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January 25, 2006

Picturehouse: Come For the Pizza, Stay For the Seven-Figure Distribution Deal

Tuesday was a relatively slow day in Park City, with some parties scattered here and there and most of the festival's premieres winding down. There were the swamped Kodak and Sundance Channel gatherings that everyone was talking about, but The Reeler wound up checking into the Picturehouse event on Main Street to sniff out any Earth-shattering deals. Flannel Pajamas filmmaker Jeff Lipsky was a conspicuous early attendee, and (at right) Everyone Stares hack/ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland chatted up Picturehouse chief Bob Berney around the one-hour point.

But it was not until the entire Half Nelson contingent walked through the door that most guests' eyebrows spiked. A little asking around yielded no confirmation of a deal or even that the parties were negotiating, but Berney's a fan, and Ryan Fleck's film has stoked enough festival buzz to be off the market by the weekend. Or perhaps the gang was just in the neighborhood and heard the beer and pizza hors d'oeurves a Zoom were really good. Really, it could have been anything.

Anyway, I will try to have an update for you this afternoon following today's God Grew Tired of Us/Stephanie Daley double feature; stay tuned, and maybe start a dollar-per-square office pool for the date and time Half Nelson sells if you feel so inclined. Consider preparing one for Wordplay and Off the Black while you are at it.

Posted by stvanairsdale at January 25, 2006 05:16 AM

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