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Robert Friedman has been in the media space for decades, helping lead established companies like New Line and MTV, back when movies and television were the only game in town. The media landscape has fractured since then, with the rise of streaming services scrambling the old ways of doing business. And Friedman (everybody calls him “Bobby”), has adapted with it.

In 2013, Friedman left Radical Media, the company behind “Under African Skies” and the “Mad Men” pilot that was a pioneer in the branded content space, and decided to strike out on his own. “The velocity of change was incredible, and I felt like there must be a better way of doing things,” he said during a recent interview at his Manhattan office.

That led him to launch Bungalow Media + Entertainment, a leaner, nimbler production shingle that makes scripted and unscripted content for this new array of buyers. Bungalow recently...

Martini Film Studios, operator of a giant studio complex outside Vancouver, has taken a majority stake in Lighthouse Pictures, a genre film and TV production banner led by Jamie Goehring and Shawn Williamson.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction will see Lighthouse Pictures’ current management and production teams remain at the company.

“Over recent years, I have witnessed the great reputation and success that Jamie and Shawn have built with Lighthouse Pictures and the quality of their work. We have had the pleasure of working closely with their teams, hosting many of their productions at our production facilities and backlot,” Gemma Martini, CEO of Martini Film Studios, said in a statement.

Martini Film Studios has Netflix as an anchor tenant at its suburban Vancouver facility in Langley, British Columbia via a lease agreement renewed for another five years in 2022, and has Warner Bros. ITV, CBS and...

Exclusive: Christie McConnell has been appointed to the role of SVP, Development at the Emmy-winning entertainment company, Bungalow Media + Entertainment, and will now oversee development on all of its unscripted programming.

McConnell comes to the company after acting as a freelance consultant to such TV production companies and podcast studios as Boardwalk Pictures, Salt Audio, Made Up Stories and Wild State. She’s most recently developed such series as the Jeremy Renner-fronted Rennervations (Disney+) and Undressed with Kathryn Eisman (Paramount+), also directing and producing both audio and video content for Headspace.

McConnell has also previously held executive roles at All3 Media America, Shine America and Stephen David Entertainment, where she focused on competition and game shows, docuseries, event series and true crime, additionally overseeing unscripted development for broadcast, cable, and Ott services at Radley Studios. Prior to joining Radley, she served as showrunner for the Nashville live after-show,...

The shortlist for the first edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, sponsored by Creo, has been announced. The awards aim to elevate original voices from around the globe with a fresh perspective on storytelling.

The awards ceremony will take place Feb. 22 on the Sony Pictures Studio lot in Culver City, Calif. After the awards, the 30 shortlisted filmmakers will then take part in a three-day workshop program.

The jury included filmmaker Justin Chadwick, president of TriStar Pictures Nicole Brown, UTA Partner Jeremy Barber, and cinematographer Roger Deakins.

Chadwick said, “The global response has been truly exhilarating. New voices from all over the world have sent in films in all categories in huge numbers. Films that are original, diverse and fresh, filled with passion and originality.”

Creo organizes events and programming related to photography, film and contemporary art.

More than 4,000 films from 3,000 filmmakers in 140 countries were submitted.

The shortlisted films are...

Exclusive: Canadian company Lighthouse Pictures has hired producer Trevor McWhinney as VP of Production, responsible for supervising the planning, coordination, and execution of Lighthouse’s TV and film output.

McWhinney is known for creating and producing the TV series Gotta Grudge? which aired in a dozen countries and led to a deal on the hit competition series, Dragon’s Den. The vet has been working with Lighthouse Pictures since its inception and has produced dozens of films for Hallmark and Lifetime under its umbrella. He was an associate producer on Lighthouse’s 2017 thriller The Show, starring Josh Duhamel, Giancarlo Esposito and Famke Janssen.

Lighthouse’s credits include Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance, The Confirmation with Clive Owen and Maria Bello and Netflix film 1922 with Thomas Jane. Thriller Every Breath You Take is in post-production and stars Casey Affleck, Sam Claflin, and Michelle Monaghan.

“Having worked with the Lighthouse Pictures team for many years now,...

Exclusive: Alex Winter, Glen Zipper (Undefeated) and Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) have teamed up on documentary The Panama Papers, narrated by Elijah Wood.

Great Point Media will launch sales on the under-the-rader completed movie at Toronto. We can debut first footage from the film.

The talking-heads doc, which includes interviews with whistleblowers and key journalists on the investigation, will tell the story of the massive data breach which uncovered murky political and financial corruption, bribes, election rigging and murder. An unprecedented coordination of hundreds of journalists broke the story two years ago.

Interviewees include Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier who broke the original story from Süddeutsche Zeitung, Luke Harding, Juliette Garside and Paul Johnson from The Guardian, Kevin Hall from McClatchy DC and Marina Walker and Gerard Ryle from Icij.

Actor-turned-director Winter (Deep Web) is directing and producing. Robert Friedman (The Confirmation) of Bungalow Media + Entertainment also produces with Zipper of Zipper Bros Films.

Ginuwine, fresh off front-of-the-camera stints on Bravo’s docuseries Your Husband Is Cheating on Us and Celebrity Big Brother in the UK, is looking to do more unscripted TV. The R&B star has signed a deal with producer Bungalow Media + Entertainment to develop new projects in the genre.

Bungalow’s recent unscripted series include NBC’s Give, PBS’ Landmarks Live in Concert, Travel Channel’s 36 Hours with the New York Times and Cooking Channel’s Big Bad BBQ Brawl. The company’s scripted credits include Fox’s Apb and the Clive Owen-starring The Confirmation among others. It now is producing The Preppie Murder, a multi-part docuseries for Sundance TV.

“Ginuwine is a titan of the R&B industry, and we are proud to be working with such an amazing talent and brand himself,” Bungalow CEO Robert Friedman said.

Said Ginuwine: “I am thrilled to be partnering with such a successful production company.

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MGM will turn the life of Gonzo Godfather Hunter S. Thompson into a new TV treat. Drink deep, it's good for you...

"When times get weird, the weird turn pro," Hunter S. Thompson once wrote. It’s been 13 years since the father of Gonzo journalism decided to end his life - ending the games, the fun, the walking and the swimming. Since then, times have gotten weirder than any hallucinogenic chemical fantasia might have imagined. So, maybe it's time for an authorised, televised Hunter S. Thompson biography to tell the story.

There are no details on what it will be, but it will be directed by Davey Homes, who runs the TV adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel Get Shorty, and written by Bob Nelson, who wrote screenplays for The Confirmation and Nebraska. The Thompson biography project is being produced by MGM Television.

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President of Television Group & Digital at MGM Mark Burnett has announced today that Get Shorty creator and showrunner Davey Holmes has inked an overall deal with MGM Television to write and develop series for the television studio. One of the new projects is Fear & Loathing, an officially authorized television series based on the life Hunter S. Thompson. Holmes will be the showrunner with Academy Award nominee Bob Nelson (The Confirmation, Nebraska) writing. "As we look…...

The adventures of Ichabod Crane will continue on Fox early next year, with the season 4 premiere of Sleepy Hollow scheduled to air on Friday, January 6th at 9:00pm Et.

Press Release: Fox is announcing premiere dates for new series The Mick (special premiere Jan. 1; time period premiere Jan. 3), Star (special premiere Dec. 14; time period premiere Jan. 4), My Kitchen Rules (Jan. 12), 24: Legacy (two-night event beginning Feb. 5, following Super Bowl Li, and continuing on Feb. 6) and Apb (Feb. 6); and returning series Bones: The Final Chapter

(Jan. 3), Sleepy Hollow (Jan. 6) and Masterchef Junior (Feb. 9). In addition, New Girl moves to its new Tuesday night time period (8:00-8:31 Pm Et/Pt), beginning Jan. 3. Hell’S Kitchen moves to Thursdays, beginning Jan. 5, with two all-new back-to-back episodes (8:00-9:00/9:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt). The series then premieres in its regular time period Jan. 12 (8:00-9:01). Rosewood...

Usually known for his darker roles – like the beleaguered doctor he plays in the excellent Cinemax series The Knick – Clive Owen recently took a break to star in the lighthearted family dramedy The Confirmation.

In the film, Owen plays Walt, an alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter who has his 8-year-old son, Anthony (St. Vincent‘s Jaeden Lieberher), for the weekend. Anthony’s mom (Maria Bello) is giving her ex-husband one more chance to be a real dad to Anthony, but unfortunately, this also happens to be a weekend Walt’s life truly falls apart.

His truck breaks down, he’s locked out of his house for failure to pay rent and he has his toolbox stolen which he needs for an important job on Monday. In what might seem like a recipe for disaster, Walt and Anthony actually begin to connect and bond as they search for the stolen toolbox, and at the end of the weekend,...

In his latest film, Clive Owen revisits some of the same terrain he traversed with his hit series The Knick, namely substance abuse. In Bob Nelson’s The Confirmation, Owen plays an alcoholic carpenter whose gung-ho-Catholic ex-wife (Maria Bello) entrusts him with their 8-year-old son (Jaeden Lieberher) for a weekend. For the film, the 51-year-old actor researched the physical effects of the delirium tremens, not entirely unlike the sweat-drenched cocaine and opium withdrawals his Dr. Thackery suffered from on The Knick. Although he has worked with some of the greatest contemporary filmmakers —

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With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.

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What has set cinema back — both from the perspective of those who make, and those who write about it — are the binaries chosen to be created and propagated, be it taste, modes of production, or genre, essentially what forms “correct” cinema, in terms either classical or experimental. So there’s more and more hope that a film can come along that hopefully defies the tradition of quality,...

An alcoholic father survives a tough 24 or so hours in The Confirmation, Bob Nelson's light drama about the attempt to pass some values on from father to son despite circumstances unconducive to good parenting. A broken-family portrait refreshingly free of bad guys — well, mostly — it turns on an admirably ragged performance by Clive Owen as the divorcee trying to provide his own sort of life lessons to augment the Catholic ritual his ex-wife has planned for their son. A top-notch cast should help the picture at the box office despite an underwhelming marketing campaign.

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Every now and then a movie has a way of sneaking up on you. It seems pleasant enough at the start but gets deeper and richer as it goes along. Only when it’s over do you fully realize how satisfying it has been. That’s the best way I can describe, and recommend, The Confirmation, which marks the directing debut of Bob Nelson, the Oscar-nominated writer of Nebraska. This is another small-town saga that takes an empathetic, clear-eyed look at working-class people. Clive Owen stars as a luckless finish-carpenter who’s trying to kick a drinking habit and clear the air with his ex-wife (now remarried) and young son (Jaden Lieberher, who’s as good here as he is in Midnight Special)....

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In 2013, Bob Nelson earned an Oscar nomination for a gem of a character-driven comedy called Nebraska. It took about a decade for that one to make it to the screen, but, wasting no time, he is making his feature directorial debut — at nearly age 60! — with a new script, The Confirmation. It might not be in the same league as Alexander Payne’s Best Picture Oscar nominee, but it is right up there with it, a wonderfully entertaining and wry slice of American life. Nelson’s…...

The Confirmation opens with a child and his mother waiting outside a church. As the first lines of dialogue were spoken, I felt a sudden pang of shock, thinking I had unwittingly sat down for one of the numerous heavy-handed faith-based features crowding multiplexes. Thankfully, as it continued, the film revealed itself to instead be a rather smart comedy in which faith is a subject sometimes pondered by its characters. Seen through the eyes of its young protagonist, there is so much power in those big unanswerable questions of faith. The boy’s middle-class parents do not see eye-to-eye on the matter of religion, rarely agreeing on any subject since their divorce.

The first directorial effort from Bob Nelson, who also pens the screenplay, is another father-son tale following his Nebraska — this one a more slight, albeit heartfelt dramedy, set long after the parents’ break-up. It is not a film...

Saban Films has acquired the Us distribution rights to action comedy Skiptrace, directed by Renny Harlin (The Legend of Hercules, Die Hard 2) and written by Jay Longino and Ben David Grabinski. The film stars Jackie Chan (Rush Hour franchise, The Karate Kid), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass series), and Bingbing Fan (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Iron Man 3) and will open theatrically later this year.

Skiptrace follows a Hong Kong detective Bennie Black (Chan), who has been tracking a dangerous crime boss, Victor Wong, for over a decade. When Bennie’s beautiful young goddaughter Bai (Fan Bingbing) gets into trouble with Wong’s crime syndicate, he comes to the rescue and must track down the only man who can help her – a fast-talking American gambler named Connor Watts (Knoxville) who is also on the run from the mob. The unlikely pair embarks on a hilarious adventure from the wind-swept dunes...

Here’s your first look at the brand new trailer for The Confirmation starring Clive Owen, Jaeden Lieberher, Matthew Modine, Patton Oswalt, Robert Forster, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tim Blake Nelson, and Maria Bello.

Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy as Walt, a down-on-his luck carpenter tasked with entertaining his eight-year-old son Anthony while Anthony’s mom (Maria Bello) and her new husband are away. But when Walt’s prized toolbox is stolen, a quiet father-and-son weekend turns into an adventure of a lifetime.

Aided by an oddball drywall repairman (Patton Oswalt), Walt and Anthony go on a wildly funny search for the thieves—and find something they never imagined: a true family connection.

Directed by Bob Nelson, writer of Nebraska (Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay), The Confirmation opens in select theaters and On Demand Friday, March 18th.

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For those of us that remember the days when Clive Owen was on the cusp of serious action hero stardom (remember when he was supposed to be the next James Bond?), seeing the gruff actor in a seemingly warmhearted movie like The Confirmation is a little peculiar. Then again, the past few years have seen Owen […]

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If you've been around these parts, you know we're big fans of Clive Owen. Lately, that's due to his terrific work across two seasons on Steven Soderbergh's "The Knick," but he's always a highlight of whatever project he's in, even if he sometimes gets slotted into movies that don't quite measure up to his skills (for example, "The Confirmation"). However, a just announced gig for the actor could be interesting. Read More: Interview: Clive Owen Talks Making 'The Knick,' Playing An Addict, And Working With Steven Soderbergh  Deadline reports that Owen will star in "Gattaca" and "Good Kill" director Andrew Niccol's "Anon." The sci-fi-ish thriller seems to echo "Minority Report," taking place in a world where crime has been eliminated and following a detective who comes across a woman who "doesn't exist." Okay, I'm intrigued. Owen is currently working on Luc Besson's big blockbuster "Valerian,...

While spending a couple of days with his son, a down-on-his-luck father played by Clive Owen is trying to stay out of trouble in the new comedy The Confirmation. “Eight year old Anthony is somewhat uneasy about spending the weekend with his alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter dad Walt while his mom Bonnie and her new husband Kyle […]

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On the face of it, it’s a simple story of a boy bonding with his father. But, like all good writing, there is a great deal more to be found, just below the surface – as the new trailer for The Confirmation corroborates. Divorce, past misdeeds, the perception of others, the quest for redemption – this film, that stars Clive Owen, would seem to encompass everything about moving forward in life, and embracing uncertainty. All of that adds up to something that has the potential to be a wonderfully life-affirming experience.

Written and directed by Bob Nelson – whose screenplay for 2013’s Nebraska earned him an Academy Award nomination – The Confirmation sees Jordan Lieberher (Aloha), Matthew Modine (Proof), Robert Forster (Olympus Has Fallen), Stephen Tobolowsky (The Goldbergs) and Tim Blake Nelson (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) join Clive Owen (The Knick), Maria Bello (Prisoners) and Patton Oswalt (Young Adult) in the cast. This is the directorial debut of Nelson,...

"Your dad is a good man. He's got some demons, but you know, we all do." Lionsgate has debuted a trailer for the comedy The Confirmation, written/directed by Bob Nelson. It stars Clive Owen as an alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter who must take care of his eight-year-old son Anthony, played by Jaeden Lieberher, while his mother and her new husband go to a Catholic retreat. As much as that doesn't sound like a comedy, there is some levity in the dialogue after the situation they find themselves in when Walt's toolbox is stolen. Also starring Patton Oswalt, Robert Forster, Tim Blake Nelson, Matthew Modine & Maria Bello. This looks better than I was expecting, but not sure if it'll be that good. Take a look below. Here's the first official trailer for Bob Nelson's The Confirmation, high def on Apple: Clive Owen shines in this comedy as Walt, a down-on-his...

Directors, actors and all manner of people working in film want an Oscar nomination not just for the prestige, but also because it can give their career some major juice. No one had heard much of Bob Nelson prior to his scoring a nomination for the screenplay for Alexander Payne's "Nebraska," but he used that momentum to write and direct his feature directorial debut "The Confirmation," and the first trailer for the film has arrived. Read More: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2016 Starring Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Patton Oswalt, Jaeden Lieberher, Matthew Modine, Robert Forster, Stephen Tobolowsky and Tim Blake Nelson, the picture follows a two-day hang between an 8 year old and his estranged father. Here's the official synopsis: Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy as Walt, a down-on-his luck carpenter tasked with entertaining his eight-year-old son Anthony while Anthony’s mom (Maria Bello) and her new husband.

Warner Bros. Pictures has pushed back Guy Ritchie's untitled "King Arthur" movie from July 22nd 2016 to February 17th 2017.

Charlie Hunnam stars in this first of a proposed series of films about the Arthurian legend. Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Jude Law, Djimon Honsou and Katie McGrath also star.

Due to the change, Warners has shuffled around some other dates on its schedule. The untitled horror film previously known as "Lights Out" has been moved up from its September 9th 2016 to that now vacant July 22nd 2016 slot. Warners has slotted its Tom Hanks-led "Sully" film into that September 9th date.

Over at Saban Films, they've announced dates for three films which will all get a limited theatrical and VOD release. The three include the Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane-led "Stand Off" on February 26th, the Adrien Brody and Sam Neill thriller "Backtrack" on March 11th, and the Clive Owen and Maria Bello...

Plus: Saban Films unveils Q1 2016 releasing roster; and Tribeca Shortlist broadens its appeal.Montreal-based Attraction Distribution has struck a deal to handle international sales on the adventure drama Considering Love And Other Magic (pictured)starring Eric McCormack.

Dave Schultz of Interstate 80 Entertainment directs the film and Jeff Beesley and Joanne Levy will produce, with Phyllis Laing on board as executive producer. The film is expected to be ready for a Cannes market premiere.

Saban Films has revealed its Q1 2016 release slate kicking off with Laurence Fishburne thriller Stand Off on February 26. The roster includes Adrien Brody mystery Backtrack on March 11 and Clive Owen family drama The Confirmation on March 18. Undated titles include a partnership with Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions on the theatrical release of Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For The King starring Tom Hanks.Tribeca Shortlist, the Svod service created by Lionsgate and Tribeca Enterprises, announced on Thursday that its curated film catalogue is available for offline...

Earlier this month, Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson unveiled his Kickstarter campaign for a reboot of the beloved series. In just a few short weeks, the campaign has raised $3.4 million, enough to fund six new episodes, while the creator has announced several new cast members. Yesterday, Joel Hodgson posted another update on his Kickstarter page, unveiling the final cast member, Patton Oswalt, who is playing the new Evil Henchman.

The new Henchman will be called TV's Son of TV's Frank, the son of TV's Frank from the original series. He joins a cast that includes new host Jonah Ray, Felicia Day as the new Mad Scientist, Kinga Forrester, Dr. Forrester's daughter, Hampton Yount as Crow T. Robot and Baron Vaughn as Tom Servo. In addition to this role, Patton Oswalt will also serve as one of the show's "guest writers." Here's what Joel Hodgson had to say about bringing Patton Oswalt on board.

Afm top brass announced on Thursday that more than 400 films will screen at the Santa Monica market including 80 world and 324 market premieres.

Among the world premieres are Protagonist Pictures’ Trespass Against Us starring Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson, Conquistador’s The Phenom with Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti and and John Travolta in Hannibal Classics’ I Am Wrath.

Further world prems include two Fortitude International tiles: Urge with Pierce Brosnan and Ashley Greene and Daughter Of God, with Keanu Reeves.

Afm market premieres include Content’s Janis: Little Girl Blue from Amy Berg, Mongrel International’s Angry Indian Goddesses and The Exchange’s Ithaca from director Meg Ryan starring Tom Hanks.

Further market debuts include Beta Cinema’s Colonia with Emma Watson and Daniel Brϋhl, Arclight’s The Confirmation starring Clive Owen and Maria Bello, Metro International Entertainment’s Urban Hymn and Electric Entertainment’s Go With Me, starring Athony Hopkins, Julie Stiles and [link...

Clive Owen will play a down-on-his-luck carpenter in Arclight Films sales title The Confirmation.

Maria Bello and Jaeden Lieberher will also star in the comedy-drama from Great Point Media that marks the feature directorial debut of Nebraksa screenwriter Bob Nelson.

The Confirmation centres on Owen’s character, who finds himself at a desperate time in life and is offered the job of a lifetime when he loses his invaluable toolbox.

CAA and Wme Global jointly represent North American rights to the project which is now in post after wrapping production in Canada.