FilmRise nabs David Oyelowo drama “5 Nights in Maine” February 9, 2016 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - FilmRise has acquired worldwide distribution rights in all media for writer-director Maris Curran’s indie drama “Five Nights in Maine”, which stars David Oyelowo (“Selma”), two-time Oscar-winner Dianne Wiest and Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez, TheWrap reports. The distributor will release the film theatrically in New York, Los Angeles and other select cities in late summer 2016. The film will also be released day-and-date on digital and VOD platforms. “Five Nights in Maine” is described as an intimate film about love, loss and compassion. Having made its world premiere in the Discovery section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, the film explores the story of Sherwin (Oyelowo), a young man reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, who travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged, cancer-stricken mother-in-law (Wiest). “We are honored to bring this gripping, heartfelt film about grief and compassion to theaters and homes in 2016,” said FilmRise CEO Danny Fisher. “We are confident the film’s human story and incredible performances from all-star actors will draw audiences in, as it did us.” “The film explores universal themes of lost love, connection and empathy.” said Curran. “Having shared the film to enthusiastic festival audiences, I am elated that FilmRise will be releasing the film theatrically for a wider audience to discover ‘Five Nights in Maine.'” The film was produced by Loveless’ Carly Hugo and Matt Parker, Yoruba Saxon’s Oyelowo, and Nightshade Films’ Curran. Steven M. Ballerini, Walker Deibel, Glenn Rigberg, and MNM Creative’s Michael Chow and Michael Shen served as executive producers.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
