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65-443: The film premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was released later that year on HBO and Cinemax with international distribution managed by Intermedia Films. Upon release, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the plot twists, themes and the performances of the cast, particularly Carey, but criticism for its directing, tone and overuse of mafia stereotypes . Returning from Missouri as

130-461: A medical school dropout, Meg Kennedy ( Mira Sorvino ) moves to Staten Island , New York City , staying with her grandmother due to not having found a place for herself. With the recommendation of Mrs. Saladino, a woman who looks after Meg's grandmother, Meg takes work at an Italian restaurant, run by Gio Esposito ( Joseph Siravo ). At first, Meg makes mistakes and fails to live up to Esposito's expectations. However, she soon proves her worth by saving

195-482: A $ 100 million deal with Virgin Records . The film was retitled as Glitter and production began in 2000. During this time, Carey also began working on another film entitled WiseGirls . This film was produced by Lions Gate Films , Leading Pictures and Intermedia Films . Following commencement for Glitter and the release of the soundtrack's lead single " Loverboy ", Carey embarked on a short promotional campaign for

260-760: A Leading Role . Sundance began in Salt Lake City in August 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival in an effort to attract more filmmakers to Utah. It was founded by Sterling Van Wagenen , head of Robert Redford 's company Wildwood Enterprises, Inc , John Earle and Cirina Hampton-Catania of the Utah Film Commission . The 1978 festival featured films such as Deliverance , A Streetcar Named Desire , Midnight Cowboy , Mean Streets , and Sweet Smell of Success . The goal of

325-498: A feud and physical altercation between Carey and Mira Sorvino, the lead actress of the film. Tabloids reported that Carey started the fight by throwing a salt shaker at Sorvino. Both Carey and Sorvino's publicists acknowledged that "words were exchanged" between the two after Carey was late to set but Sorvino's publicists also acknowledge that "the incident was ridiculously blown up and never turned physical". A People article which had quoted WiseGirls producer Billy Blake, stated that

390-799: A film about a "determined boxing manager who drafts an unknown female boxer", but the film never came into fruition. Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival , then US Film and Video Festival ) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute . It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival takes place every January in Park City, Utah ; Salt Lake City, Utah ; and at Sundance Resort (a ski resort near Provo, Utah ), and acts as

455-500: A forgotten memory [...] once people warm up to Raychel. She's a don't-mess-with-me woman who develops a joyous sense of family in friendship with her fellow waitresses". Carey responded to the film's reception, saying that "Sometimes you have to go through difficult stuff, either to learn a lesson or maybe reconnect with something that has slipped away a bit. But that's how life is. You may keep getting hit, but you have to just keep on standing up again". In an interview, Carey noted that it

520-459: A great experience with Mariah Carey on Wisegirls that [he] wanted to make another film with her". Esposito went on to say that Carey's "performance in WiseGirls is outstanding, with reviews from Sundance praising her work [and that given] the right role, the depth of Mariah's performance will make everyone take notice of her great acting ability". In 2002, Esposito cast Carey in "Sweet Science",

585-518: A gun fight, Kate shoots Frankie dead while she is also shot. Meg attempts to save Kate's life but Mr. Santalino drags her away and attempts to shoot her. Before he can do so, Raychel shoots him dead but she is consequently arrested. Meg tries to use a knife to save Kate's lungs from filling up with blood, but is ultimately shot by Kate's partner, Garcia, who consequently realises that Meg was saving her. A year later, Raychel lays flowers at Meg's gravestone. Kate, who survived thanks to Meg, visits Raychel at

650-484: A large home entertainment library, which includes Total Recall , Reservoir Dogs , Terminator 2: Judgment Day , Young Guns , Dirty Dancing and Apocalypse Now , in some cases via output deals with StudioCanal , American Zoetrope , and Miramax (most of them the result of prior licensing deals with Lions Gate's home video predecessor Artisan). Lions Gate occasionally co-produces films with major studios. For example, Lions Gate teamed with Miramax Films for

715-842: A partner in CodeBlack Films in January 2019. The cut backs were due to the failures of Robin Hood , and the comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me . In June 2019, Hulu and FX picked up show rights to Lionsgate films released in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, Adam Fogelson joined the Motion Picture Group as vice chair, after leaving STX Entertainment , reporting to Drake. In December 2023, Lionsgate closed its acquisition of Entertainment One (now Lionsgate Canada ), another Canadian-founded studio business. In Spring 2024, Lionsgate's film and studio businesses (including Lionsgate Films)

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780-480: A picture of our country that is broadly reflective of the diversity of voices not always seen in our cultural exports." The majority of the film screenings, including the festival's premieres, would be held within the Cineworld cinema at The O2 entertainment district. The 2013 Sundance London Festival was held April 25–28, 2013. Sundance London 2014 took place on April 25–27, 2014, at The O2 Arena ; however

845-527: A producer of WiseGirls , noted that "when he spent time with Carey during the WiseGirls shoot, it was clear she had been pushing herself to the limit. After a day of shooting on the film, he says Carey would often just keep on working into the night". He also called Carey "a person that never, ever relaxes". Released in 2001, Glitter met to negative reviews and was called one of the worst films ever made . Carey subsequently parted ways with Virgin Records . During production for WiseGirls , rumours surfaced of

910-479: A salt shaker over [her] head" but there was "no wrestling or physical contact". For WiseGirls , Carey appeared on MTV Italy and Entertainment Tonight among other channels to promote the film. Anspaugh, Carey, Sorvino and Melora Walters were present at the film's world premiere at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival . The film was released on HBO and Cinemax . Upon release, the film received mixed or average reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes ,

975-644: A showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. Many films premiering at Sundance have gone on to be nominated and win Oscars such as Best Picture , Best Director and Best Actor in

1040-414: A theatrical target of young women, with a more solid afterlife in ancillary". The Hollywood Reporter writer Kirk Honeycutt stated that in the film, "Anspaugh goes for a lively surface but one with a strong emotional undertow". He went on to sat that " WiseGirls can't help suffering a bit from over-familiarity [...] but Anspaugh and his actors bring enough vigor to the enterprise that the film comes off as

1105-443: A well-done genre piece..." Fox News was critical of Anspaugh's "extremely misguided mob movie" saying that even Carey could not save the "awful, terrible mob stereotypical movie that pales considerably next to The Sopranos and The Godfather " and that the film "raises just about every crude Mafia reference it can think of [...] Nearly every word out of Carey's mouth is the f-word". Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club criticized

1170-434: A year at a particular bar. Meg also opens up to them about recent loss of her fiancé. Despite this, Meg becomes aware that the restaurant is not only mob-owned , but also a front for drug-dealing operations of which Raychel and possibly Kate appear to be aware. Struggling to pull her life together, Meg finds it harder to accept monetary tokens from restaurant owner Mr. Santalino ( Arthur J. Nascarella ), while also fending off

1235-633: Is also responsible for bringing wider attention to such films as Common Bonds , Saw , Garden State , American Psycho , Super Troopers , The Blair Witch Project , Spanking the Monkey , Reservoir Dogs , Primer , In the Bedroom , Better Luck Tomorrow , Little Miss Sunshine , Donnie Darko , El Mariachi , Moon , Clerks , Thank You for Smoking , Sex, Lies, and Videotape , The Brothers McMullen , 500 Days of Summer , Napoleon Dynamite , Whiplash (which topped

1300-743: Is documented in Professor Emanuel Levy 's book, Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Cinema (NYU Press, 1999, 2001, 2011). UK-based publisher C21 Media first revealed in October 2010 that Robert Redford was planning to bring the Sundance Film Festival to London, and in March the following year, Redford officially announced that Sundance London would be held at The O2 , in London from April 26 to 29, 2012;

1365-657: Is now a division of Lionsgate Studios and headquartered in Santa Monica . Lionsgate is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. The studio focuses on foreign and independent films and has distributed various commercially successful film franchises, including Saw , The Hunger Games , Rambo , Divergent , The Punisher , John Wick , Madea , Blair Witch , Now You See Me , Hostel , The Expendables , Sinister , The Twilight Saga and Step Up . Cinépix

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1430-539: The Hollywood system. In 1979, Sterling Van Wagenen left to head up the first-year pilot program of what became the Sundance Institute , and James W. Ure took over briefly as executive director, followed by Cirina Hampton Catania, who was asked by Governor Matheson to help bring the festival into profitability as the governing board was preparing to disband it due to debts incurred in 1978. Catania generated sponsorships, in-kind contributions, and advertising revenue, and

1495-610: The 2000s, when major stars with multimillion-dollar films (like The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher ) dominated the festival. Kevin Smith doubted that Clerks , if made in the late 2000s, would be accepted to Sundance. Numerous small festivals sprung up around Sundance in the Park City area, including Slamdance , Nodance, Slumdance , It-dance, X-Dance, Lapdance, Tromadance , The Park City Film Music Festival , etc., though all except Slamdance are no longer held. Included in

1560-425: The 2004 sequel Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and with Paramount Pictures for 2002's Narc and 2004's The Prince & Me which was given a studio credit. Lions Gate was also a silent partner in 20th Century Fox 's 2004 sci-fi film The Day After Tomorrow . Also in 2004, Lions Gate joined forces with United Artists in producing Hotel Rwanda . On August 1, 2005, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp acquired

1625-532: The 2015 Festival was cancelled in an announcement on January 16, 2015. Sundance London returned to London from June 2–5, 2016, and again June 1–4, 2017, both at Picturehouse Central in London's West End. The 2018 and 2019 events continued at the same venue. Films shown at the 2019 event included Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling ’s Late Night , the controversial dark tale The Nightingale , US comedy Corporate Animals , Lulu Wang 's The Farewell (which won

1690-696: The Audience Award ) and Sophie Hyde 's film based on Emma Jane Unsworth 's novel about female friendship, Animals . The 2020 event in London was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic . It was not rescheduled until July 2021. Inaugurated in 2014, Sundance Film Festival: Hong Kong has taken place in 2016, 2017, 2018 and from September 19 to October 1, 2019. It is held at The Metroplex in Kowloon Bay each year. The 2020 events in London and Hong Kong were postponed due to impact of

1755-897: The COVID-19 pandemic and as of late 2021 has not been rescheduled. From 2006 through 2008, Sundance Institute collaborated with the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on a special series of film screenings, performances, panel discussions, and special events bringing the institute's activities and the festival's programming to New York City. Many notable independent filmmakers received their big break at Sundance, including Kevin Smith , Robert Rodriguez , Quentin Tarantino , Todd Field , David O. Russell , Steve James , Paul Thomas Anderson , Steven Soderbergh , Darren Aronofsky , James Wan , Edward Burns , Damien Chazelle , Lee Isaac Chung , Jane Schoenbrun , Molly Gordon , Nick Lieberman , A. V. Rockwell and Jim Jarmusch . The festival

1820-650: The Dying Girl in 2015, The Birth of a Nation in 2016, Minari in 2020, and CODA in 2021. At the 2016 Sundance Film Festival , three films went on to garner eight Oscar nominations. Manchester by the Sea took the lead in Sundance-supported films with six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. The next year, about 40 films were acquired by distributors, among them including Amazon , Netflix , Lionsgate , and Universal . CODA became

1885-563: The GlobalGate Entertainment consortium. GlobalGate will produce and distribute local-language films in markets around the world. Lionsgate said Monday it has partnered with international entertainment executives Paul Presburger, William Pfeiffer and Clifford Werber to launch GlobalGate. Drake returned in October 2017 as Lionsgate's film group chairman. The company laid off staff for theatrical marketing and publicity in its New York office, and moved to end its participation as

1950-522: The Sundance Film Festival, after Redford's character the Sundance Kid from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . The Sundance Film Festival experienced its extraordinary growth in the 1990s, under the leadership of Geoffrey Gilmore and John Cooper, who transformed the venue into the premier festival in the United States, on par of Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Toronto International Film Festival (also known as The Big Five). That crucial era

2015-553: The Sundance changes made in 2010, a new programming category titled "NEXT" (often denoted simply by the characters "<=>", which mean "less is more") was introduced to showcase innovative films that are able to transcend the confines of an independent budget. Another recent addition was the Sundance Film Festival USA program, in which eight of the festival's films are shown in eight different theaters around

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2080-486: The US box office on March 23, 2012. At the time, it was the best opening day ever for a non-sequel and the fifth highest of all time. Of that total, $ 19.7 million was earned via Thursday midnight screenings. In its first weekend, The Hunger Games grossed $ 152.5 million, making it Lionsgate's highest-grossing film after just three days. On January 13, 2012, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp acquired Summit Entertainment ,

2145-463: The United States. The festival went virtual in 2021 and 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic . The festival returned for in-person showings in 2023. The total economic benefits Sundance brought to Utah were estimated to be $ 167 million in 2020. The Sundance Institute's contract to host the festival in Park City will expire following the 2026 festival. The Sundance Institute is considering moving

2210-465: The bar the friends made a pact to meet every year. Kate lets Raychel know that she was the reason she got off on probation. Kate then reveals Meg, who is alive and well and Meg jokes that she'd have to kill Raychel if she told her how she survived. The three friends share a drink together and express their adoration for each other. In 1999, American singer Mariah Carey began working on a film and soundtrack project titled All That Glitters and signed

2275-699: The entire library of Modern Entertainment. On October 17, 2005, Lionsgate acquired Redbus Film Distribution for $ 35 million and became Lionsgate UK on February 23, 2006. Following this, Zygi Kamasa , who co-founded Redbus with Simon Franks, became CEO of Lionsgate UK and Europe. In 2006, Lions Gate Studios was acquired by Bosa Developments, and later reverted back to its original North Shore name. In 2007, Joe Drake became Lionsgate's co-COO and motion picture group president. Lionsgate cut back its annual production by four in February 2009. The Hunger Games grossed $ 68.3 million when it premiered at

2340-445: The experience of small filmmakers trying to get into various festivals in the late 2000s, including Sundance. The film contained several arguments that Sundance had become dominated by large studios and sponsoring corporations. A contrast was made between the 1990s, in which non-famous filmmakers with tiny budget films could get distribution deals from studios like Miramax Films or New Line Cinema , (like Kevin Smith 's Clerks ), and

2405-402: The festival continued. More than 60 films were screened at the festival that year, and panels featured many well-known Hollywood filmmakers. Also that year, the first Frank Capra Award went to Jimmy Stewart . The festival also made a profit for the first time. In 1981, the festival moved to Park City, Utah, and changed the dates from September to January. The move from late summer to midwinter

2470-542: The festival to another city, and in 2024 announced Boulder, Colorado , Cincinnati, Ohio , and current host city Park City as the three finalists for its host city starting in 2027. 40°38′33″N 111°29′42″W  /  40.64250°N 111.49500°W  / 40.64250; -111.49500 Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties ) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution studio founded in Canada in 1962. It

2535-542: The festival was to showcase American-made films, highlight the potential of independent film, and increase visibility for filmmaking in Utah. The main focus of the event was to conduct a competition for independent American films, present a series of retrospective films and filmmaker panel discussions, and celebrate the Frank Capra Award. The festival also highlighted the work of regional filmmakers who worked outside

2600-784: The festival's Top 10 Films of All Time in 2024, as the result of a survey conducted with over 500 filmmakers and critics in honor of the festival's 40th anniversary ), CODA , Boyhood , We're All Going to the World's Fair , Theater Camp and A Thousand and One . Three Seasons was the first in festival history to ever receive both the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award, in 1999. Later films that won both awards are: God Grew Tired of Us in 2006 (documentary category), Quinceañera in 2006 (dramatic category), Precious in 2009, Fruitvale (later retitled Fruitvale Station ) in 2013, Whiplash in 2014, Me and Earl and

2665-526: The film has an approval rating of 44% based on 9 reviews. Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle stated, "It's a good film - not a classic, but odd, entertaining and authentic". Variety reviewer David Rooney remarked that the film was "directed with very conventional efficiency by David Anspaugh" and that "the drama's script keeps enough surprises up its sleeve to remain entertaining. Its themes of female bonding and friendship suggest

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2730-524: The firm in 2000. That same year, Jon Feltheimer became CEO and Michael Burns became vice chairman. They decided to focus on the profits of videos and DVDs and began buying struggling firms that controlled large libraries. The two most notable acquisitions were Trimark Holdings (650 titles) in 2000 and Artisan Entertainment in 2003. The Trimark purchase also included CinemaNow , a broadband streaming website, where Lionsgate could feature its own movies. These two purchases along with others gave Lions Gate

2795-609: The first Sundance film to win an Oscar for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards . The festival has changed over the decades from a low-profile venue for small-budget, independent creators from outside the Hollywood system to a media extravaganza for Hollywood celebrity actors, paparazzi, and luxury lounges set up by companies not affiliated with Sundance. Festival organizers have tried curbing these activities in recent years, beginning in 2007 with their ongoing Focus On Film campaign. The 2009 film Official Rejection documented

2860-618: The first [...] downsizing from her disastrous debut headliner " Glitter " to a more modest co-starring role with charm and relaxed assurance". His biggest praise was for Carey saying "by far the most engaging performance [was] Carey, giving trash-talking, husky-voiced Raychel plenty of heart as well as chutzpah and sexy attitude". Fox News also praised Carey's role saying she had found her "forte [...] and now it's her handlers' turn to find more roles like this — wisecracking, world-weary, street-savvy people". Kirk Honeycutt from The Hollywood Reporter noted that "the scathing notices for Glitter will be

2925-540: The first time it has traveled outside the US . In a press statement, Redford said, "We are excited to partner with AEG Europe to bring a particular slice of American culture to life in the inspired setting of The O2, and in this city of such rich cultural history. [...] It is our mutual goal to bring to the UK, the very best in current American independent cinema, to introduce the artists responsible for it, and in essence, help build

2990-500: The ground and pulling her hair out, as the National Enquirer said [...] I'm very sorry for the recent troubles that she's experiencing. I think she'll come out of it fine. She's a very smart person. In 2002, once the film's promotion began, Carey stated in an interview for Reuters that, "2001 was chock-full of rumours, so why even address it, it's nonsense". In 2018, Sorvino confirmed on Twitter that Carey did "throw

3055-533: The grunge rock documentary Hype , Vincent Gallo 's Buffalo '66 , and SICK: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist . Cronenberg stated that "Cinépix was the Canadian version of Roger Corman " and "in a way they were modelling themselves after him and also some European producers as well". From 1989 to 1994, Cinépix was partnered with Famous Players in C/FP Distribution, which

3120-475: The inaugural US Film Festival presented by Sundance Institute (1985), which included Program Director Tony Safford and Administrative Director Jenny Walz Selby. The branding and marketing transition from the US Film Festival to the Sundance Film Festival was managed under the direction of Colleen Allen, Allen Advertising Inc., by appointment of Robert Redford. In 1991, the festival was officially renamed

3185-403: The life of a restaurant patron from a gunshot wound. Meg becomes a well known waitress by the restaurant's customers and saves enough money from her tips to buy her own apartment. Meg befriends two other waitresses including Kate ( Melora Walters ), who aspires to be a Broadway star, and Raychel ( Mariah Carey ), an outspoken, brassy woman. The three become close friends making a pact to meet once

3250-479: The major film studios. Other notable films included Affliction (1998), Gods and Monsters (1998), Dogma (1999), O (2001), Cube 2: Hypercube (2002), Open Water (2003), Saw (2004), The Punisher (2004) and the Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), which had been the studio's highest-grossing film until the release of The Hunger Games in 2012. Giustra left

3315-445: The movie grossed $ 158 million at the US box office, surpassing its predecessor, which generated $ 150 million in its opening weekend. The film had a budget of $ 130 million, breaking even soon after its opening, and making it profitable. Critics highly praised the film; it received a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 89%. The third Hunger Games film, Mockingjay- Part 1 , was released in 2014. The final film, Mockingjay - Part 2 ,

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3380-452: The process reveals that she is actually an undercover police officer and that she had recorded everything Meg said. The police then tap Meg's necklace and put her back undercover at the restaurant, hoping that Mr. Santalino or Frankie will confess to the murder of Esposito. That night, during her shift, Meg pretends to have a headache and goes to get an aspirin from Frankie but fails to get a confession from him. Meg tries to warn Raychel, who

3445-471: The romantic attentions of his son, Frankie (Christian Maelen). Things come to a breaking point when Esposito drunkenly punches Meg in the face. Mr. Santalino and Frankie kills Esposito while Meg watches in horror. Frankie forces Meg at gunpoint to cut Esposito's body up into little pieces so they can dispose of his body in a meat grinder . Meg later tells Kate everything that happened and lets her know that she plans on leaving town. Kate tries to stop her but in

3510-724: The song but was stopped short due to Carey being hospitalized, citing "extreme exhaustion" and a "physical and emotional breakdown". Promotion and production for Glitter and WiseGirls respectively came to a halt and both films received a "publicity boost". Virgin Records commented on Carey's hospitalisation stating that, Mariah is looking forward to being able to participate in both her album and movie projects [...] She has been making great recovery progress, and continues to grow stronger every day. Virgin Music Worldwide continues to give its absolute commitment and support to Mariah on every level. In an interview, Anthony Esposito,

3575-706: The studio behind the Twilight and Step Up series for $ 412.5 million. On May 3, 2012, Lionsgate Films made an agreement with CodeBlack Enterprises ' CEO Jeff Clanagan to create CodeBlack Films , based at Lionsgate. Drake left in 2012 to found Good Universe . On January 16, 2013, Lionsgate announced a low-budget film division to be led by John Sacchi. The division would release films under $ 2.5 million. Sacchi recently looked to acquire such films as Rock Bottom Creek (2012) and other independently made films as well. On November 22, 2013, Lions Gate released The Hunger Games: Catching Fire . In its opening weekend,

3640-506: The tone and pacing, saying "The film's tone varies wildly from scene to scene, and sometimes even from second to second. That identity crisis especially comes through in the film's performances: Carey is sketch-comedy broad throughout, while Sorvino opts for wan naturalism". Carey's performance as Raychel was given favorable reviews, with some critics calling it a comeback after her film, Glitter . David Rooney from Variety stated that Carey's "second time out as an actress proves luckier than

3705-430: The two had "wrestled to the floor". Blake later issued a statement denying knowledge of the incident saying that, he did not "have firsthand information of any altercation between Mariah Carey and Mira Sorvino as [he] was not on the set that day". After Carey was hospitalised, Sorvino stated that, We had one verbal argument, one day [...] but there was no physicality whatsoever — as if you could really imagine me rolling on

3770-512: Was done by the executive director Susan Barrell with the cooperation of Hollywood director Sydney Pollack , who suggested that running a film festival in a ski resort during winter would draw more attention from Hollywood. It was called the US Film and Video Festival. In 1984, the now well-established Sundance Institute, headed by Sterling Van Wagenen, took over management of the US Film Festival. Gary Beer and Van Wagenen spearheaded production of

3835-578: Was founded by John Dunning and Andre Link in 1962. Cinépix, based in Montreal, was a Canadian independent motion picture company that released English- and French-language films in Canada and the United States. Initially a distribution company, Cinépix's first production was the 1969 erotic drama Valérie , which earned $ 1 million at the box office. Cinépix produced early work by David Cronenberg ( Shivers ) and Ivan Reitman ( Meatballs ). The company also distributed art-house films including

3900-452: Was promoted to manager, to get out of the restaurant before the police come but is interrupted by Frankie and his drinking friends. Meg later sees Mr. Santalino, and gets a confession out of him. Meg thanks him for his heroics and he subsequently promises to do what he did to Esposito to any other man who lays a finger on her. However, in the process, Mr. Santalino notices Kate watching and he rips Meg's necklace off, horrified at her betrayal. In

3965-811: Was released in 2015. On April 1, 2015, according to Deadline , Lions Gate announced it has created its new label, Lionsgate Premiere . This new label will handle up to 15 releases a year, targeting young audiences at theaters and digital outlets. The new label, part of the company's diversification effort, will incorporate Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment titles and then specialize in "innovative multiplatform and other release strategies" to reach "affinity audiences with branded content and targeted marketing." Marketing and Research SVP Jean McDowell will handle marketing, with distribution to be run by Adam Sorensen, who currently manages Western Sales. On May 2, 2016, according to Deadline Hollywood , Lions Gate announced it has teaming with eight international companies to launch

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4030-521: Was renamed Lions Gate Films on January 13, 1998. LGEC also purchased the Vancouver-based North Shore Studios , which became Lions Gate Studios. In June 1998, LGE purchased International Movie Group, whose film library included Jean-Claude Van Damme 's Kickboxer . Liongate's first major box office success was American Psycho in 2000, which began a trend of producing and distributing films too controversial for

4095-403: Was renamed Cinépix Film Properties (C/FP). In 1994, Cinépix bought Famous Players' stake in the organization. By 1997, Cinépix had a New York–based US distribution arm and owned 56 percent of Ciné-Groupe , an animated film production company. Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (LGEC) was formed in 1997 by Frank Giustra, a banker. LGEC purchased Cinépix and kept its leadership. Cinépix

4160-403: Was spun-off into the newly formed Lionsgate Studios . On June 17, 2024, it was announced that Lionsgate will distribute Francis Ford Coppola 's independently made $ 120 million sci-fi epic Megalopolis in North America (albeit without a marketing deal) after almost every distribution company in the United States declined due to its unconventional storytelling being difficult to promote, with

4225-541: Was working with Sorvino and Walters which helped her get through filming saying, This experience was so great and just to have these two amazing actresses working with me and David Anspaugh [director] creating an environment that allowed me to create a character and to allow me to go deep into myself and to do something different and explore a different side of my creativity and I would love to try to continue to do projects that are unexpected like this. Nobody's expecting this. Producer, Anthony Esposito, stated that he "had such

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