Tree of Life (2010) News

12/14/09 Director Floria Sigismondi's Sundance 2010 feature "The Runaways" has been picked up by Apparition in a pact that was anticipated.  |  indieWIRE

12/10/09 While this year's Oscar hopefuls wait for that early-morning call Feb. 2 when the nominations are announced, some notable and perennial contenders are taking a breather this time around as they finish up projects for next year or ponder their next move.  |  Variety

11/19/09 Indie producer and financier River Road Pictures has secured $65 million in credit from San Francisco-based Union Bank. The film company behind such awards-season contenders as "Brokeback Mountain" and "Into the Wild" plans to use the funds to bolster its production financing and for general corporate purposes.  |  Variety

10/30/09 At a time when the Big Five symphony orchestras in the U.S. are including more movie music programs in their repertoires, and film score showcases are sprouting up in places like Ubeda, Spain, and Krakow, Poland, it would appear that movie maestros are finally experiencing their moment in the sun. Brussels Philharmonic leader Dirk Brosse, the house conductor for the Ghent Intl. Film Festival, where the World Soundtrack Awards are held, has become increasingly in demand, having wielded the baton as part of the recent world tour of John Williams' "Star Wars" music.  |  Variety

10/15/09 According to Apparition head Bob Berney, Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" won't make its tentative December 25 release date.  |  Rotten Tomatoes

10/15/09 MovieLine reports that Tree of Life , starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn and directed by film legend Terrence Malick won't be coming out in 2009.  |  OK! Magazine

09/09/09 The Griffin Dunne-helmed Uma Thurman comedy sat on the Yari Film Group release slate for nearly two years, waiting to see the light of day in a commercial U.S. theater.  |  Variety

09/09/09 Producer, financier and now, distributor, Bill Pohlad loves film.  |  Variety

09/02/09 As Apparition fills out its release slate, it's its second collaboration with SPWAG, with whom it will release the blaxploitation spoof "Black Dynamite" on Oct. 16.  |  The Hollywood Reporter

08/24/09 Apparition, the domestic distribution company run by Bob Berney and Bill Pohlad, will conjure up "Black Dynamite" in theaters this fall.  |  Variety