Red Bird Cinema will co-produce four projects with producer Jeff Waxman, as well as Edward Burns and Aaron Lubin of Marlboro Road Gang Productions, the partners said Wednesday. In addition, the production companies are making plans to acquire and develop new projects. Red Bird's executive and creative team includes producer John Loar, actor and producer Kevin Pollak, actor Billy Bob Thornton and baseball manager Tony Larussa. Marlboro Road's Burns and Lubin are best known for directing and producing indie films like "The Brothers McMullen", "She's the One", "Sidewalks of New York", and "Newlyweds." Also...
- 6/6/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
HBO has picked up the rights to "Entourage" star Adrian Grenier's documentary "Teenage Paparazzo."
The film is about the true story of a 14-year-old paparazzo's relationship with Grenier. After meeting during a night on the town, Grenier put a camera onto the celebrity photographer to document his world.
An official selection at Sundance, the film features interviews with Matt Damon, Eva Longoria Parker, Paris Hilton, Alec Baldwin and Whoopi Goldberg, along with historians, critics, fans, bloggers, publishers and tabloid writers.
HBO had previously picked up Grenier's documentary about his search for his father, "Shot in the Dark."
"Paparazzo" is produced by Adrian Grenier and Matthew Cooke; executive producer, Sandlot Venture Group; producers, Bert Marcus, John Loar, Robin Garvick and Lynda Pribyl.
The film is about the true story of a 14-year-old paparazzo's relationship with Grenier. After meeting during a night on the town, Grenier put a camera onto the celebrity photographer to document his world.
An official selection at Sundance, the film features interviews with Matt Damon, Eva Longoria Parker, Paris Hilton, Alec Baldwin and Whoopi Goldberg, along with historians, critics, fans, bloggers, publishers and tabloid writers.
HBO had previously picked up Grenier's documentary about his search for his father, "Shot in the Dark."
"Paparazzo" is produced by Adrian Grenier and Matthew Cooke; executive producer, Sandlot Venture Group; producers, Bert Marcus, John Loar, Robin Garvick and Lynda Pribyl.
- 4/7/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Billy Bob Thornton will be putting on his producer ballcap.
The Hollywood hyphenate has signed on to produce "Three Nights in August," a scripted baseball tale based on Buzz Bissinger's well-received book.
The nonfiction tome looks at a 2003 series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, taking the readers into the mind and dugout of Cards skipper Tony Larussa.
Thornton, known to be a vocal Cardinals fan, will join Red Bird Cinema managing director John Loar in producing the picture. Writer-actor Kevin Pollak, Larussa and Bissinger will exec produce.
Thornton is known primarily as an actor and director, though he did produce one pic, the Tex-Mex romance "All the Pretty Horses," which he also directed. But he will take on a hands-on approach here, Loar said, and is now meeting with writers and directors.
There's also a possibility he could take a role in the picture, but it...
The Hollywood hyphenate has signed on to produce "Three Nights in August," a scripted baseball tale based on Buzz Bissinger's well-received book.
The nonfiction tome looks at a 2003 series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, taking the readers into the mind and dugout of Cards skipper Tony Larussa.
Thornton, known to be a vocal Cardinals fan, will join Red Bird Cinema managing director John Loar in producing the picture. Writer-actor Kevin Pollak, Larussa and Bissinger will exec produce.
Thornton is known primarily as an actor and director, though he did produce one pic, the Tex-Mex romance "All the Pretty Horses," which he also directed. But he will take on a hands-on approach here, Loar said, and is now meeting with writers and directors.
There's also a possibility he could take a role in the picture, but it...
- 7/14/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Entourage" star Adrian Grenier continues his venture into documentaries with "Spin," a new project that explores 21st century media and its impact on society.
The idea for the project, written and to be directed by Matthew Cooke, was born while Cooke edited Grenier's hybrid docu/scripted "Teenage Paparazzi," which explores the relationship between celebrity and society.
"I thought it would be cool to do a documentary about our relationship to the technology of communications and how it changed us," Cooke said of "Spin."
Added Grenier, "It's an important story to tell."
Grenier produces "Spin" with John Loar. The two also served as producers on "Paparazzi."
"Spin," funded by Don Herman's Sandlot Venture Group, is about to go into production as a feature-length documentary that also is eyed as a TV movie/pilot for a 13-episode miniseries.
Talks are under way with several networks on "Spin" and "Paparazzi."
Grenier's first docu...
The idea for the project, written and to be directed by Matthew Cooke, was born while Cooke edited Grenier's hybrid docu/scripted "Teenage Paparazzi," which explores the relationship between celebrity and society.
"I thought it would be cool to do a documentary about our relationship to the technology of communications and how it changed us," Cooke said of "Spin."
Added Grenier, "It's an important story to tell."
Grenier produces "Spin" with John Loar. The two also served as producers on "Paparazzi."
"Spin," funded by Don Herman's Sandlot Venture Group, is about to go into production as a feature-length documentary that also is eyed as a TV movie/pilot for a 13-episode miniseries.
Talks are under way with several networks on "Spin" and "Paparazzi."
Grenier's first docu...
- 4/16/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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