Acquisitions: Sony Classics Takes Sundance Hit ‘Smashed,’ Plus Pickups For ‘Grabbers’ and ‘Neighboring Sounds’
Posted on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 by Germain Lussier
Three festival favorites have just gotten U.S. distribution. The most exciting piece is confirmation that Sony Pictures Classics has, indeed, picked up James Ponsoldt‘s Sundance hit Smashed starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul. Also, IFC Midnight acquired the Sundance horror comedy Grabbers (above) and Cinema Guild will release Rotterdam Film Festival winner Neighboring Sounds, by Mendonça Filho. Read more about all films, two of which I’ve seen, after the jump. Read More »
