hollywoodreporter.com - 10/6/2009
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Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment will co-produce "The Vatican Tapes," a spooky genre film written by Christopher Borrelli from a story by Borrelli and Chris Morgan. Lionsgate acquired the thriller, in the vein of "The Exorcist" or "Rosemary's Baby," and will co-distribute globally with ...
weblogs.variety.com - 10/9/2009
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“Doomsday” helmer Neil Marshall is entering the realm
3-D horror. Marshall will direct “Burst” for Ghost House...
Pictures, a film that puts him back in business with Lionsgate, which distributed his 2006 pic “The Descent.” Lionsgate has acquired ...
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Marshall Gets "Burst" of 3D Inspiration
weblogs.variety.com - 10/5/2009
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Lionsgate has partnered with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films
to acquire rights to the November 2008 GQ Magazine...
article “Will You Be My Black Friend?” The article, a humorous account by senior correspondent Devin Friedman about his clumsy attempt to make ...
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Lionsgate makes "Black Friend" with Winfrey, Rock
variety.com - 10/5/2009
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Actor joins Haggis-directed thriller for Lionsgate Liam Neeson
has joined "The Next Three Days," the Paul Haggis-directed...
thriller for Lionsgate. Pic started shooting Friday, with Russell Crowe playing a teacher whose wife (Elizabeth Banks) is ...
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Liam Neeson filling his 'Days'
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... - Lionsgate and Lakeshore are teaming up to produce "The Vatican Tapes," a supernatural thriller in the vein of "The Exorcist", from writer Christopher Borelli (direct-to-video horror flick "Whisper"), who co-wrote the story with Chris Morgan ("Wanted," "Fast & Furious"). ...
Lionsgate Trying To Piss Of Christians?
Cinema Blend News —
... an interesting relationship with Christian audiences. They've minted tons of money off Tyler Perry's movie, which appeal to the church-going crowd with spiritual themes and a glorification of Sunday prayer, and now they're producing The Vatican Tapes , a thriller described as being similar to The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby and, y'know, using the name of the Pope's abode. Is it a thriller that's deliberate there to piss off Christian audience, thereby earning more publicity? THR isn't being clear on that-- they offer no plot synopsis beyond calling it a "spooky genre ...
Lionsgate Trying To Piss Off Christians?
Cinema Blend News —
... interesting relationship with Christian audiences. They've minted tons of money off Tyler Perry's movies, which appeal to the church-going crowd with spiritual themes and a glorification of Sunday prayer, and now they're producing The Vatican Tapes , a thriller described as being similar to The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby and, y'know, using the name of the Pope's abode. Is it a thriller that's deliberately there to piss off Christian audiences, thereby earning more publicity? THR isn't being clear on that-- they offer no plot synopsis beyond calling it a "spooky genre ...
Oren Peli Turns To 'Area 51' And Michael Mann Goes To War With Robert Capa In Today's Dailies -- 10/6/09
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... --Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment are teaming up to produce "The Vatican Tapes," a thriller/horror written by Christopher Borrelli. The story is described as being "in the vein of 'The Exorcist' or 'Rosemary's Baby,'" but that's really all there is to say at this point. (The Hollywood Reporter) ...
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