new york (april 7, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that it will release martha stephens & aaron katz's land ho! on july 11 in new york and los angeles, followed by openings nationwide. additionally, land ho! will screen at the tribeca film festival in april and the los angeles film festival in june. the film made its world premiere at the sundance film festival in january, where it played to great…, 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 32 academy awards® (28 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., april 4, 2014, - michelle monaghan and peter dinklage have joined adam sandler, kevin james, and josh gad in the cast of sony pictures entertainment's pixels , which will be directed by chris columbus and released in the summer of 2015. principal photography will begin in june of this year on the happy madison/1492 pictures production, which was written by tim herlihy and timothy dowling, based on the short…, about sony pictures:, 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, (april 22, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release bennett miller's foxcatcher in the united states on november 14. the film will premiere in the in competition section at the 2014 cannes film festival. directed by bennett miller ( moneyball, capote ), foxcatcher tells the gripping, true story of olympic wrestling champion brothers mark schultz (tatum) and dave schultz (ruffalo) 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 32 academy awards® (28 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;…
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new york, (april 22, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, eastern european and asian rights to the documentary red army from filmmaker gabe polsky. the film was just announced as part of the 2014 cannes film festival lineup in the special screening section. red army is about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the red army hockey team.…, 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 32 academy awards® (28 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., april 23, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment, mattel and parkes+macdonald/image nation today announced a partnership on a live-action comedy featuring the beloved and dynamic icon barbie. the studio sees this as its next big, global franchise and plans to go into production by the end of the year. written by jenny bicks and produced by walter f. parkes and laurie macdonald, the film will be executive produced…, jenny bicks, most recently served as a writer and executive producer of the showtime series " the big c." she was also a writer/executive producer of the series " men in trees" and writer/co-executive producer of " sex and the city." she most recently co-wrote rio 2 and also wrote the feature film what a girl wants ., walter f. parkes and laurie macdonald, are the husband and wife team who hold the unique distinction of having helped to create dreamworks, the first new studio in five decades, as well as being two of the most active producers working today. films produced or executive-produced by parkes & macdonald include gladiator, amistad, men in black i & ii, minority report, the mask of zorro, catch me if you can, lemony snicket's a…, 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;…, about mattel, the mattel family of companies (nasdaq: mat ) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. mattel's portfolio of best-selling brands includes barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever produced, hot wheels®, monster high®, american girl®, thomas & friends® and fisher-price® brands, including little…, press contact:, sony pictures entertainment jean guerin svp, media relations 310-244-2923 mattel: angela emery 310-252-3306
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conyers, ga (april 23, 2014), - principal photography has commenced on goosebumps , starring jack black. rob letterman directs the film from a screenplay by darren lemke and mike white and a story by scott alexander & larry karaszewski and darren lemke, based on the goosebumps book series published by scholastic and written by r. l. stine. the producers are neal h. moritz and deborah forte. executive producers are bill…, 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:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment (310) 244-2923
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culver city, ca (april) - wheel of fortune, , america's favorite game show, adds another page to its chapter in television history, celebrating its 6000th episode during a week-long event. beginning april 28th and running through may 2nd, each episode will honor the rare milestone by upping the rewards for players and viewers alike. during "wheel 6000 week," players will find a wheel $6k wedge on the wheel, replacing the $5k wedge during…, wheel of fortune, experience right in their hometown. for 13 years, over one million, wheel of fortune, fans have turned out at these events hoping for an opportunity to audition for a coveted spot on america's game®. since its syndication debut in 1983, tens of thousands of puzzles have been played and more than $200 million in cash and prizes has been awarded. other fun facts include: - more than 10,000 people try out each year and fewer than 600 lucky contestants are selected to appear on…, wheel of fortune, - the price of a vowel hasn't changed in 30 years. it's still a bargain at $250. - vanna has worn 6,000 different outfits while at the puzzleboard. - thirty-one years ago, there were only six puzzle categories. now there are 46., about wheel of fortune, wheel of fortune is america's game®. it has been the number one syndicated game show since its inception and has earned six emmy awards, including the 2011 daytime emmy for outstanding game/audience participation show. with more than 30 million viewers per week, syndication's most successful series continues to attract a larger audience than many primetime television shows., wheel of fortune, is produced in high definition by sony pictures television, a sony pictures entertainment company. it is distributed domestically by cbs television distribution and internationally by cbs studios international, both units of cbs corp., contact information:, suzy rosenberg, wheel of fortune, 310-244-5894 suzy_rosenberg@spe.sony.com sarah gumina, wheel of fortune, 310-244-5894 sarah_gumina@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif. (may 19, 2014), - as part of its commitment to providing opportunities to talented artists of diverse backgrounds, sony pictures television (spt) has announced the spt diverse directors program. the los angeles-based initiative will provide opportunities for highly qualified candidates to shadow established tv directors on episodes of various hour and half-hour scripted spt series. "this program continues our…, about the program, qualified candidates are encouraged to submit an online application at www.sptdiversedirectors.com beginning friday, may 23 and ending friday, june 6 (eod), or when a total of 500 applications are received. in addition to the completion of an application, the selection process will require the submission of a single, completed example of a past directing project as defined by the online…, contact information:, paula askanas sony pictures television 310.244. 3790
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(may 20, 2014) culver city, ca, - sony pictures studios has announced the return of its popular twilight tour, which will run every thursday evening from june 26 through august 28. the walking tour will begin at 6 p.m. and lasts for 2 hours. tours will swing by the historic thalberg building for a glimpse at columbia pictures' best picture academy awards and visit soundstages once home to the wizard of oz and other famous films…
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culver city, calif., june 3, 2014, - tom rothman's tristar productions has joined with bbc films to greenlight the lady in the van , alan bennett's adaptation of his commercial and critical west end hit, based on his own bestselling memoir. dame maggie smith, the star of the downton abbey phenomenon, will reprise one of her most-loved stage roles for the big screen, under the direction of nicholas hytner. the film tells the true…, 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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