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‘Weiner’ Top Doc Opener of the Year; ‘The Lobster’ Cracks $1M In 2nd Week: Specialty Box Office
Sundance Film Festival 2016 documentary winner Weiner topped the weekend’s new Specialty releases, and boasts the highest per theater average debut among non-fiction releases this year. The Sundance Selects release grossed $85,525 from five New York and Los Angeles locations this weekend. Sony Classics bowed Toronto debut Maggie’s Plan starring … Read entire story.
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The Trailer For ‘Weiner,’ The Anthony Weiner Documentary, Is Completely Mesmerizing
Perhaps you remember Anthony Weiner. You definitely remember Anthony Weiner. A political career going up in flames because of crotch selfies and sexting pseudonyms like “Carlos Danger” tends to burn itself into your brain permanently. Well, he’s the subject of a new documentary that is titled Weiner and… Read entire story.
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‘Weiner’ Trailer: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, But You Can Document It
“The punchline is true about me: I did the dumb thing. But I did a lot of good things too.” Sometime in the near future, if it hasn’t happened already, Anthony Weiner’s case will be included in a Politics 101 textbook. Maybe he’ll get a whole … Read entire story.
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Sundance Film Festival Awards: ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Pulls Off Double Win, Gassy ‘Swiss Army Man’ Takes Directing Prize
UPDATE with more details: Nate Parker’s slave rebellion drama The Birth Of A Nation swept the Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes in the U.S. Dramatic competition Saturday night at the Sundance Film Festival awards. The ceremony wrapped the 1o-day fest which was stamped for good by … Read entire story.
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