states. the film's global rollout began on june 28 in china, hong kong, and japan with a , $111 million, cumulative opening. china debuted to , $97.7 million , - the seventh-largest opening of all-time for a studio film in the market and sony pictures' second-biggest opening there. japan opened with , $9.4, , million, - the second-biggest superhero movie launch in the last decade. hong kong opened with , $3.7 million, - the fifth-biggest friday-to-sunday opening of all-time, and sony pictures' best-ever opening in the market., about, spider-man(tm): far from home, following the events of avengers: endgame , spider-man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. directed by jon watts. written by chris mckenna & erik sommers. based on the marvel comic book by stan lee and steve ditko. produced by kevin feige and amy pascal. louis d'esposito, victoria alonso, thomas m. hammel, eric hauserman carroll, rachel o'connor, stan lee…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is 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 entertainment products, services and technologies…, contact:, tahra grant sony pictures entertainment tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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new york (september 9, 2019), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in the united states, the united kingdom, germany, france, italy, japan, china and worldwide airlines to azazel jacobs' french exit. the film stars oscar(R) nominee michelle pfeiffer and oscar(R) nominee lucas hedges, and is set to start production this october in montreal and paris. written by award-winning canadian…
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san jose, calif., sept. 11, 2019, - sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced a commitment to generate clean, solar electricity with sunpower (nasdaq:spwr) technology at its historic studio lot in culver city, calif. the 1.6-megawatt project is expected to generate over 58 million kilowatt hours of solar power over 25 years, counteracting greenhouse gas emissions from over 9,000 passenger cars for a year according to the…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is 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 entertainment products, services and technologies…, about sunpower, as one of the world's most innovative and sustainable energy companies, sunpower (nasdaq:spwr) provides a diverse group of customers with complete solar solutions and services. residential customers, businesses, governments, schools and utilities around the globe rely on sunpower's more than 30 years of proven experience. from the first flip of the switch, sunpower delivers maximum value and…, sunpower's forward-looking statements, this press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding project plans and timelines, projected energy output, and product performance. these forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations, and beliefs and involve substantial risks and…
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new york (september 11, 2019), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in all media in north america, latin america, eastern europe, scandinavia, the middle east and asia to dan friedkin's lyrebird. the film stars vicky krieps, guy pearce, roland moller and claes bang. it premiered at the telluride film festival and will screen this evening at the toronto international film festival. …
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culver city, ca (september 13, 2019) - madison gate records announces the release of, "groundhog day: like father like son (original soundtrack)", , featuring music from the upcoming sony pictures virtual reality game by the same title. the album includes original score by prolific gaming composer cris velasco ( fortnite, resident evil, overwatch ), an original song titled "sarah everyday" written and performed by cris velasco and david feldstein, and a collection of songs featured in the game, including "i got you babe" by sonny &…, about "groundhog day: like father like son":, "groundhog day: like father like son" is a vr narrative-driven, adventure-comedy game and a continuation of the beloved movie "groundhog day." players explore the world created in the film and embark on a new journey to break a time-loop through over 6 hours of puzzles and branching narrative gameplay. "groundhog day: like father like son" is published by sony pictures virtual reality (spvr),…, about madison gate records:, madison gate records is the in-house, independent record label of sony pictures entertainment. the label was founded in 2010 to create, distribute and market music and related products from today's top films, television programs and new media. for more information go to: www.madisongaterecords.com, connect with madison gate records:, facebook: /madisongaterecords twitter: @madisongaterecords instagram: @madisongaterecords
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new york (september 16, 2019), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in all media, excluding airlines, in north america, australia, new zealand, south africa, latin america, germany, switzerland, the united kingdom and thailand to guiseppe capotondi's the burnt orange heresy. based on the novel by charles willeford, the film stars claes bang, elizabeth debicki, mick jagger and donald…, 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 39 academy awards(R) (35 of those at sony pictures classics) and…, 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;…
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