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11/12/09
Focus president Andrew Karpen noted, "This month's tremendous showing at the American Film Market once again proves the resiliency and flexibility of Focus' global approach to the business. The breadth, depth, and nuance we bring to the international release of each film on our slate - and our ability domestically to manage every kind of release, from specialized platforms to wide openings - is what truly defines Focus's unique approach."
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The Hot Blog - Movie City News
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09/15/09
Zach Galifianakis is in negotiations to star in "It's Kind of a Funny Story," the coming-of-age dramedy from "Half Nelson" writer-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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08/31/09
Sugar,' which follows a young pitcher from a training camp in the Dominican Republic to a minor-league club in Iowa (and beyond), is infused with a deep affection for baseball, the rhythms of which are nimbly captured by a narrative pace and editing style that quicken and relax as necessary," writes the New York Times' A.O. Scott in his rave review for Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's ("Half Nelson") film, which gets its DVD release this week courtesy of Sony. "The small details and rituals of the game — the locker room banter, the on-field surges of intensity and the tedium of the dugout — are captured with subtlety and without egg-headed, glorious-pastime sententiousness."
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indieWIRE
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08/21/09
Lucrecia Martel's hallucinatory new film "The Headless Woman" could just as well be called "The Hazy Woman."
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Independent Film Channel (IFC)
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08/14/09
The Blu-ray of the Anna Boden/ryan fleck film, Sugar , just landed on my doorstep... and on the cover, quotes from the legend and current Philadelphia Phillie, Pedro Martinez ("It's really good and has a really good message.") and NY Yankee 2nd baseman Robinson Cano ("A Great Film!").
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The Hot Blog - Movie City News
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08/10/09
Focus Features will finance, produce and distribute the next film from the writer-director team behind the 2006 pic "Half Nelson."
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The Hollywood Reporter