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Avatar Day, Sony Acquires Parnassus, Tarantino, Screwball Ladies

by Anne Thompson
August 13, 2009 6:52 AM
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We've been tracking news that Sony Pictures Classics would release The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus this fall. But as the NY-based specialty division rigorously refuses to confirm these talks, the rumors spread around the internet until Variety figured out a way to write the story so that Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Group "is in advanced talks" to acquire the movie for SPC to release. It's easy to run a rumor, harder to run it down.

The folks at Fox are working overtime to pull off the unprecedented free showing of 16 minutes of James Cameron's Avatar on Avatar day, August 21 on about 100 global IMAX 3-D screens as part of a worldwide trailer launch in all formats. (Ubisoft and Mattel will also promo the Avatar videogame and action figures, respectively.) Tickets for two evening shows go online at Avatarmovie.com on Monday August 17 at noon PST. Showing the folks what the movie is should help to counteract some of the early folderal that "it looks animated" or "it's too sci-fi." The PR attached to the expected frenzy for tickets should pay off in serious media buzz, too.

Quentin Tarantino talks Inglourious Basterds to Timeout NY. Here's the Print Mafia poster for the Inglourious Basterds August 15 showing in Austin.

In case you missed this, the NYT's Dave Kehr writes up the First Ladies of Screwball Comedy, coming out on DVD. And NPR bewails the loss of old behind-the-scenes Hollywood.

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More: DVDs, Daily Read, Directors, Franchises, Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron, Avatar

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  • Jake Yenor | August 17, 2009 4:38 AMReply

    cant wait for parnasuss

    - Jake Yenor

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